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Reworked Movie Scene of the Day:

Tom Hardy’s Dunkirk sequences are a lot different set to “Danger Zone” from Top Gun (via Geek Tyrant):

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Movie Comparison of the Day:

Speaking of Dunkirk, watch clips from the movie next to archival material to see how authentic it is:

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Mashup of the Day:

Many movies have depicted the JFK assassination, so here’s the incident viewed through the compilation of shots from JFK, Watchmen, Jackie and Parkland:

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Movie Science of the Day:

Kyle Hill scientifically explains how much power Magneto needs to rip iron from his guards’ blood in X2: X-Men United:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Harmony Korine, who turns 45 today, on the set of his directorial debut, Gummo, in 1996:

Actor in the Spotlight:

In honor of her award-winning performance in The Shape of Water, No Small Parts highlights the career of Sally Hawkins:

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Movie Location Guide of the Day:

Revisit the places of Forrest Gump with this tour through the locations as they look today:

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Movie Score Performance of the Day:

What’s better seeing a live performance of the Jurassic Park theme? Seeing a T.rex conduct the orchestra performing the Jurassic Park theme:

My entire life has led to this moment… T-Rex conducting the Jurassic Park theme song. ????????? pic.twitter.com/j9BtCwmPKY

— Ailyn Marie (@TheLeanMarie) January 3, 2018

Dream Video Game of the Day:

Here’s a look at an awesome Star Wars video game that unfortunately was never given a greenlight:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

This weekend is the 70th anniversary of the release of The Treasure of the Sierra Nevada. Watch the original trailer for the classic movie below.

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Mashup of the Day:

Given that both Darkest Hour and Dunkirk deal with the same events during World War II, it was only a matter of time before they were joined together like so (via Geek Tyrant):

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Re-created Scene of the Day:

You’ve seen Star Wars: The Last Jedi, now see the awesome Snoke throne scene redone with Lego by Huxley Berg Studios:

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Action Figure of the Day:

Speaking of The Last Jedi spoilers, here’s a new unofficial BBQ Porg action figure from Forces of Dorkness:

How does #PorgNation feel about this amazing action figure, @AshCrossan? pic.twitter.com/RXnzN18hP9

— ErikDavis (@ErikDavis) January 3, 2018

DIY Craft of the Day:

And speaking of Porgs, learn how to make your own adorable nesting dolls from the official Star Wars site with the link in this tweet:

Create your own flock of porgs with this easy DIY craft. https://t.co/XtNP2N098Kpic.twitter.com/kYs9wFTTd6

— Star Wars (@starwars) January 3, 2018

FX Breakdown of the Day:

See how they brought Rachel back for Blade Runner 2049 in this effects breakdown from IAMAG:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Legendary editor Thelma Schoonmaker, who turns 78 today, with Martin Scorsese and director Michael Wadleigh and the spirit of W.C. Fields during the making of the documentary Woodstock in 1970:

Actor in the Spotlight:

The latest edition of No Small Parts looks at the career of Daniel Kaluuya leading up to his breakthrough in Get Out:

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Cosplay of the Day:

We’ve probably seen this Transformers cosplayer before, but his Bumbebee is so great it’s worth sharing again:

This Transformers cosplay is incredibly realistic ?? pic.twitter.com/H3uNAnL2Bq

— INSIDER (@thisisinsider) January 3, 2018

Remixed Movie of the Day:

Eclectic Method repurposes some dialogue and sounds from Doctor Strange and turns them into a dance mix:

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Classic Movie Clips of the Day:

This week is the 25th anniversary of the Hong Kong premiere of Chen Kaige’s Farewell My Concubine. Watch 10 clips from the Oscar-nominated classic below.

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Reworked Movie of the Day:

Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk is such a marvel of visual storytelling that Like of Stories of Old reworked it so it’s a black and white silent film:

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Reworked Movie Scene of the Day:

Hopefully you’ve seen Star Wars: The Last Jedi already so now you can watch its climactic fight scene again in video game graphics form via Mr. Sunday Movies:

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Video Essay of the Day:

Speaking of Star Wars, Pop Culture Detective makes a case that Jedi teachings are problematic:

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End of Year Recap of the Day:

We’re into 2018 but there are still some great recaps of 2017 at the movies, such as this one for One Perfect Shot by Sleepy Skunk:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Cuba Gooding Jr., who turns 50 today, with co-star Ice Cube and writer/director John Singleton on the set of Boyz n the Hood in 1990:

Actor in the Spotlight:

Stan Lee, who just turned 95, isn’t an actor but he’s been in numerous movies. Here’s a montage of all his cameo appearances (via Geekologie):

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Movie Takedown of the Day:

One of the biggest hits for kids last year is also the one that will mess them up the most, according to this Honest Trailer for The Boss Baby:

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Bad Film Analysis of the Day:

Speaking of animated movies, here’s the “hidden meaning” of Pixar’s Up according to an alien in the future:

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Filmmaking Lesson of the Day:

This video essay from Film Radar shows how editing shapes story using Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind as an example:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

This week marks the 40th anniversary of Michael Crichton’s Coma. Watch the original trailer for the classic thriller below.

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Superheroes dominate Fandango’s annual poll of the most ancipated movies of the coming year. According to a survey of more than 8,000 visitors to the site, Avengers: Infinity War was the obvious first choice for what to see in 2018. Following that epic crossover collection of Marvel characters, fellow MCU installment Black Panther is the people’s next most anticipated.

Also ranking in the top 10 are the superhero sequels X-Men: The Dark Phoenix, the untitled Deadpool follow-up and Pixar’s Incredibles 2, which additionally was named the most-anticipated family movie of 2018. The DC superhero franchise, which had one of the biggest movies of 2017 with Wonder Woman, was also represented in Aquaman being named one of the most anticipated comic-book characters in a standalone movie.

Other superhero movies appearing in that category include Venom and Ant-Man and the Wasp. X-Men spin-off The New Mutants showed up among the picks for rising male star via actor Charlie Heaton. Moviegoers also named Avengers: Infinity War‘s Thanos, played by Josh Brolin, as the villain they’re most excited to see in the new year.

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This was the first time in four years that a Star Wars movie did not top the list, but the spin-off prequel Solo: A Star Wars Story came in fifth, while its lead actor, new young Han Solo player Alden Ehrenreich, topped the list of rising male movie stars and its female lead, Emilia Clarke, was named one of the top five fan favorite actresses.

Other non-superhero movies that fans are looking forward to include Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, which came in third place, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Ocean’s 8, and A Wrinkle in Time, which marks the second movie helmed by an African-American director and featuring a person of color as the main protagonist to be highlighted.

Inclusion is also noted in other categories of this year’s poll. The three favorite rising female stars this year are Black Panther‘s Danai Gurira, A Wrinkle in Time newcomer Storm Reid and the Deadpool sequel’s Zazie Beetz. And Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther‘s title hero is the most-anticipated superhero character in a standalone movie.

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Check out the full list of poll results below and mark your 2018 calendars to join in the excitement for the year’s upcoming movies.

Most anticipated movie:

1. Avengers: Infinity War (May 4)

2. Black Panther (Feb. 16)

3. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (June 22)

4. Untitled Deadpool sequel (June 1)

5. Solo: A Star Wars Story (May 25)

6. Incredibles 2 (June 15)

7. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (Nov. 16)

8. A Wrinkle in Time (March 9)

9. X-Men: Dark Phoenix (Nov. 2)

10. Ocean’s 8 (June 8)

Fan favorite actress:

1. Scarlett Johansson (Infinity War, Isle of Dogs)

2. Jennifer Lawrence (Red Sparrow, Dark Phoenix)

3. Zoe Saldana (Infinity War)

4. Sandra Bullock (Ocean’s 8)

5. Emilia Clarke (Solo)

Fan favorite actor:

1. Chris Pratt (Infinity War, Fallen Kingdom)

2. Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool 2)

3. Robert Downey Jr. (Infinity War)

4. Chris Evans (Infinity War)

5. Dwayne Johnson (Skyscraper, Rampage)

Rising female movie star:

1. Danai Gurira (Black Panther)

2. Storm Reid (A Wrinkle in Time)

3. Zazie Beetz (Deadpool 2)

4. Olivia Cooke (Thoroughbreds, Ready Player One)

5. Pixie Davies (Mary Poppins Returns)

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Rising male movie star:

1. Alden Ehrenreich (Solo)

2. Winston Duke (Black Panther)

3. Tye Sheridan (Ready Player One)

4. Levi Miller (A Wrinkle in Time)

5. Charlie Heaton (The New Mutants)

Most anticipated comic-book character in a standalone movie:

1. Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther (Black Panther)

2. Jason Momoa as Aquaman (Aquaman)

3. Tom Hardy as Venom (Venom)

4. Sophie Turner as Jean Grey/Phoenix (Dark Phoenix)

5. Evangeline Lilly as The Wasp (Ant-Man and the Wasp)

Most anticipated movie villain:

1. Josh Brolin as Thanos (Infinity War)

2. Johnny Depp as Gellert Grindelwald (The Crimes of Grindelwald)

3. Michael B. Jordan as Erik Killmonger (Black Panther)

4. Jessica Chastain as the yet-to-be-revealed villain (Dark Phoenix)

5. Nick Castle as Michael Myers (Halloween)

Most anticipated horror thriller:

1. Untitled Cloverfield movie

2. Halloween

3. The Purge: The Island

4. Insidious: The Last Key

5. A Quiet Place

Most anticipated family movie:

1. Incredibles 2

2. A Wrinkle in Time

3. Mary Poppins Returns

4. Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2

5. Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

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VFX Reel of the Day:

See how pretty much everything in Thor: Ragnarok was created from nothing in this breakdown of the movie’s visual effects (via /Film):

Movie Science of the Day:

Kyle Hill scientifically explains why Stormtroopers even bother wearing armor since it doesn’t protect them:

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Year-End Recap of the Day:

This latest supercut tribute to the movies of 2017 is the work of editor Max Shishkin:

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Mashup of the Day:

Here’s the way to continue the Ghostbusters franchise, have the title characters battle the Ghost with the Most:

Oh this #MASHUP is definitely happening, thanks to @MinddKidzag for giving me a great idea! #Beetlejuice#Ghostbusterspic.twitter.com/YL0SCGSqjF

— Matthew Anthony (@StryderHD) December 27, 2017

Fan Film of the Day:

This Star Trek fan film is special because it stars a teen-aged Seth McFarlane, creator of the Star Trek-inspired series The Orville (via Geek Tyrant):

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Marlene Dietrich, who was born on this day in 1901, with co-star Charlton Heston on the set of Touch of Evil in 1957:

Filmmaker in Focus:

This video by Nilsu Turkar and Sherimbek Zhunushev highlights Steven Spielberg’s regular use of reflection in his mise-en-scene:

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Abridged Movie of the Day:

Someone cut Speed down to just the shots of the spedometer and obviously it’s a whole lot shorter (via Geek Tyrant):

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Film History of the Day:

The Florida Project director Sean Baker revisits the making of his breakthrough, Tangerine, in this video promoting the submission of one of the iPhones used to shoot that movie to the new Academy Museum:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 15th anniversary of the release of Chicago. Watch the original trailer for the classic, Best Picture-winning musical below.

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Dream Casting of the Day:

Marvel is supposedly considering a Moon Knight movie, so BossLogic shows us what Jake Gyllenhaal could look like in the role:

Worked on a #jakegyllenhaal#moonknight with @ComicBook I hear rumours of movie but I’d much rather a series for this dude 🙂 pic.twitter.com/x2ln9vza8j

— BossLogic (@Bosslogic) December 23, 2017

VFX Reel of the Day:

With Blade Runner 2049 now available for home viewing, here’s Rodeo FX with a breakdown of their visual effects for the movie:

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Parody Poster of the Day:

It all makes sense when you realize Star Wars: The Last Jedi is just a sci-fi remake of When Harry Met Sally:

I guess I make #Reylo fanart now pic.twitter.com/qeFXjgsGSd

— Alex Zalben (@azalben) December 21, 2017

Supercut of the Day:

Little White Lies recaps the year in movies with a specific look at people eating on the big screen in 2017:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Jared Leto, who turns 46 today, looking so young in his film debut, How to Make an American Quilt, in 1995:

Actor in the Spotlight:

The latest edition of No Small Parts showcases the movie and TV career of Peaky Blinders star Cillian Murphy:

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Movie Science of the Day:

Kyle Hill scientifically explains why the Joker’s pencil trick in The Dark Knight wouldn’t actually be so deadly:

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Cosplay of the Day:

One of the best things about this year being so full of Wonder Woman cosplay is how varied the costumes are in style. Another example:

When you walk into Comic-Con dressed as Wonder Woman …to the beat of Carnival drums…@Artyfakes@VampyBitmepic.twitter.com/mBqIXkBZzY

— DESPOP (Des Taylor) (@DESPOPART) December 22, 2017

Filmmaker in Focus:

With Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest now in theaters, here’s a look at his reflective silence in a video by Jacob T. Swinney:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Speaking of Anderson, today is the 10th anniversary of the release of There Will Be Blood. Watch the original trailer for the classic drama below.

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Need a quick recap on the past week in movie news? Here are the highlights:

BIG NEWS

Director’s cut of It will be released: The hugely successful adaptation of Stephen King’s It, which debuted on digital on demand to own this week, will receive a Director’s Cut release in a few months. Read more here and check out info on the hit horror movie’s deleted scenes and other Blu-ray features here.

GREAT NEWS

G.I. Joe returns in 2020: Paramount Pictures set release dates for some of its most-anticipated toy-based blockbusters, including the next installment of G.I. Joe, the first Micronauts movie and the latest take on Dungeons and Dragons. Read more here.

CONTINUED CONVERSATION

Star Wars: The Last Jedi is up for discussion: After everyone saw Star Wars: The Last Jedi over the weekend, there was a need for spoiler-filled discussions, debates and clarifications. Fortunately, writer-director Rian Johnson shared plenty of explanations. Read more here and find other news on the movie’s box office success and awards contention here and here.

COOL CULTURE

Star Wars: The Last Jedi Easter eggs: Speaking of The Last Jedi, more videos inspired by the movie arrived this week, detailing Easter eggs found in the new Star Wars episode (watch below) and offering parodies and other treats based on past installments, which we collected here and here.

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EXCLUSIVE BUZZ

Paul Thomas Anderson on Daniel Day-Lewis: We talked to Phantom Thread writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson about his new movie and working again with actor Daniel Day-Lewis, whom he says helps him be a better filmmaker. Read the interview to find out how here.

MUST-WATCH TRAILERS

Ocean’s 8 introduces the new faces of the Ocean’s 11 franchise: The highly anticipated Ocean’s Eleven spin-off Ocean’s 8 released its first full trailer, which sets up a glamorous heist plot involving an all-women team of criminals. Watch it here:

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Mortal Instruments teases a steampunk adventure: The first teaser for Mortal Instruments, which is co-scripted and produced by Peter Jackson, presents a visionary post-apocalyptic steampunk world that looks like a cross between Mad Max: Fury Road and Howl’s Moving Castle. Watch it here:

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Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again presents Lily James as young Meryl Streep: The sequel to the smash-hit musical Mamma Mia! is arriving exactly 10 years after the release of the original and involves a backstory plot starring Lily James and more ABBA tunes. Check out the first trailer below:

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Mashup of the Day:

A bit of dialogue and Sean Astin form a bridge leading to a perfect crossover between Stranger Things and The Lord of the Rings:

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Reworked Movie of the Day:

Speaking of mashing movies together, M. Night Shyamalan’s Lady in the Water looks much better when you add the score and some dialogue from Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water:

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Reworked Trailer of the Day:

Burt Reynolds is Tony Stark in Darth Blender’s retro version of the Avengers: Infinity War trailer using footage from old TV and movies:

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Movie Primer of the Day:

Speaking of Avengers: Infinity War, here’s an alphabetical guide to the upcoming Marvel movie from ScreenRant:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

George Roy Hill, who was born on this day in 1922, directs Robin Williams on the set of the 1982 movie The World According to Garp:

Actor in the Spotlight:

Bright up your day with this collaged supercut of Tom Hanks dancing in his movies set to a Dave Matthews Band song:

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Movie Comparison of the Day:

With the new Jumanji in theaters, Couch Tomato shows 24 reasons why the original Jumanji and Goosebumps are the same movie:

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Movie Science of the Day:

In this edition of CineFix’s Reelistic, an expert talks about what movies get right and wrong about VR:

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Cosplay of the Day:

With It now available on demand, it’s a good time for another Pennywise cosplayer showcase:

Pennywise by JinxKittie – https://t.co/BGCMd5RXUhpic.twitter.com/UaC6w2LVVL

— Lovely Cosplay (@lovelycosplay) December 20, 2017

Classic Movie Clip of the Day:

Today is the 60th anniversary of the release of Stanley Kubrick’s Paths of Glory. Watch one of the most iconic scenes from the classic war film below.

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Mashup of the Day:

Wesley Snipes and Kate Beckinsale are brought together for a Blade and Underworld crossover in this fan-made trailer by Stryder HD:

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Cosplay of the Day:

Here’s a video of a bunch of French Star Wars fans getting ready to go see The Last Jedi in costume:

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Easter Eggs of the Day:

Speaking of The Last Jedi, here’s another look at the Easter Eggs spotted in the new movie via Screen Crush:

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Fan Build of the Day:

If you ever wanted to see how a Death Star from Star Wars is constructed in full, here’s a video imagining a timelapse chronicle of the project (via Geekologie):

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Remixed Movie of the Day:

Speaking of Star Wars, this video pays musical tribute to Tosche Station by remixing lines from the original movie (via Geek Tyrant):

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Today is the 20th anniversary of the release of Titanic, so here’s a photo of director James Cameron and stars Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio on the set of the movie:

Actors in the Spotlight:

For Fandor, Jacob T. Swinney showcases the intensity of The Shape of Water star Michael Shannon:

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Film History of the Day:

In the latest Academy Originals video, lyricist Carol Connors tells the story behind the theme to Rocky:

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Movie Scene Showcase of the Day:

For The New York Times, Christopher Nolan delivers a director commentary for one particular part of Dunkirk in the latest Anatomy of a Scene video:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 15th anniversary of Spike Lee’s 25th Hour. Watch the original trailer for the classic drama below.

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