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Classic Movie Tribute of the Day:

Watch presidential candidate Donald Trump discuss Citizen Kane for an old canceled project of documentary director Errol Morris (via Reddit):

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Alternate Dimension Movie of the Day:

In another universe, Terrence Malick directed Zoolander No. 2. This is what it looks like:

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Parody Song Music Video of the Day:

There’s a new bad lip reading of Star Wars, and it’s another musical one with a video and everything. Watch Luke Skywalker sing “Not the Future” (via Geek Tyrant):

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Music Video Comic Book Adaptation of the Day:

Deadpool isn’t the only X-Men character to get a new film this week. See Dazzler, Lila Cheney, Strong Man, Stevie Hunter and the New Mutants — Cannonball, Cypher, Karma, Magik, Magma, Mirage, Sunspot, Warlock, and Wolfsbane — in the music video short “I Will Steal Your Heart” (via Fashionably Geek):

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Interactive Commercial of the Day:

Check out an interactive version of Coca-Cola’s Hulk and Ant-Man Super Bowl commercial featuring a sweded version of the ad:

Vintage Image of the Day:

Charlie Chaplin and soon to be secret wife Paulette Goddard film a scene for Modern Times, which opened in theaters 80 years ago today:

Movie Truth of the Day:

Apparently they speak Danish under the sea. Watch Disney animated feature music numbers, including songs from Frozen and The Little Mermaid, sung in the characters’ actual language:

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Video Essay of the Day:

The Frost Bros analyze the structure of the Coen brothers‘ Inside Llewyn Davis and how like a folk song:

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Supercut of the Day:

Joseph Gordon-Levitt seems to get hurt in every movie he’s in. Watch this supercut as evidence (via Reddit):

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

This weekend is the 25th anniversary of the theatrical release of The Silence of the Lambs. Watch the original trailer for the movie, which would go on to win Best Picture, below.

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Movie Review of the Day:

Betty White curses her way through a rave review of Deadpool, starring her co-star from The Proposal:

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Movie Science of the Day:

Kyle Hill of Nerdist’s Because Science explains how Deadpool‘s healing power works:

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Cosplay of the Day:

It may be a disappointment that Dogpool doesn’t make an appearance in Deadpool, but here’s Catpool with a chimichanga to make it all better (via Fashionably Geek);

Tighten your collective sphincters and break out the chimichangas kiddos! #Deadpool #Catpool #CatCosplay #cat #cosplay #deadpoolmovie #deadpoolcosplay #Chimichanggas

A photo posted by Cat Cosplay (@cat_cosplay) on Feb 10, 2016 at 8:52am PST

Supercut of the Day:

Look at his year’s Oscar-nominated movie characters looking in this supercut edited by Jose Rico (via Cinematic Montage Creators):

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Custom Toy of the Day:

A fan of a certain Star Wars fan theory made his own fake Funko Pop! figure of Darth Jar Jar (via Geek Tyrant):

Film History of the Day:

Learn about the five most expensive scenes in silent movies, including Metropolis and Buster Keaton‘s The General:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Burt Reynolds, who turns 80 today, in his 1961 film debut, Angel Baby:

Abridged Franchise of the Day:

See if you can tell where one Transformers movie ends and another begins in this 90 second recap of the whole quadrilogy:

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Movie Comparison of the Day:

See 24 reasons why Beetlejuice and R.I.P.D. are the same movie:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 35th anniversary of the original My Bloody Valentine. Watch the original trailer for the horror classic below.

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Dream Video Game of the Day:

If this mashup of Mario Kart and Star Wars actually existed, it’d make so much money (via Geek Tyrant):

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Alternate Trailer of the Day:

The original trailer for Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace made it look better than it turned out. Now here’s a modern trailer in the style of the one for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which makes it look even better:

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Mashup of the Day:

Pixar‘s Inside Out meets Star Wars: The Force Awakens in this portrait of Kylo Ren and his emotions by Dan Hipp (via Geek Tyrant):

Fan Theory Parody of the Day:

Mashable makes fun of Star Wars: The Force Awakens fan theories in this video exploring the sequel’s hidden clues:

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Fan Art of the Day:

We never got to see David Bowie play a superhero, but here’s what he would have looked like as Batman and Captain America. See more art casting him as other character, all linked to hit songs of his, at Geek Tyrant.

Cosplay of the Day:

This hugely popular viral video features someone dressed as Elsa dancing to “Metralhadora” during Carnival in Brazil, joined by other characters from Frozen, plus Spider-Man and Woody from Toy Story (via Buzzfeed):

Toy of the Day:

Finally, thanks to Death by Toys, you can now own The Fog action figures. Er, make that action fluff (via Dread Central):

Movie Homages of the Day:

Watch scenes from The Simpsons side by side with the movies they reference (via One Perfect Shot):

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Movie Comparison of the Day:

Speaking of homage, The Film Theorists ponder whether Reservoir Dogs rips off City of Fire or is just paying tribute:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

This week is the 20th anniversary of the release of Ted Demme‘s Beautiful Girls. Watch the original trailer for the ensemble rom-com below.

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It’s been a boom time for old-school disco producers looking to grab some of the EDM spotlight, and, to put it kindly, the results have usually been mixed. Guest stars and cover versions are the default when an old hand makes a grand re-entrance in any genre. But even though he was responsible for some of the most famous records in all of Eurodisco — the most proudly mechanical and formula-driven dance-music style of the 1970s — it’s somehow unsurprising that Frenchman Marc Cerrone has personalized that script.

Rather than grasping for old glory or at straws, Cerrone’s new Afro EP sounds sleekly contemporary, without the slightest strain. The theme is in the title: In addition to a solo track, the two originals are collaborations with a pair of crucial African musicians, including Manu Dibango on “Funk Makossa,” a stretching out of the latter’s foundational 1972 hit, “Soul Makossa.” (The EP’s other three tracks are remixes, including one by key Daft Punk collaborator Todd Edwards.)

But Afro‘s opening track is the gem. “2nd Chance” features Tony Allen, the drummer in Fela Kuti‘s original band, Africa 70, and the force behind a string of Afrobeat classics, and it is his buoyant pulse, along with a flickering wah-wah guitar, that sets the tone. The tempo is quick and there’s a lot going on — sharp strings, taut piano, a bit of chanting — but it all seems utterly casual, like a still-stylish, well-worn suit. And although both Cerrone and Allen are known for stretching things out (up to twenty minutes at a time on their best days), the brevity of “2nd Chance” — also available on the EP in a seven-minute “Extended Club Mix” — keeps the focus clear and leaves the listener wanting more.

Afro EP is out on February 12 on Because Music/Big Beat.

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Movie Takedown of the Day:

Honest Trailers vs. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World:

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Classic Cartoon of the Day:

Today is the 60th anniversary of the theatrical release of the Oscar-nominated animated short Gerald McBoing! Boing! on Planet Moo. Watch it below.

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Reimagined Movie of the Day:

Star Wars: Episode 1: The Phantom Menace looks much better remade as an animated feature from Studio Ghibli (via Geek Tyrant):

Alternative Endings of the Day:

See a number of different ways Star Wars: The Force Awakens could have ended:

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Fan Art of the Day:

Joey Spiotto’s latest Storytime series print offers an adorable look at young Rey and young BB-8 from Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Etsy):

Dream Toy of the Day:

Kibooki’s “Vinyl Idolz” series of 3D fan art that looks like vinyl toys added this Kylo Ren as Matt the Radar Tech to the bunch (via Design Taxi):

A buddy of mine said that he saw Kylo Ren take his shirt off in the shower and he said that Kylo Ren had an 8 pack, that Kylo Ren was shredded. #matttheradartechnician #kyloren #adamdriver #snl #fanart #kibooki

A photo posted by Kibooki (@kibookied) on Jan 28, 2016 at 10:03am PST

Vintage Image of the Day:

Future Oklahomans await the start of the Land Rush of 1889, as depicted in the Best Picture-winning Western Cimarron, which opened in theaters 85 years ago today.

Movie Score Recording Session of the Day:

Jon Favreau, director of Disney‘s live-action remake of The Jungle Book, tweeted this video of the new version of “The Bare Necessities”:

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— Jon Favreau (@Jon_Favreau) February 9, 2016

Movie Trivia of the Day:

In anticipation of the new sequel, here are seven things you probably don’t already know about Zoolander:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 20th anniversary of the theatrical release of John Woo‘s Broken Arrow. Watch the original trailer for the action movie, which stars John Travolta and Christian Slater, below.

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Mashup of the Day:

Deadpool and Psylocke are in two very separate X-Men movies coming out this year, but the following Instagram video shows their actors, Ryan Reynolds and Oliva Munn, in a playful sword fight:

Photoshop Fun of the Day:

Whoever created this picture of younger Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher with a very young Adam Driver is a genius:

Fandom Parody of the Day:

The anticipation for Star Wars: The Force Awakens was a cultural phenomenon that went out of control. This funny video shows us it’s time for the typically just-casual fan to awaken and let it go (via Geek Tyrant):

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Cosplay of the Day:

Matt the Radar Tech (aka Kylo Ren in disguise) and Rey of Star Wars: The Force Awakens showed up together at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo’s Mardi Gras Masquerade:

Matt (not Kylo Ren) and Rey hang out at our #C2E2 Mardi Gras Masquerade. #cosplay pic.twitter.com/x3mD9JeukY

— C2E2 (@c2e2) February 7, 2016

Fan-Made Trailer of the Day:

This mash-up of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Independence Day: Resurgence and Marvel movies probably is what Justice League will look like (via Geek Tyrant):

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Actor Comparison of the Day:

Slate explores the common comparison between Channing Tatum and Gene Kelly:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

James Dean, who would have turned 85 today, cuts some celebratory cake in Rebel Without a Cause:

Cooking Video of the Day:

Learn how to make the version of ratatouille seen in Pixar‘s Ratatouille (via Geek Tyrant):

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Reimagined Movie of the Day:

Mashable shows us what The Wizard of Oz would look like as a Michael Bay movie, or at least how it would be sold as a modern blockbuster:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 40th anniversary of the release of Martin Scorsese‘s Taxi Driver. Watch the original trailer for the film, which stars Robert De Niro, below.

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The big game is known for football, but it’s also known for its movie trailers. Its BIG movie trailers.

From superheroes to long-awaited sequels, here’s a list of Super Bowl trailers currently online. And you can see all of the Super Bowl trailers in one handy place courtesy of this MovieClips playlist.

The movie trailer that won the Super Bowl…

Jason Bourne (July 29)

The first trailer for the next Bourne movie has hit, and it brought us an official title for the fifth installment: Jason Bourne. This one feels and looks a bit different from the previous Bourne movies, and we dig that knockout finale. Check it out.

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The rest of this year’s Super Bowl movie trailers, in order of their release dates…

Deadpool (February 12)

We’re under a week away from this R-rated superhero movie hitting theaters. Here’s one last good look before Deadpool unleashes his own unique brand of perverted wisdom upon us all.

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Gods of Egypt (February 26)

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Eddie the Eagle (February 26)

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10 Cloverfield Lane (March 11)

Remember hearing about that surprise Cloverfield spin-off? Here’s a new trailer.

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The Jungle Book (April 15)

Disney’s The Jungle Book returns to theaters this April, only in stunning live-action form. Check out the new Super Bowl spot below.

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Captain America: Civil War (May 6)

We love how each trailer for Captain America: Civil War brings us closer to some epic stand-off between the heroes at an airport. Still no sign of Spider-Man, but man does Iron Man look pissed off at his former Avengers teammates.

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X-Men: Apocalypse (May 27)

In addition to Deadpool and Eddie the Eagle (see above), Fox also unleashed a new trailer for X-Men: Apocalypse. Dare we say it got us all choked up?

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turles: Out of the Shadows (June 3)

The turtles are back…. and this time they got a Krang to deal with.

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Independence Day: Resurgence (June 24)

The first Independence Day movie announced itself to the world with a big, splashy Super Bowl trailer, ushering in a new age where fans could very much look forward to seeing some of the year’s biggest movies teased during the game. Now, two decades later, watch the Super Bowl spot for its sequel above.

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The Secret Life of Pets (July 8)

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Bonus Awesomeness: Here’s that Hulk/Ant-Man Coke TV spot

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For all of the latest Super Bowl movie spots, make sure you hit up Movieclips’ YouTube playlist for up-to-the-minute additions.

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The Important News

First Looks: We got our first glimpse of Chris Hemsworth’s Ghostbusters role, plus more new images. Vin Diesel shared new images from XXX: The Return of Xander Cage. And he shared some more.

Star Wars Mania: Gwendoline Christie confirmed Captain Phasma will return in Star Wars Episode VIII.

Franchise Fever: Vin Diesel revealed release dates for Fast and Furious movies through 2021. Channing Tatum revealed how he was almost in the Fast and Furious movies.

New Directors/New Films: Steven Soderbergh will direct Channing Tatum in Lucky Logan. Jaume Collet-Serra will direct Liam Neeson again in The Commuter. Josh Boone might direct Stephen King’s Revival. Mary Harron is helming a Manson Family movie. James Franco will direct true story Zola.

Produce Aisle: Leonardo DiCaprio is producing a movie of The Sandcastle Empire.

Reel TV: Dan Stevens and Aubrey Plaza will star in the X-Men series Legion.

Settling the Score: Two tracks from the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice score were released.

Box Office: Kung Fu Panda 3 won the weekend.

Awards: Idris Elba made history at the SAG Awards.

Festival Fair: The SXSW Film Festival announced its 2016 slate.

The Videos and Geek Stuff

New Movie Trailers: Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Demolition, Miles Ahead, Zootopia, Zoolander 2, Green Room, Me Before You, The Witch, The Driftless Area, Creative Control and Get a Job.

TV Spots: Alice Through the Looking Glass.

Clips: Channing Tatum sings in Hail, Caesar!

Behind the Scenes: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.

Watch: This year’s Super Bowl movie trailers as they become available. And Super Bowl players make Oscar predictions.

Learn: Which Star Wars icon almost appeared in The Force Awakens.

See: Star Wars as an R-rated Grindhouse movie.

Learn: Which movie characters are the most realistic psychopaths.

See: The best closing shots in movie history.

Learn: George Miller’s reason why Justic League: Mortal didn’t happen.

Watch: Jurassic World visual effects reel.

See: Kate Winslet explains how Jack could have been saved in Titanic.

Learn: The real reason Bill Murray repeated the same day in Groundhog Day.

See: Winnie the Pooh characters redo this year’s Oscar nominees.

Learn: Where you can ride Falkor from The Neverending Story.

See: The Revenant video game.

Learn: Why we cry during happy parts of movies.

See: This week’s best new movie posters.

Our Features

Monthly Movie Guide: Above is our guide to this month in movies.

New Movie Guides: Hail, Caesar! and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.

Film Festival Guide: The Sundance movies that need to be on your radar.

Set Visit: Lazer Team.

Interview: Bridge of Spies producer Kristie Macosko Krieger.

Geek Movie Guide: Everything movie geeks needs to see and buy this month.

Horror Movie Guide: All the news and trailers a horror fan needs this month.

Comic Book Movie Guide: What happened between Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

R.I.P.: Remembering all the reel-important people we lost in January.

Home Viewing: Here’s our guide to everything hitting VOD this week.

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Movie Comparisons of the Day:

The Petrick highlights 17 shots/scenes from The Revenant and shows them side by side with similar shots/scenes in films by Andrei Tarkovsky (via Cinematic Montage Creators):

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Reimagined Movie of the Day:

Artist Jake Rowlands created this reworking of Star Wars as a samurai movie for a CG+ competition. See more at Live for Films.

Mashup of the Day:

If you’ve never gotten into Doctor Who, perhaps this Star Wars: The Force Awakens style trailer for the reboot’s first season will grab you (via Geek Tyrant):

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Video Essay of the Day:

The School of Life looks into how and why grown-up moviegoers cry during the loveliest moments in cinema:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Mary Carlisle, who turned 102 yesterday, gets a check up from regular leading man Bing Crosby in 1938’s Doctor Rhythm:

Filmmaker in Focus:

The following video essay celebrates the “ma” or calm of Hayao Miyazaki‘s movies:

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Visual List of the Day:

CineFix counts down the 10 best closing shots of all time, including the endings of 2001, Fight Club, Inception, Stalker and Casablanca:

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Alternate Endings of the Day:

Speaking of movie endings, what if all movies just ended once their title was spoken? Here’s what a few, including Face/Off, would look like (via Devour):

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Fan Theory of the Day:

Is the ending of Galaxy Quest really an evil government reality show? That’s the theory presented in this io9 video:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 40th anniversary of the release of Paul Mazursky‘s Next Stop, Greenwich Village. Watch the original trailer for the movie, which co-stars Christopher Walken, Jeff Goldblum and features a very young uncredited Bill Murray, below.

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Fake Video Game of the Day:

One Perfect Shot shows us that The Revenant could easily be turned into a video game:

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Alternative Movie Poster of the Day:

Speaking of The Revenant, artist Matt Needle made a bunch of clever, relatively minimalist posters for Oscar-nominated movies. See more at Live for Films.

Cosplay of the Day:

Of course Jedi Belle of this mashup Disney Princesses and Star Wars cosplay has a candelabra-inspired lightsaber (via Fashionably Geek):

Movie Comparison of the Day:

Couch Tomato shows us 24 reasons why Cinderella and Coming to America are the same movie:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Esther Williams in Million Dollar Mermaid, the inspiration for Scarlett Johansson‘s character in Hail, Caesar!:

Shooting Location of the Day:

In tribute to L.A.’s Sixth Street Bridge, which will be demolished this week, Vashi Nedomansky compiled clips of its appearnce in movies, including Grease, The Dark Knight Rises and Drive (via Cinematica Montage Creators):

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Movie Art of the Day:

This drawing inspired by a scene from Stand By Me is pretty cool until you find out it’s part of a Scratch and Sniff book devoted to classic food-related movie moments. See more at Toyland.

Supercut of the Day:

Are there too many Mexican standoffs in movies? See for yourself with this supercut from Burger Fiction:

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Movie Prop Exhibit of the Day:

At the Bavaria Filmstadt in Germany, a prop of Falkor from The Neverending Story is on exhibit and you can pretend to ride it (via Geek Tyrant):

Classic Clip of the Day:

Today is the 40th anniversary of the cult classic animated feature The Point. In lieu of a trailer, watch a clip featuring one of Harry Nilsson‘s songs for the film:

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