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Fear Not, Seth MacFarlane Is ‘Unable’ to Host the Oscars Again
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Authorial Intrigue Informs Success of ‘Before Midnight’ and Recent Cannes Deals
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Crime Wave! Cannes Hit by Second Burglary
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Before ‘Before Midnight’: The Literary Ethan Hawke
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