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TALKING PICTURES: POWER PLAY

By | June 2004

David Templeton takes interesting people to interesting movies in his ongoing quest for the ultimate post-film conversation. This week, Mavis Jukes, author, defender and educator of kids and teens, is “blown away” by Harry Potter’s newest adventure…

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