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TALKING PICTURES: SHORT CUTS

By | February 2004

In its ongoing quest for the ultimate post-film conversation, Talking Pix takes interesting people to interesting movies. This week, The RSC’s Reed Martin has a little fun with Tolkien’s big epic…

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TALKING PICTURES: SHORT CUTS

“I liked the volcano,” declares Reed Martin, enthusiastically. “I really believed in it. And that big spider, that was great! I think I actually...

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