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MAKING A SEQUEL TO A CLASSIC: BE VERY AFRAID

By | August 2004

Haunted But Undaunted The story of “Part 4” has the most modest of starting points, on the shelf in the closet of…

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MAKING A SEQUEL TO A CLASSIC: BE VERY AFRAID

Haunted But Undaunted The story of “Part 4” has the most modest of starting points, on the shelf in the closet of underwhelming scripts at Morgan...

MAKING A SEQUEL TO A CLASSIC: BE VERY AFRAID

Covering the film industry means you often have a front row seat to odd decisions made within it. Look at the puzzling business surrounding the film The...

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