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JOSHUA TREE, 1951: A PORTRAIT OF JAMES DEAN

By | June 2012

There’s a reason Mishory used the word “portrait” instead of “bio-pic.” He’s made an art house film with an overwhelming emphasis on the word “art”…

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JOSHUA TREE, 1951: A PORTRAIT OF JAMES DEAN

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