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[ad_1] James Baldwin, who was born in Harlem, New York City, on August 2, 1924, was one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. Baldwin...
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[ad_1] In 1984’s A Nightmare on Elm Street and its numerous sequels, Freddy Krueger typically prepares for a round of trademark depravity by donning a red-...
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[ad_1] David Gordon Green’s The Exorcist: Believer is already scaring up some impressive numbers at the box office. But it’s hard to imagine that his latest...