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When the data-crunching CEO of Popular Entertainment Studios decides to kill its most beloved franchise, a grizzled archivist and a naive young intern must dig through the studio’s messy, glorious past to prove that art isn’t just content—it’s magic. The Economics of Movies (Revisited) (2022) If you
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