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November 23, 1998

Featured Pick

Cheese Whiz

ANNALS OF HOLLYWOOD about movie director Sam Raimi. Sam Raimi's cheesy 1979 horror film, "The Evil Dead," which boasts an absurd plot, bad acting, and…

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