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July 4, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Reel Thoughts: Stealing from the Past to Make the Future (Good or Bad)

There’s a host of sayings going around that there are no original ideas; everything has been done before, it’s just the spin. Hollywood and the movie industry definitely takes this view- a ton of movies that come through are taken from idea that have already come from either television or older movies that they feel […]

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