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Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Producing controversy

If Little Miss Sunshine wins the Academy Award for Best Picture this Sunday night, some people may be cheated out of the credit they deserve.
Posted by Joe Leydon at 2/20/2007 02:56:00 PM
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