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TODAY AT 1PM! TUNE INTO DISCREET POETRY OF CINEMA: ‘THEN COMES THE EVENING’ ONLINE SCREENING AND CONVERSATION
‘WTF WEDNESDAYS’ SERIES ‘EPISODE 2: MINOR PREMISE,’ FEATURING GUEST HOST/FRIDA VOLUNTEER ADAM WAGNER!
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TAX SHELTERS, MUTANT CHILDREN, and EXPLODING HEADS: A Brief Look at David Cronenberg and Canada in the late 1970s.
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