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Renny Harlin & David Mamet on Hollywood

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Digi
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Renny Harlin and David Mamet briefly talk about the negative side of the allure of Hollywood.



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Posted in Commentaries, Filmmakers | Tagged allure, david mamet, failure, hollywood, renny harlin, success | Leave a reply
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