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When the latest installment of the Star Wars juggernaut touched down in theaters everywhere, Universal was the only major studio bold enough to open a film -- the Hugh Grant vehicle About a Boy -- on the same weekend. It was a safe bet. Not everyone is devoted to a series that has become increasingly baroque in its production design and self-referentiality, and increasingly...
About Boys, Not About Women
By KRIN GABBARDWhen the latest installment of the Star Wars juggernaut touched down in theaters everywhere, Universal was the only major studio bold enough to open a film -- the Hugh Grant vehicle About a Boy -- on the same weekend. It was a safe bet. Not everyone is devoted to a series that has become increasingly baroque in its production design and self-referentiality, and increasingly...
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