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    May ‘Edelweiss’ (Christopher Plummer’s Version) Bloom and Grow We can finally hear his original vocals, which were dubbed over in The Sound of Music.
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    Todd Haynes Plays the Superego The director is interested in people constrained by society’s rules. In his new film May December, he makes it harder to root for the rule-breakers.
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    Swarm on These Hands All the ways Renaisannce: A Film by Beyoncé came to slay.
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    There’s No Heroism or Fantasy in John Woo’s Brutal Silent Night In his latest action thriller, the director foregrounds grief and pain over the balletic mayhem of his previous work.
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    The Glee Cast Sings With Naya Rivera on a Posthumous Track Proceeds from “Prayer for the Broken” will go to Alexandria House.
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