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Adult movies with any artistic credit are released in the last quarter of the year and expected to gird for battle for Globes and Oscars. So the films aren't being seen just for themselves, but rather in a competitive context.

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Alexander Payne
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: February 10
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