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Looking back, [R.E.M.]videos, by in large, have always been art films. I'm thinking of Losing My Religion. That's a landmark piece.
Christopher Bollen
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Christopher Bollen
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: November 26
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I had lived in New York since 1996, sometimes in the worst neighborhoods, without even locking my door half the time.
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