writer and actor
George Toles is a writer, actor and profressor at the Universtiy of Manitoba.
PROFILE
George Toles
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FROM George Toles
Bookworm
George Toles: Paul Thomas Anderson Screenwriter and critic George Toles' study of writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson focuses on his more recent films, including Punch-Drunk Love, There Will Be Blood and The Master. Toles values tracking his deepest personal experiences while watching a movie.
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The Treatment
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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
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Good Food
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