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Sorcerer

Rob comes up with a better and more movie-star name for Benedict Cumberbatch. Archie Leach became Cary Grant; Frances Gumm became Judy Garland, and Benedict Cumberbatch should become Batch Benjamin. Otherwise he'll never make it big.

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By Rob Long • Dec 8, 2016 • 3m Listen

When Doctor Strange, the action-adventure superhero movie from Marvel Studios and Disney, opened worldwide, it raked in an astonishing $325 million. Even better for the mental and emotional health of the people who live and work in the entertainment industry, most of that haul came from what we in Hollywood call "overseas..."

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