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A real Olympian vision

Of all the films you could watch to warm up for the imminent spectacle of the Beijing Olympics, Hilary Powell's The Games is the runner I'm putting my money on ...full story at Guardian Blogs

from Guardian Blogs on Wed, Jul 30 2008

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