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TIL As a teenager in Bronx, Martin Scorsese frequently rented Michael Powell’s “The Tales of Hoffmann” from a store that had one copy of the reel. When it wasn’t available, the owner often told Scorsese, “that Romero kid has it,” referring to George A. Romero.

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