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How a Streetwalker Became America’s Sweetheart
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How a Streetwalker Became America’s Sweetheart

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Laura Halferty
/ 27 July 2015
Pretty Woman was porn-lite for women long before Fifty Shades of Grey came along, and apparently, it still is.
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Off the Radar – The Top 30 DVDs of 2008

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PopMatters Staff
/ 12 January 2009
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These ‘Nights’ are Nauseating

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Bill Gibron
/ 26 September 2008
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Nights in Rodanthe

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Cynthia Fuchs
/ 26 September 2008
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Talk, Talk, Talk: September 2008

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Bill Gibron
/ 8 September 2008
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A Gallery of Good Works: The Best Films of 2007

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PopMatters Staff
/ 10 January 2008
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Performance Art: The Best Acting of 2007 – Female

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PopMatters Staff
/ 8 January 2008
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Days of Heaven

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Brian Holcomb
/ 19 December 2007
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The Hoax

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Matt Mazur
/ 14 November 2007
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The Hunting Party

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Cynthia Fuchs
/ 13 September 2007
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The Hoax (2006)

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Cynthia Fuchs
/ 6 April 2007
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Bee Season (2005)

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Cynthia Fuchs
/ 5 April 2006

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