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Ben-Hur. Directed by William Wyler, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1959.
Wall Street. Directed by Oliver Stone, American Entertainment Partners/American Films, 1987.
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Chandler, Raymond. "The Simple Art of Murder." Atlantic Monthly, Dec. 1944.
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Townshend, Peter. Won't Get Fooled Again. Performed by The Who. Track Records/Decca Records, 1971.
Waters, Roger. "Goodbye Blue Sky." Performed by Pink Floyd. The Wall. Harvest Records/Columbia Records, 1979.
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When Harry Met Sally... Directed by Rob Reiner, Nelson Entertainment/Castle Rock Entertainment, 1989.
Good Will Hunting. Directed by Gus Van Sant, Be Gentlemen, 1997.
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Reagan, Ronald. Annual Convention of the American Bar Association. 8 July 1985, Constitution Hall, Washington, DC, USA.