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'Be Kind Rewind' spoofs trend of remaking movies

The premise of Michel Gondry's new comedy, "Be Kind Rewind," seems ridiculous: Two video-store clerks, played by Jack Black and Mos Def, accidentally erase their entire stock and decide to remake the movies themselves. Improbably, their crude, cardboard-prop versions of "Ghost Busters" and "RoboCop" become smash hits - and soon draw the attention of Hollywood.

The funniest part? In a way,...

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