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Once

Once

It wasn't until the final credits were rolling that I realized I never knew the names of the lead characters in John Carney's Once, which he describes as an art house musical. The guy and girl played by real-life Irish singer-songwriters Glen Hasard and Markta Irglov are never explicitly named ... ...

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  • Matlow says council likely to reject casino at meeting

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