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My worst moment: Ron Perlman and a delicate wardrobe situation

"It's kind of an homage to a Capra-esque idea, and Capra is my main squeeze," Ron Perlman said of his new Christmas film "Pottersville," now available on Netflix. "In Frank Capra's 'It's a Wonderful Life,' James Stewart has to reckon with the idea that if he never existed, his beloved Bedford Falls becomes Pottersville. So our Pottersville is a modern version of America that was at one point thriving, but now - because of outsourcing and corporatization - they're down on their luck. But they still have a sweet optimism. It's a screwball optimism. They live with an American Dream that is no longer serving them and they're in

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