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- ↑ Daniels, Bill; Leedy, David; Sills, Steven D (February 5, 2006). Movie Money: Understanding Hollywood's (Creative) Accounting Practices. Silman-James Press. p. 134.
- ↑ "Featurette". Merriam-Webster Online. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
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