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America is a strange place

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Bobcat Goldthwait tackles the crassness of American life in his darkly comic film "God Bless America." Our cinema critic Lisa Nesselson speaks to him about kindness, violence and torturing stuffed animals. Also, in the hit film "Ted", directed by Seth MacFarlane, a talking teddy bear with some bad habits interferes with his owner's love life.

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