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'Sex and the City' Mania Builds

Fever builds as fans count down to opening night

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted May 20, 2008 10:31 AM CDT

(Newser) – Who knew? It's 10 days and counting until Sex and the City opens and the huge surge of interest in the movie has surprised even studio execs, the New York Times reports. In the kind of film fever usually associated with people in Chewbacca costumes,... Read full story »

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Fever builds as fans count down to opening night

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