In spite of his tarnished image, Hwang went on to help some (rather eccentric) Americans bring their deceased pets back to life.

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Trevorrow's independent comedy, Safety Not Guaranteed, featuring Mark Duplass as an eccentric inventor who is seeking to travel back in time, was shown at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.

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From Plovdiv, take the E85 back road 108km straight north to Kazanlak, an eccentric, agricultural destination where an interesting mix of Bulgarians, Roma and ethnic Turks congregate in the town's gregarious open market.

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Think of an eccentric muscle movement as gradually lowering that heavy object back down.

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Its out-of-place Italianate architecture, which dates back to the 1920s, is a mixture of decorative styles and eccentric designs, creating a fantasy land that was later used as the backdrop to the 1960s British sci-fi drama, The Prisoner.

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The film depicts Rodriguez as an eccentric fellow whose early career was marred in part by performances where he played with his back to the audience.

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