The original Clouseau is not, in any case, a character but a collection of brilliant routines by the late English genius, and Steve Martin bravely does those numbers with as great a comic nimbleness as could be wished.

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Rome, like most cities, is a collection of districts, all with their particular character.

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Just like his character Pee-wee, Reubens has a pretty impressive toy collection.

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His Algren is more a collection of attitudes and behaviors than a specific, spontaneous character. (He indicates several attitudes by narrowing his eyes.) And those martial sequences give way to extended dawdles, distinguished mainly by authentic period details and period pacing.

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He won a MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant, has two honorary degrees, inspired a character in "Jurassic Park" and is curator of paleontology for the largest Tyrannosaurus rex collection in the world.

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Designers say the move toward more elaborate closets first began five to 10 years ago, and accelerated among wealthy homeowners with the debut of the 2008 film version of "Sex and the City, " when Sarah Jessica Parker's character, Carrie Bradshaw, sees a home with a sprawling walk-in closet big enough for her large shoe collection.

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