Chicago To Host Filming Of LGBT Take On 'A Christmas Carol'
Chicago will be the site for the filming of a new independent holiday movie, which will take a new look at Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" from a gay perspective.
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Chicago will be the site for the filming of a new independent holiday movie, which will take a new look at Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" from a gay perspective.
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