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The Two Popes movie review: Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce are Benedict and Francis in Netflix's charming liberal fantasy.
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Thomas Scioli on Twitter: "Emperor Palpatine was based (partially) on the Pope from Sergei Eisenstein's film “Alexander Nevsky.” . #starwars #maythe4thbewithyou #georgelucas #skywalker https://t.co/3lOzqAhVuh" / Twitter
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Death Star PR on Twitter: "The Empire would like to officially welcome Emperor Palpatine's brother, Pope Benedict XVI, to Twitter. http://t.co/AiSlMduZ" / Twitter
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