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DVD Review: ‘The September Issue’ is Jam-Packed With Fashionable Footage

Submitted by mattmovieman on March 1, 2010 - 5:05pm

CHICAGO – Though “The Devil Wears Prada” ultimately had a sobering message about resisting the vapid world of fashion, fans of the picture couldn’t care less. Who wouldn’t want to be Miranda Priestly, an editor-in-chief whose fashion taste influences the world? She spends all day getting what she wants, and can chill blood with the mere tensing of a facial muscle.

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