JJ Abrams' Super 8 influences
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To celebrate the release of JJ Abrams' Super 8, we take a look at some surprising - and some not so surprising - films that influenced the director.
Abrams spoke to the LA Time Hero blog, giving an insight into what he looked at when making the film...
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