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In June 1995 a pop confection hit thousands of movie screens.
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Val Kilmer, the intense actor known for roles including Batman and Jim Morrison, has died.
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In recent years, Kilmer largely stepped away from acting, but made a brief return to the craft in “Top Gun: Maverick,” the sequel to the original film that launched him and that cast into superstardom...
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