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Celeste in the City

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2hrs 0min
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2004
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Synopsis: A dowdy student journalist from Maine moves to Manhattan to find work, romance, and the perfect makeover in this made-for-cable movie. Celeste Blodgett (Majandra Delfino) arrives in New York ready to take on the world. But her hopes deflate when she learns that her supposedly fabulous new apartment is only a step up from a crack den -- and that her job at a prestigious newspaper is as a fact checker, not a reporter. Enter cousin Dana (Nicholas Brendon), who's shed both the closet and his clunky last ... Full Synopsis
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The recipe for this made-for-cable movie may not appear in the opening credits, but it's not hard to reverse-engineer the scriptwriting process. Think Sex and the City plus reality staples Trading Spaces and Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, then add touches of Shattered Glass, a hearty dose of egregious product placement and a chance for '80s pop princess Deborah Gibson to give Broadway a rest. If the ... Full Review
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