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Sunday, December 8
As Steppenwolf's star rose in the '80s, so did John Malkovich's. But don't go looking for him on stage any time soon. As he tells the Guardian, these days, movies are much more his speed. And not just any movies, mind you: Malkovich says he dreams of "appearing in a film so brilliant and obscure that no one will ever see it."