And it's not that Montanans are consciously holding their noses and making a deal with the devil.

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Earl doesn't know if he made a deal with the devil or not.

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Among the retrospective's titles are: "Satanic Rhapsody, " 1917: Borelli stars as an aging aristocrat who makes a deal with the devil: In exchange for eternal youth, she promises to never fall in love again.

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Of course, this is also a bit of a deal with the devil -- Intellectual Ventures might be the most infamous patent troll in history, and HTC and Samsung have essentially decided the risks and cost of doing business with IV are more favorable than the risks and cost of going to court.

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The 1, 000-year-old Doctor Parnassus (played by veteran actor Christopher Plummer), finds himself on a journey to undo a deal he has made with the devil.

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