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EXCLUSIVE :Screen Legend Angela Lansbury Says Modern Hollywood Too 'Manipulative'

With an acting career spanning almost 70 years, Angela Lansbury is a Hollywood’s legend.With a supporting role in the new family flick “ Mr. Poppers Penguins ,” her first film in six years, the “Murder She Wrote” star found her self surprised at what had become of the industry she grew up in.“It’s so different that I find it hard for myself to fit into it. And I really don’t. There’s no reason I should,” Lansbury told FOX411’s Pop Tarts column. “I think it’s important to realize that we don’t make movies today the way we used to. I don’t mean to be an old poke about it, because I realize some movies today are sensationally good, and why? Because of the special effects, the digitalizing of the films in today’s market. It’s all different. I appreciate it, but I’m not particularly wild about being part of it. It’s too manipulative, it can manipulate a performance. I could do something one way, but the way they cut and edit it, it’s something entirely different.”And when it comes to her ow...

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