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Author: Ryan McNeil

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Days of The Week (Films Watched March 28 – April 3)

April 4, 2015

What qualifies as a “classic”? I think it should be more than we currently qualify.

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Everybody’s Talkin’ 4 – 3 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

April 3, 2015

Super Zero goes back-to-back, TCMFF went well for Jandy, and I discover yet another local film lover.

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Freeze Frame: PICKPOCKET

April 2, 2015

Go ahead…make my day…

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The Ghost Inside: SPECTRE Trailer

April 1, 2015

It has crumbled; he still stands tall.

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Blindsided by THE JERK

March 31, 2015

A lot of idiocy, a little romance, and the perfect amount of innocence allow certain comedies to endure.

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Road Apples: Whatever Happened to Iconic Movie Cars?

March 30, 2015

What are the odds that future generations want to track down Mazda RX-7’s?

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Meet Your Master: Reading François Truffaut’s Hitchcock

March 29, 2015

Every once in a while, reading someone else’s textbook can be a source of great joy.

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