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Author: Ryan McNeil

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Time to Build

Today, I Feel Like This…

Posted on July 9, 2011October 29, 2011
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Everybody’s Talkin’ 7 – 8 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

In case I haven’t mentioned it already, thanks to everyone who’s been leaving me lots of thoughtful comments lately. I’ve always said that my favorite … Read More ›

Posted on July 8, 2011March 20, 2012
thoughts & opinions

Summer’s Killing Us

Today we finish the first week of July, and like many I find myself reflective on what the summer has brought so far. Back around … Read More ›

Posted on July 7, 2011March 19, 2012
trailers

Dig a Pony (WAR HORSE Trailer)

I realize that news of this this is “so last week”, but it’s been a good long while since I posted any trailer on this … Read More ›

Posted on July 6, 2011November 8, 2012
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Here I Go Again (An Ode to Repeat Screenings)

Last night, I went to a screening of HARRY POTTER & THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE. Lady Hatter has actually been seeing screenings of Harry Potter weekly … Read More ›

Posted on July 5, 2011
i get around, screenings

I Get Around: E.T. @ Dupont Circle

When I travel, if I happen to find myself with a bit of downtime, I sometimes try to catch a film (this especially comes in … Read More ›

Posted on July 4, 2011August 2, 2011
reviews

CARS 2

What’s everyone complaining about? CARS 2 begins by informing us that Radiator Springs’ adopted son, Lightnin’ McQueen (Owen Wilson) is a four-time Piston Cup champion. … Read More ›

Posted on July 3, 2011February 20, 2012
the watchlist

Days of The Week (Films Watched 6/11 – 7/1)

Hey gang – remember this feature?? Yet another usual shenanigan of The matinee that got back-burnered through most of June in the name of other … Read More ›

Posted on July 3, 2011March 20, 2012
film locker, podcasts

Radio Bomb: The Film Locker episode 5

Get ready for a dose of snobbery, this week we have Stanley Kubrick in the locker with feature discussion on his 1980 thriller, THE SHINING. … Read More ›

Posted on July 2, 2011August 2, 2011
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Good Life

Today, I Feel Like This…

Posted on July 2, 2011October 29, 2011
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Everybody’s Talkin’ 7 – 1 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

Happy Canada Day folks! It’s a day off for all of us up here in the great white north, in honour of our country’s 144th … Read More ›

Posted on July 1, 2011March 20, 2012
site news, thoughts & opinions

Humble Me (Belated Reaction to 2011 Lammys)

I must apologize for the tardiness in putting up this post – the blog has primarily been running on auto-pilot for a while to cover … Read More ›

Posted on June 30, 2011March 20, 2012

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