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Author: Ryan McNeil

reactions canadian, documentary, etobicoke school of the arts, music, splash ensemble, unsung, wexford collegiate school for the arts, wexford gleeks

One Day More: UNSUNG Looks at Life in a Show Choir

December 4, 2013

A documentary about two competing show choirs shows what goes into glee, and brings back memories for one particular writer.

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Ryan McNeil
visuals best of 2013, david ehrlich

Wasn’t That a Party? – David Ehrlich’s 2013 Best in Film Video Countdown

December 3, 2013

With the end in sight, David Ehrlich turns around and looks back on the path we’ve travelled these last twelve months.

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Ryan McNeil
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Episode 100

December 2, 2013

Talkin’ all-things-movie-goin’ with my friends in honour of 100 Shows. We celebrate our love of film by recounting what we’e seen, where we saw it, and who we watched it with.

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Ryan McNeil
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Winter Winds: Thoughts on the GRAVITY Companion Film, ANINGAAQ

December 1, 2013

As one moment in GRAVITY is expanded upon, the value of human contact becomes clearer.

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Ryan McNeil
the watchlist catch me if you can, fargo, grand illusion, jiro dreams of sushi, miller's crossing, mystic river, suicide shop, the big lebowski, the croods, the life aquatic

Days of The Week (Films Watched Nov 23 – Nov 29)

November 30, 2013

A lot of rewatches this week – including a few on a big screen.

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Ryan McNeil
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Everybody’s Talkin’ 11 – 29 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

November 29, 2013

A lot of thanks was given, a good friend said goodbye, and a lot of work was put into something of my own dropping next week.

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Ryan McNeil
visuals 1959, billy wilder, freeze frame, some like it hot

Freeze Frame: SOME LIKE IT HOT

November 28, 2013

What better way to visualize the heat coming off an icon like Marilyn?

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Ryan McNeil
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