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Author: Ryan McNeil

visuals 1973, freeze frame, george roy hill, the sting

Freeze Frame: THE STING

October 30, 2013

Some people take; some people get taken.

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Ryan McNeil
blind spot series 1966, 2013 blindspot, andy hart, bibi andersson, classicblanca, dan heaton, fandango groovers, ingmar bergman, liv ulmann, persona, public transportation snob, SDG, sean kelly, silver emulsion, sk on movies, surrender to the void, swedish, u and me films, will kouf

Blindsided by PERSONA

October 29, 2013

Look at film long enough, eventually it looks back.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers anthony mackie, captain america, chris evans, colbie smulders, dominic cooper, hayley atwell, marvel, mcu infinity saga, mcu phase two, robert redford, samuel l jackson, scarlett johansson, sebastian stan, toby jones, winter soldier

Coldest Winter: CAPTAIN AMERICA – WINTER SOLDIER Trailer

October 28, 2013

Anyone else suddenly far more confident in Phase Two?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2 stars, alison lees taylor, drama, elena schuber, escape from tomorrow, randy moore, roy abramsohn

ESCAPE FROM TOMORROW

October 27, 2013

An incredible story comes to life. Pity about the not-so-incredible story it chooses to tell.

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Ryan McNeil
the watchlist batman begins, drinking buddies, escape from tomorrow, eyes without a face, friday the 13th, logan's run, shorts not pants, stories we tell, the counselor, the story of film, the thomas crown affair

Days of The Week (Films Watched Oct 19 – Oct 25)

October 26, 2013

The week where I finally closed the book on The Story of Film.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, brad pitt, cameron diaz, cormac mccarthy, crime, drama, goran visnjic, javier bardem, michael fassbender, natalie dormer, penelope cruz, ridley scott, rosie perez, the counselor

THE COUNSELOR

October 25, 2013

That cheeseburger you regret eating the minute you’rve taken the last bite? That’s Ridley Scott ‘s ugly tale of high stakes and low morals.

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Ryan McNeil
links an online universe, bob turnbull, cinematic paradox, courtney young, digital shortbread, film jive, kate bradford, kate has a blog, katy rochelle, matthew brown, row three, sam mccosh, stevee taylor, the drama llama, tom little, twitch film, zach betonte

Everybody’s Talkin’ 10 – 24 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

October 24, 2013

Getting back into the groove of Film Jive, finding Katy, finding Tom, and wondering if I got it all wrong.

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Ryan McNeil
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