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Author: Ryan McNeil

award talk

Fight For Your Right (SAG Award Nominees Announced)

For a moment or two this week, I thought about doing my annual post about how The Golden Globes are a party thrown by a … Read More ›

Posted on December 16, 2010August 7, 2011
trailers

Life Itself (THE TREE OF LIFE Trailer)

Wow.
Just wow!!

Posted on December 15, 2010May 25, 2013
trailers

Sea Legs (PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN Trailer)

So a funny thing happened on the way to the quadrilogy – the third movie turned out terrible. Tremendously terrible. After a disappointing middle chapter, … Read More ›

Posted on December 15, 2010August 7, 2011
thoughts & opinions

Running Scared

Those critters seem pretty harmless, wouldn’t you say? Well for one young boy, they were the source of cinematic trauma. Last week, when I spoke … Read More ›

Posted on December 14, 2010March 19, 2012
award talk

Clearer View (LA Critic Awards, AFI Awards, Broadcast Film Critic Award Nominees Announced)

Another day, another round of awards, another instance where THE SOCIAL NETWORK seems like the monster to beat. Yesterday, The L.A. Film Critics announced their … Read More ›

Posted on December 13, 2010August 7, 2011
reviews

THE KING’S SPEECH

Any Man With a Microphone Can Tell You What He Loves The Most…But What If He Can’t?

Posted on December 12, 2010January 12, 2013
like this

Hot Patootie Bless My Soul

Today, I Feel Like This…

Posted on December 11, 2010August 7, 2011
links

Everybody’s Talkin’ 12 – 10 (Chatter From Other Bloggers)

First of all, thanks for all the great feedback on the interview folks. I caught a pretty lucky bounce in landing it, thanks in no … Read More ›

Posted on December 10, 2010August 7, 2011
conversations

Effect & Cause (In Conversation with Douglas Trumbull)

Oscar nominated visual effects wizard Douglas Trumbull has worked his magic on such iconic films as STAR TREK, BLADE RUNNER, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, and … Read More ›

Posted on December 9, 2010September 22, 2012
trailers

Do They Know It’s Christmas? (RARE EXPORTS Trailer)

Of all the movies at TIFF that I missed, I most regret not seeing this one. Think GREMLINS was a messed up Christmas movie? Well … Read More ›

Posted on December 8, 2010August 8, 2011
discussion

Wail

Without getting into specifics, I recently listened to a conversation where a film I love was torn to shreds. I couldn’t defend my precious film’s … Read More ›

Posted on December 7, 2010August 8, 2011
matineecast, podcasts

Midnight Radio: The Matineecast Episode 25

My episodes have been clocking in over an hour recently, so i made a conscious effort to keep this one brief. Not sure how much … Read More ›

Posted on December 6, 2010August 8, 2011

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