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Author: Ryan McNeil

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Everybody’s Talkin’ 7-20 (Chatter from Fellow Bloggers)

After seeing a fwe more screenings than usual over the last ten days, I find myself a tad bleary eyed again. Turning the mic over … Read More ›

Posted on July 21, 2009March 8, 2012
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(500) DAYS OF SUMMER

This isn’t a love story…

Posted on July 19, 2009October 2, 2012
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Dance To The Music

Today, I feel like this…

Posted on July 18, 2009October 29, 2011
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Up On the Roof (Free Movies at The Drake Hotel)

Not quite sure how this one got past me for so long, but there is yet another free movie series happening in Toronto this summer. … Read More ›

Posted on July 17, 2009
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HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE

Six down, two to go.

Posted on July 15, 2009July 25, 2012
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Family Affair – BROTHERS Trailer

Every once in a while, I find that a good movie is saddled with an awful trailer. This is just such an occasion. Take a … Read More ›

Posted on July 15, 2009March 29, 2012
TIFF, Toronto

News of The World (CREATION to Open 2009 TIFF)

Guess it’s a sure-fire sign that summer is in its dog days when the announcements for The Toronto International Film Festival starts rolling in. News-a-plenty … Read More ›

Posted on July 14, 2009
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Evil Woman (Please Weigh In)

Damn do I ever feel old right now – it was ten years ago today that THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT was released. It can’t really … Read More ›

Posted on July 14, 2009
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THE HURT LOCKER

War is a drug.

Posted on July 13, 2009January 28, 2012
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BRÜNO

Sacha Baron Cohen is back, and he’s coming at us with an entirely different sort of “Shock & Awe”

Posted on July 12, 2009July 25, 2012
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Sharp Dressed Man

Today, I feel like this…

Posted on July 11, 2009October 29, 2011
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Everybody’s Talkin’ (Chatter from Fellow Bloggers)

I’m a tad spent this morning. Last night’s free screening of PRETTY IN PINK down by the water was quite fun, though it ran somewhat … Read More ›

Posted on July 9, 2009March 8, 2012

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