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Category: blind spot series

Once a month, I dedicate a post to a cinematic staple I should have seen a long time ago. Some of my film-loving friends join me for the project and their posts are linked. If you are a film writer yourself, feel free to join in at any time!

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Blindsided by VIVRE SA VIE

There is great amounts of truth in all the small moments of truth we call our lives.

Posted on March 29, 2016April 11, 2016
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Blindsided by THE THIN BLUE LINE

A landmark case in the court of public opinion, and a harbinger of the nonfiction storytelling that would follow.

Posted on February 23, 2016March 12, 2016
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Blindsided by SOPHIE’S CHOICE

Time can do funny things to a story; it can dull its sharpest edges, and present the opportunity to rewrite the narrative.

Posted on January 26, 2016February 6, 2016
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Blindsided by THE SEVENTH SEAL

As the year comes to a close, Ingmar Bergman has us reflecting on death.

Posted on December 29, 2015January 6, 2016
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Blindsided (Announcing The 2016 Blind Spot Series)

Here’s to one more year of stepping out from the darkness and into the light. care to join me?

Posted on November 27, 2015December 1, 2016
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Blindsided by THE EARRINGS OF MADAME DE…

When a beautifully captured film depicts people acting terribly selfish.

Posted on November 24, 2015December 20, 2015
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Blindsided by PARIS, TEXAS

Finding splendour in the dingiest of places.

Posted on October 26, 2015December 1, 2015
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Blindsided by SECRETS & LIES

A little bit of life experience can go a long way in understanding the subtleties that make something great

Posted on September 29, 2015October 13, 2015
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Blindsided by BELLE ET LA BÊTE

Wait a moment: Why isn’t that teacup singing?

Posted on August 25, 2015September 10, 2015
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Blindsided by MIDNIGHT RUN

A more modern selection than usual can sometimes be even more of a wild card than the so-called “classics”. And with that we go back to 1988…

Posted on July 28, 2015December 1, 2015
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Blindsided by LA HAINE

How does one stop things from going from bad to worse?

Posted on June 30, 2015July 13, 2015
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Blindsided by WITHNAIL & I

A weekend alone leaves one a lot of time to reflect, and sometimes all of that reflection leads to an inescapable conclusion…

Posted on June 4, 2015June 30, 2015

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