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the watchlist alice in wonderland, audition, ender''s game, kingdom of heaven, persona, saw, the host, the shining, the wicker man, the wolf man, thor

Days of The Week (Films Watched Oct 26 – Nov 1)

November 2, 2013

While the run of the place, the last week has brought a lot of scary, a bit of Ender, and of course, Thor.

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Ryan McNeil
links alex kittle, alex withrow, and so it begins, andrew robinson, dear film, jake cole, movies you love podcast, rick sandlas, sam fragoso, the film forager, velvet cafe

Everybody’s Talkin’ 11 – 1 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

November 1, 2013

On a busy week, Jake & Andrew discuss red shoes, Jessica ponders short films, and Sam gets big news.

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Ryan McNeil
watchin' & writin' audition, eyes without a face, friday the 13th, horror, horror syllabus, peeping tom, saw, the host, the wolf man

Too Much Blood (The 2013 Horror Syllabus Wrap-Up)

October 31, 2013

Once again, i turn my eyes towards the scary…and for the first time I wasn’t all that scared.

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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
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