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reviews 4 stars, canadian, drama, foreign, suspense

INCENDIES

February 3, 2011

Death is never the end…it always leaves tracks.

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Ryan McNeil
award talk, essays animated, oscar talk

Who’s Better, Who’s Best (Yes – TOY STORY 3 Should Be Eligible)

February 2, 2011

I’ve been hearing a common thought here and there, and thought that I’d throw in my two cents. The common thought goes like this: “If TOY STORY 3 is up for Best Picture, it shouldn’t be elligible for Best Animated Film.” I disagree. Let’s start with looking at the placement of animated films in the…

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Ryan McNeil
discussion, matineecast questions

Talk Show Host (Critique The Matineecast)

February 1, 2011

Talk to me people. Between regular episodes, special episodes, Hot Docs coverage and TIFF coverage, I’ve racked up a little more than forty Matineecasts in the fourteen months I’ve been doing them. Listening back to some of those first episodes, I can sense an improvement…but I’m always looking for ways to try new things and…

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Ryan McNeil
award talk, matineecast, podcasts oscar talk

Midnight Radio: The Matineecast Episode 27.5 – The Oscar Episode

January 31, 2011

Did you find yourself pining for hatter’s take on the Oscar nominations? It’s okay…I really didn’t either. But if you’re interested, here they are! And check it out – we managed to get things in under eighty minutes this time. Listening back to some of this, it’s amazing to think about how much can change…

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Ryan McNeil
dvd doubleback aaron johnson, bio-pic, doubleback, drama, dvd, kristen scott-thomas, music

Doubleback: NOWHERE BOY

January 30, 2011

I first remember excitedly talking about this film around this time last year. Strangely, its theatrical release came & went without a glimpse from yours truly. It be’s that way sometimes. NOWHERE BOY is the story of a young John Lennon (Aaron Johnson). He’s a teenaged hellion who has little use for school, and is…

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Ryan McNeil
the watchlist the watchlist

Days of The Week (Films Watched 1/22 – 1/28)

January 30, 2011

Turned into a rather busy week with a few nights at the bar catching up with friends, and a rare mid-week recording of The Matineecast. Thus no trips to a theatre this week, but hey…one week out of the year won’t kill me And even though most of these were mulligans, it made a pretty…

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Ryan McNeil
like this like this

Just Like Starting Over

January 29, 2011

Today, I Feel Like This…

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Ryan McNeil
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