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Tag: amir soltani

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Winchester Chronicles no 10: CERTIFIED COPY

Amir Soltani joins The Tenth Dispatch to discuss CERTIFIED COPY

Posted on July 27, 2020July 26, 2020
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Everybody’s Talkin’ 2 – 6 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

Superzero takes flight, Jon and Jandy invite us into their kitchen, and Andrew considers the art of criticism.

Posted on February 6, 2015February 12, 2015
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Everybody’s Talkin’ 5 – 16 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

As a quiet weekend approaches, I discover What She’s Having, I turn to Tristesse for all my Cannes coverage, and hold up another page from The Gospel According to Huls.

Posted on May 16, 2014May 22, 2014
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Blindsided by JESUS OF MONTREAL

Peace be with you: A reading from The Gospel according to Saint Denys…

Posted on March 25, 2014June 30, 2015
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Episode 107 – BLINDSPOTS 2014

Talkin’ Blind Spots with bloggers from around the world. Mette, Shantanu, Getter, Jason, Dani and Amir all drop by to talk about their first time.

Posted on March 4, 2014March 18, 2015
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Blindsided by SHAFT

I was ill-equipped to hold court with black private dick that’s a sex machine to all the chicks. So for once, I asked for guidance.

Posted on February 25, 2014June 30, 2015
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Blindsided by CHARADE

It was bound to happen eventually: The realization that I wasn’t as blind as I thought. But what would that mean for the first watch of this classic?

Posted on January 28, 2014June 30, 2015
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Everybody’s Talkin’ 1 – 3 (Year-End Chatter from Other Bloggers)

As we prepare to dive headlong into 2014, everyone is summarizing what they saw with a list.

Posted on January 3, 2014January 9, 2014
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Blindsided by THE BIRDS

Something tells me that if he ever wanted to, Alfred Hitchcock could have made a terrifying film about a tree full of chipmunks. The man was just THAT good.

Posted on July 30, 2013June 30, 2015
blind spot series

Blindsided by BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA

I often sit down to watch action films from times gone by and wonder “What do people see in this?”
This wasn’t one of those times.

Posted on May 28, 2013June 30, 2015
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Blindsided by BROADCAST NEWS

How do you create a comedy that will last? You begin with the assumption that your audience isn’t a bunch of idiots. Armed with that assumption, its amazing how well a comedy can endure.

Posted on April 23, 2013June 30, 2015
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Blindsided by THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS

“The more things change, the more they stay the same.” Sometimes it’s shocking how very true that old saying can be.

Posted on March 26, 2013June 30, 2015

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