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Tag: big thoughts

blind spot series

Blindsided by LA DOLCE VITA

We travel to Italy to close out the 2012 Blindspot List, where a cnematic master gives us a taste of the good life.

Posted on December 26, 2012June 30, 2015
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Everybody’s Talkin’ 12 – 14 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

As some grey clouds gather I turn to Jamaicans to put me in a good mood, an Australian to tell me about movies I might not have seen, and an American to find out about one of my most anticipated films of the holidays.

Posted on December 14, 2012December 20, 2012
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Blindsided by FRANKENSTEIN

Considering how well I thought I knew Whale’s adaptation of Shelly’s gothic tale, it’s amazing that I was moved as deeply as I was.

Posted on October 30, 2012June 30, 2015
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Everybody’s Talkin’ 10 – 18 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

Sasha’s not getting married, Mettel thinks quality bests quantity, Sean and Aiden release their fourth episode on the masses, and I start getting back to something close to human.

Posted on October 18, 2012October 23, 2012
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Blindsided by TOUCH OF EVIL

Digging into this film has been a long time coming. It hasn’t just waited through nine months of Blind Spots; it’s been patiently waiting for me on my own shelf for years

Posted on September 25, 2012June 30, 2015
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Blindsided by LOCK, STOCK, AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS

It’s bad enough this entry is two days overdue, I didn;’ need the selection itself to throw me for a loop and make matters worse.

Posted on August 30, 2012June 30, 2015
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Blindsided by PATTON

Getting my first look at a film that seems to encapsulate so much of America’s military history: For better and for worse.

Posted on July 31, 2012June 30, 2015
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Everybody’s Talkin’ 7 – 6 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

Corey gets back into podcasting, Sebastian throws the switch on a new soapbox, and Jessica has an antsy moment watching a dvd.

Posted on July 6, 2012July 11, 2012
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Blindsided by BAMBI

I finally watch an animated feature I should have seen years ago, and come away surprised with its audacity.

Posted on June 26, 2012June 30, 2015
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Blindsided by A STAR IS BORN (1954)

Before we get up in arms about how Hollywood wants to ruin a classic, let’s all take a good long look at the classic.

Posted on May 29, 2012June 30, 2015
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Everybody’s Talkin’ 4 – 13 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

GMan sees dead people, Courtney explains how he could never do it alone, and Fogs goes back to the 80’s

Posted on April 13, 2012April 26, 2012
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Blindsided by MONTY PYTHON’S LIFE OF BRIAN

The wetwospective continues with a weal womp about the woars of laughter that come from a wigid weligion.

Posted on March 27, 2012June 30, 2015

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