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Tag: big thoughts from a small mind

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Everybody’s Talkin’ 8 – 2 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

Joe spends time with Linda, Kate has a blog, Anna tackles Austen, and I pack for The Twin Cities.

Posted on August 2, 2013August 7, 2013
blind spot series

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 LES DIABOLIQUES

My romp through film history finally takes me to France. It;s there that I learn that French people are gloriously screwed up, and that my readers have amazing taste!

Posted on June 25, 2013June 30, 2015
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Everybody’s Talkin’ 6 – 21 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

Elena returns, The Cinecast remains undaunted, and Kittle experiences CASUAL SEX?

Posted on June 21, 2013June 26, 2013
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
blind spot series

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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Everybody’s Talkin’ 3 – 22 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

GMan starts a new podcast series, Chris waxes poetic about great sci-fi, and the new mum in Arkansas finds a documentary she likes.

Posted on March 22, 2013March 27, 2013
blind spot series

Blindsided by THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC

This month, the blind spot series sends me back to Sunday School. Who needs a film with recorded dialogue when you have the expressive face of Maria Falconetti to express such a range of emotion?

Posted on February 26, 2013June 30, 2015
ikiru, kanji watanabe, takashi shimura
blind spot series

Blindsided by IKIRU

We begin a new round of essentials with a bummer.
An sublimely, achingly, beautiful bummer.

Posted on January 29, 2013June 30, 2015
matineecast, podcasts

Episode 75 – 2012 in Review

Talkin’ 2012 at the Movies with guests Courtney Small from Big Thoughts, along with Dionne Dornford Small and Lindsay Ragone. Together we close out the year by naming off our top five films.

Posted on December 31, 2012January 5, 2013
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Everybody’s Talkin’ 12 – 28 (Year-End Chatter from Other Bloggers)

As we prepare to turn the page on 2012, everyone is summarizing what they saw with a list.

Posted on December 28, 2012January 6, 2013

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