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chinatown

visuals 1974, chinatown, freeze frame, roman polanski

Freeze Frame: CHINATOWN

July 3, 2014

An image is worth one thousand words. The truth might require one thousand more.

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Ryan McNeil
the watchlist black swan, chinatown, dead or alive, drive, five graves to cairo, mean streets, mistaken for strangers, primer, shooting bigfoot, super 8, the manor, trance

Days of The Week (Films Watched Apr 13 – Apr 19)

April 20, 2013

Some disappointment, some documentary, and some new favorites all get play over the course of a very busy week.

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Ryan McNeil
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