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dallas buyers club

award talk 12 years a slave, alexander payne, alfonso cuarón, american hustle, captain phillips, dallas buyers club, david o. russell, gravity, her, martin scorsese, nebraska, philomena, steve mcqueen, the wolf of wall street

Trophies (Oscar Predictions – Best Director & Best Picture)

For the first time in the fourteen years I’ve been Oscar-watching, the top races come with something different: Uncertainty

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Ryan McNeil

award talk 12 years a slave, american hustle, before midnight, blue jasmine, captain phillips, dallas buyers club, her, nebraska, philomena, the wolf of wall street

Scars & Stories (Oscar Predictions – Best Adapted & Original Screenplay)

February 26, 2014

The great films of a given year begin with the words written on the page…but who’s words will be rewarded on Sunday night?

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Ryan McNeil

listy goodness, visuals 12 years a slave, american hustle, before midnight, blue jasmine, broken circle breakdown, dallas buyers club, frances ha, frozen, gravity, inside llewyn davis, iron man 3, much ado about nothing, mud, nebraska, side effects, spring breakers, stoker, the bling ring, the broken circle breakdown, the great gatsby, the spectacular now, the wind rises, the wolf of wall street, the world's end, upstream color

Hey Man, Nice Shot – 2013 Edition

December 30, 2013

Certain moments have a way of sticking with you throughout the year.

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Ryan McNeil

reviews 2013 best picture nominee, 3.5 stars, dallas buyers club, dallas roberts, drama, jared leto, jean-marc vallee, jennifer garner, matthew mcconaughey, steve zahn

DALLAS BUYERS CLUB

November 15, 2013

The band played on, but we’re beginning to forget the tune they played.

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Ryan McNeil

the watchlist 12 years a slave, a story of children and film, atilla marcel, can a song save your life, casa de mi padre, cinemanovels, dallas buyers club, four rooms, giant, gravity, labor day, like father like son, mission impossible: ghost protocol, moebius, night moves, old joy, R100, splendor in the grass, sunshine on leith, the amazing catfish, the double, the great beauty, the past, the private life of sherlock holmes, the sacrament, the stag, the unknown known, the wind rises, the wonders, the world's end, thou gild'st the even, trading places, under the skin, we are the best!, witching & bitching, young adult, zoolander

Days of The Week (Films Watched Aug 31 – Sep 20)

September 21, 2013

Get comfy: This is going to take a minute.

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Ryan McNeil

festivals, matineecast, podcasts, TIFF dallas buyers club, defiant success, jean-marc vallee, TIFF 2013

Wicked Little Town – TIFF 2013 pt. ii

September 13, 2013

Talkin’ DALLAS BUYERS CLUB with Anna the Movie Nut as TIFF 2013 coverage continues.

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Ryan McNeil

festivals, reactions, TIFF aids, bio-pic, dallas buyers club, dallas roberts, drama, jared leto, jean-marc vallee, matthew mcconaughey, steve zahn, TIFF 2013

DALLAS BUYERS CLUB plays TIFF 2013

September 8, 2013

Awlright, awright, awright…McConaughey’s run of good work continues, perhaps to his best piece of work yet.

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Ryan McNeil

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