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Tag: dan heaton

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Everybody’s Talkin’ 12 – 13 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

Ehrlich’s already thinking about September, The TUMP boys watch one of the year’s best films, and I find myself digging into two new sites.

Posted on December 13, 2013December 17, 2013
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Blindsided by GRAND ILLUSION

You have to smile when you see the lineage of some of your favorite films.

Posted on November 26, 2013June 30, 2015
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Blindsided by PERSONA

Look at film long enough, eventually it looks back.

Posted on October 29, 2013June 30, 2015
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Everybody’s Talkin’ 10 – 17 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

I look sillier than ever, The Chicks go all sci-fi, and The Mezzanine unleashes another list.

Posted on October 17, 2013October 24, 2013
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Blindsided by THE KID

As I finished a gem by a filmmaker I love, a surprise was waiting for me – a surprise I’ve yet to find in this whole watching series.

Posted on August 27, 2013June 30, 2015
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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
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Everybody’s Talkin’ 7 – 19 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

Time to change into shorts again, while Row Three plays Voltron, and Jessica returns.

Posted on July 19, 2013July 24, 2013
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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’ 5 – 24 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

The Droid takes a breath, The Snob hits a milestone, and Across the Universe returns.

Posted on May 24, 2013May 29, 2013
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Everybody’s Talkin’ 5 – 17 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

Fogs has a big week, Marcela recommends some books, and Dan watches 1941 (poor guy)

Posted on May 17, 2013May 22, 2013
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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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