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Back to Basics – DOUBLE INDEMNITY

May 30, 2010

I might have just come across my favorite film in the 1001 series so far.

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Ryan McNeil
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Back to Basics: THE APARTMENT

November 23, 2009

My journey into the 1001 movies to see before I die begins with a clinic in screenwriting.

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Ryan McNeil
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