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Tag: freeze frame

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Freeze Frame: THE STING

Some people take; some people get taken.

Posted on October 30, 2013June 30, 2015
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Freeze Frame: VERTIGO

Really, we’re all just “passing through”.

Posted on October 16, 2013June 30, 2015
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Freeze Frame: FAME

The hardest part about being an artist is the omnipresent thought that everyone else is better than you.

Posted on October 10, 2013June 30, 2015
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Freeze Frame: A HARD DAY’S NIGHT

While some are famous because they are special, they are sometimes only special just because they are famous.

Posted on September 26, 2013June 30, 2015
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Freeze Frame: SLEEPING BEAUTY

Looking at fairy tales with older eyes, one can see unexpected beauty…and valuable lessons.

Posted on August 29, 2013June 30, 2015
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Freeze Frame: ALIEN

Sometimes life turns on a dime, and what was happening one second becomes a deep contrast one second later.

Posted on July 17, 2013June 30, 2015
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Freeze Frame: THE PRODUCERS

One of the funniest movies of all time punctuates its greatest gag with a heavy dose of shock and awe.

Posted on July 11, 2013July 16, 2013
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Freeze Frame: THE GRADUATE

There are a lot of shots in THE GRADUATE that say a lot of things. One of the less obvious choices might say the most of all.

Posted on July 4, 2013July 9, 2013
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Freeze Frame: NINOTCHKA

“A guy sits down in a restaurant and says to the waiter ‘Bring me a cup of coffee without cream’…”

Posted on June 27, 2013July 1, 2013
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Freeze Frame: THE THIRD MAN

When life knocks you around, just keep your head up and keep walking.

Posted on June 20, 2013June 24, 2013
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Freeze Frame: 9 to 5

Sure it plays us a catchy song…but it also tells a very empowering tale.

Posted on June 13, 2013June 18, 2013
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Freeze Frame: THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL

Once upon a time, when news shocked the world it would shock us in clusters and crowds.

Posted on May 30, 2013June 4, 2013

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