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freeze frame

visuals 1958, alfred hitchcock, freeze frame, vertigo

Freeze Frame: VERTIGO

October 16, 2013

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

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Ryan McNeil
visuals 1980, alan parker, fame, freeze frame

Freeze Frame: FAME

October 10, 2013

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

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Ryan McNeil
visuals 1964, a hard day's night, freeze frame, richard lester

Freeze Frame: A HARD DAY’S NIGHT

September 26, 2013

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

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Ryan McNeil
visuals 1959, freeze frame, sleeping beauty, walt disney

Freeze Frame: SLEEPING BEAUTY

August 29, 2013

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

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Ryan McNeil
visuals 1979, alien, freeze frame, ridley scott

Freeze Frame: ALIEN

July 17, 2013

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

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Ryan McNeil
visuals freeze frame, mel brooks, the producers

Freeze Frame: THE PRODUCERS

July 11, 2013

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

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Ryan McNeil
visuals freeze frame, mike nichols, the graduate

Freeze Frame: THE GRADUATE

July 4, 2013

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.

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Ryan McNeil
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