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george lucas

visuals american graffiti, freeze frame, george lucas

Freeze Frame: AMERICAN GRAFFITI

May 16, 2013

A fleeting moment in the presence of something beautiful – sums up the summers of our youth pretty well, wouldn’t you say?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, andy wachowski, christopher kenneally, Christopher Nolan, danny boyle, david fincher, david lynch, docs, george lucas, james cameron, keanu reeves, lana wachowski, lena dunham, martin scorsese, richard linklater, robert rodriguez, side by side, steven soderbergh

SIDE BY SIDE

October 17, 2012

We’ve reached a crossroads with the films we watch. The question is, are we better off?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, action, cate blanchett, david koepp, dvd, george lucas, harrison ford, indiana jones, indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull, jim broadbent, john hurt, karen allen, ray winstone, shia labeouf, steven spielberg

INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL

May 23, 2008

The man in the hat is back, and this time he’s brought his fridge.

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Ryan McNeil
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