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Tag: gman reviews

falling for the first time

Talkin’ PUMP UP THE VOLUME with Andrew Robinson

A recent episode of The Row Three Cinecast prompts G-Man and I to talk hard about a 1990’s pop culture staple.

Posted on October 14, 2013October 20, 2013
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Everybody’s Talkin’ 10 – 11 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

I give thanks for Douglas being wrong, Stevee being back, and Rachel being clever.

Posted on October 11, 2013October 16, 2013
blind spot series

Blindsided by BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN

Sergei Eisenstein serves up the best bowl of spinach I have ever taste

Posted on September 24, 2013June 30, 2015
blind spot series

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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Everybody’s Talkin’ 8 – 22 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

Dor takes the wig out the box, Nick pours one out for Elmore, and Price offers words of wisdom

Posted on August 22, 2013August 26, 2013
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Everybody’s Talkin’ 8 – 9 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

Brian is subjected to THE LONE RANGER, Kristen goes back to ’67, and Alex wonders “Wither Anton?”

Posted on August 9, 2013August 14, 2013
blind spot series

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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Everybody’s Talkin’ 6 – 28 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

Alex and Andrew discuss a classic, Rich is your pusher-man, and I realize I’ve forgotten about Yojimbo.

Posted on June 28, 2013July 3, 2013
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Everybody’s Talkin’ 6 – 14 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

Sam goes to SFF, TUMP goes to Westeros, and Kristen goes to Skull Island.

Posted on June 14, 2013June 19, 2013
blind spot series

Blindsided by BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA

I often sit down to watch action films from times gone by and wonder “What do people see in this?”
This wasn’t one of those times.

Posted on May 28, 2013June 30, 2015
blind spot series

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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