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life of pi

the watchlist almost famous, barbarella, bloodsport, how to marry a millionaire, it happened one night, jarhead, life of pi, manhattan murder mystery, ny export: opus jazz, redbelt, saboteur, the party

Days of The Week (Films Watched Oct 5 – Oct 11)

October 12, 2013

Taking a healthy slice out of the pie, but wanting to finish the entire plate.

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Ryan McNeil
award talk amour, ang lee, argo, beasts of the southern wild, benh zeitlan, david o. russell, django uchained, les miserables, life of pi, lincoln, michael haneke, silver linings playbook, steven spielberg

Gold on The Shore (Oscar Predictions – Best Director & Best Picture)

February 23, 2013

And then there was one…

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Ryan McNeil
award talk amour, argo, beasts of the southern wild, django unchained, flight, life of pi, lincoln, moonrise kingdom, silver linings playbook, zero dark thirty

Gathering Stories (Oscar Predictions – Best Adapted & Original Screenplay)

February 20, 2013

Time to start putting my money where my mouth is.

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Ryan McNeil
the watchlist alice doesn't live here anymore, anna karenina, good night and good luck, i love you phillip morris, life of pi, national lampoon's christmas vacation, shallow grave, the great dictator

Days of The Week (Films Watched Nov 17 – Nov 23)

November 24, 2012

This week, trips to my mailbox had me feeling like a kid in some kind of store.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, ang lee, drama, irrfan khan, life of pi, rafe spall, suraj sharma

LIFE OF PI

November 23, 2012

Once upon a time, there was a boat, a tiger, and a boy named Pi.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers 3-D, ang lee, drama, irrfan khan, life of pi, rafe spall, suraj shama, yann martel

Set Adrift on Memory Bliss – LIFE OF PI Trailer

October 2, 2012

For all of the goodness that TIFF gave me, there were a few titles that weren’t programmed I was dearly hoping for. Case in point…

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Ryan McNeil
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