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lincoln

the watchlist clockers, dawn of the planet of the apes, jailhouse rock, lilies of the field, lincoln, rise of the planet of the apes, sleeper, the girl most likely, the pawnbroker, they came together, what about bob?

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

July 12, 2014

That awkward feeling when a funny movie doesn;t strike one as funny.

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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
listy goodness amour, argo, django unchained, lincoln, prometheus

Say Good Night and Go: Ryan’s Top Five of 2012

January 1, 2013

Take one last look at 2012: A year the studios remembered how to make great pictures.

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Ryan McNeil
the watchlist diner, fear and desire, goldeneye, hook, lincoln, skyfall, the deep blue sea, the spy who loved me

Days of The Week (Films Watched Nov 3 – Nov 9)

November 10, 2012

Like many others my week was peppered with 007. Unlike some people out there, I’m not feigning interest because 007 is trending.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers adam driver, bio-pic, daniel day-lewis, david oyelowo, hal holbrook, history, jackie earle haley, james spader, jared harris, john hawkes, joseph gordon-levitt, lee pace, lincoln, michael stuhlbarg, sally field, steven spielberg, tommy lee jones

Honesty – LINCOLN Trailer and Thoughts About Trailers in General

September 18, 2012

A much-anticipated film gets its trailer on a week where I ponder the usefulness

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Ryan McNeil
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