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Tag: public transportation snob

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Blindsided by LOCK, STOCK, AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS

It’s bad enough this entry is two days overdue, I didn;’ need the selection itself to throw me for a loop and make matters worse.

Posted on August 30, 2012June 30, 2015
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Blindsided by PATTON

Getting my first look at a film that seems to encapsulate so much of America’s military history: For better and for worse.

Posted on July 31, 2012June 30, 2015
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Everybody’s Talkin’ 7 – 20 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

Rachel and Jess go back and cover a classic, The Droid helps us all keep calm and carry on, and Kristin leads the charge for a blogger to cave and get on Twitter.

Posted on July 20, 2012July 25, 2012
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Blindsided by BAMBI

I finally watch an animated feature I should have seen years ago, and come away surprised with its audacity.

Posted on June 26, 2012June 30, 2015
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Blindsided by A STAR IS BORN (1954)

Before we get up in arms about how Hollywood wants to ruin a classic, let’s all take a good long look at the classic.

Posted on May 29, 2012June 30, 2015
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Blindsided by MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON

What would Capra think of what the role of government has become?

Posted on April 24, 2012June 30, 2015
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Blindsided by MONTY PYTHON’S LIFE OF BRIAN

The wetwospective continues with a weal womp about the woars of laughter that come from a wigid weligion.

Posted on March 27, 2012June 30, 2015
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Blindsided by WILD AT HEART

Gird your loins everybody – the Blind Spot Series turns its eyes to David Lynch.

Posted on February 28, 2012June 30, 2015
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Blindsided by THE THING

Pull on your parka and pick up your blowtorch; It’s time for John Carpenter’s chilly classic to finally get scratched off the list as The Blind Spot Series begins.

Posted on January 31, 2012June 30, 2015

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