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rocky

visuals john g. avildsen, philadelphia freedom, rocky, sylvester stallone

Philadelphia Freedom: ROCKY

June 1, 2017

Greetings from the road!

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Ryan McNeil
guest spots, podcasts jamie dew, rocky, the dew over podcast

Elsewhere: Talkin’ 1976 on The Dew Over

February 2, 2015

I take my talents to the east side…yet again!…to discuss the films of 1976.

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Ryan McNeil
the watchlist 4 little girls, a most violent year, ain't them bodies saints, all the president's men, american sniper, let the right one in, network, rocky, the friends of eddie coyle, the last picture show, the life aquatic

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

January 24, 2015

A lot of homework this week. I mean A LOT of homework this week!

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Ryan McNeil
the watchlist barry lyndon, countdown, m*a*s*h, magic in the moonlight, one flew over the cuckoo's nest, rocky, sunshine on leith, the brothers bloom, the specials, trouble in paradise

Days of The Week (Films Watched August 2 – August 7)

August 9, 2014

When it feels like you’re watching less, but you’re actually watching the same.

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Ryan McNeil
the watchlist a prairie home companion, cimarron, going my way, grand hotel, hot fuzz, looper, m*a*s*h, rocky, some kind of wonderful, sound city, stoker, the apartment, the passion of joan of arc, west side story

Days of The Week (Films Watched Feb 16 – Mar 1)

March 2, 2013

Considering it’s been two weeks since we checked the scoreboard, the tally is up a bit…but not quite as high as one might think.

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Ryan McNeil
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