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Days of The Week (Films Watched Mar 22 – Mar 28)

March 29, 2014

The sweet surrender that comes with setting foot into a cinema.

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Ryan McNeil
the watchlist 20 feet fro stardom, broadcast news, cutie and the boxer, dirty wars, jerry maguire, life itself, philomena, play it again sam, russian ark, shine a light, the adventures of robin hood, the perks of being a wallflower, the square

Days of The Week (Films Watched Jan 18 – Jan 24)

January 25, 2014

A week spent watching a lot of nonfiction, a lot of new material, and a lot of nonfiction new material.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, buddy guy, charlie watts, christina aguileria, docs, dvd, IMAX, jack white, keith richards, martin scorsese, mick jagger, music, rolling stones, ron wood, shine a light

SHINE A LIGHT

April 8, 2008

Say what you will about this band being “so old” – they still put on a kick-ass show.

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Ryan McNeil
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