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Tag: silent film

blind spot series

Blindsided by INTOLERANCE

Some things never change, even a century later.

Posted on September 27, 2016October 10, 2016
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Blindsided by SHERLOCK, JR.

Trying to do two things at once and expecting to do justice to both.

Posted on April 21, 2015June 30, 2015
nxne, reactions, site news

LA VOZ DE LOS SILENCIADOS plays NXNE 2014

NXNE returns with a new outlook on film, getting the ball rolling with a film that forces us to listen closely.

Posted on June 12, 2014June 17, 2014
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Blindsided by MAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA

It’s amazing how sharp and influential a piece of art can seem eighty-five years after it was created.

Posted on April 22, 2014June 30, 2015
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Blindsided by BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN

Sergei Eisenstein serves up the best bowl of spinach I have ever taste

Posted on September 24, 2013June 30, 2015
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Blindsided by THE KID

As I finished a gem by a filmmaker I love, a surprise was waiting for me – a surprise I’ve yet to find in this whole watching series.

Posted on August 27, 2013June 30, 2015

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