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Blindsided by THE BIRDS

Something tells me that if he ever wanted to, Alfred Hitchcock could have made a terrifying film about a tree full of chipmunks. The man was just THAT good.

Posted on July 30, 2013June 30, 2015
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Blindsided by LES DIABOLIQUES

My romp through film history finally takes me to France. It;s there that I learn that French people are gloriously screwed up, and that my readers have amazing taste!

Posted on June 25, 2013June 30, 2015
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Blindsided by BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA

I often sit down to watch action films from times gone by and wonder “What do people see in this?”
This wasn’t one of those times.

Posted on May 28, 2013June 30, 2015
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Blindsided by BROADCAST NEWS

How do you create a comedy that will last? You begin with the assumption that your audience isn’t a bunch of idiots. Armed with that assumption, its amazing how well a comedy can endure.

Posted on April 23, 2013June 30, 2015
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Blindsided by THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS

“The more things change, the more they stay the same.” Sometimes it’s shocking how very true that old saying can be.

Posted on March 26, 2013June 30, 2015
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Blindsided by THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC

This month, the blind spot series sends me back to Sunday School. Who needs a film with recorded dialogue when you have the expressive face of Maria Falconetti to express such a range of emotion?

Posted on February 26, 2013June 30, 2015
ikiru, kanji watanabe, takashi shimura
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Blindsided by IKIRU

We begin a new round of essentials with a bummer.
An sublimely, achingly, beautiful bummer.

Posted on January 29, 2013June 30, 2015
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Blindsided by LA DOLCE VITA

We travel to Italy to close out the 2012 Blindspot List, where a cnematic master gives us a taste of the good life.

Posted on December 26, 2012June 30, 2015
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Blindsided by ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST

The original epic tale of epic epicness…

Posted on November 27, 2012June 30, 2015
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Blindsided by FRANKENSTEIN

Considering how well I thought I knew Whale’s adaptation of Shelly’s gothic tale, it’s amazing that I was moved as deeply as I was.

Posted on October 30, 2012June 30, 2015
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Blindsided by TOUCH OF EVIL

Digging into this film has been a long time coming. It hasn’t just waited through nine months of Blind Spots; it’s been patiently waiting for me on my own shelf for years

Posted on September 25, 2012June 30, 2015
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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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