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festivals, reactions, TIFF alex maruny, alexandra jiménez, andrea duro, anna castillo, carlos areces, foreign, ghost graduation, jaime olias, javier bodalo, javier ruiz caldera, promoción fantasma, raúl arévalo, spanish, TIFF 2012

GHOST GRADUATION (PROMOCIÓN FANTASMA) Plays TIFF 2012

September 13, 2012

What might have happened if the gang from THE BREAKFAST CLUB had died in that library but never been allowed to exit this earth?

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, TIFF alex brendemühl, derek de lint, foreign, insensibles, juan carlos medina, juan diego, painless, silvia bel, spanish, TIFF 2012, tomas lemarquis

PAINLESS (INSENSIBLES) Plays TIFF 2012

September 10, 2012

Back to Spain to realize the dangers that come when one feels no pain.

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Ryan McNeil
reactions, screenings, TIFF andrés velencoso, antonio garrido, blanca romero, carmen ruiz, clara lago, daniel grao, fin, foreign, jorge torregrossa, maribel verdú, miquel fernández, spanish, TIFF 2012

FIN Plays TIFF 2012

September 10, 2012

Who should we grieve: Those who fall victim, or those left to carry on?

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Ryan McNeil
trailers drama, ewan mcgregor, foreign, juan antonio bayona, naomi watts, spanish

Black Wave/Bad Vibrations – THE IMPOSSIBLE Trailer

August 22, 2012

I’m developing a wicked taste for Spanish cinema, which always comes into play at TIFF time.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, antonio banderas, blanca suarez, elena anaya, foreign, marisa paredes, pedro almodovar, spanish, the skin i live in

THE SKIN I LIVE IN

November 6, 2011

Almodovar Gets Truly Twisted In One of The Year’s Best Films. Fair Warning: This Review Will be Spoiler-Heavy!

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Ryan McNeil
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