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Tag: steven flores

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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
blind spot series

Blindsided by JESUS OF MONTREAL

Peace be with you: A reading from The Gospel according to Saint Denys…

Posted on March 25, 2014June 30, 2015
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Blindsided by CHARADE

It was bound to happen eventually: The realization that I wasn’t as blind as I thought. But what would that mean for the first watch of this classic?

Posted on January 28, 2014June 30, 2015
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Everybody’s Talkin’ 1 – 3 (Year-End Chatter from Other Bloggers)

As we prepare to dive headlong into 2014, everyone is summarizing what they saw with a list.

Posted on January 3, 2014January 9, 2014
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Blindsided by TOKYO STORY

Where Blind Spots are concerned, it feels like I’m ending 2013 where I started.

Posted on December 29, 2013June 30, 2015
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Blindsided by GRAND ILLUSION

You have to smile when you see the lineage of some of your favorite films.

Posted on November 26, 2013June 30, 2015
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Everybody’s Talkin’ 7 – 26 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

Across the Universe goes apocalyptic, The Mezzanine examines Woody at length, and Junebug lays down the law.

Posted on July 26, 2013July 31, 2013
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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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Everybody’s Talkin’ 4 – 6 (Ebert Chatter from Other Bloggers)

A few more thoughts on the big man from my brothers and sisters in arms.

Posted on April 6, 2013April 11, 2013
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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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