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Tag: surrender to the void

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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
blind spot series

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
blind spot series

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
blind spot series

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
blind spot series

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
blind spot series

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
blind spot series

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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Everybody’s Talkin’ 12 – 28 (Year-End Chatter from Other Bloggers)

As we prepare to turn the page on 2012, everyone is summarizing what they saw with a list.

Posted on December 28, 2012January 6, 2013
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Everybody’s Talkin’ 5 – 25 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

Scott and Whitney go to seperate movies, Candice muses on Sissy Spacek’s mom, and The Void goes to Cannes.

Posted on May 25, 2012May 30, 2012
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Everybody’s Talkin’ 1 – 6 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

Allison plans to see the light in 2012, I take a seat in The Front Room Cinema, and The Void wishes us a Merry New Year

Posted on January 6, 2012January 9, 2012
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Everybody’s Talkin’ 10 – 20 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

As Andrew hits 1000, and Dear Film Catch My Eye, I Get Giddy With Excitement at The Prospect of Meeting a Longtime Online Friend.

Posted on October 20, 2011October 26, 2011

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