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Tag: will kouf

blind spot series

Blindsided by DANCER IN THE DARK

As winter creeps in, a film arrives giving me a song to sing in my head…which is a good thing because it will leave my heart empty.

Posted on November 25, 2014June 30, 2015
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Blindsided by STAGECOACH

In watching a classic western, I realize that it has actually shaped my whole appreciation for the genre.

Posted on October 28, 2014June 30, 2015
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Blindsided by GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS

School’s out for summer, but some teachers will stay with us forever.

Posted on June 26, 2014June 30, 2015
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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 SHAFT

I was ill-equipped to hold court with black private dick that’s a sex machine to all the chicks. So for once, I asked for guidance.

Posted on February 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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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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Blindsided by PERSONA

Look at film long enough, eventually it looks back.

Posted on October 29, 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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Everybody’s Talkin’ 8 – 9 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

Brian is subjected to THE LONE RANGER, Kristen goes back to ’67, and Alex wonders “Wither Anton?”

Posted on August 9, 2013August 14, 2013
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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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