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Movie Resolution: Week 33

September 14, 2012by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

August 12: Listen, Darling Of all the Judy Garland films I’ve seen so far, I enjoy the ones where she is young the most. She was so charming, infectious almost. […]

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cinema, film, movie, review

Movie Resolution: Week 32

September 10, 2012by Benjamin Phillips 1 Comment

August 5: The Strange Life of Timothy Green This film would make more sense if it were titled, The Incredibly Irritating Life of Tree Boy: Donde Está El Plot? It […]

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cinema, film, movie, review

Movie Resolution: Week 31

September 3, 2012by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

July 29: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days I enjoy these movies, such mindless fun. The books look like a drag, but the children I work with seem to […]

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Anne Rice, archaeology, Bette Davis, cinema, film, Meryl Streep, movie, review, Roseanne

Movie Resolution: Week 30

August 30, 2012by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

July 22: Go Chase Yourself http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKLatb21680 Long ago, or not so long ago, I can’t really remember and I can’t be bothered to look, anyway, long ago I told you […]

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cinema, film, Marilyn Monroe, movie, review

Movie Resolution: Week 29

August 24, 2012by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

July 15: A Chump at Oxford http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok8fu30XA8g I had never before seen a Laurel and Hardy film before. I don’t expect to seek them out, they aren’t my kind of […]

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cinema, film, movie, review

Movie Resolution: Week 28

August 20, 2012by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I hate to admit it, but I’m the worst blogger ever. I feel tremendous guilt every day for not posting my new articles and transferring old articles, but for some […]

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cinema, film, Joan Crawford, movie, review

Movie Resolution: Week 27

July 31, 2012by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I’m very behind on these posts, I haven’t had much feedback and have become a bit discouraged, but I’m halfway finished with this resolution and if I give it up, […]

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cinema, film, movie, review

Faux Tumblr: Installment 4

July 29, 2012by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

La Môme is one of the greatest films of the modern era. Simple as that. It’s genius. It’s beautiful. It’s tragic. Truly one of the best biopics ever made. Do […]

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ancient Egypt, art, celebrity, cinema, culture, family, famous, fashion, France, Joan Crawford, movie, music, Paris, photography, travel

Movie Resolution: Week 26

June 30, 2012by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

June 24: Deception http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmBvAR7ArRU In the 1940s, there were several movies made about women falling into passionate romances with talented musicians. They were like the original groupies. Joan Crawford starred […]

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cinema, film, movie, review

Movie Resolution: Week 25

June 23, 2012by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

June 17: Albert Nobbs I looked forward to this film long before it was released in theaters, but because I never make it to the cinema, I had to wait […]

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cinema, film, movie, review

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