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Musings On… Movie Confessions Blogathon

August 9, 2012
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The entire premise of Cinefessions is admitting one’s cinematic secrets; those facts that we may be embarrassed to admit (like we haven’t seen Film X, or haven’t seen a film from Director Y). We all have them, and Cinefessions looks to help wash those away, one film at a time. What better way to kick…

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Musings On… Criterion Sale-ing 2012

August 5, 2012
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Almost one year ago, I wrote about my purchases during the July, 2011 Barnes and Noble/Criterion Collection sale. I ended up taking my collection from 12 Criterion titles, to 31 Criterion releases, and picked up some cinematic gems, to say the least. Last summer, though, I had a great job that was paying me more…

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Musings On… Earrings (2012)

August 4, 2012
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In the interest of full disclosure, it should be noted that I have a “special thanks” shout-out in this movie’s end credits. That said, the director of this film has asked that all articles about his film be, above all else, honest, and honesty is what Cinefessions lives and dies by. Also know that this…

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Musings On… Criterion Sale-ing 2011

August 9, 2011
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Now that the dust has finally settled, and my credit cards have had a week to regain their solid form, it’s time to look back at the Barnes and Noble Criterion Collection sale, and evaluate my purchases. There’s no doubt that all of my twitter followers knew about this sale because I was hyping it…

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Musings On… Desert Island DVDs

June 7, 2011
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Regular readers of The Movie Files are undoubtedly aware of my love for all things “list”.  Since my introduction on The LAMB (Large Association of Movie Blogs), I have been checking out more film blogs, and happened upon a meme that passed me by last year.  It is entitled “Desert Island DVDs“, and is the…

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Musings On… Sledgehammer (1983)

May 15, 2011
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Musings On… is a new periodic feature on The Movie Files that will focus on movies that I have 1) reviewed in the past and wanted to talk more about, or 2) are too niche to receive a proper star rating.  These will be long-form writings on film and will not contain any star rating.  Spoilers…

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