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Monthly Archives: June 2013

My Favorite Movies: The Music Man

June 28, 2013by Paul Boyne 1 Comment

So this guy, he persistently lies to an entire community by stirring up groundless anxiety and proposing an elaborate solution he’s not at all prepared to follow through on; he […]

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Facebook Links #2

June 24, 2013by Paul Boyne Leave a comment

Worthwhile articles I shared on Facebook in February and March, with excerpts to give you a taste for each of them, although of course I recommend you read the complete […]

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Double Feature: Jackie Brown and Out of Sight

June 21, 2013by Paul Boyne 1 Comment

This is almost certainly going to be the most time-consuming double feature I’ll ever propose, but these two films are each a great deal of fun, and the connections between […]

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“Landslide”: A Song for This Moment

June 14, 2013by Paul Boyne Leave a comment

Stevie Nicks says she wrote the song in about five minutes. I can believe that. It’s a very simple song, one of those iconic rock ditties that are lightning rods […]

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Supplemental Post: Pulp Fiction, Meet The Tree of Life

June 9, 2013by Paul Boyne 2 Comments

(See my previous post) As Deems Taylor puts it during his final speech in Fantasia, “[The pinnacle of my all-time favorite movies list] is a combination of two [films] so […]

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The 2013 Update of My “Favorite Movies” List

June 7, 2013by Paul Boyne 1 Comment

I like to make Events out of these things. For the last few months, I’ve been looking forward to my annual shuffling of favorite movies, anticipating some major changes. If […]

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