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Grievously, I haven’t had the time to contribute to the ripping great Close-Up Blog-a-thon which is concluding this Sunday over at The House Next Door. Lots of very, very good entries over there, with terrific insight into movie aesthetics piled right up to the ceiling.
For his close-up post, Culture Snob decided to focus on [...]

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Today on a very special Womb to Tomb… »

Sentimentality Alert! Today’s post contains liberal doses of nostalgia with a sprinkling of schmaltz. Please feel free to skip it and move on to something a little snarkier if you’re not in the mood.
Still hanging around? Good for you.
On this day, November 6th, Ethan Hawke was born. The well-tousled actor made a big splash [...]

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