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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
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John Ince - This post was written as part of the late-film blogathon, an event created by David Cairns, proprietor of Shadowplay, the internet's finest film blog, to enc...2 months ago
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Work in progress... The magic of that Christmas tree. - It wraps itself around us every year and will go on forever. Traditional painting, 21×28,2 cm Oils on canvas sheet. Completed: October 20112 months ago
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Ten Best Films I Saw in November - Saw such amazing films this month, hit gold. Not easy to cut some off this list. As always only first time viewings Wild at Heart (David Lynch) Raw Deal (A...2 months ago
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cheerio blogger - Hello everyone who looks at my blog. I do not believe I will be using this page any longer. I am "all grown up" now and have to try and at least look like ...2 months ago
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Newlyweds (2011) - or Ed Burns' Love Letter to Tribeca NDC score:★★★★☆ *Released:* December 2011 VOD (Video on Demand) *Country: *USA *Runtime: *1 hr 33 min *Director:* Edward...2 months ago
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Tracks For Life - *Teenage Fanclub* - The Concept (single version) *Bandwagonesque* (1991)
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Young? Chest pain? Fat? It’s your weight, it can’t be your gallbladder (even if tests say otherwise). - Tod writes: I think it would be relevant to note that although I am a guy, I am FtM transgender and at the time the doctor in question considered me a youn...3 months ago
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The Fabulous Forties: Paulette Goddard - In the opening credits of *The Women* (1939), the stars of the all-female cast are introduced with various members of the animal kingdom representing thei...
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We're moving - The Google AdSense Team has sent me an email warning me that one of my other blogs, Old Paint, has pornography and/or adult content. As an example, they re...
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3 comments:
scary!
Yeah! I'll take that one!
Now that's a real vampire castle!
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