January 2016 BLIND SPOT: Marie Antoinette (2006)

I have to confess that since I visited Paris a couple of years ago, I've become slightly obsessed with French history. Sofia Coppola's retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen promises a character study of the title role instead of a historical account that led to the fall of Versailles. I have no problem with that, after all I'm not expecting a documentary of …

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2016 BLIND SPOT series film picks

Ok, so I dropped the ball last year on this Blindspot series as I wanted to spend more time on my script. I've also blogged a lot less for the same reason and will continue doing so until my script is done. But given how much I've enjoyed discovering *old classics* or acclaimed films I've …

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2015 BLIND SPOT series: My 12 film picks

Ok so I've completed my first Blind Spot series! Well ok I might've missed a couple for one reason or another – Time Bandits and How The West Was Won – but I'd still watch them at some point. The Blind Spot series was originally spearheaded by Ryan at The Matinee, and I was also inspired by Dan's list …

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