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Ryan Smith Blog

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Thoughts on film and music by filmmaker Ryan Smith, based in Franklin, TN.

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  • Avatar ★ ★ ★ 1/2

    Posted on Friday December 18th, 2009 at 23:47 in Film

    The story of Avatar is familiar territory: during a time of war or unrest, an outsider from one “tribe” is welcomed into the enemy tribe, and soon finds himself siding with his former adversaries. Think Dances With Wolves. Think The Last...

  • December Reviews

    Posted on Thursday December 10th, 2009 at 09:31 in Film

    These reviews appear in the latest issue of Southern Exposure Magazine. UP IN THE AIR (DEC. 25) ★ ★ ★ ★ In this expertly constructed dramedy by director Jason Reitman (Juno, Thank You For Smoking), George Clooney plays Ryan Bingham, a man wh...

  • Home Theater

    Posted on Thursday November 12th, 2009 at 10:25 in Film

    THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS (2008) ★ ★ ★ Director: Mark Herman Slickly produced drama about a Nazi commandant’s son who strikes up a friendship with a Jewish boy in the concentration camp his father oversees. There are some good perfo...

  • Home Theater

    Posted on Tuesday November 10th, 2009 at 13:28 in Film

    THX 1138 SPECIAL EDITION (1971/2004) ★ ★ ★ Director: George Lucas George Lucas’s debut film still holds up stylistically. The newly added “special edition” footage is unnecessary, but rarely distracting. Cinematography, editi...

  • The Invention of Fireproof Lying

    Posted on Monday October 5th, 2009 at 13:43 in Film

    Ricky Gervais’ comic farce The Invention of Lying and Sherwood Pictures’ Christian hit Fireproof actually have something in common. They are both examples of using film as an opportunity to preach from a soap box. Fireproof informs us th...

  • Blu-ray Deal of the Day

    Posted on Friday September 18th, 2009 at 10:19 in Film

    Click on the image to take advantage of a truly amazing deal. ...

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