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Filmspotting Ep 400, June 8, 2012: Top 5 Things We Learned from the Movies

From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Length: 53:31

Filmspotting celebrates its 400th episode in front of a live studio audience at Lincoln Hall in Chicago. Adam and Josh are joined by special guests Michael Phillips (Chicago Tribune) and Dana Stevens (Slate) as they count down their lists of the top 5 life lessons they each learned from the movies. Read the full description.

Filmspotweb_small Filmspotting celebrates its 400th episode in front of a live studio audience at Lincoln Hall in Chicago.  Adam and Josh are joined by special guests Michael Phillips (Chicago Tribune) and Dana Stevens (Slate) as they count down the top 5 life lessons they each learned from the movies.

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Filmspotting celebrates its 400th episode in front of a live studio audience at Lincoln Hall in Chicago.  Adam and Josh are joined by special guests Michael Phillips (Chicago Tribune) and Dana Stevens (Slate) as they count down the top 5 life lessons they each learned from the movies.

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