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The story of one man's odyssey of watching every movie ever contained in the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die" series
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Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 1947
The Contenders: The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (winner) Body and Soul A Double Life Monsieur Verdoux Shoeshine What’s Missing I haven’t seen a lot of movies... Read more
Posted on 06 July 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Wednesday Horror: Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Film: Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man Format: DVD from personal collection on The New Portable. I’ve gone on record as saying that I like the Universal... Read more
Posted on 04 July 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 2000
The Contenders: Chocolat Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon O Brother, Where Art Thou? Traffic (winner) Wonder Boys What’s Missing 2000 is one of those years where... Read more
Posted on 02 July 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 1995
The Contenders: Meryl Streep: The Bridges of Madison County Sharon Stone: Casino Susan Sarandon: Dead Man Walking (winner) Elisabeth Shue: Leaving Las Vegas Emm... Read more
Posted on 29 June 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Wednesday Horror: Martyrs
Film: Martyrs Format: DVD borrowed from a friend on The New Portable. When I added the first three horror movie lists to this blog, I knew there were going to b... Read more
Posted on 26 June 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Driving Doc Shirley
Film: Green Book Format: DVD from NetFlix on The New Portable. Oscar has a race problem, and Green Book, while not a symptom, is evidence of that problem. Read more
Posted on 25 June 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 2004
The Contenders: Leonardo DiCaprio: The Aviator Johnny Depp: Finding Neverland Don Cheadle: Hotel Rwanda Clint Eastwood: Million Dollar Baby Jamie Foxx: Ray... Read more
Posted on 24 June 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 2015
The Contenders: Adam McKay: The Big Short George Miller: Mad Max: Fury Road Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu: The Revenant (winner) Lenny Abrahamson: Room Tom... Read more
Posted on 22 June 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Wednesday Horror: A Cure for Wellness
Film: A Cure for Wellness Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on The New Portable. There are a handful of movies that I have checked out from a library... Read more
Posted on 20 June 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1947
The Contenders: The Bishop’s Wife Crossfire Gentleman’s Agreement (winner) Great Expectations Miracle on 34th Street What’s Missing When we go back to these... Read more
Posted on 18 June 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Power Corrupts
Film: Vice Format: DVD from Cortland Public Library on The New Portable. I’m going to warn you off the bat here: this is a political movie and I have political... Read more
Posted on 16 June 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 1967
The Contenders: Bonnie and Clyde Divorce, American Style La Guerre est Finie Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (winner) Two for the Road What’s Missing It seems... Read more
Posted on 15 June 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Mediocre White Men
Film: The Wife Format: DVD from Rock Island Public Library through interlibrary loan on rockin’ flatscreen. How do we live in a world where Glenn Close doesn’t... Read more
Posted on 14 June 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Wednesday Horror: Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil
Films: Tucker and Dale vs. Evil Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on The New Portable. I’ve discussed the problem with horror comedies before. Read more
Posted on 13 June 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
You Can't Pick You Family, but You Can Pick Your Anime
Film: Mirai Format: DVD from NetFlix on The New Portable. There have been 74 movies nominated for Best Animated Feature at this point in Oscar history, 73 of... Read more
Posted on 11 June 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 1977
The Contenders: Equus I Never Promised You a Rose Garden Julia (winner) Oh, God! That Obscure Object of Desire What’s Missing This is a very weird nomination... Read more
Posted on 11 June 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 1994
The Contenders: Jessica Lange: Blue Sky (winner) Susan Sarandon: The Client Winona Ryder: Little Women Jodie Foster: Nell Miranda Richardson: Tom & Viv What’s... Read more
Posted on 07 June 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Wednesday Horror: Child's Play 2; Child's Play 3
Film: Child’s Play 2; Child’s Play 3 Format: DVD from Cortland Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. When people talk about great horror properties,... Read more
Posted on 06 June 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 2003
The Contenders: Jude Law: Cold Mountain Ben Kingsley: The House of Sand and Fog Bill Murray: Lost in Translation Sean Penn: Mystic River (winner)Johnny Depp:... Read more
Posted on 04 June 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Inside and Out
Film: If Beale Street Could Talk Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. Typically, I write a review of a movie on the same day that I... Read more
Posted on 03 June 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES