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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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Fait Accompli
Film: And Now My Love (Toute Une Vie)Format: DVD from Frankfort Public Library through OCLC WorldCat on The New Portable. Sometimes I have to really search for... Read more
Posted on 20 January 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 1990
The Contenders: Alice Avalon Ghost (winner) Green Card Metropolitan What’s Missing As often seems to be the case, the movies that I love from this year are the... Read more
Posted on 19 January 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Wednesday Horror: Wolf Creek
Film: Wolf Creek Format: DVD from NetFlix on The New Portable. I’m honestly not sure where to start with a movie like Wolf Creek. This is a modern horror film i... Read more
Posted on 17 January 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 1930-1931
The Contenders: Cimarron (winner) The Criminal Code Holiday Little Caesar Skippy What’s Missing These early years are particularly interesting when it comes to... Read more
Posted on 14 January 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Left Hook
Film: Creed Format: DVD from Northern Illinois University Founders Memorial Library on The New Portable. I haven’t really decided what I’m going to do with... Read more
Posted on 13 January 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 1982
The Contenders: Jessica Lange: Frances Sissy Spacek: Missing Debra Winger: An Officer and a Gentleman Meryl Streep: Sophie’s Choice (winner) Julie Andrews:... Read more
Posted on 12 January 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Tropic Thunder Reference
Film: I Am Sam Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on The New Portable. I’m not sure where to start with I Am Sam (or i am sam as it is written in the... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Wednesday Horror: Thir13en Ghosts
Film: Thir13en Ghosts Format: DVD from Cortland Public Library on The New Portable. The things I do for this blog. Seriously. I’d seen Thir13en Ghosts before,... Read more
Posted on 10 January 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1942
The Contenders: Walter Pidgeon: Mrs. Miniver Monty Woolley The Pied Piper Gary Cooper: The Pride of the Yankees Ronald Colman: Random Harvest James Cagney:... Read more
Posted on 08 January 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
That Darn Cat
Film: Harry and Tonto Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. It’s mildly shocking when you look at Harry and Tonto, to realize that Art Carney... Read more
Posted on 06 January 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Animated Feature 2016
The Contenders: Kubo and the Two Strings Moana My Life as a Zucchini The Red Turtle Zootopia (winner) What’s Missing There are some surprisingly high profile... Read more
Posted on 04 January 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
The Foster Portfolio
Film: Coco Format: DVD from Cortland Library on The New Portable. “So,” I hear you say, “you’ve still got a few movies from 2017 to finish up and the next set o... Read more
Posted on 04 January 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Wednesday Horror: The Village
Film: The Village Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. It is not without some trepidation that I enter into a film with M. Night... Read more
Posted on 03 January 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
End of Year Nine
Today marks the end of the ninth year of this blog. Technically, the first three posts were in 2009, but the first reviews were posted at the start of 2010. Read more
Posted on 31 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1999
The Contenders: Sam Mendes: American Beauty (winner) Spike Jonze: Being John Malkovich Lasse Hallstrom: The Cider House Rules Michael Mann: The Insider M. Read more
Posted on 29 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Open Your Gifts!
Every year I suggest a collection of ten films that I think deserve to be on the 1001 Movies list that have, for one reason or another, been overlooked. Read more
Posted on 26 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 2016
The Contenders: Arrival Fences Hacksaw Ridge Hell or High Water Hidden Figures La La Land Lion Manchester by the Sea Moonlight (winner) What’s Missing I don’t... Read more
Posted on 25 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Fever Dog
Film: Almost Famous Format: DVD from Cortland Public Library on The New Portable. As I come closer and closer to the end of this Oscar project (slowly, if you’v... Read more
Posted on 23 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 1955
The Contenders: The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell Interrupted Melody (winner) It’s Always Fair Weather Mr. Hulot’s Holiday The Seven Little Foys What’s Missin... Read more
Posted on 22 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Off Script: Wolfen
Films: Wolfen Format: DVD from Cordova District Library through interlibrary loan on The New Portable. Of all of the classic Universal monsters, the Wolf Man... Read more
Posted on 21 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES