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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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Viva Cuba?
Film: Before Night Falls Format: DVD from NetFlix on The New Portable. Because my job involves a great deal of reading, I don’t read for pleasure a lot. It’s on... Read more
Posted on 17 May 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Wednesday Horror: I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
Film: I am the Pretty Thing that Lives in the House Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on laptop. A great deal of modern horror is about putting as much... Read more
Posted on 16 May 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1951
The Contenders: Humphrey Bogart: The African Queen (winner) Arthur Kennedy: Bright Victory Fredric March: Death of a Salesman Montgomery Clift: A Place in the... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1972
The Contenders: Bob Fosse: Cabaret (winner) John Boorman: Deliverance Jan Troell: The Emigrants Francis Ford Coppola: The Godfather Joseph L. Read more
Posted on 11 May 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Finishing the AFI Top-100
Film: Sophie’s Choice Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on The New Portable. For the last several years, I’d seen 99 of the AFI Top-100 movies. Read more
Posted on 11 May 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Wednesday Horror: Return of the Living Dead
Film: Return of the Living Dead Format: On Demand on big ol’ television. One of the most enduring ideas concerning movie zombies is that they love to eat brains. Read more
Posted on 09 May 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Coupling and Uncoupling
Film: Lovers and Other Strangers Format: Internet video on the latest internet machine. As the saying goes, dying is easy; comedy is hard. Read more
Posted on 08 May 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1999
The Contenders: American Beauty (winner) The Cider House Rules The Green Mile The Insider The Sixth Sense What’s Missing 1999 is such a great year for movies, i... Read more
Posted on 07 May 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Off Script: The Tingler
Film: The Tingler Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. I love William Castle. I truly do. I’d be hard-pressed to call any of his movies great,... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong: Best Original Screenplay 2011
The Contenders: The Artist Bridesmaids Margin Call Midnight in Paris (winner) A Separation What’s Missing 2011 is one of those years where it feels like no... Read more
Posted on 04 May 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Where There's a Will, I Want to Be in It
Films: Sudden Fear Format: Internet video on the new internet machine. NetFlix is a lot like an umpire or autocorrect. When it does its job well, you don’t... Read more
Posted on 04 May 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Wednesday Horror: Children of the Corn
Films: Children of the Corn Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on the latest internet machine. It’s not a surprise that stories written by Stephen King would... Read more
Posted on 03 May 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Education, After a Fashion
Films: Charly Format: DVD from NetFlix on The New Portable. Charly seemed very familiar to me. I realized at some point while watching that I’d seen part of thi... Read more
Posted on 02 May 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 1981
The Contenders: The French Lieutenant’s Woman On Golden Pond (winner) Pennies from Heaven Prince of the City Ragtime What’s Missing 1981 was a staggeringly... Read more
Posted on 30 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
The (Very) Slow Passage of Time
Films: A Ghost Story Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on The New Portable. Sometimes, this hobby is a frustrating one. Read more
Posted on 29 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 1938
The Contenders: Bette Davis: Jezebel (winner) Norma Shearer: Marie Antoinette Wendy Hiller: Pygmalion Margaret Sullavan: Three Comrades Fay Bainter: White... Read more
Posted on 27 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Urban Haute Bourgeoisie
Films: Metropolitan Format: DVD from Mokena Public Library through interlibrary loan on The New Portable. In the end of the blogging swimming pool where I... Read more
Posted on 27 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Wednesday Horror: Private Parts (1972)
Films: Private Parts (1972) Format: DVD from NetFlix on The New Portable. For what it’s worth, not all of these reviews write that easily. Some of them are a... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
The Show Must Go on (and On)
Films: Funny Girl Format: DVD from NetFlix on The New Portable. I’m going to be upfront here; Funny Girl is the sort of movie that really isn’t made for me at... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1992
The Contenders: Robert Downey Jr.: Chaplin Stephen Rea: The Crying Game Denzel Washington: Malcolm X Al Pacino: Scent of a Woman (winner) Clint Eastwood:... Read more
Posted on 23 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES