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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
LATEST ARTICLES ( 2825 )
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Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1955
The Contenders: John Sturges: Bad Day at Black Rock Elia Kazan: East of Eden Delbert Mann: Marty (winner) Joshua Logan: Picnic David Lean: Summertime What’s... Read more
Posted on 20 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Everybody Hurts
Films: Rabbit Hole Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on various players. As I get closer and closer to finishing up the Oscar lists I have set for myself,... Read more
Posted on 20 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Wednesday Horror: Shadow of the Vampire
Films: Shadow of the Vampire Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on laptop. When you talk about great silent films, there are a few names that are going to... Read more
Posted on 19 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1940
The Contenders: All This, and Heaven Too Foreign Correspondent The Grapes of Wrath The Great Dictator Kitty Foyle The Letter The Long Voyage Home Our Town The... Read more
Posted on 16 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
...Burma Shave
Films: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Format: DVD from NetFlix on The New Portable. Going into Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (hereafter... Read more
Posted on 16 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Colonizers Gonna Colonize
Films: Indochine Format: DVD from Northern Illinois University Founders Memorial Library on various players. I’m not sure what it is about an epic that makes... Read more
Posted on 15 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 1991
The Contenders: Boyz n the Hood Bugsy The Fisher King Grand Canyon Thelma & Louise (winner) What’s Missing As tends to be the case, I like some of the... Read more
Posted on 14 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Alien Lanes
Films: Starman Format: DVD from personal collection on The New Portable. One of my favorite pieces of Oscar trivia is that Wes Craven once directed Meryl... Read more
Posted on 13 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Wednesday Horror: Maniac (1980)
Films: Maniac (1980) Format: DVD from NetFlix on The New Portable. I know I’ve referenced the Video Bug a few times in the past here. Read more
Posted on 12 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Films: 10 Cloverfield Lane Format: DVD from Sycamore Publ...
Films: 10 Cloverfield Lane Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on laptop. I was less enamored of Cloverfield than a lot of people. Read more
Posted on 11 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 1958
The Contenders: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Gigi (winner) The Horse’s Mouth I Want to Live! Separate Tables What’s Missing It happens that 1958 was a solid year for... Read more
Posted on 09 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Allegory, Emphasis on "Gory"
Films: mother! Format: Blu-ray from DeKalb Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. I know roughly where I am starting out with this, but I have no idea where I’m... Read more
Posted on 09 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
The Prime Minister's Speech
Films: Darkest Hour Format: Blu-ray from DeKalb Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. For the next 800-1200 words I’m going to talk about Darkest Hour, but I’m... Read more
Posted on 08 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 1970
The Contenders: Carrie Snodgress: Diary of a Mad Housewife Jane Alexander: The Great White Hope Ali MacGraw: Love Story Sarah Miles: Ryan’s Daughter Glenda... Read more
Posted on 06 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Come on Baby, Light My Fire
Films: Joan of Arc Format: DVD from NetFlix on The New Portable. As I get down to the last few dozen movies on my Oscars lists, I’m starting to find more and... Read more
Posted on 06 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Wednesday Horror: The Strangers
Films: The Strangers Format: DVD from Franklin Grove Public Library through interlibrary loan on The New Portable. The home invasion horror movie has been aroun... Read more
Posted on 05 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Starry Starry Night
Films: Loving Vincent Format: DVD from Dekalb Public Library on The New Portable. Frequent readers of this blog will know that I’m mostly interested in story. Read more
Posted on 04 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 2014
The Contenders: Bradley Cooper: American Sniper Michael Keaton: Birdman Steve Carell: Foxcatcher Benedict Cumberbatch: The Imitation Game Eddie Redmayne: The... Read more
Posted on 02 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Flip and Flop
Films: House of Sand and Fog Format: DVD from personal collection on various players. I’m going to go far afield to introduce the idea of House of Sand and Fog... Read more
Posted on 02 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1993
The Contenders: Jim Sheridan: In the Name of the Father Jane Campion: The Piano James Ivory: The Remains of the DaySteven Spielberg: Schindler’s List (winner)... Read more
Posted on 30 March 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES