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• Off Script: Mute Witness

  

  Film: Mute Witness Format: Internet video on laptop. If you ever needed more evidence that Alec Guinness was a basass, the fact that his final movie credit was... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1979

  

  The Contenders: Bob Fosse: All That JazzFrancis Ford Coppola: Apocalypse Now Peter Yates: Breaking AwayEdouard Molinaro: La Cage aux Folles Robert Benton: Krame... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite

  

  Film: A Tale of Two Cities Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. I don’t like the writing of Charles Dickens. I think it’s clearly evident that Dicken... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Down on the Farm

  

  Film: Places in the Heart Format: Movies! Channel on rockin’ flatscreen. For the past few months, I’ve been sitting with a single Best Picture nominee in the... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Derailed

  

  Film: Murder on the Orient Express Format: Movies! Channel on rockin’ flatscreen. I’m pretty sure that I’d seen Murder on the Orient Express in the past; I... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Greek Tragedy

  

  Film: Mourning Becomes Electra Format: Internet video on laptop. No matter what, there’s no drama like family drama. Everything is far more intense when it come... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• What Color is Your God?

  

  Film: The Green Goddess Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. I’m always happy when a rarity pops up on Turner Classic Movies because it’s just... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• A Very Close Shave

  

  Film: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Format: DVD from personal collection on laptop. I’ve been in a horror movie mood lately. That’s not hugely... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong: Best Picture 1944

  

  The Contenders: Double IndemnityGaslight Going My Way (winner) Since You Went Away Wilson What’s Missing For a dozen years before 1944, the Academy nominated... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Fly (1958)

  

  Film: The Fly (1958) Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on laptop. I love classic science fiction and horror. I like the new stuff, too, but there’s a lovely... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Sure Hope It's Waterproof...

  

  Film: A Hatful of Rain Format: Internet video on laptop. The idea of a parent misjudging his or her children is a pretty old story. Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Smuggler's Blues

  

  Film: Frozen River Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on laptop. One of the many things I find interesting about movies is those instances in which a movie... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: Only Lovers Left Alive

  

  Film: Only Lovers Left Alive Format: DVDs from DeKalb Public Library on laptop. I don’t know if Jim Jarmusch can be considered an acquired taste because I... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Brokeback Manhattan

  

  Film: Carol Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. Every year when the Oscar nominations are released, I find myself with a sudden influx of new films on the list... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Over the Border

  

  Film: Hold Back the Dawn Format: Internet video on laptop. Keepvid is a nice little internet site that allows one to download videos, which is something I’ve... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Animated Feature 2006

  

  The Contenders: CarsHappy Feet (winner) Monster House What’s Missing It seems that 2006 was another one of those down years for animated films. Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• (Not So) Green Acres

  

  Film: The Southerner Format: DVDs from NetFlix on laptop. NetFlix moves in mysterious ways sometimes. I get only a single movie at a time, but despite having... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Two Shakespeare Plays in One

  

  Film: Cleopatra (1963) Format: DVDs from NetFlix on laptop. I’m on a short vacation, and am spending the next few days doing a lot of cleaning around my house.... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Love on the Ward

  

  Film: Private Worlds Format: Internet video on laptop. This is going to sound mildly heretical, but I really don’t understand the appeal of Claudette Colbert. Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Nick's Picks: Short Term 12

  

  Film: Short Term 12 Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. This is the third in a series of twelve movies selected by Nick Jobe. Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES