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• Admittedly, Other Letter Shapes Would Be Strange

  

  Film: The L-Shaped Room Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. I’ve made no secret on this blog that I’m not a fan of Leslie Caron. I don’t mind... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• I'm Telling My Girls to Elope

  

  Film: Father of the Bride Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. I like Spencer Tracy pretty well, so I’m always at least interested when I... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1963

  

  The Contenders: America, America Cleopatra How the West Was Won Lilies of the Field Tom Jones (winner) What’s Missing There are years like 1963 where it looks... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• First Amendment

  

  Film: Trumbo Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on laptop. Any country and every country have dark days in their past. For the U.S. Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• An Indie's Indie

  

  Film: TangerineFormat: Streaming video from NetFlix on The Nook. I was in a unique position coming at the latest crop of films from the 1001 Movies list this... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Be Our Guest

  

  Film: Beauty and the Beast (1991)Format: DVD from Moline Public Library through interlibrary loan on laptop. It’s fair to say that I missed a good portion of th... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Picks from Chip: Departures (Okuribito)

  

  Film: Departures (Okuribito) Format: DVD from Moline Public Library through interlibrary loan on laptop. This is the tenth in a series of twelve movies suggeste... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Bosud

  

  Film: Melvin and HowardFormat: DVD from Mokena Community Public Library through interlibrary loan on rockin’ flatscreen. I’ve said for years that my ideal job... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Animated Feature 2011

  

  The Contenders: A Cat in Paris Chico and Rita Kung Fu Panda 2 Puss in Boots Rango (winner) What’s Missing There were a lot of animated movies released in 2011,... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• All Hail Tomainia

  

  Film: The Great DictatorFormat: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. Everyone has gaps in his or her viewing. In fact, one of the main reasons I created... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Ward Seven

  

  Film: Captain Newman, M.D.Format: Internet video on laptop. I fully intended to watch something on DVD today that I had picked out from a local library. Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Depth of Human Evil

  

  Film: The Look of SilenceFormat: Streaming video from NetFlix on The Nook. The Act of Killing was a documentary that I found extremely difficult to watch. That... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Nick and Nora

  

  Film: After the Thin Man Format: DVD from personal collection on laptop.The Thin Man is my favorite movie of 1934 and one of my favorite movies of the 1930s in... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• New Year, New List

  According to fellow 1001 Movies blogger Nicolas Krizan at Beyond 1001 Movies, the new edition of The List is out. I haven't seen the book yet and have no idea... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Through Concrete, Like a Damn Dandelion

  

  Film: A Tree Grows in BrooklynFormat: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. When I was in eighth grade, I had to read A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. I don’t really remember... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 1944

  

  The Contenders: Hail the Conquering Hero The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek Two Girls and a Sailor Wilson (winner) Wing and a Prayer What’s Missing While 1944 was a... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Genealogy

  

  Film: The Emigrants (Utvandrarna)Format: Video from The Magic Flashdrive on laptop. I’ve written a lot of reviews on this site, so I’m never really sure what... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Spiritus Mundi

  

  Film: Boy and the World (O Menino e o Mundo)Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen There are times when I wish that my interests in film were different... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: Beyond the Door

  

  Film: Beyond the Door (Chi Sei?)Format: DVD from personal collection on laptop Success breeds imitation. That’s true in business, in literature, and in any... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Dance Dance Revolution

  

  Film: IsadoraFormat: Internet video on laptop I’ve mentioned here before when I thought it was relevant that both of my daughters are dancers, and very serious... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES