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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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Life is for Living
Film: Boyhood Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on laptop. Boyhood took me two tries to get through. I tried to watch it a couple of months ago, got about... Read more
Posted on 19 October 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Payback's a Bitch
Film: The Last Command Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. There’s a hefty little subgenre of films about the making of films. Read more
Posted on 18 October 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 2012
The Contenders: Argo (winner) Beasts of the Southern Wild Life of Pi Lincoln Silver Linings Playbook What’s Missing I like several of the nominees well enough... Read more
Posted on 16 October 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
No One Has Ever Escaped From...
Film: Stalag 17 Format: DVD from personal collection on laptop. Stalag 17 is an interesting film for a lot of reasons. The movie takes place in a prisoner of wa... Read more
Posted on 16 October 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Grief
Film: A Single Man Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on The Nook. As a heterosexual man, my relationship to queer cinema is hardly unique. Read more
Posted on 15 October 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Love Polygon
Film: Four Daughters Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. My DVR goes through periods of boom and bust. Suddenly, out of nowhere, half a dozen... Read more
Posted on 14 October 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Picks from Chip: 3 Idiots
Film: 3 Idiots Format: Internet video on laptop. This is the tenth in a series of twelve movies selected by Chip Lary at Tips from Chip. Twice this year, Chip... Read more
Posted on 13 October 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Diamonds Are a Thief's Best Friend
Film: Out of Sight Format: DVDs from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. I didn’t know going in that Out of Sight was based on an Elmore Leonard novel, but I... Read more
Posted on 12 October 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
On the Lam
Film: Running on Empty Format: DVDs from personal collection on laptop. A little more than a week ago, there was a discussion of Oscar category fraud. Read more
Posted on 11 October 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 1965
The Contenders: Samantha Eggar: The Collector Julie Christie: Darling (winner) Elizabeth Hartmen: A Patch of Blue Simone Signoret: Ship of Fools Julie Andrews:... Read more
Posted on 09 October 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
The State of Denmark
Film: Hamlet (1996) Format: DVDs from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. I’ve seen four cinematic versions of Hamlet. From worst to first, I would rank them with th... Read more
Posted on 08 October 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
I've Got My Philosophy
Film: The Razor’s Edge Format: Movies! Channel on rockin’ flatscreen. Older movies are often preachy. It more or less comes with the territory, and so I try to... Read more
Posted on 07 October 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Show, Don't Tell!
Film: Enchanted April Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on laptop. I’ve done this blog for almost six years. I think in that time I’ve earned a bit of... Read more
Posted on 06 October 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage
Film: La Cage aux Folles Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on laptop. A new quarter at the school where I work begins tomorrow, which means I’ll have a... Read more
Posted on 05 October 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Austen City Limits
Film: Pride & Prejudice Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. I genuinely like to give every movie I watch a chance. The best way to be surprised by something is... Read more
Posted on 04 October 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1958
The Contenders: Paul Newman: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Tony Curtis: The Defiant Ones Sidney Poitier: The Defiant Ones Spencer Tracy: The Old Man and the Sea David... Read more
Posted on 03 October 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
A Stolen Life
Film: Philomena Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. The movie(s) I watch on a given day are watched from a combination of availability,... Read more
Posted on 02 October 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Norma Jeane
Film: The Goddess Format: Movies! Channel on rockin’ flatscreen. Kim Stanley had a very strange movie career. Evidently the bulk of her acting work was on stage... Read more
Posted on 01 October 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Trials of Job
Film: Leviafan (Leviathan) Format: DVD from netFlix on laptop. There’s a feel to Russian movies that I don’t think can be duplicated by anything but a Russian... Read more
Posted on 30 September 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Murder Most Foul
Film: Mystic River Format: DVD from personal collection on laptop. I’ve seen a lot of movies. Mystic River is the 292nd movie I’ve watched this year alone, and... Read more
Posted on 29 September 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES