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• Lawyering Up

  

  Film: The Client Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on laptop. Courtroom drama is its own special thing. I tend to like courtroom dramas, or at least I’m... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Déjà Vu

  

  Film: Algiers Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. Sometimes you watch a remake knowing it’s a remake. Sometimes, that sneaks up on you. Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Swing, Baby!

  

  Film: The Glenn Miller Story Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. One of the problems I tend to have with movies made in the earlier days of film is that actors... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• So, I Finally Went...

  

  Film: Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens Format: Market Square Cinemas. There are benefits to seeing a huge release on opening weekend. Avoiding... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: Prison

  

  Film: Prison Format: Internet video on laptop. There’s a sense with any list of films that advertises itself specifically as containing obscurities of the... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 1999

  

  The Contenders: American Beauty (winner) Being John Malkovich Magnolia The Sixth Sense Topsy-Turvy What’s Missing Evidently, 1999 was a great year for original... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Guess Who's Coming to Marriage

  

  Film: One Potato, Two Potato Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. There are some movies that age well and play pretty much the same way now as... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Make a Wish

  

  Film: Three Coins in the Fountain Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on various players. I have online office hours on Sundays and Tuesdays. It’s a rare... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• I'm Gonna Live Forever

  

  Film: Fame Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on laptop. Anyone who knows me knows me knows about my girls pretty quickly. Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• A Dickens of a Tale

  

  Film: Little Dorrit Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. When I did the 1001 Movies list, one of the (many) things I tracked was film length. Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Mach One

  

  Film: The Sound Barrier (Breaking the Sound Barrier; Breaking through the Sound Barrier) Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. A week ago, the only Ann Todd film ... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 1937

  

  The Contenders: The Awful Truth Captains Courageous The Life of Emile Zola (winner) Stage Door... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Svengali

  

  Film: The Seventh Veil Format: Internet video on laptop. Sometimes I play coy in my first paragraph or two when it comes to the film I’m reviewing. Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Sinister Birth

  

  Film: Blossoms in the Dust Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. I suppose I must be a Greer Garson fan. Garson was nominated for seven Best... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Emotional Rescue

  

  Film: The Prince of Tides Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. I wasn’t 20 minutes in with The Prince of Tides when I realized it was going to be one of “those”... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Nick's Picks: Chef

  

  Film: Chef Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on The Nook. This is the first in a series of twelve movies selected by Nick Jobe. One has to be careful when... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Descent into Hell

  

  Film: A Simple Plan Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on laptop. Recently, a few people around the country won a share of the massive Powerball jackpot... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 1967

  The Contenders: Faye Dunaway: Bonnie and Clyde Anne Bancroft: The Graduate Katharine Hepburn: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (winner) Audrey Hepburn: Wait Until... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Skin Trade

  

  Film: Mrs. Henderson Presents Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on laptop. My local library is closed, which means that I’m forced one town over. Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Screwball

  

  Film: Designing Woman Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. The heyday of the screwball comedy was the 1930s and the early 1940s. Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES