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• 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

• Mine, All Mine

  

  Film: North Country Format: DVD from personal collection on laptop. One of the problems with watching Oscar films is that I don’t get a lot of horror, science... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 1950

  

  The Contenders: Adam’s RibCaged The Men No Way OutSunset Boulevard (winner) What’s Missing I’m not hugely upset with our nominees for this award. Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Marsh House

  

  Film: When Marnie Was There (Omoide no Mani) Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. Probably the biggest compliment that can be paid to an animated fil... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Higher Calling

  

  Film: The Cardinal Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. I can’t say I was fully down with watching The Cardinal. Religious epics often leave me cold... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Picks from Chip: Widows' Peak

  

  Film: Widows’ Peak Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. This is the third in a series of twelve movies selected by Chip Lary at Tips from Chip. With Widows’ Peak... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: Pumpkinhead

  

  Film: Pumpkinhead Format: Streaming video from Hoopla Digital on The Nook. I remember watching Pumpkinhead in college. Without even trying, my roommates and I... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Bonus, Baby

  

  Film: Two Days, One Night (Deux Jours, Une Nuit) Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on laptop. I don’t remember precisely when Marion Cotillard became the... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 1992

  

  The Contenders: Enchanted AprilHowards End (winner) The Player A River Runs Through ItScent of a Woman What’s Missing How in hell did Glengarry Glen Ross get... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES