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• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 1961

  

  The Contenders: Audrey Hepburn: Breakfast at Tiffany’s Piper Laurie: The Hustler Natalie Wood: Splendor in the Grass Geraldine Page: Summer and Smoke Sophia... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• She Wears Seal Coats by the Seashore

  

  Film: Song of the Sea Format: DVD from Rockford Public Library on laptop. There are plenty of times that Oscar nominates the wrong film, but there are times whe... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Beginnings and Endings

  

  Film: Marriage Italian Style (Matrimonio all’Italiana); Divorce Italian Style (Divorzio all’Italiana) Format: DVD from NetFlix (Marriage) and streaming video... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Afterlife Delight

  

  Film: Ghost Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on The Nook. The biggest shock in revisiting Ghost was not that Demi Moore can and Patrick Swayze could act. Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: Angel Heart

  

  Film: Angel Heart Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on various players. By the time it wraps up, Angel Heart has gone through almost a half dozen gruesome an... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Not Another Alzheimer's Movie

  

  Film: Away from Her Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. There are times when I get frustrated with my Oscar lists. Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• I'll Sue for This!

  

  Film: Libeled Lady Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. There’s a joy going into a film completely cold. Based solely on the title and the... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1937

  

  The Contenders: Spencer Tracy: Captains Courageous (winner) Charles Boyer: Conquest Paul Muni: The Life of Emile Zola Robert Montgomery: Night Must Fall... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Secret Service Man

  

  Film: In the Line of Fire Format: DVD from Polo Public Library through interlibrary loan on rockin’ flatscreen. Certain genres follow certain formulas. We all... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Fame at Any Price

  

  Film: Love Me or Leave Me Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. I’ve always liked James Cagney. Like a lot of the classic Golden Age actors, Cagney got roped... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• El Gato Con Botas

  

  Film: Puss in Boots Format: DVD from Erie Public Library through interlibrary loan on rockin’ flatscreen. I liked the two Shrek movies I’ve seen. With Shrek 2,... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Your Face Picks Movies (Nolahn): The World's End

  

  Film: The World’s End Format: DVD from Rockford Public Library on laptop. This is the eleventh in a series of twelve movies selected by the guys at YourFace.... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Song and Dance

  

  Film: Topsy-Turvy Format: Streaming video from Hoopla Digital on The Nook. Over the past six years, I’ve become much less of a musical hater and have found a... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Original Vs. Remake

  

  Film: Cape Fear (1962); Cape Fear (1991) Format: Video from The Magic Flashdrive (1962), DVD from NetFlix (1991), both on laptop. When the 1991 version of... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 2003

  

  The Contenders: Fernando Meirelles: City of God Peter Jackson: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (winner) Sofia Coppola: Lost in Translation Peter... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Scheming Schemers Scheme

  

  Film: The Lion in Winter Format: DVD from personal collection on laptop. I’ve had a copy of The Lion in Winter sitting on my shelf for a couple of years but I... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Crazy for Feeling This Way

  

  Film: Tom & Viv Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on The Nook. After I watch a film and write it up, I have a particular process I go through. Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Picks from Chip: Mary and Max

  

  Film: Mary and Max Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. This is the eleventh in a series of twelve movies selected by Chip Lary at Tips from Chip. Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Assumed Identities

  

  Film: The Talented Mr. Ripley Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. Matt Damon was around before 1997, but that was the year he really... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Horse Tale

  

  Film: Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron Format: DVD from Geneseo Public Library through interlibrary loan on rockin’ flatscreen. Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES