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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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Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1956
The Contenders: James Dean: Giant Rock Hudson: Giant Yul Brynner: The King and I (winner) Kirk Douglas: Lust for Life Laurence Olivier: Richard III What’s... Read more
Posted on 26 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Three's a Crowd
Film: The More the Merrier Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. Screwball comedies/screwball romances are kind of hit-and-miss with me. Read more
Posted on 26 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Off Script: The Blob (1988)
Film: The Blob (1988) Format: Movies! Channel on rockin’ flatscreen. One of the things I love about the original version of The Blob is that it’s the first majo... Read more
Posted on 25 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Medicine Show
Film: Lorenzo’s Oil Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. If you are a fan of the movie Lorenzo’s Oil, I’m going to ask you politely to back away now. Go to... Read more
Posted on 24 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Pole Position
Film: Ida Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. There aren’t a lot of guarantees in life. When it comes to the 1001 Movies list, though,... Read more
Posted on 23 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Technicolor Yawn
Film: Becky Sharp Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. Somebody had to be first. Becky Sharp was the first feature film made with the three-strip... Read more
Posted on 22 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
A Second Helping
Film: Kung Fu Panda 2 Format: DVD from Genoa Public Library through interlibrary loan on laptop. I probably had too high of hopes for Kung Fu Panda 2. Read more
Posted on 20 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1981
The Contenders: Louis Malle: Atlantic City Hugh Hudson: Chariots of Fire Mark Rydell: On Golden Pond Steven Spielberg: Raiders of the Lost Ark Warren Beatty:... Read more
Posted on 19 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
White People Problems
Film: The Impossible Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. I have a feeling that the effect of the film The Impossible on me is very different from what was... Read more
Posted on 18 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Walking the Party Line
Film: Pillow Talk Format: Streaming video from Hoopla Digital on The Nook. When I think of comedies with a more sexual edge, I don’t generally think of the... Read more
Posted on 18 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Only the Young Die Good
Film: Romeo and Juliet (1968) Format: DVD from Northern Illinois University Founders Memorial Library on laptop. Every now and then I find it necessary to hamme... Read more
Posted on 16 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Your Face Picks Movies (Nick): Aladdin
Film: Aladdin Format: DVD from Reddick Library through interlibrary loan on laptop. This is the sixth in a series of twelve films suggested by the guys at... Read more
Posted on 15 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
In Training
Film: The Tin Star Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. When I did the 1001 Movies list, I knew there would be some duds. I figured the same would be true... Read more
Posted on 15 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Josephine Who?
Film: Conquest Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. There are times when I could wish that my interests in film were not as focused as much as... Read more
Posted on 14 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1970
The Contenders: Airport Five Easy Pieces Love Story M*A*S*H Patton (winner) What’s Missing I picked 1970 today simply because I haven’t done a 1970 category yet... Read more
Posted on 12 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Nips and Tucks
Film: Transamerica Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. A number of years ago, I was a fan of the show Sports Night, which was my introduction to Felicity... Read more
Posted on 12 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Bad Boy, Bad Boy, Watcha Gonna Do?
Film: Picnic Format: DVD from Rockford Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. There are times when I think I should focus more on watching films in... Read more
Posted on 11 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
You Think Your Family Has Problems...
Film: Long Day’s Journey into Night Format: Movies! Channel on rockin’ flatscreen. When I can, I like to knock longer movies off the list of films I still have... Read more
Posted on 10 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Picks from Chip: Ong-Bak
Film: Ong-Bak (Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior; Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior) Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on laptop. This is the sixth in a series of twelve... Read more
Posted on 08 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Reconnecting
Film: Nobody’s Fool Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on The Nook. When I look at a film like Nobody’s Fool, I’m not terribly surprised that I don’t know... Read more
Posted on 08 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES