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• 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

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1962

  

  The Contenders: Lawrence of Arabia (winner) The Longest Day The Music Man Mutiny on the Bounty To Kill a Mockingbird What’s Missing With 1962, we have a year... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Enigma

  

  Film: The Imitation Game Format: DVD from Rockford Public Library on laptop. Of all the movies that appeared on my Oscar lists from 2014, The Imitation Game... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• All the World's a Bar

  

  Film: Only When I Laugh Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. The clearing of my DVR backlog continues today with Only When I Laugh, a film I’ve... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Slacker Cinema

  

  Film: I Vitelloni Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. There are films out there that wield a tremendous amount of influence in the cinematic... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Prop Plane Propaganda

  

  Film: Air Force Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. I have a strange fascination with World War II propaganda films. Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Ten Days of Terror: Stir of Echoes

  

  Film: Stir of Echoes Format: DVD from personal collection on rockin’ flatscreen. When I started looking through the different horror and horror-related films... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Ten Days of Terror!: Leave Her to Heaven

  

  Film: Leave Her to Heaven Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. For the last two years, I’ve focused on traditional horror movies in the last 10... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Ten Days of Terror!: Blood Simple

  

  Film: Blood Simple Format: DVD from personal collection on laptop. When the topic of directorial debuts comes up, it won’t go too long before I bring up Blood... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES