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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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Tory, Tory, Tory
Film: The Iron Lady Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on laptop. I don’t really know where to come at a film like The Iron Lady. It is, as expected, well... Read more
Posted on 09 July 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Metaphor
Film: The Star Format: DVD from Northern Illinois University Founders Memorial Library on laptop. Like any sane human being, I like Sunset Boulevard. In fact,... Read more
Posted on 08 July 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Divide by Zero
Film: Her Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on laptop. Her scared me a little bit. It scared me because this is a movie I’m very much supposed to like. Read more
Posted on 07 July 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Off Script: The Devil's Daughter (1991)
Film: The Devil’s Daughter (The Sect; La Setta; Demons IV)Format: Internet video on laptop. One of the things I love about Italian horror and gialli is that... Read more
Posted on 06 July 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Dingos Ate My Baby
Film: A Cry in the Dark Format: DVD from Bourbonnais Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. Give me a movie starring Meryl Streep and Sam Neill and you’d expect... Read more
Posted on 05 July 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 1937
The Contenders: Irene Dunne: The Awful Truth Great Garbo: Camille Luise Rainer: The Good Earth (winner) Janet Gaynor: A Star is Born Barbara Stanwyck: Stella... Read more
Posted on 04 July 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Let Them Eat Cake
Film: Marie Antoinette (1938) Format: DVD from Mokena Public Library through interlibrary loan on rockin’ flatscreen. One of the most interesting figures of... Read more
Posted on 03 July 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Unhappy Audience
Film: Happy Feet Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on laptop. The shit I do for this website. I grabbed Happy Feet off the shelf at the library today... Read more
Posted on 02 July 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Fight Or Flight
Film: The Fugitive Format: DVD from personal collection on rockin’ flatscreen. I’m not going to play here: I really like The Fugitive a lot. Read more
Posted on 01 July 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Round Trip
Film: Voyage of the Damned Format: DVD from Bourbonnais Public Library through interlibrary loan on rockin’ flatscreen. When Voyage of the Damned showed up... Read more
Posted on 29 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Off Script: Hardware
Film: Hardware Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on laptop. Budget science fiction from the 1980s and early 1990s is always interesting to me. Read more
Posted on 29 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Necrophilia?
Film: Corpse Bride Format: DVD from personal collection on laptop. I first saw Corpse Bride in what could not have been better circumstances. Read more
Posted on 28 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
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