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• Meth: It Does a Body Good

  

  Film: Winter’s Bone Format: DVD from Rockford Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. The only thing I knew about Winter’s Bone going in was that Jennifer Lawrenc... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 2002

  

  The Contenders: Far from Heaven Gangs of New York My Big Fat Greek Wedding Talk to Her (winner) Y tu Mama Tambien What’s Missing There were a number of solid... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Vaudeville

  

  Film: The Sunshine Boys Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. I’m not a huge fan of Neil Simon. I realize that there was a time (generally the 1970s) when Simon... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• ...Leading the Blind

  

  Film: A Patch of Blue Format: Streaming video from TCM Watch on laptop. A Patch of Blue is a film that is very much a product of its time. Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Giving Tree

  

  Film: The Illusionist (L’Illusionniste) Format: Blu-ray from personal collection on rockin’ flatscreen. When I first heard about The Illusionist (called... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Mid-Life Crisis

  

  Film: Shirley Valentine Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on The Nook. There are a number of movies on NetFlix that are available streaming but not as discs. Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 1994

  

  The Contenders: Forrest Gump (winner) The Madness of King George Nobody’s Fool Quiz Show The Shawshank Redemption What’s Missing I find myself in the position... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Nuke 'Em 'Til They Glow

  

  Film: Silkwood Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. Intellectually, I know that Silkwood is based on the real life of Karen Silkwood. Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Like a Rolling Stone

  

  Film: Tumbleweeds Format: Internet video on laptop. I don’t really know Janet McTeer as an actress, so I was curious about the rare film Tumbleweeds. Mostly, I... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: Mother's Day (1980)

  

  Film: Mother’s Day Format: DVD from Rockford Public Library on laptop. Back at the dawn of home video, it seemed like about half of the movies available for ren... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• I'm Your Mutineer

  

  Film: Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) Format: DVDs (two of ‘em!) from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. It’s a rough go when a movie shows up on two DVDs, because... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Crash and Burn

  

  Film: Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours and 11 Minutes Format: Movies! Channel on rockin’ flatscreen. Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 1976

  

  The Contenders: Sissy Spacek: Carrie Marie-Christine Barrault: Cousin, Cousine Liv Ullmann: Face to Face Faye Dunaway: Network (winner) Talia Shire: Rocky What’... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Sharpen Your Claws

  

  Film: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Format: DVD from Rockford Public Library on laptop. It seems funny that after more than five-and-a-half years of blogging that I... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Help Me Out

  I'm doing something a little different tonight. Despite not having seen more than a movie or two for the past 10 days, I'm still catching up with work and a... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Your Face Picks Movies (Nolahn): Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris

  

  Film: Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris Format: Blu-ray from personal collection on rockin’ flatscreen. This is the eighth in a series of twelve films suggested by the... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• It's Greek to Me

  

  Film: America, America Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. It’s not often that a director breaks the fourth wall him- or herself, but America... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1964

  

  The Contenders: Richard Burton: Becket Peter O’Toole: Becket Peter Sellers: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Rex Harrison: M... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: The Dead Zone

  

  Film: The Dead Zone Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on The Nook. The Dead Zone is one of those movies that tends to be classified as horror but isn’t reall... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Every Parent's Nightmare

  

  Film: Changeling Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on The Nook. There’s a moment in Changeling that, through no fault of the movie, pulled me out of it... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES