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• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 1982

  

  The Contenders: Diner E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Gandhi (winner) An Officer and a Gentleman Tootsie What’s Missing I like 1982 as a year in film. Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• L'Chaim!

  

  Film: Fiddler on the Roof Format: DVD from Rockford Public Library on laptop. It would be a lie to say that I’ve been looking forward to Fiddler on the Roof. Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Winner of "Least Imaginative Title" Goes To...

  

  Film: Love Story Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on The Nook. I make no secret of the fact that I am a fan of Roger Ebert. I think he’s one of the finest... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Flattened Out

  

  Film: The Boxtrolls Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. If awards were handed out for weird, The Boxtrolls would certainly win more... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Overcome by the Vapors

  

  Film: Summer and Smoke Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. There’s a particular view of femininity that is almost perfectly captured by the work of... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Time Served

  

  Film: The Last Detail Format: Movies! on rockin’ flatscreen. Tomorrow is Memorial Day, which means I probably should post the review of The Last Detail... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oh, Pancho!

  

  Film: Viva Villa! Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. Viva Villa! has been sitting on my DVR since last February. I’ve just never quite gotten... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 2011

  

  The Contenders: The Descendants (winner) Hugo The Ides of March Moneyball Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy What’s Missing As is often the case, I’m generally unfamilia... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• More Film Gris Than Film Noir

  

  Film: The Late Show Format: Streaming video from TCM Watch on laptop. There are few joys in watching a new movie like seeing a septuagenarian character beat... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Iran So Far Away

  

  Film: Persepolis Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. Persepolis is a film that I’ve been looking forward to since I added Best Animate... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• "The Darned" Doesn't Go Far Enough

  

  Film: The Damned Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. I knew going into The Damned that I was going to be in for a rough ride. Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Your Face Picks Movies (Nolahn): Deathstalker II

  

  Film: Deathstalker II Format: DVD from personal collection (no, really) on laptop. This is the fifth in a series of twelve films suggested by the guys at... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Turbo Charged

  

  Film: Mad Max: Fury Road Format: Carmike Market Square Theater. I knew that I’d be seeing Mad Max: Fury Road in the theater. When I found out that men’s rights... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: The Ninth Gate

  

  Film: The Ninth Gate Format: IFC on rockin’ flatscreen. I’m not necessarily one to judge someone else’s idea of a horror movie, but The Ninth Gate is not an eas... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 2000

  

  The Contenders: Juliette Binoche: Chocolat Joan Allen: The Contender Julia Roberts: Erin Brockovich (winner) Ellen Burstyn: Requiem for a Dream Laura Linney: Yo... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• I'm a Barbie Girl

  

  Film: Lars and the Real Girl Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. I’ve sat here with a Word document open for a few minutes wondering... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• White Riot

  

  Film: No Way Out Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. I like film noir. I like it a lot, so I tend to spend a lot of time watching black-and-white... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Here's Bergman's 19th Nervous Breakdown

  

  Film: Face to Face (Ansikte mot Ansikte)Format: Internet video on laptop. Geek out enough on movies, and eventually you’ll wind up watching Ingmar Bergman. Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Picks from Chip: And Then There Were None

  

  Film: And Then There Were None Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. This is the fifth in a series of twelve films suggested by Chip Lary at... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Mother and Daughter

  

  Film: Postcards from the edge Format: ThisTV Chicago on rockin’ flatscreen. Right around the time she was in Terms of Endearment Shirley MacLaine began a... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES