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• Picks from Chip: 3 Idiots

  

  Film: 3 Idiots Format: Internet video on laptop. This is the tenth in a series of twelve movies selected by Chip Lary at Tips from Chip. Twice this year, Chip... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Diamonds Are a Thief's Best Friend

  

  Film: Out of Sight Format: DVDs from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. I didn’t know going in that Out of Sight was based on an Elmore Leonard novel, but I... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• On the Lam

  

  Film: Running on Empty Format: DVDs from personal collection on laptop. A little more than a week ago, there was a discussion of Oscar category fraud. Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 1965

  

  The Contenders: Samantha Eggar: The Collector Julie Christie: Darling (winner) Elizabeth Hartmen: A Patch of Blue Simone Signoret: Ship of Fools Julie Andrews:... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The State of Denmark

  

  Film: Hamlet (1996) Format: DVDs from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. I’ve seen four cinematic versions of Hamlet. From worst to first, I would rank them with th... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• I've Got My Philosophy

  

  Film: The Razor’s Edge Format: Movies! Channel on rockin’ flatscreen. Older movies are often preachy. It more or less comes with the territory, and so I try to... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Show, Don't Tell!

  

  Film: Enchanted April Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on laptop. I’ve done this blog for almost six years. I think in that time I’ve earned a bit of... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage

  

  Film: La Cage aux Folles Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on laptop. A new quarter at the school where I work begins tomorrow, which means I’ll have a... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Austen City Limits

  

  Film: Pride & Prejudice Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. I genuinely like to give every movie I watch a chance. The best way to be surprised by something is... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1958

  

  The Contenders: Paul Newman: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Tony Curtis: The Defiant Ones Sidney Poitier: The Defiant Ones Spencer Tracy: The Old Man and the Sea David... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• A Stolen Life

  

  Film: Philomena Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. The movie(s) I watch on a given day are watched from a combination of availability,... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Norma Jeane

  

  Film: The Goddess Format: Movies! Channel on rockin’ flatscreen. Kim Stanley had a very strange movie career. Evidently the bulk of her acting work was on stage... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Trials of Job

  

  Film: Leviafan (Leviathan) Format: DVD from netFlix on laptop. There’s a feel to Russian movies that I don’t think can be duplicated by anything but a Russian... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Murder Most Foul

  

  Film: Mystic River Format: DVD from personal collection on laptop. I’ve seen a lot of movies. Mystic River is the 292nd movie I’ve watched this year alone, and... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• We've Sprung a Leak

  

  Film: Citizenfour Format: Streaming video from HBO Go on rockin’ flatscreen. Watching movies off a list means watching a lot of older films. This means that... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Grecian Formula

  

  Film: Never on Sunday Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on laptop. Some time ago, when I reviewed Zorba the Greek, I said that if you think of Greek... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1946

  

  The Contenders: William Wyler: The Best Years of Our Lives (winner) David Lean: Brief Encounter Frank Capra: It’s a Wonderful Life Robert Siodmak: The Killers... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Glurge

  

  Film: Magnificent Obsession Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. Douglas Sir’s films were always packed to the gills with melodrama, but none that... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wealth Porn

  

  Film: That Touch of Mink Format: Retro Channel on rockin’ flatscreen. Yogi Berra passed away yesterday. By chance, I happened to have DVRed a movie in which he... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Pity Party

  

  Film: The Happy Ending Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. Not that long ago, I watched Shirley Valentine, a film in which a housewife decides... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES