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• Panache

  

  Film: Cyrano de Bergerac (1950) Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library/Internet video on laptop. In the more than five years I’ve been writing this blog, I’ve... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Your Face Picks Movies (Jason): Undefeatable

  

  Film: Undefeatable Format: Internet video on rockin’ flatscreen. This is the seventh in a series of twelve films suggested by the guys at YourFace. This is... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: Immortality

  

  Film: Immortality (The Wisdom of Crocodiles; Wisdom of the Crocodiles) Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on laptop. My boss loves Jude Law in the way that I... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wild Horses

  

  Film: Wild is the Wind Format: Streaming video from Amazon Prime on rockin’ flatscreen. I’ve played around a little bit with Amazon Prime, but I haven’t used... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 1959

  

  The Contenders: The 400 Blows (Les Quatre Cent Coups) North by Northwest Operation Petticoat Pillow Talk (winner) Wild Strawberries (Smultronstallet) What’s... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Rinse Cycle

  

  Film: My Beautiful Laundrette Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. One of the things I love about having this as a hobby is that every now and then I come... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oh, Deer

  

  Film: The Yearling Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. The Yearling is a coming of age story about a young boy living in the Florida... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• I Fall to Pieces

  

  Film: Sweet Dreams Format: DVD from Rockford Public Library on laptop. I do not consider myself a country music fan, although a lot of the music I like does hav... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Picks from Chip: Jean De Florette; Manon Des Sources (Manon of the Spring)

  

  Film: Jean de Florette; Manon des Sources (Manon of the Spring) Format: DVD from Reddick Library through interlibrary loan on laptop. This is the seventh in a... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Life of Riley

  

  Film: Inside Out Format: Sycamore Theater. Being a frequent customer of one of our local mechanics has dividends. With six oil changes, you get two free movie... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• When Irish Eyes Are Murderous

  

  Film: Night Must Fall Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. Night Must Fall has been sitting on my DVR since last February. Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 1954

  

  The Contenders: The Caine Mutiny The Country Girl (winner) Rear Window Sabrina Seven Brides for Seven Brothers What’s Missing The Adapted Screenplay... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• It's a Man's World

  

  Film: Boys Don’t Cry Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. Someone needs to explain Hilary Swank’s career to me. If memory serves, Boys Don’t Cry is the sixth of... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• 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