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• Yowza, Yowza, Yowza

  

  Film: They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library through interlibrary loan on laptop. I’ve been looking forward to rewatching They... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Never Judge a Film by Its Title

  

  Film: Ragtime Format: DVD from Kankakee Public Library through interlibrary loan on laptop. Every now and then I get reminded of something that I should remembe... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Coming Out of the Closet

  

  Film: Monsters, Inc. Format: DVD from personal collection on laptop. Monsters, Inc. is what turned me into a Pixar believer. When Toy Story was released, I... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• All the Feels

  

  Film: Il Postino (The Postman)Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. What makes you tear up while watching a film? For many people, it’s the sad stuff. For me,... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 1990

  

  The Contenders: Awakenings Dances with Wolves (winner) Goodfellas The Grifters Reversal of Fortune What’s Missing The nominees for 1990 are, on the whole, prett... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Fourth Wall? What's That?

  

  Film: The Love Parade Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. Maurice Chevalier was involved, nay instrumental, in one of the weirdest sub-genres of film in history. Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• I'm Not Half the Man I Used to Be

  

  Film: The Men Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on laptop. When a movie is about to go off streaming on NetFlix, I go into a little bit of panic mode. Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Player One

  

  Film: Wreck-It Ralph Format: DVD from personal collection on laptop. I have a long connection to video games despite not having been an active gamer for a... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• In the Navy

  

  Film: Operation Petticoat Format: DVD from Plano Community Library District through interlibrary loan on laptop. War comedies are a strange breed of film. Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Et Tu, Manager?

  

  Film: The Ides of March Format: DVD from Rockford Public Library on laptop. Everyone knows that politics is a dirty business. There’s a saying that anyone who... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• It's Afrikaans, Not Africaan't

  

  Film: Invictus Format: DVD from Rockford Public Library on laptop. Someone needs to talk to marketing people. There are times when you can be assured that most... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 1977

  

  The Contenders: Diane Keaton: Annie Hall (winner) Marsha Mason: The Goodbye Girl Jane Fonda: Julia Anne Bancroft: The Turning Point Shirley MacLaine: The Turnin... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Here We Go Again

  

  Film: Les Miserables (1935) Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. I’ve said for some time that my problem with the 2012 version of Les... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Elementary!

  

  Film: The Seven-Per-Cent Solution Format: DVD from Oregon Public Library through interlibrary loan on rockin’ flatscreen. I can’t call myself the world’s bigges... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• I Hear That Train a-Comin'

  

  Film: Runaway Train Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. A couple of weeks ago when I discussed Best Director for 1985, I brought up the... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Travelling to Infinity

  

  Film: The Theory of Everything Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. Most of my current heroes are mental heroes rather than physical ones. Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Piper Advanced and the Children Followed

  

  Film: The Pied Piper Format: Video from The Magic Flashdrive on rockin’ flatscreen. I choose movies to watch on a given day for a variety of reasons.... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Pirates of (New) Penzance

  

  Film: Moonrise Kingdom Format: DVD from Rockford Public Library on laptop. I’ve said this before, but it bears repeating here: it must be kind of great to be We... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1966

  

  The Contenders: Michael Caine: Alfie Paul Scofield: A Man for All Seasons (winner) Alan Arkin: The Russians are Coming, the Russians are Coming Steve McQueen:... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wilder a Little Wilder

  

  Film: Irma la Douce Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. I like the work of Billy Wilder. There may well have been more competent or capable... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES