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• Picks from Chip: Death at a Funeral (2007)

  

  Film: Death at a Funeral (2007) Format: Streaming video from Hoopla Digital on The Nook. This is the third in a series of twelve films suggested by Chip Lary... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: Swamp Thing

  

  Film: Swamp Thing Format: Streaming video from Hulu+ on The Nook. I know about Swamp Thing despite having never seen all of it. In its own way, it’s a... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Island Hopping

  

  Film: Sands of Iwo Jima Format: Movies! Channel on rockin’ flatscreen. There’s something unique about American war movies made in the years during and just afte... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1957

  

  The Contenders: 12 Angry Men The Bridge on the River Kwai (winner) Peyton Place Sayonara Witness for the Prosecution What’s Missing When you talk about great... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Ring of Fire

  

  Film: Walk the Line Format: DVD from personal collection on laptop. I don’t like country music as a rule. More specifically, I don’t like the modern brand of... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Kiss Me, Hardly

  

  Film: The Divine Lady Format: Internet video on laptop. The idea of star-crossed lovers has always had a great deal of appeal. Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Evolution

  

  Film: The Croods Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on The Nook. A lot of animated features take a great deal of liberty with how they depict reality, but... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Matthew 16:19

  

  Film: The Keys of the Kingdom Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on The Nook. Hyper-religious movies were a lot more popular back in the day than they are now. Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Bad News Bearers

  

  Film: The Messenger Format: Streaming video from Hoopla Digital on The Nook. Sometimes, you just know you’re signing yourself up for a movie that’s going to mak... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

  

  Film: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) Format: DVD from personal collection on laptop. Once I heard that Leonard Nimoy died yesterday, I pretty much knew... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1989

  

  The Contenders: Tom Cruise: Born on the Fourth of July Robin Williams: Dead Poets Society Morgan Freeman: Driving Miss Daisy Kenneth Branagh: Henry V Daniel... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Darkness Promised, Not Delivered

  

  Film: The Dark Angel Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. This quest to watch all of the Oscar nominated films in the categories I’m looking at takes me to some... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Film: The Criminal Code Format: Internet Video on Laptop....

  

  Film: The Criminal Code Format: Internet video on laptop. A film like The Criminal Code is evidence that the American movie-going public has been fascinated wit... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Fly Me to the Moon

  

  Film: Kaguyahime no Monogatari (The Tale of Princess Kaguya) Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. I can’t say that I was terribly excited about watching... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Not a Single Luxury

  

  Film: Cast Away Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on The Nook. By 2000, everyone knew that Tom Hanks could be the leading man in a film. Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• What's It All About?

  

  Film: Alfie Format: Streaming video from Hoopla Digital on The Nook. Michael Caine makes some bad choices with the movies he picks. Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Don't Bother

  

  Film: Madame X Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. I sometimes have to force myself to watch some of the older films on my lists. Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 1971

  

  The Contenders: A Clockwork Orange The Conformist The French Connection (winner) The Garden of the Finzi-Continis The Last Picture Show What’s Missing The... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• It's Better to Burn Out Than to Fade Away

  

  Film: Iris Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on laptop. A film like Iris is one where I understand all of the nominations, wonder why there weren’t more... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Sex and Several Cities

  

  Film: A Touch of Class Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. I’m not really sure what I expected with A Touch of Class, but I didn’t expect a film that looked thi... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES