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• Dolphins Are for Wusses

  

  Film: Whale Rider Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on laptop. Chip Lary at Tips from Chip has been proselytizing to me about the film Whale Rider. Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Usually, the Wealthy Are Called "Eccentric."

  

  Film: The Madness of King George Format: Streaming video from Hoopla Digital on The Nook. I’ve very much enjoyed watching movies on my Nook this week, and I’m... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• What Does the Fox Say?

  

  Film: The Little Foxes Format: Video from The Magic Flashdrive on laptop. Before I started watching movies critically, I couldn’t call myself a Bette Davis fan. Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Fallout

  

  Film: Testament Format: Streaming video from Hoopla Digital on The Nook. If you’re roughly my age, you remember what growing up in that part of the Cold War... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Daddy Issues

  

  Film: Father Goose Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on laptop. I’ve often made the comment about films that don’t know what they want to be on this blog. Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Dick Nixon Before He Dicks You

  

  Film: Nixon Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on laptop. If you go into Nixon without knowing it was directed by Oliver Stone, you’d know it was an Oliver... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 1939

  

  The Contenders: Gone with the Wind (winner) Goodbye, Mr. Chips Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Ninotchka Wuthering Heights What’s Missing The two screenplays that... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Blue is the Coldest Color, Too

  

  Film: Blue Valentine Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. The January NetFlix streaming purge ended with the loss of Blue Valentine, a... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• End of Year Five

  

  This closes out my fifth year blogging movies. On the one hand, that feels like a really long time. On the other hand, it feels like I’ve just gotten started. Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• I Feel the Earth Move Under My Feet

  

  Film: San Francisco Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. Spencer Tracy was nominated for Best Actor for San Francisco, so it would be understandable from my... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Lovey-Dovey

  

  Film: Romance Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. The early years of the Oscars tend to plague me not because I have trouble watching the... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Splitsville

  

  Film: Alice, Interiors Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on laptop. My experience with Woody Allen films is that I tend to like them. Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Grace Under Pressure

  

  Film: The Country Girl Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. It’s always a little bit of a surprise to me that I like Bing Crosby as an actor. I do, though. Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 1996

  

  The Contenders: Emily Watson: Breaking the Waves Kristin Scott Thomas: The English Patient Frances McDormand: Fargo (winner) Diane Keaton: Marvin’s Room Brenda... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Christmas Comes but Once a Year

  

  For the last few years, my traditional Christmas post has been to suggest 10 new additions to the 1001 Movies list. Sure, I’ve finished the list and finished... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• 17 Will Get You 20

  

  Film: The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. I make no secret of my love of Cary Grant. I don’t feel a need to,... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Lust in the Dust

  

  Film: Duel in the Sun Format: DVD from Mt. Morris Public Library through interlibrary loan on laptop. Anyone who has worked on a group project knows that there’... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Snitches Get Stitches

  

  Film: The Informer Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. Every now and then, I run across a film that I struggle mightily to understand. That’s absolutely the cas... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1992

  

  The Contenders: Neil Jordan: The Crying Game James Ivory: Howards End Robert Altman: The Player Martin Brest: Scent of a Woman Clint Eastwood: Unforgiven... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Number One Fan

  

  Film: Misery Format: DVD from Rockford Public Library on laptop. Watch enough movies, and eventually you’ll see some stuff that you just don’t want to see again. Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES