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The story of one man's odyssey of watching every movie ever contained in the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die" series
LATEST ARTICLES ( 2827 )
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Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 1985
The Contenders: Back to the Future Brazil The Official Story The Purple Rose of Cairo Witness (winner) What’s Missing It’s probably too much to suggest that a... Read more
Posted on 29 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Dementia
Film: The Whisperers Format: Internet video on laptop. Lately, when I’ve watched a film that was nominated only for Best Actor or Best Actress, I’ve found a fil... Read more
Posted on 29 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Love and War
Film: The End of the Affair Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. When the Oscars roll around lately, the cry goes up that poor Leonardo DiCaprio has... Read more
Posted on 28 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
1984 Blogathon: Splash
Film: Splash Format: DVD from personal collection on laptop. It wouldn’t be too much of a stretch to suggest that 1984 was a formative year for me. It was the... Read more
Posted on 27 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Thankfully, They're Not on Screen
Film: A Thousand Clowns Format: Video from The Magic Flashdrive. I went into A Thousand Clowns completely cold, knowing nothing about it except that it existed... Read more
Posted on 26 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Who Wouldn't Fall in Love with Audrey Hepburn?
Film: Sabrina (1954) Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. The 1954 Sabrina is one of those cases where I’m far more familiar with the... Read more
Posted on 25 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Remake? Sorta
Film: La Grande Bellezza (The Great Beauty) Format: Streaming video from Hulu+ on laptop. I wasn’t more than 20 minutes in La Grande Bellezza (The Great Beauty)... Read more
Posted on 24 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
New List Entries?
So word is out about the newest edition of the 1001 Movies, although there’s not much of a stir in the 1001 Movies blogging community. Read more
Posted on 23 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1959
The Contenders: James Stewart: Anatomy of a Murder Charlton Heston: Ben-Hur (winner) Paul Muni: The Last Angry Man Laurence Harvey: Room at the Top Jack... Read more
Posted on 22 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
High Society Never Changes
Film: Auntie Mame Format: DVD from Rockford Public Library on laptop. Auntie Mame is a film I’ve seen before, so when I found it on a library shelf, I figured i... Read more
Posted on 22 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Go West, Young Man
Film: In Old Arizona Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. I’m often of two minds when I watch a film from the very early days of Oscar. Read more
Posted on 21 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Return to Sender
Film: The Letter (1940) Format: TCM Watch on laptop. It’s interesting to consider the 1940 version of The Letter a film noir even though it is a solid early... Read more
Posted on 20 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Nick's Pick: My Neighbor Totoro
Film: Tonari no Totoro (My Neighbor Totoro) Format: DVD from Byron Public Library through interlibrary loan on rockin’ flatscreen. This is the eighth in a serie... Read more
Posted on 18 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
The Ties That Bind (and Choke)
Film: Mrs. Parkington Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. There is a particular weird little subgenre of film that attempts to encompass a... Read more
Posted on 18 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Smoke 'Em If You've Got 'Em
Film: The Insider Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. It’s interesting to see the moment an actor’s career makes a change. Read more
Posted on 17 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1961
The Contenders: Federico Fellini: La Dolce Vita J. Lee Thompson: The Guns of Navarone Robert Rossen: The Hustler Stanley Kramer: Judgment at Nuremberg Robert... Read more
Posted on 16 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Calm Down
Film: The Last Angry Man Format: TCM Watch on laptop. I know that in general I’m writing for a movie geek crowd. It’s sad in that respect that Paul Muni is so... Read more
Posted on 15 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
My Beautiful Balloon(s)
Film: Up Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin;’ flatscreen. When Pixar puts out a dud of a film, like Cars 2, it’s both understandable and incredibly... Read more
Posted on 14 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Is It Tsar Or Czar?
Film: Nicholas and Alexandra Format: DVD from Mokena Public Library through interlibrary loan on rockin’ flatscreen. Epic films aren’t always my thing. Read more
Posted on 13 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Fickle
Film: Coquette Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. When I first started working specifically on Oscar films, it seemed like such a good idea.... Read more
Posted on 12 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES