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• 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

• Sidewalks of New York

  

  Film: Dead End Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. I’ve discovered that when I have a list of films I’m pursuing, there are a few that become... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Sex and the Suddenly Single Girl

  

  Film: An Unmarried Woman Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on The Nook. I had some qualms going into An Unmarried Woman. There wasn’t really anything to it... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Your Face Picks Movies (Nick): The Castle of Cagliostro

  

  Film: The Castle of Cagliostro (Rupan Sansei: Kariosutoro no Shiro) Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. This is the third in a series of monthl... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Tell Me About the Rabbit

  

  Film: Harvey Format: Streaming video from Hoopla Digital on The Nook. I’m not really sure how to explain Harvey to someone who hasn’t seen it. Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• If It Bleeds, It Leads

  

  Film: Nightcrawler Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. Movies love to show us sociopaths. There’s something inherently fascinating about that... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1985

  

  The Contenders: Hector Babenco: Kiss of the Spider Woman Sydney Pollack: Out of Africa (winner) John Huston: Prizzi’s Honor Akira Kurosawa: Ran Peter Weir:... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• End of the Line

  

  Film: The Last Station Format: DVD from Rockford Public Library on laptop. I find movies like The Last Station to be frustrating to write about. Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Career Opportunities

  

  Film: A Star is Born (1937) Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on The Nook. I’m always a little surprised when I dip down into the 1930s and find a film that... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Not Quite My Tempo

  

  Film: Whiplash Format: DVD from NetFlix on various players. Typically, I spend a good portion of movie reviews going through the basics of the narrative of the... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• 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