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• Rabbits

  

  Film: Of Mice and Men Format: DVD from NetFlix on Sue’s Mother’s Day present. When I wrote up The Grapes of Wrath some time ago, I mentioned the arguments... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Eleanor Powell

  

  Film: Broadway Melody of 1936 Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. Line up the Best Picture winners end to end, and one the bottom in my... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Nick's Pick: Love Actually

  

  Film: Love Actually Format: DVD from personal collection on laptop. This is the twelfth in a monthly series of reviews suggested by Nick Jobe of YourFace. Love... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• You May Already Be a Winner

  

  Film: Nebraska Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on laptop. Fulfilling the new movies placed on the 1001 Movies list has meant frequently taking breaks from... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Please Fasten Seat Belts

  

  Film: Airport Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. Genres and sub-genres start somewhere. In the 1970s (and yes, I know this from having lived through them), it... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 2006

  

  The Contenders: Babel Letters from Iwo Jima Little Miss Sunshine (winner) Pan’s Labyrinth The Queen What’s Missing In truth, the Academy did a pretty decent... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Love Hurts

  

  Film: Sense and Sensibility Format: DVD from Rasmussen College Library on laptop. I was asked at work recently to go through our library’s movie collection. Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Victoria Regina

  

  Film: Mrs. Brown (Her Majesty Mrs. Brown) Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on laptop. I don’t always do so well with period dramas. Sometimes I like them bu... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Homage

  

  Film: Frankenweenie Format: DVD from Rockford Public Library on laptop. Film nerds have their pet directors. There are Christopher Nolan nerds who will forgive... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Dim Sum

  

  Film: Tian Zhu Ding (A Touch of Sin) Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on laptop. I’m not precisely sure how to react to Tian Zhu Ding (A Touch of Sin). Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Jiro Dreams of Flying

  

  Film: The Wind Rises (Kaze TachinuFormat: DVD from Rockford Public Library on laptop. When the subject of film animation comes up, there are a few legendary... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 2002

  

  The Contenders: Rob Marshall: Chicago Martin Scorsese: Gangs of New York Stephen Daldry: The Hours Roman Polanski: The Pianist (winner) Pedro Almodovar: Talk... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Mummery

  

  Film: The Song of Bernadette Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. The Song of Bernadette opens with the quote, “For those who believe in God, no explanation is... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: Near Dark

  

  Film: Near Dark Format: DVD from personal collection on rockin’ flatscreen. When I first started blogging, I made the decision to rewatch everything I was... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Dia De Los Muertos

  

  Film: Under the Volcano Format: Streaming video from Hulu+ on laptop. There’s a certain reality when I find a film like Under the Volcano. Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Kissing Cousins

  

  Film: Cousin, Cousine Format: Streaming video from Hulu+ on laptop. There’s something immediately icky about the premise of Cousin, Cousine on first blush. Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Gotta Wonder How They'll Name the Sequel

  

  Film: Big Hero 6 Format: Sycamore Theater. We took the girls to see Big Hero 6 Friday night. The original plan was to hit the film on Thanksgiving, but the day... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1965

  

  The Contenders: Darling Dr. Zhivago Ship of Fools The Sound of Music (winner) A Thousand Clowns What’s Missing Based on the list of the five nominees, 1965 woul... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• There's a Joke in This Title Somewhere...

  

  Film: The Farmer’s Daughter Format: Internet video on laptop. I’m a sucker for Joseph Cotten. Put him in a movie and I’ll watch it pretty much every time. Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: Let's Scare Jessica to Death

  

  Film: Let’s Scare Jessica to Death Format: DVD from personal collection on laptop. The unreliable narrator is one of the classic dodges in storytelling. Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES