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• Nick's Pick: Frailty

  

  Film: Frailty Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. This is the tenth of a series of monthly reviews suggested by Nick Jobe at Your Face. Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Tupelo Honey

  

  Film: Ulee’s Gold Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. When Ulee’s Gold showed up in the mail, I can’t really say with any honesty that I was excited about it.... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Hello, Headache

  

  Film: Hello, Dolly! Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. I knew this one was going to be rough. I was braced for it to be one of those musicals where all of the... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1952

  

  The Contenders: Joseph L. Mankiewicz: 5 Fingers Cecil B. DeMille: The Greatest Show on Earth Fred Zinnemann: High Noon John Huston: Moulin Rouge John Ford: The... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Three's Not Always a Charm

  

  Film: The Godfather Part III Format: DVD from Rockford Public Library on laptop. I can’t say it was with a great deal of relish that I decided on The Godfather... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Wizard of Odd

  

  Film: Howl’s Moving Castle Format: DVD from personal collection on laptop. I don’t typically love the look of anime. It frequently delves into the oppressively... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Nun So Unworthy...

  

  Film: Come to the Stable Format: DVD from Geneseo Public Library through interlibrary loan on laptop. I really should have known from the picture on the cover o... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Legionnaire's Disease

  

  Film: Morocco Format: Video from The Magic Flashdrive on laptop. There are plenty of conceits in older films that one learns to deal with, with enough of the... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Hide and Seek World Champion

  

  Film: Zero Dark Thirty Format: Starz on rockin’ flatscreen I do love having a DVR. Every now and then when I scan through what’s coming on a few channels, I fin... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Great White Hunter

  

  Film: King Solomon’s Mines Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. I’m going to do my best not to sound like a complete idiot by the end of this paragraph, but you... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1991

  

  The Contenders: John Singleton: Boyz n the Hood Barry Levinson: Bugsy Oliver Stone: JFK Jonathan Demme: The Silence of the Lambs (winner) Ridley Scott: Thelma... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Hypothermia

  

  Film: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold Format: DVD from Western District Public Library through interlibrary loan on laptop. Think of the spy genre, and you... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Drunk and Disorderly

  

  Film: Arthur Format: DVD from Rockford Public Library on laptop. I was extremely worried with the first ten minutes of Arthur. I don’t typically find drunkennes... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Darkness at Noon

  

  Film: Suddenly, Last Summer Format: DVD from Rockford Public Library on laptop. I will admit that when I grabbed Suddenly, Last Summer off the shelf at the... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• My Fair Guttersnipe

  

  Film: Pygmalion Format: Streaming video from Hulu+ on laptop. I’ve mentioned before that I tend to put the “very long wait” films at the top of my NetFlix queue. Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Two Hours Would Overstay the Welcome

  

  Film: One Hour with You Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. Films like One Hour with You are infuriating to me. On the one hand, it’s a difficult film to... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Bombshell

  

  Film: Blue Sky Format: DVD from New Lenox Public Library through interlibrary loan on laptop. I seem to be saying what I’m about to say a lot lately: the movie ... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Animated Feature 2003

  

  The Contenders: Brother Bear Finding Nemo (winner) The Triplets of Belleville What’s Missing There are times when I think the three nominations for most of the... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• All the World's a Stage

  

  Film: The Dresser Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. It’s not rare for a film to get multiple acting nominations, but it is rare for a film to get... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Still Waiting for Godot

  

  Film: Edward, My Son Format: Streaming video from TCM Watch on laptop. Typically, when a rare film shows up on Turner Classic, I DVR it so I can watch it at my... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES