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• More Like "Averse"

  

  Film: Anthony Adverse Format: Streaming video from TCM Watch on laptop. I typically use Turner Classic Movies for films that I can’t find anywhere else. Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Lend Me Your Ear

  

  Film: Lust for Life Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. A number of years ago we took a family trip to Paris. In addition to my wife and me, my father and his... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Your Face Picks Movies (Jason): Three the Hard Way

  

  Film: Three the Hard Way Format: DVD from Somonauk Public Library through interlibrary loan on laptop. This is the first in a series of monthly reviews suggeste... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Big Bad Bear

  

  Film: Ernest et Celestine (Ernest & Celestine) Format: Streaming video from Hoopla Digital on The Nook. If you have a library card, I can’t recommend looking... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Up, Up, and Away

  

  Film: Test Pilot Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. As TCM’s 31 Days of Oscar rapidly approaches, I find myself in a position of still having ... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1939

  

  The Contenders: Mickey Rooney: Babes in Arms Clark Gable: Gone with the Wind Robert Donat: Goodbye, Mr. Chips (winner) James Stewart: Mr. Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Collapse

  

  Film: Affliction Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on laptop. I watched Affliction when it became evident that a good proportion of the films on my... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• By a Nose

  

  Film: Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. It’s always a mild surprise to me that years ago Gerard Depardieu was a sex symbol. Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Looking High and Low

  

  Film: The Search Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. I’ve never been shy about my general dislike of Montgomery Clift. I suppose that... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Picks from Chip: Once Were Warriors

  

  Film: Once Were Warriors Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. This is the first in a series of twelve films suggested by Chip Lary at Tips from Chip. Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Sheik of Araby

  

  Film: Two Arabian Knights Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. Turner Classic Movies is gearing up for their 31 Days of Oscar, which means I nee... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• His Cross to Bear

  

  Film: The Last Temptation of Christ Format: Streaming video from Hoopla Digital on The Nook. I’d never seen The Last Temptation of Christ until now, but I... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 1939

  

  The Contenders: Bette Davis: Dark Victory Vivien Leigh: Gone with the Wind (winner) Greer Garson: Goodbye, Mr. Chips Irene Dunne: Love Affair Greta Garbo:... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• 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