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LATEST ARTICLES ( 3107 )

• 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

• Matthew 16:19

  

  Film: The Keys of the Kingdom Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on The Nook. Hyper-religious movies were a lot more popular back in the day than they are now. Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Bad News Bearers

  

  Film: The Messenger Format: Streaming video from Hoopla Digital on The Nook. Sometimes, you just know you’re signing yourself up for a movie that’s going to mak... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

  

  Film: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) Format: DVD from personal collection on laptop. Once I heard that Leonard Nimoy died yesterday, I pretty much knew... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1989

  

  The Contenders: Tom Cruise: Born on the Fourth of July Robin Williams: Dead Poets Society Morgan Freeman: Driving Miss Daisy Kenneth Branagh: Henry V Daniel... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Darkness Promised, Not Delivered

  

  Film: The Dark Angel Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. This quest to watch all of the Oscar nominated films in the categories I’m looking at takes me to some... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES