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The story of one man's odyssey of watching every movie ever contained in the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die" series
LATEST ARTICLES ( 2818 )
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Pawn Shop
Film: None but the Lonely Heart Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. I’ve never been shy about the fact that I like Cary Grant. Read more
Posted on 01 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1988
The Contenders: The Accidental TouristDangerous Liaisons Mississippi Burning Rain Man (winner)Working Girl What’s Missing If you look at the top-grossing films... Read more
Posted on 30 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Can't Send No Postcards
Film: Letters from Iwo Jima Format: DVD from personal collection on laptop. I consider myself a fan of Ken Watanabe for the same reason that I’m a fan of... Read more
Posted on 30 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Doing Time
Film: Brubaker Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on laptop. I imagine for a particular type of actor, playing the crusading hero is kind of fun. Personally,... Read more
Posted on 29 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Matthew 6:28
Film: Lilies of the Field Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. Apparently it’s nun week here at 1001plus. I’m not sure why this is, but I should probably track... Read more
Posted on 28 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Heaven Knows Why I Watched
Film: Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on laptop. There’s something about war films from the middle of the last century that lend... Read more
Posted on 27 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Owner's Manual Not Included
Film: How to Train Your Dragon Format: Streaming video from Amazon on rockin’ flatscreen. Movies made for kids have a few basic formulas. Read more
Posted on 24 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1964
The Contenders: BecketDr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Mary Poppins My Fair Lady (winner)Zorba the Greek What’s Missing Whil... Read more
Posted on 23 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Character Study
Film: Tender Mercies Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. After the last three reviews that I’ve posted, I have to say I wasn’t especially pleased when I... Read more
Posted on 22 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
The Song That Almost Never Ends
Film: Interrupted Melody Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. I’ve never made it a secret that I’m not a fan of musicals in general. When that... Read more
Posted on 22 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Old English
Film: Berkeley Square Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. I’ve been recording rare movies off Turner Classic movies for a number of months. Read more
Posted on 21 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Nick's Pick: The Room
Film: Nick’s Pick: The Room Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. This is the fifth in a series of monthly reviews suggested by Nick Jobe at Your Face. Read more
Posted on 19 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
The Original American Hustle(r)
Film: The People vs. Larry Flynt Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. Once upon a time, I worked in the computer and video game industry. Read more
Posted on 19 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Race Relations
Film: Mississippi Burning Format: DVD from Yorkville Public Library through interlibrary loan on laptop. I go back and forth on the term “Oscar bait. Read more
Posted on 18 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1979
The Contenders: All That JazzApocalypse Now Breaking Away Kramer vs. Kramer (winner)Norma Rae What’s Missing It’s not a terrible crop of films for 1979, but... Read more
Posted on 16 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
A Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
Film: In Old Chicago Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. I’ve set up my NetFlix queue to be frontloaded with all of the “very long wait” films at the top. Read more
Posted on 16 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Off Script: Phantasm
Film: Phantasm Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library through interlibrary loan on laptop. Everyone had holes in his or her viewing history. Read more
Posted on 15 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Casey Jones
Film: The Train Format: Streaming video from Hulu+ on laptop. The Train is the third war film I’ve watched in as many days. It occurred to me halfway through th... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Bombs Away
Film: Twelve O’Clock High Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on laptop. So the goofy post titles are back. Final results were 13 in favor, 3 against, and 3 wh... Read more
Posted on 13 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
The Sand Pebbles
Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on laptop. I have come to realize that a lot of the films I’ve been watching lately are extremely short. Read more
Posted on 12 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES