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• Quaker State

  

  Film: Friendly Persuasion Format: DVD from Rockford Public Library on laptop. What is it with Gary Cooper and Quakers? In High Noon he marries a Quaker and in... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• What a Girl Wants

  

  Film: La Vie d’Adele—Chapitres 1 2 (Blue is the Warmest Color); Wadjda Format: Streaming video from NetFlix (Blue) and DVD from NetFlix (Wadjda) on laptop. ... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Plea Bargain

  

  Film: …And Justice for All Format: DVD from Rockford Public Library on laptop. When you talk about actors in their heyday, you have to hand it to Al Pacino in... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1987

  

  The Contenders: Broadcast News Fatal Attraction Hope and Glory The Last Emperor (winner) Moonstruck What’s Missing I had to double-check the list of films for... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• My Beloved Monster

  

  Film: Shrek Format: DVD from personal collection on laptop. So it’s time for another strange admission of my children’s relationship with some animated films. Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Greed is Great

  

  Film: The Wolf of Wall Street Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. I knew when The Wolf of Wall Street showed up in the mail from NetFlix I was... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• No Innocents in War

  

  Film: Two Women Format: DVD from Freeport Public Library through interlibrary loan on laptop. When I deal with rarities, or at least films that are difficult... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Viva, Las Vegas

  

  Film: Bugsy Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. With a biopic, particularly one of a shadow figure like Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel, the main question to ask is... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Ptsd

  

  Film: Coming Home Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. I did a little investigating on Coming Home before I watched it. Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Westward, Ho!

  

  Film: Ruggles of Red Gap Format: Video from The Magic Flashdrive on laptop. When you talk about good years for actors, you need to bring up 1935 and Charles... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1967

  

  The Contenders: Bonnie and Clyde Doctor Dolittle The Graduate Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner In the Heat of the Night (winner) What’s Missing Right off the bat,... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• And We're Back

  

  Film: Resurrection Format: Internet video on laptop. Films that have strong religious content are always interesting from my perspective. With Resurrection, we... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Jezebel, Part Two

  

  Film: Mr. Skeffington Format: DVD from Rockford Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. I’m always curious and a little excited when I locate a piece of Bette... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Band Practice

  

  Film: Alexander’s Ragtime Band Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. There are two basic kinds of musicals. There’s the type where everyone in the... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Nick's Pick: Naked

  

  Film: Naked Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. This is the ninth in a series of monthly reviews suggested by Nick Jobe at YourFace. I went into Naked with... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Upper Class Twit of the Year

  

  Film: The Ruling Class Format: Streaming video from Hulu+ on laptop. There are few movies that set a tone as firmly and completely as The Ruling Class does in... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: Let Sleeping Corpses Lie

  

  Film: Let Sleeping Corpses Lie Format: Streaming video from Hulu+ on laptop. I love Italian-style horror movies from the 1970s in part because they all have a... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1992

  

  The Contenders: The Crying Game A Few Good Men Howards End Scent of a Woman Unforgiven (winner) What’s Missing This is a strange collection of films this year. Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Ocean Blue

  

  Film: Finding Nemo Format: DVD from personal collection on laptop. Maxine, my 11-year-old daughter, hates Finding Nemo. Hates it, and she’s never really given m... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Lady Day

  

  Film: Lady Sings the Blues Format: DVD from Rockford Public Library on laptop. In my head, I have a tendency to mix up Billie Holiday and Josephine Baker. Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES