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• Dockside

  

  Film: Min and Bill Format: Streaming video from TCM Watch on laptop. More than most films, comedies are a product of their time. What one generation finds funny... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Greatest

  

  Film: Ali Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on laptop. Every now and then, an actor known for fluff pieces, comedies, or summer blockbuster actiony pablum... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• All the News That Fits

  

  Film: Good Night and Good Luck Format: DVD from personal collection on laptop. Once upon a time, journalism actually meant something in this country. Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• White as Snow

  

  Film: Blancanieves Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on laptop. Friend and once-and-future podcasting partner Nick Jobe and I trade lists of films now and... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1982

  

  The Contenders: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Gandhi (winner) Missing Tootsie The Verdict What’s Missing When I looked at Best Director 1982, I mentioned how much ... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Merchant Ivory

  

  Film: Howards End Format: DVD from Rockford Public Library on laptop. Ah, Merchant/Ivory. You know what you’re getting with a Merchant/Ivory picture, which mean... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Home is Where the Hurt is

  

  Film: Rachel Getting Married Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on various players. I pick a movie on any given day based on a number of potential factors.... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• It Tolls for Thee

  

  Film: For Whom the Bell Tolls Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. I have something of a love/hate relationship with the writings of Ernest Hemingway. Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Famous Flower, Different Color

  

  Film: The Blue Dahlia Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. Like most people who appreciate films from the 1940s and 1950s, I’m a fan of the... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Cold War Capers

  

  Film: The Atomic City Format: streaming video from Amazon Prime on laptop. The Cold War was an easy go-to for movie plots in the 1950s especially. Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• I Can Handle the Truth

  

  Film: A Few Good Men Format: DVD from Rockford Public Library on laptop. Once upon a time, Rob Reiner was one of the best directors working. Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 1985

  

  The Contenders: Back to the Future Brazil The Official Story The Purple Rose of Cairo Witness (winner) What’s Missing It’s probably too much to suggest that a... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Dementia

  

  Film: The Whisperers Format: Internet video on laptop. Lately, when I’ve watched a film that was nominated only for Best Actor or Best Actress, I’ve found a fil... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Love and War

  

  Film: The End of the Affair Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. When the Oscars roll around lately, the cry goes up that poor Leonardo DiCaprio has... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• 1984 Blogathon: Splash

  Film: Splash Format: DVD from personal collection on laptop. It wouldn’t be too much of a stretch to suggest that 1984 was a formative year for me. It was the... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Thankfully, They're Not on Screen

  

  Film: A Thousand Clowns Format: Video from The Magic Flashdrive. I went into A Thousand Clowns completely cold, knowing nothing about it except that it existed... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Who Wouldn't Fall in Love with Audrey Hepburn?

  

  Film: Sabrina (1954) Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. The 1954 Sabrina is one of those cases where I’m far more familiar with the... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Remake? Sorta

  

  Film: La Grande Bellezza (The Great Beauty) Format: Streaming video from Hulu+ on laptop. I wasn’t more than 20 minutes in La Grande Bellezza (The Great Beauty)... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• New List Entries?

  So word is out about the newest edition of the 1001 Movies, although there’s not much of a stir in the 1001 Movies blogging community. Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1959

  

  The Contenders: James Stewart: Anatomy of a Murder Charlton Heston: Ben-Hur (winner) Paul Muni: The Last Angry Man Laurence Harvey: Room at the Top Jack... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES