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• Return to Sender

  

  Film: The Letter (1940) Format: TCM Watch on laptop. It’s interesting to consider the 1940 version of The Letter a film noir even though it is a solid early... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Nick's Pick: My Neighbor Totoro

  

  Film: Tonari no Totoro (My Neighbor Totoro) Format: DVD from Byron Public Library through interlibrary loan on rockin’ flatscreen. This is the eighth in a serie... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Ties That Bind (and Choke)

  

  Film: Mrs. Parkington Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. There is a particular weird little subgenre of film that attempts to encompass a... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Smoke 'Em If You've Got 'Em

  

  Film: The Insider Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. It’s interesting to see the moment an actor’s career makes a change. Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1961

  

  The Contenders: Federico Fellini: La Dolce Vita J. Lee Thompson: The Guns of Navarone Robert Rossen: The Hustler Stanley Kramer: Judgment at Nuremberg Robert... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Calm Down

  

  Film: The Last Angry Man Format: TCM Watch on laptop. I know that in general I’m writing for a movie geek crowd. It’s sad in that respect that Paul Muni is so... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• My Beautiful Balloon(s)

  

  Film: Up Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin;’ flatscreen. When Pixar puts out a dud of a film, like Cars 2, it’s both understandable and incredibly... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Is It Tsar Or Czar?

  

  Film: Nicholas and Alexandra Format: DVD from Mokena Public Library through interlibrary loan on rockin’ flatscreen. Epic films aren’t always my thing. Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Fickle

  

  Film: Coquette Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. When I first started working specifically on Oscar films, it seemed like such a good idea.... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Rabble Rousing

  

  Film: I Compagni (The Organizer) Format: Streaming video from Hulu+ on laptop. Fifteen minutes into I Compagni (The Organizer) and I paused the film. Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• I'm Weary, Too

  

  Film: Weary River Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. One f the downsides of working off any list of movies is that I know for a fact when... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1977

  

  The Contenders: Woody Allen: Annie Hall (winner) Steven Spielberg: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Fred Zinnemann: Julia George Lucas: Star Wars Herbert Ross... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• What's with the Dog?

  

  Film: Come Back, Little Sheba Format: Internet video on laptop. Strap in folks, because this one is going to hurt. For whatever reason, the DVD I got from... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Omaha, Utah, Gold, Juno, Sword

  

  Film: The Longest Day Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. In the annals of military history, there is probably no single day more... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Aid for AIDS

  

  Film: Dallas Buyers Club Format: DVD from Rockford Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. So let’s get one thing straight right off the start: I am not a major... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• They're Guarding Their Box Office Receipts

  

  Film: Guardians of the Galaxy Format: AMC Showplace 16. When I first saw the trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy, I thought pretty much what everyone else did:... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Deja Vu All Over Again

  

  Film: Love Affair Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. So I’ve been having the weirdest feelings of déjà vu. For the first 20 minutes or so of Love Affair I... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• So the Predicate Was Violets?

  

  Film: The Subject was Roses Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. Well, this should be fun. Looking for something to watch today, I decided to hi... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1989

  

  The Contenders: Oliver Stone: Born on the Fourth of July (winner) Woody Allen: Crimes and Misdemeanors Peter Weir: Dead Poets Society Kenneth Branagh: Henry V... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: Marathon Man

  

  Film: Marathon Man Format: DVD from Rockford Public Library on laptop. Every year, I make a list of suggestions of films that I think should be on the 1001... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES