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• 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

• High Society Never Changes

  

  Film: Auntie Mame Format: DVD from Rockford Public Library on laptop. Auntie Mame is a film I’ve seen before, so when I found it on a library shelf, I figured i... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Go West, Young Man

  

  Film: In Old Arizona Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. I’m often of two minds when I watch a film from the very early days of Oscar. Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• 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