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• Tommy

  

  Format: DVD from Rockford Public Library on laptop. There are times, and this is one of them, where a summary won’t handle it. I can’t begin to explain Tommy. Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Working Girl

  

  Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. You know how you can tell when a movie is from the seventies by looking at the wardrobes of the people in it? By the same... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• A Cat in Paris (Une Vie De Chat)

  

  Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on laptop. There are times when I wonder what the hell the Academy is thinking. Why nominate a film like A Cat in Paris... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932)

  

  Format: DVD from Cordova District Library through interlibrary loan on laptop. In a particular way, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde bears a similarity to The... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• A Serious Man

  

  Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on laptop. I like the Coen Brothers pretty much without exception. Note the words “pretty much” in that first sentence. Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1980

  

  The Contenders: David Lynch: The Elephant Man Robert Redford: Ordinary People (winner) Martin Scorsese: Raging Bull Richard Rush: The Stunt Man Roman Polanski:... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Erin Brockovich

  

  Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. I think it’s kind of easy to dislike Julia Roberts sometimes. I mean, I think it’s easy to believe that she... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Speedy

  

  Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. This post is a part of the Big League Blogathon started by Todd Liebenow at Forgotten Films. Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Darling

  

  Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. Movies are, after a fashion, a sort of illusion, so I tend to find it interesting when a filmmaker creates such an illusion... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Chico and Rita (Chico y Rita)

  

  Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on laptop. It seems that I’ve got a knack for picking the strange one out of the list of animated features for a given year. Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1951

  

  The Contenders: An American in Paris (winner) Decision Before Dawn A Place in the Sun Quo Vadis A Streetcar Named Desire What’s Missing I at least like more tha... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Road to Utopia

  

  Format: DVD from Northern Illinois University Founders Memorial Library on laptop. I’m always a little surprised when I like Bing Crosby in a film. I’m not... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Dangerous

  

  Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. Superstition is an odd thing. I don’t cotton to many of them; essentially, I’m not a believer in the idea... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Triplets of Belleville

  

  Format: DVD from Northern Illinois University Founders Memorial Library on laptop. Imagine if you will that animator Ralph Bakshi and director David Lynch got... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• One of Our Aircraft is Missing

  

  Format: DVD from Coal City Public Library through interlibrary loan on laptop. I’ve mentioned before that when I was a kid, war films were my go-to genre. I... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• WarGames

  

  Format: DVD from Northern Illinois University Founders Memorial Library on rockin’ flatscreen. I made the conscious decision not to introduce my kids to WarGame... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• State Fair

  

  Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. I’ve never been to the Iowa State Fair. As a matter of fact, I’ve never been to any state fair. Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1974

  

  The Contenders: Chinatown The Conversation The Godfather Part II Lenny The Towering Inferno What’s Missing The five nominees for 1974 are a pretty strong... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Stunt Man

  

  Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. I vaguely remember the release of The Stunt Man. Actually, what I remember is seeing a clip of it on Roger Ebert’s and Gene... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Zorba the Greek

  

  Format: DVD from Rockford Public Library on laptop. Zorba the Greek is a film I’ve heard about for quite a long time. Heard of it. I knew nothing about it... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES