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• 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

• 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