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• Travels with My Aunt

  

  Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. Who knew that there’s evidently a very small genre of films involving young men being whirlwinded around... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Mission

  

  Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. Every now and again, someone gets it into his head that the world needs another religious epic, and for most of the Western... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Turning Point

  

  Format: Internet video on laptop. I might be surprising a number of people with this review. Musicals generally aren’t my thing, but The Turning Point isn’t a... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Barretts of Wimpole Street

  

  Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. I have a B.A. in literature (I promise this is relevant), so I’ve studied more than my share of the... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Decision Before Dawn

  

  Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. I think I’ve mentioned before that when I was a kid, war films were my favorite genre of film. I watched other films, but wa... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 1989

  

  The Contenders: Crimes and Misdemeanors Dead Poets Society (winner) Do the Right Thing Sex, Lies and Videotape When Harry Met Sally What’s Missing I’ll admit... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Hours

  

  Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on laptop. With a film like The Hours, I’m not sure where to start. I’m honestly lost for a good way to even start writing... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Lady for a Day

  

  Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. Oh, boy. This is going to be interesting. Lady for a Day is a film that takes a hard turn. Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Passport to Pimlico

  

  Format: DVD from Northern Illinois University Founders Memorial Library on laptop. I imagine that when a screenwriter comes up with a truly original idea. Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Nick's Picks: The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter

  

  Film: The Eight Diagram Pole FighterFormat: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on laptop. This is the second in a monthly series of reviews suggested by Nick Jobe a... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Tess

  

  Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. One of these days, smart filmmakers will devise something other than rape to serve as a crisis for women in a story. Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Constant Nymph

  

  Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. There are stories that change dramatically in how they are seen over time. What seems normal for one era... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1950

  

  The Contenders: Jospeh L. Mankiewicz: All About Eve (winner) John Huston: The Asphalt Jungle George Cukor: Born Yesterday Billy Wilder: Sunset Boulevard Carol... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Secret of Kells

  

  Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. Sometimes you find something that you really didn’t expect. Such was the case with The Secret of... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

  

  Format: DVD from Northern Illinois University Founders Memorial Library on laptop. I like it when a movie doesn’t assume that I’m stupid. I like it even better... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The LEGO Movie

  

  Format: Carmike Market Square 10. So like everyone else this weekend, I packed up the kids and went to see The LEGO Movie. The movie itself is an absolute... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Sunrise at Campobello

  

  Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. I seem to be watching a lot of biopics lately. That might be coincidence or it might be that a lot of... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Captain Phillips

  

  Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. Say “pirate” and most people these days think of Captain Jack Sparrow. In their defense, that’s pretty much... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1973

  

  The Contenders: George Lucas: American Graffiti Ingmar Bergman: Cries and Whispers William Friedkin: The Exorcist Bernardo Bertolucci: Last Tango in Paris Georg... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

  

  Film: Dr. Ehrlich’s Magic BulletFormat: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. Every now and then, it’s fun to be really surprised by an actor’s range. I... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES