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• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1994

  

  The Contenders: Forrest Gump Four Weddings and a Funeral Pulp Fiction Quiz Show The Shawshank Redemption What’s Missing The Academy did a decent job with the... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Witness

  

  Film: WitnessFormat: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. A pretty standard trope of the crime drama is the innocent witness. Have something bad happen, put someone... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Love Letters (1945)

  

  Film: Love LettersFormat: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. When looking through the full list of films that I have in the Oscar categories I’m... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Hollywood Revue of 1929

  

  Film: The Hollywood Revue of 1929Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. This is going to be rough. I’ve reviewed films that feel plotless before,... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: Kairo (Pulse)

  

  Film: Kairo (Pulse)Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on laptop. Like many people, I’m deeply upset by the now long-standing trend of American remakes of... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Driving Miss Daisy

  

  Film: Driving Miss DaisyFormat: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. So NetFlix finally came through with getting me a copy of Driving Miss Daisy, the final Best... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• ParaNorman

  

  Film: ParaNorman Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. A couple of weeks ago, I ran a poll here to determine what new category of Oscar... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• New Features!

  

  With a new year come new projects. In terms of this blog, that means a couple of new regular features—one monthly, the other weekly (I hope). The monthly featur... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Ball of Fire

  

  Film: Ball of FireFormat: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. So I had these fantastic plans. I was going to watch Driving Miss Daisy tonight, and... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Boys from Brazil

  

  Film: The Boys from BrazilFormat: Streaming video from NetFlix on laptop. Often, the strangest premise makes for the most interesting film. Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• True Grit (1969)

  

  Film: True Grit Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on laptop. I had hoped to put up a review of Driving Miss Daisy today, since it’s the only Best Picture... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Take the High Ground!

  

  Film: Take the High Ground! Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. For most people, the best part of a film like Full Metal Jacket is the first... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Last Emperor

  

  Film: The Last Emperor Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on The Nook. One of the things I love about historical dramas is that I frequently learn about... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Frances Ha

  

  Film: Frances Ha Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on The Nook. The goal of a movie review is, at least in part, to define the movie in question. Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

  

  Film: The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on The Nook. I would love to know how Charlie Kaufman’s mind works. Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• A Beautiful Mind

  

  Film: A Beautiful Mind Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. It’s been some time since I’ve seen A Beautiful Mind. Depending on how you look at it, I’ve either... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Gifts for Everyone!

  

  Every year since this blog has been around, I’ve posted a list of films that I think should be added. Except for the first year, before I actually posted... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Crimes of the Heart

  

  Film: Crimes of the Heart Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on laptop. At my core, I am a practical person. I can’t say I was looking forward to watching... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Tom Jones

  

  Film: Tom Jones Format: DVD from Rockford Lutheran High School/Jr. High Library on rockin’ flatscreen. For whatever reason, Tom Jones was really difficult for m... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Grifters

  

  Film: The Grifters Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on laptop. I really like The Grifters. I’ve always considered this to be the movie where John Cusack... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES