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• Bungle in the Jungle

  

  Film: Vinyan Format: DVD from personal collection on basement television A lot of movies are naturally combinations of other movies or of multiple ideas. Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Everything All at Once

  

  Film: Night Watch (Nochnoy Dozor) Format: DVD from personal collection on basement television I have complained in the past about the fact that a lot of anime... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 2006

  

  The Contenders: Leonardo DiCaprio: Blood DiamondRyan Gosling: Half Nelson Forest Whitaker: The Last King of Scotland (winner) Will Smith: The Pursuit of... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 1945

  

  The Contenders: Dillinger Marie-Louise (winner) Music for Millions Salty O’Rourke What Next, Corporal Hargrove? What’s Missing It hasn’t happened often, but it... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Like Father, Like Son

  

  Film: Son of Frankenstein Format: DVD from personal collection on various players. One of the great characters in Mel Brooks’s Young Frankenstein is the local... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Coffin Something Up

  

  Film: The Oblong Box Format: DVD from personal collection on basement television You never quite know what you’re going to get with an adaptation. Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 1962

  

  The Contenders: David and Lisa Lawrence of Arabia Lolita The Miracle Worker To Kill a Mockingbird (winner) What’s Missing 1962 was one of those years where I... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Loup De Baskervilles

  

  Film: Brotherhood of the Wolf (Le Pacte des Loups) Format: DVD from personal collection on base Silly me thought Brotherhood of the Wolf was going to be a... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 2015

  

  The Contenders: Charlotte Rampling: 45 Years Saoirse Ronan: Brooklyn Cate Blanchett: Carol Jennifer Lawrence: Joy Brie Larson: Room (winner) What’s Missing... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Personal Demons

  

  Film: The Wailing (Gok-seong) Format: DVD from personal collection on basement television. I’ve said for a long time that one of the more interesting national... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Camera Eye

  

  Film: My Little Eye Format: DVD from personal collection on basement television. Horror more than any other genre is indicative of the fears of the country... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 2005

  

  The Contenders: Heath Ledger: Brokeback Mountain Philip Seymour Hoffman: Capote (winner) David Straithairn: Good Night, and Good Luck. Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• I Call It a Kaiser Blade

  

  Film: Sling Blade Format: DVD from personal collection on basement television. If you go back far enough in the archive of this blog, you’ll find a response... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Don't Try the Croissants

  

  Film: Dead & Breakfast Format: DVD from personal collection on basement television. It’s fun, sometimes, to see people at odd points in their careers. Dead &... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Animated Feature 2018

  

  The Contenders: Incredibles 2 Isle of Dogs Mirai Ralph Breaks the Internet Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse What’s Missing I’ve seen the five nominations for... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Clowns to the Left of Me

  

  Film: Joker Format: Blu-ray from DeKalb Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. I try very hard not to read reviews of movies I haven’t seen. Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Superhero?

  

  Film: Harriet Format: Blu-ray from Sycamore Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. I suppose when it came down to it, I knew that Cynthia Erivo was going to be... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapated Screenplay 1960

  

  The Contenders: Elmer Gantry (winner) Inherit the Wind Sons and Lovers The Sundowners Tunes of Glory What’s Missing 1960 is one of those film years that has a... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actresss 2010

  

  The Contenders: Natalie Portman: Black Swan (winner) Michelle Williams: Blue Valentine Annette Bening: The Kids are All Right Nicole Kidman: Rabbit Hole Jennife... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Once Upon a Time

  

  Film: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on basement television. Horror movies that can be watched by the younger crowd... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES