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• Over the Rainbow

  

  Film: Judy Format: Blu-ray from DeKalb Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. If you go back far enough in this blog, you’ll find instances of me wondering at th... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Aliens! Believe, Fam!

  

  Film: Attack the Block Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on basement television. I love science fiction movies as a general rule. Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Really Dark Continent

  

  Film: The Dead (2010) Format: Streaming video from Tubi TV on the new internet machine. I like zombie movies a great deal. I tend to like slow zombies more... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Woof!

  

  Film: Dog Soldiers Format: Streaming video from Tubi TV on the new internet machine. There’s something particularly camp about werewolf movies, but there’s... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1930-1931

  

  The Contenders: Cimarron (winner) East Lynne The Front Page Skippy Trader Horn What’s Missing This is such a disappointing collection collection of nominations... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Go, Speed Racer, Go!

  

  Film: Ford v Ferrari Format: DVD from NetFlix on Sue’s Mother’s Day present. I make no bones about the fact that I do not care at all about sports in any stripe. Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Working in a Coal Mine

  

  Film: Black Fury Format: Internet video on the new internet machine. In the early days of Oscar, at least for a couple of years, voters were allowed to write... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Super Punch-Out!

  

  Film: The Patent Leather Kid Format: Internet video on the new internet machine. I’ve said in the past that I have difficulty with silent dramas. They don’t hol... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wait...He Wrote More Than Dracula?

  

  Film: Shadow Builder (Bram Stoker’s Shadow Builder) Format: Streaming video from Tubi TV on the new internet machine. When I first put up the horror movie lists... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Lady with the Dog

  

  Film: Dark Eyes (Oci Ciornie) Format: Streaming video from Amazon Prime on rockin’ flatscreen. I watched Dark Eyes (Oci Ciornie) a couple of days ago, and it’s... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Strike Two Count

  

  Film: The Angry Silence Format: Internet video on laptop. I’m not shy about my politics in general, but I tend to keep them off this blog as not being really a... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 2016

  

  The Contenders: Arrival Fences Hidden Figures Lion Moonlight (winner) What’s Missing It’s an interesting list of nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay for... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• More Like the Stiff and the Stupid

  

  Film: The Bold and the Brave Format: Internet video on laptop. War movies are always interesting to me in some respects. They are a way to gauge the particular... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Is This a Synonym for "Martyr"?

  

  Film: The Valiant Format: Internet video on the new internet machine. There is a sense that, when viewing an older film like this one, that I need to take into... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Bounty Law

  

  Film: Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood Format: Blu-ray from Sycamore Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. I learned when doing the 1001 Movies list that there... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• A Minor and Expected Change

  

  It's not going to be a shock here, but I'm coming very close to completing the Oscar project. I've got only two dozen films I haven't watched in the seven... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• To End All Wars

  

  Film: 1917 Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. I grew up watching war movies. My opinion on them has changed a bit over the years. Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Rags...Riches...Rags?

  

  Film: Valiant is the Word for Carrie Format: Internet video on laptop. Adolysti has come through once again, and in a big way—another email reminded me of the... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 1989

  

  The Contenders: Isabelle Adjani: Camille Claudel Jessica Tandy: Driving Miss Daisy (winner) Michelle Pfeiffer: The Fabulous Baker Boys Jessica Lange: Music Box... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Acronyms Are Fun

  

  Film: C.H.U.D. Format: Streaming video from Tubi TV on the new internet machine. I remember when C.H.U.D. was released, but I had never seen it until today. Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES