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• 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

• Men Are from Mars, Monsters Are from Venus

  

  Film: 20 Million Miles to Earth Format: Streaming video from Tubi TV on the new internet machine. I love creature features from the ‘50s. There’s something so... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Look What the Cat Dragged In

  

  Film: The Grudge (2002) (Ju-on) Format: Streaming video from Tubi TV on the new internet machine. There is a stupid trend in American films where a successful... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 2017

  

  The Contenders: Timothee Chalamet: Call Me by Your Name Gary Oldman: Darkest Hour (winner) Daniel Kaluuya: Get Out Daniel Day-Lewis: Phantom Thread Denzel... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Another Step Closer

  

  Film: East Lynne Format: Internet video on the new internet machine. 1001 Movies bloggers are a particular breed. We stick together. Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES