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• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 2009

  

  The Contenders: Sandra Bullock: The Blind Side (winner) Carey Mulligan: An Education Meryl Streep: Julie & Julia Helen Mirren: The Last Station Gabourey... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• I Heard You Paint Houses

  

  Films: The Irishman Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on the new internet machine. While I’ve never shirked from long movies in the past, I can’t say that I’... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1974

  

  The Contenders: Jack Nicholson: Chinatown Al Pacino: The Godfather Part II Art Carney: Harry and Tonto (winner) Dustin Hoffman: Lenny Albert Finney: Murder on... Read more

  Posted on 29 February 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Quatermass Lite

  

  Films: X: The Unknown Format: DVD from Northern Illinois University Founders Memorial Library on rockin’ flatscreen. I have a penchant for 1950s science... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Coronavirus?

  

  Film: Carriers Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on laptop. Plagues are inherently scary, I think. When it comes to movie monsters, in most cases, or at leas... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 2016

  

  The Contenders: Denis Villeneuve: Arrival Mel Gibson: Hacksaw Ridge Damien Chazelle: La La Land (winner) Kenneth Lonergan: Manchester by the Sea Barry Jenkins:... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• I'm Not Crying, You're Crying

  

  Films: Toy Story 4 Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on basement television. Fucking Pixar. As a film company, they’ve finally had a few missteps and... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Not Another Power Tool Movie

  

  Films: Saw III Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on basement television. I suppose since at this point I’ve watched more than half of them on the main... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 1969

  

  The Contenders: Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (winner) The Damned Easy Rider The Wild Bunch What’s Missing 1969 is a very... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• One is Too Many

  

  Films: The Two Popes Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on basement television. Say what you will about NetFlix, but the company is aggressively going after... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Melt It Down

  

  Films: House of Wax (2005) Format: DVD from Cortland Public Library on The New Portable. There are horror remakes and there are horror remakes. Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 1945

  

  The Contenders: The Lost Weekend (winner) Mildred Pierce Pride of the Marines The Story of G.I. Joe A Tree Grows in Brooklyn What’s Missing With some of these... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Sucker!

  

  Films: Dracula: Dead and Loving It Format: DVD from Northern Illinois University Founders Memorial Library on various players. How exactly does this happen? Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 2008

  

  The Contenders: Angelina Jolie: Changeling Meryl Streep: Doubt Melissa Leo: Frozen River Anne Hathaway: Rachel Getting Married Kate Winslet: The Reader... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Opera, Yes. Phantom? Not as Much

  

  Film: Phantom of the Opera (1943) Format: DVD from Cortland Public Library on basement television. I’ve seen multiple version of Phantom of the Opera, and I hav... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Worst of the Worst?

  

  Film: Plan 9 from Outer Space Format: DVD from Northern Illinois University Founders Memorial Library on The New Portable. Just as people are going to go back... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1965

  

  The Contenders: Lee Marvin: Cat Ballou (winner) Laurence Olivier: Othello Rod Steiger: The Pawnbroker Oskar Werner: Ship of Fools Richard Burton: The Spy Who... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Devil's Playthings

  

  Film: Idle Hands Format: DVD from Northern Illinois University Founders Memorial Library on The New Portable. Horror comedies are evidently really hard to... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 2009

  

  The Contenders: James Cameron: Avatar Kathryn Bigelow: The Hurt Locker (winner) Quentin Tarantino: Inglourious Basterds Lee Daniels: Precious Jason Reitman: Up... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Why Remake This?

  

  Film: ManiacFormat: DVD from Cortland Public Library on The New Portable. Remakes tend to have a poor reputation, and with reason. Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES