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• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 2004

  

  The Contenders: Leonardo DiCaprio: The Aviator Johnny Depp: Finding Neverland Don Cheadle: Hotel Rwanda Clint Eastwood: Million Dollar Baby Jamie Foxx: Ray... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 2015

  

  The Contenders: Adam McKay: The Big Short George Miller: Mad Max: Fury Road Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu: The Revenant (winner) Lenny Abrahamson: Room Tom... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: A Cure for Wellness

  

  Film: A Cure for Wellness Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on The New Portable. There are a handful of movies that I have checked out from a library... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1947

  

  The Contenders: The Bishop’s Wife Crossfire Gentleman’s Agreement (winner) Great Expectations Miracle on 34th Street What’s Missing When we go back to these... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Power Corrupts

  

  Film: Vice Format: DVD from Cortland Public Library on The New Portable. I’m going to warn you off the bat here: this is a political movie and I have political... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 1967

  

  The Contenders: Bonnie and Clyde Divorce, American Style La Guerre est Finie Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (winner) Two for the Road What’s Missing It seems... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Mediocre White Men

  

  Film: The Wife Format: DVD from Rock Island Public Library through interlibrary loan on rockin’ flatscreen. How do we live in a world where Glenn Close doesn’t... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil

  

  Films: Tucker and Dale vs. Evil Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on The New Portable. I’ve discussed the problem with horror comedies before. Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• You Can't Pick You Family, but You Can Pick Your Anime

  

  Film: Mirai Format: DVD from NetFlix on The New Portable. There have been 74 movies nominated for Best Animated Feature at this point in Oscar history, 73 of... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 1977

  

  The Contenders: Equus I Never Promised You a Rose Garden Julia (winner) Oh, God! That Obscure Object of Desire What’s Missing This is a very weird nomination... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 1994

  

  The Contenders: Jessica Lange: Blue Sky (winner) Susan Sarandon: The Client Winona Ryder: Little Women Jodie Foster: Nell Miranda Richardson: Tom & Viv What’s... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: Child's Play 2; Child's Play 3

  

  Film: Child’s Play 2; Child’s Play 3 Format: DVD from Cortland Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. When people talk about great horror properties,... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 2003

  

  The Contenders: Jude Law: Cold Mountain Ben Kingsley: The House of Sand and Fog Bill Murray: Lost in Translation Sean Penn: Mystic River (winner)Johnny Depp:... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Inside and Out

  

  Film: If Beale Street Could Talk Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. Typically, I write a review of a movie on the same day that I... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 2014

  

  The Contenders: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu: Birdman (winner) Richard Linklater: Boyhood Bennett Miller: Foxcatcher Wes Anderson: The Grand Budapest Hotel Morte... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: Hereditary

  

  Film: Hereditary Format: DVD from Rockford Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. I admit that sometimes I have trouble getting through a movie on a first try.... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oh Hai, Movie!

  

  Film: The Disaster Artist Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on The New Portable. Spend enough time around movies and you’ll run into the people who... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1943

  

  The Contenders: Casablanca (winner) For Whom the Bell Tolls Heaven Can Wait The Human Comedy In Which We Serve Madame Curie The More the Merrier The Ox-Bow... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 1963

  

  The Contenders: 8 ½ America, America The Four Days of Naples How the West Was Won (winner) Love with the Proper Stranger What’s Missing You know what I’m going... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Swing(er) Your Partner

  

  Film: Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. Before I delve too deeply into Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, I want to remind... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES