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• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 1966

  

  The Contenders: Blow-Up The Fortune Cookie Khartoum A Man and a Woman (winner) The Naked Prey What’s Missing There are some solid nominations for 1966 in the... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: Resident Evil

  

  Films: Resident Evil Format: HBO Go on rockin’ flatscreen. Every now and then, the fact that I worked in the computer/video game industry from 1991 to 2003... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Free Press

  

  Film: The Post Format: DVD from Rockford Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. I feel like I’ve been slacking lately, and that’s not a hard conclusion to come t... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 2005

  

  The Contenders: Brokeback Mountain (winner) Capote The Constant Gardener A History of Violence Munich What’s Missing Oh, what a good year for adapted screenplay... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 1952

  

  The Contenders: Shirley Booth: Come Back, Little Sheba Julie Harris: The Member of the Wedding Bette Davis: The Star Joan Crawford: Sudden Fear Susan Hayward:... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: Lisa and the Devil

  

  Films: Lisa and the Devil (Lisa e il Diavolo) Format: Streaming video from Kanopy on laptop. My main complaint about Italian horror, particularly films from... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1980

  

  The Contenders: John Hurt: The Elephant Man Robert Duvall: The Great Santini Robert De Niro: Raging Bull (winner) Peter O’Toole: The Stunt Man Jack Lemmon:... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: Don't Breathe

  

  Film: Don’t Breathe Format: DVD from Sandwich Public Library through interlibrary loan on The New Portable. I think there’s a fine line between what... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1942

  

  The Contenders: Sam Wood: Kings Row William Wyler: Mrs. Miniver (winner) Mervyn LeRoy: Random Harvest John Farrow: Wake Island Michael Curtiz: Yankee Doodle... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Fuhgedaboudit

  

  Films: Donnie Brasco Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on The New Portable. Like a lot of the movies that are still on my Oscar list, Donnie Brasco is on... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: The Blob (1958)

  

  Films: The Blob (1958) Format: Streaming video from Kanopy on laptop. There are a great many charms to the original version of The Blob from the late 1950s. Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1931-1932

  

  The Contenders: Arrowsmith Bad Girl The Champ Five Star Final Grand Hotel (winner) One Hour with You Shanghai Express The Smiling Lieutenant What’s Missing In... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: The Amityville Horror; Amityville II: The Possession

  

  Film: The Amityville Horror; Amityville II: The Possession Format: DVD from Stockton Township Public Library (Amityville) and Somonauk Public Library (Amityvill... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 1965

  

  The Contenders: Casanova 70 Darling (winner) Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines The Train The Umbrellas of Cherbourg What’s Missing Evidently, I... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Open City, Closed Lives

  

  Film: A Special Day (Una Giornata Particolare) Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. Because of my job, I’m often tempted to watch a movie while... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)

  

  Film: The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) Format: DVD from Perue Public Library through interlibrary loan on The New Portable. There are some movies that I’m... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 2004

  

  The Contenders: Before Sunset Finding Neverland Million Dollar Baby The Motorcycle Diaries Sideways (winner) What’s Missing In a world where I get to make all o... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Italy is for Lovers

  

  Film: Call My by Your Name Format: DVD from NetFlix on The New Portable. Earlier today, I spotted a tweet from fellow blogger Wendell Ottley commenting that he’... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 1963

  

  The Contenders: Patricia Neal: Hud (winner) Shirley MacLaine: Irma la Douce Natalie Wood: Love with a Proper Stranger Leslie Caron: the L-Shaped Room Rachel... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: The Most Dangerous Game

  

  Film: The Most Dangerous Game Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. I don’t know if it’s still the case, but there was a time when you couldn’t... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES