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• Coming Soon

  

  Every year around this time, there’s hints and rumors and guesses about what might be in the next edition of the 1001 Movies book. Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 1955

  

  The Contenders: Susan Hayward: I’ll Cry Tomorrow Eleanor Parker: Interrupted Melody Jennifer Jones: Love is a Many-Splendored Thing Anna Magnani: The Rose Tatto... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: What We Do in the Shadows

  

  Film: What We Do in the Shadows Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on laptop. (Just a short introductory note. You’ve may have noticed that my output... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: Cube

  

  Films: CubeFormat: Streaming video from NetFlix on the new internet machine. I remember watching Cube for the first time. It’s an odd film in a lot of... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1984

  

  The Contenders: F. Murray Abraham: Amadeus (winner) Tom Hulce: Amadeus Sam Waterston: The Killing Fields Jeff Bridges: Starman Albert Finney: Under the Volcano... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: Dracula

  

  Films: DraculaFormat: DVD from Rockford Public Library on The New Portable. Back in the day, before people realized that they could dub movies, it wasn’t... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Toxic Fandom

  

  Films: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. Not going to the theater that often means that I don’... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1947

  

  The Contenders: Henry Koster: The Bishop’s Wife Edward Dmytryk: Crossfire George Cukor: A Double Life Elia Kazan: Gentleman’s Agreement (winner) David Lean:... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: Dead Snow (Dod Sno)

  

  Films: Dead Snow (Dod Sno) Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on laptop. Just when you thought that everything that could be done with the concept of zombies... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1932/1933

  

  The Contenders: 42nd Street Cavalcade (winner) A Farewell to Arms I am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang Lady for a Day Little Women The Private Life of Henry VIII... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Gunn's Golden Rules

  

  Film: The Devil Wears Prada Format: DVD from NetFlix on The New Portable. I am one of the least fashionable people I know, which makes a movie like The Devil... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• 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