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• ...Burma Shave

  

  Films: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Format: DVD from NetFlix on The New Portable. Going into Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (hereafter... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Colonizers Gonna Colonize

  

  Films: Indochine Format: DVD from Northern Illinois University Founders Memorial Library on various players. I’m not sure what it is about an epic that makes... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 1991

  

  The Contenders: Boyz n the Hood Bugsy The Fisher King Grand Canyon Thelma & Louise (winner) What’s Missing As tends to be the case, I like some of the... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Alien Lanes

  

  Films: Starman Format: DVD from personal collection on The New Portable. One of my favorite pieces of Oscar trivia is that Wes Craven once directed Meryl... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: Maniac (1980)

  

  Films: Maniac (1980) Format: DVD from NetFlix on The New Portable. I know I’ve referenced the Video Bug a few times in the past here. Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Films: 10 Cloverfield Lane Format: DVD from Sycamore Publ...

  

  Films: 10 Cloverfield Lane Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on laptop. I was less enamored of Cloverfield than a lot of people. Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 1958

  

  The Contenders: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Gigi (winner) The Horse’s Mouth I Want to Live! Separate Tables What’s Missing It happens that 1958 was a solid year for... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Allegory, Emphasis on "Gory"

  

  Films: mother! Format: Blu-ray from DeKalb Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. I know roughly where I am starting out with this, but I have no idea where I’m... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Prime Minister's Speech

  

  Films: Darkest Hour Format: Blu-ray from DeKalb Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. For the next 800-1200 words I’m going to talk about Darkest Hour, but I’m... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 1970

  

  The Contenders: Carrie Snodgress: Diary of a Mad Housewife Jane Alexander: The Great White Hope Ali MacGraw: Love Story Sarah Miles: Ryan’s Daughter Glenda... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Come on Baby, Light My Fire

  

  Films: Joan of Arc Format: DVD from NetFlix on The New Portable. As I get down to the last few dozen movies on my Oscars lists, I’m starting to find more and... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: The Strangers

  

  Films: The Strangers Format: DVD from Franklin Grove Public Library through interlibrary loan on The New Portable. The home invasion horror movie has been aroun... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Starry Starry Night

  

  Films: Loving Vincent Format: DVD from Dekalb Public Library on The New Portable. Frequent readers of this blog will know that I’m mostly interested in story. Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 2014

  

  The Contenders: Bradley Cooper: American Sniper Michael Keaton: Birdman Steve Carell: Foxcatcher Benedict Cumberbatch: The Imitation Game Eddie Redmayne: The... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Flip and Flop

  

  Films: House of Sand and Fog Format: DVD from personal collection on various players. I’m going to go far afield to introduce the idea of House of Sand and Fog... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1993

  

  The Contenders: Jim Sheridan: In the Name of the Father Jane Campion: The Piano James Ivory: The Remains of the DaySteven Spielberg: Schindler’s List (winner)... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Now That's a Hangover!

  

  Films: The Morning After Format: Internet video on the new internet machine. Jane Fonda is one of those actors I have to take on a case-by-case basis. She can b... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: Diary of the Dead

  

  Films: Diary of the Dead Format: DVD from LaSalle Public Library through interlibrary loan on rockin’ flatscreen. So let’s talk for a minute about George Romero. Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Punchy

  

  Film: The ChampFormat: DVD from NetFlix on The New Portable. I’ve said before that Oscar seems to be obsessed with boxing more than any other sport. Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1929-1930

  

  The Contenders: All Quiet on the Western Front (winner) The Big House Disraeli The Divorcee The Love Parade What’s Missing These early years of Oscar are... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES