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• 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

• Silver Linings Checkbook

  

  Film: Joy Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on The New Portable. I’m getting close to the end of the Oscar movies on my various lists, which means that,... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 2007

  

  The Contenders: Viggo Mortensen: Eastern Promises Tommy Lee Jones: In the Valley of Elah George Clooney: Michael Clayton Johnny Depp: Sweeney Todd: The Demon... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Blue is the Drippiest Color

  

  Film: The Blue Veil Format: Internet video on the new internet machine. For a number of years, I’ve been under the opinion that there are some movies on the... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1932-1933

  

  The Contenders: Frank Lloyd: Cavalcade (winner) Frank Capra: Lady for a Day George Cukor: Little Women What’s Missing What the hell, Oscar? Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• By My Age, They Tend Toward Bitter.

  

  Film: Sweet Bird of Youth Format: Turner Classic Movies on big ol’ television. I have, in a sense, painted myself into a corner with the length of the reviews... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: Opera

  

  Film: Opera Format: DVD from NetFlix on Sue’s Mother’s Day present. So I think it’s something I can say now officially—I don’t like Italian horror. It’s... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 2013

  

  The Contenders: 12 Years a Slave (winner) American Hustle Captain Phillips Dallas Buyers Club Gravity Her Nebraska Philomena The Wolf of Wall Street What’s... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Project Runway

  

  Film: Phantom Thread Format: Blu-Ray from DeKalb Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. With Phantom Thread, there is really a single story to be told. Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 1953

  

  The Contenders: The Band Wagon The Desert Rats The Naked Spur Take the High Ground! Titanic (winner) What’s Missing I have to admit I was a bit nonplussed by th... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES