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• Wakanda Forever

  

  Film: Black PantherFormat: Market Square Cinema. So it only took me six weeks or so to get to Black Panther. That’s honestly pretty good for me; this marks the... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Business as Unusual

  

  Film: The Apprenticeship of Duddy KravitzFormat: Internet video on the new internet machine. With the number of movies I need to watch dropped below100, I’m... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 2013

  

  The Contenders: American Hustle Blue Jasmine Dallas Buyers Club Her (winner) Nebraska What’s Missing It seems staggering to me that Gravity was five years ago,... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• When Danger is Boring

  

  Film: Casanova 70Format: Streaming video from Kanopy on rockin’ flatscreen. I really wanted to like Casanova 70. I really did. Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: Cloverfield

  

  Film: CloverfieldFormat: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on The New Portable. Life is short, so I really try to focus on watching movies I’ve never seen... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Grounded

  

  Films: The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell Format: Internet video on the new internet machine. Casting a biopic is a weird thing. Do you cast for looks or the... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 1953

  

  The Contenders: The Cruel Sea From Here to Eternity (winner) Lili Roman Holiday Shane What’s Missing There are some great stories from 1953 films, and a lot of... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: Starry Eyes

  

  Films: Starry Eyes Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on laptop. The movie industry is obsessed with itself in ways that would be evidence of psychosis in jus... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 1940

  

  The Contenders: Ginger Rogers: Kitty Foyle (winner) Bette Davis: The Letter Martha Scott: Our Town Katharine Hepburn: The Philadelphia Story Joan Fontaine:... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• It is Balloon!

  

  Film: The Red Balloon (Le Ballon Rouge)Format: Various media on multiple players. DVDs are a lot like sports officials and autocorrect in one important... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: Bug

  

  Film: Bug Format: DVD from Manhattan-Elwood Public Library through interlibrary loan on The New Portable. Bug is one of those movies that I think you either... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1963

  

  The Contenders: Rex Harrison: Cleopatra Paul Newman: Hud Sidney Poitier: Lilies of the Field (winner) Richard Harris: This Sporting Life Albert Finney: Tom Jone... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)

  

  Film: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. There’s something oddly reassuring to me about sliding into a film... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• She's Got a Good Personality...or Two

  

  Film: The Three Faces of Eve Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on the latest internet machine. Posting this review today is something of a milestone for me. Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1987

  

  The Contenders: Adrian Lyne: Fatal Attraction John Boorman: Hope and Glory Bernardo Bertolucci: The Last Emperor (winner) Norman Jewison: Moonstruck Lasse... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Really Junior Executives

  

  Film: The Boss Baby Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on the latest internet machine. When The Boss Baby was nominated for Best Animated Feature, I knew... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: Red Eye

  

  Film: Red Eye Format: DVD from personal collection on The New Portable. I’ve been a Wes Craven fan for a long time. I have nothing but respect for the guy who... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Children of Divorce

  

  Film: The Squid and the Whale Format: DVD from personal collection on laptop. This is going to be painful. I’m a child of divorce and The Squid and the Whale... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 2011

  

  The Contenders: The Artist (winner) The Descendants Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close The Help Hugo Midnight in Paris Moneyball The Tree of Life War Horse... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Falling for Flying

  

  Film: Crazy Heart Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on laptop. So it’s Oscar night and while I watch and live-tweet the awards (something I’ve literally... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES