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The story of one man's odyssey of watching every movie ever contained in the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die" series
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Wednesday Horror: Fright Night (1985)
Film: Fright Night (1985) Format: DVD from Peru Public Library through interlibrary loan on rockin’ flatscreen. While it’s probably not the first one, Fright... Read more
Posted on 02 August 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Mr. Belvedere
Film: Sitting Pretty Format: On Demand on big ol’ television. From 1985 to 1990, there was a sitcom called Mr. Belvedere that featured a cultured English... Read more
Posted on 01 August 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 1987
The Contenders: The Dead Fatal AttractionFull Metal Jacket The Last Emperor (winner) My Life as a Dog What’s Missing Were the 1980s terrible for Oscar in realit... Read more
Posted on 31 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Smoke and Shadows
Film: Doubt Format: On Demand on big ol’ television. Doubt is one of those rare movies that netted four acting nominations at the Oscars. Read more
Posted on 31 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 2001
The Contenders: Renee Zellweger: Bridget Jones’s Diary Sissy Spacek: In the Bedroom Judi Dench: Iris Halle Berry: Monster’s Ball (winner) Nicole Kidman: Moulin... Read more
Posted on 28 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Prosecution on Defense
Film: Boomerang! Format: Internet video on laptop. Every now and then, you get a movie that you almost can’t explain. We tend to expect certain things from... Read more
Posted on 27 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Wednesday Horror: Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
Film: Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. Years ago, I had a student write a pape... Read more
Posted on 27 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
The Place Before Peyton
Film: Kings Row Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. When I think of movies from the 1940s, I tend to think of film noir and films that did what... Read more
Posted on 25 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1978
The Contenders: Laurence Olivier: The Boys from Brazil Gary Busey: The Buddy Holly Story Jon Voight: Coming Home Robert De Niro: The Deer Hunter Warren Beatty:... Read more
Posted on 24 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Camelot Has Fallen
Film: Jackie Format: DVD from Northern Illinois University Founders Memorial Library on various players. I can’t say that I was overly excited about the prospec... Read more
Posted on 23 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1944
The Contenders: Billy Wilder: Double Indemnity Leo McCarey: Going My Way (winner) Otto Preminger: Laura Alfred Hitchcock: Lifeboat Henry King: Wilson What’s... Read more
Posted on 22 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Father Figure
Film: About a Boy Format: HBO Go on rockin’ flatscreen. I still have a large number of movies that I need to watch, but the number is getting smaller and... Read more
Posted on 21 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Wednesday Horror: The Other
Films: The Other Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. When you see the poster for 1972’s The Other, it comes as no surprise that we’re going to be... Read more
Posted on 20 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
White People (Solve) Problems
Film: Grand Canyon Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. Grand Canyon earned some immediate cred from when in an early scene, Kevin... Read more
Posted on 18 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1958
The Contenders: Auntie Mame Cat on a Hot Tin Roof The Defiant Ones Gigi (winner) Separate Tables What’s Missing Looking at the nominees for 1958, it would seem... Read more
Posted on 17 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Living in Django's Shadow
Film: Sweet and Lowdown Format: DVD from Franklin Grove Public Library through interlibrary loan on laptop. Before I get into the nuts and bolts of Sweet and... Read more
Posted on 17 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Bus Stop
Film: Central Station (Central do Brasil) Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. I complain a great deal on this blog about plots that... Read more
Posted on 16 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 1997
The Contenders: As Good as it Gets Boogie Nights Deconstructing Harry The Full Monty Good Will Hunting (winner) What’s Missing There are some gaping holes in th... Read more
Posted on 14 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Have Makeup Case, Will Act
Film: Man of a Thousand Faces Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. When you know the name of the movie Man of a Thousand Faces, there’s no shock what it’s going... Read more
Posted on 14 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Wednesday Horror: The Uninvited (1944)
Film: The Uninvited (1944) Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. There’s something about classic horror movies that I love. Read more
Posted on 13 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES