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• iLife

  

  Film: Steve Jobs Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on laptop. I have a mixed marriage in the sense that I am and have long been a PC guy and my wife is... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: Saw II

  

  Film: Saw II Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on laptop. I don’t have a great deal of interest in torture porn as a concept. The original Saw was... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Dien BIen FUBAR

  Film: The Quiet American Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on laptop. I do not understand the career of Brendan Fraser. This is going to sound strange,... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1935

  

  The Contenders: Victor McLaglen: The Informer (winner) Clark Gable: Mutiny on the Bounty Charles Laughton: Mutiny on the Bounty Franchot Tone: Mutiny on the... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Small Tragedies

  

  Film: Sundays and Cybele (Les Dimanches de Ville d’Avray) Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. 2018 has not been kind, and we’re only a week in. Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Die, Yuppie Scum!

  

  Film: Afterglow Format: Internet video on laptop. I have a serious confession to make about the movie Afterglow. I started watching this movie several days ago... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1958

  

  The Contenders: Richard Brooks: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Stanley Kramer: The Defiant Ones Vincente Minnelli: Gigi (winner)Robert Wise: I Want to Live! Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Vampire (More Than a) Weekend

  

  Film: The Transfiguration Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on laptop. The last couple of years have been great for horror movies. Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: XX

  

  Film: XX Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on laptop. Say what you will about anthology films like XX, there is a section of the market that likes them. ... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Garbo Speaks!

  

  Film: Anna Christie Format: DVD from personal collection on laptop. I have gotten into the habit of picking up odd movies now and then when I find them. Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1971

  

  The Contenders: A Clockwork Orange Fiddler on the Roof The French Connection (winner)The Last Picture Show Nicholas and Alexandra What’s Missing Who knew 1971... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• End of Year Eight

  

  I set a movie goal for myself every year of watching 400 different movies. Last year, I averaged a movie per day. This year, I got a little closer, but fell jus... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Heart Wants What the Heart Wants

  

  Film: The Shape of Water Format: Classic Cinemas Charlestowne 18. I would be lying if I suggested that I didn’t have high hopes for The Shape of Water. Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 1946

  

  The Contenders: The Blue Dahlia Children of Paradise (Les Enfants du Paradis) Notorious Road to UtopiaThe Seventh Veil (winner) What’s Missing This is another... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: Train to Busan (Busanhaeng)

  

  Film: Train to Busan (Busanhaeng) Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on laptop. Zombie movies are popular and have been for years, but we’re getting bette... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Getting Away with Murder

  

  Film: Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (Indagine su un Cittadino al di Sopra di Ogni Sospetto) Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. Oscar hasn’t... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 2010

  

  The Contenders: 127 Hours The Social Network (winner) Toy Story 3True Grit Winter’s Bone What’s Missing 2010 is one of those years where the vast majority of th... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Last Minute Shopping

  

  In the past, I’ve traditionally added 10 movies to The List on Christmas, but this year, Christmas falls on an Oscar day, and Oscar posts always take precedence. Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Send Me an Angel

  

  Film: The Bishop’s Wife Format: Turner Classic Movies on big ol’ television. For the last few years, every time that Christmas has come along, I have... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 1998

  

  The Contenders: Fernanda Montenegro: Central Station Cate Blanchett: Elizabeth Emily Watson: Hilary and Jackie Meryl Streep: One True Thing Gwyneth Paltrow:... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES