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• The Next Ten Days

  

  For the last few years, I've reviewed a bunch of horror movies in October. I like horror movies; war movies, science fiction, and horror movies are very much... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 2013

  

  The Contenders: Amy Adams: American HustleMeryl Streep: August: Osage County Cate Blanchett: Blue Jasmine (winner) Sandra Bullock: Gravity Judi Dench:... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Growing Old Ungracefully

  

  Films: KotchFormat: DVD from Somonauk Public Library through interlibrary loan on laptop. There are plenty of screen pairings that become legendary. Fred and... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: Salem's Lot

  

  Film: Salem’s Lot Format: IFC on rockin’ flatscreen. One of the reasons I enjoy horror movies is that I find them to be similar to roller coasters. They’re a... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Kiss My Grits

  

  Films: Alice Doesn’t Live Here AnymoreFormat: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. When you think of Martin Scorsese, chances are good that you think... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1981

  

  The Contenders: Paul Newman: Absence of Malice Dudley Moore: ArthurBurt Lancaster: Atlantic CityHenry Fonda: On Golden Pond (winner) Warren Beatty: Reds What’s... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Jokerman

  

  Films: Toni ErdmannFormat: DVD from Northern Illinois University Founders Memorial Library on rockin’ flatscreen. When I finished the 1001 Movies list, I though... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1964

  

  The Contenders: Peter Glenville: Becket Stanley Kubrick: Dr. Strangelove Robert Stevenson: Mary PoppinsGeorge Cukor: My Fair Lady (winner) Michael Cacoyannis:... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• You'll Want to Escape, Though

  

  Films: Escape Me NeverFormat: Internet video on laptop. When I drop back into the earliest years of Oscar, I generally know a couple of things. Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

  

  Films: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Format: DVD from Mt. Morris Library on various players. I remember when Kenneth Branagh’s version of Frankenstein, sometimes... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Be Fruitful and Multiply

  

  Films: The Seven Little Foys Format: DVD from Northern Illinois University Founders Memorial Library on laptop. I’ve checked out The Seven Little Foys from the... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1991

  

  The Contenders: Beauty and the Beast Bugsy JFK The Prince of Tides The Silence of the Lambs (winner) What’s Missing 1991 is a great film year, although I’d be... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Show Me the Money

  

  Films: Jerry Maguire Format: DVD from personal collection on laptop. For whatever reason, I’ve avoided watching Jerry Maguire for more than two decades. Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Reservoir Hunde

  

  Films: Victoria Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. I’ve been ignoring the latest version of the 1001 Movies list for too long; the... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 1970

  

  The Contenders: Five Easy Pieces Joe Love Story My Night at Maud’s Patton (winner) What’s Missing Well, as often happens, there are a couple of movies I don’t... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• I'm Okay with My Decay

  

  Films: Leaving Las Vegas Format: DVD from Cortland Community Library on rockin’ flatscreen. There was once a time when Nicolas Cage was not a parody of an actor. Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: The Reptile

  

  Films: The Reptile Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. When you talk about classic horror movies, you have to spend at least a little bit of... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Lone Wolf(verine) and Cub

  

  Film: LoganFormat: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on laptop. Let’s talk for a minute about what movies based on comics are and what they can be. Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 1956

  

  The Contenders: Around the World in 80 Days (winner)Baby Doll Friendly Persuasion Giant Lust for Life What’s Missing While I do follow a patter for which award ... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Rain on the Scarecrow, Blood on the Plow

  

  Film: Country Format: Internet video on laptop. I don’t remember the 1984 Oscars because I didn’t really care that much about them toward the end of my senior... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES