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• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1965

  

  The Contenders: William Wyler: The Collector John Schlesinger: Darling David Lean: Doctor Zhivago Robert Wise: The Sound of Music (winner) Hiroshi Teshigahara:... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Highland Flung

  

  Film: The Hasty Heart Format: Turner Classic Movies on big ol’ televison. There are plenty of times I go into a movie without knowing a great deal about it. Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: Predator

  

  Film: Predator Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on laptop. I’m often a little nervous going into a movie that was important to me in my past. If you gre... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: Goodnight, Mommy (Ich Seh, Ich Seh)

  

  Film: Goodnight Mommy (Ich Seh, Ich Seh) Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on laptop. I remember seeing the trailer for Goodnight Mommy (Ich Seh, Ich... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 2005

  

  The Contenders: Brokeback Mountain Capote Crash (winner) Good Night and Good Luck Munich What’s Missing There are a lot of movies I like quite a bit released... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Withdrawal Symptoms

  

  Films: Dunkirk Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. It’s that time of year once again. The Oscar nominations have happened and, as I posted a few weeks ago, ther... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Not the Paper Chase Guy

  

  Films: The Great McGinty Format: DVD from Rockford Public Library on laptop. Every now and then one encounters a movie where the story of its creation is as or... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 1961

  

  The Contenders: Ballad of a Soldier La Dolce Vita General della Rovere Lover Come Back Splendor in the Grass (winner) What’s Missing 1961 is one of “those” year... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Out of Iowa

  

  Films: The Bridges of Madison County Format: DVD from Rockford Public Library on laptop. Sometimes, a filmmaker takes an odd turn in his or her career. Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: It Follows

  

  Films: It Follows Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on laptop. Horror movies tend to reflect the fears of the time in many ways. Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Young (Cough) Love

  

  Films: Romeo and Juliet (1936)Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. Strap in, folks; it’s going to be one of those reviews again. I knew that as soon the disc... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 1951

  

  The Contenders: The African Queen Detective Story A Place in the Sun (winner) La Ronde A Streetcar Named Desire What’s Missing 1951 turns out to have been a... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• ...It Still Looks Like Surrender

  

  Films: White BannersFormat: Internet video on laptop. I’ve learned a few things in doing this blog based on large lists of films. Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 1933

  

  The Contenders: Diana Wynyard: Cavalcade May Robson: Lady for a Day Katharine Hepburn: Morning Glory (winner) What’s Missing I’m going to make at least a part o... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Blinded by the Light

  

  Films: Bright VictoryFormat: Turner Classic Movies on big ol’ television. Sometimes Turner Classic Movies comes through. Bright Victory is one of those movies... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: Hostel; Hostel Part II

  

  Films: Hostel; Hostel Part IIFormat: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on laptop. The things I do for this blog. No, seriously. Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Neil Simon's Grand Hotel

  

  Films: California SuiteFormat: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on laptop. Neil Simon must’ve hated when the ‘70s came to an end. He had 12 plays turned into... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1991

  

  The Contenders: Warren Beatty: Bugsy Robert De Niro: Cape Fear Robin Williams: The Fisher King Nick Nolte: The Prince of Tides Anthony Hopkins: The Silence of... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Completed Once Again

  

  Films: I, Daniel BlakeFormat: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. There is a genre of film—not a very American genre in this case—about how much it sucks to be poor. Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Birth of a Communist

  

  Films: The Motorcycle Diaries (Diarios di Motocicleta)Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. When I did the 1001 Movies list originally, ... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES