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• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 2007

  

  The Contenders: Julie Christie: Away from Her Cate Blanchett: Elizabeth: The Golden Age Ellen Page: Juno Laura Linney: The Savages Marion Cotillard: La Vie en... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Ship to Shore

  

  Film: Cinderella Liberty Format: Turner Classic Movies on big ol’ television. Once again, I’m presented with a movie that I completely didn’t expect.... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: Scanners

  

  Films: Scanners Format: Streaming video from Kanopy on rockin’ flatscreen. Scanners, which contains an early scene in which a man’s head literally explodes,... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Rinse and Set

  

  Film: Shampoo Format: DVD from personal collection on laptop. Once upon a time, there was a world were all everyone thought about was sex. Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1993

  

  The Contenders: Daniel Day-Lewis: In the Name of the Father Tom Hanks: Philadelphia (winner) Anthony Hopkins: The Remains of the Day Liam Neeson: Schindler’s... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Terminal Relationships

  

  Film: Up in the Air Format: DVD from personal collection on laptop. Up in the Air has been sitting on a shelf in my house for a long time. Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• There's No Business Like Show Business (Thank God)

  

  Film: When My Baby Smiles at Me Format: Internet video on laptop. When My Baby Smiles at Me is one of those movies I haven’t been able to find for the last few... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1934

  

  The Contenders: Frank Capra: It Happened One Night (winner) Victor Schertzinger: One Night of Love W.S. Van Dyke: The Thin Man What’s Missing I’m a bit lacking... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Nisei

  

  Film: Go for Broke! Format: Internet video on laptop. So what’s a country to do when it claims to be founded on freedom for all and has a track record of being... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: Open Water

  

  Film: Open Water Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. It takes a certain kind of balls to make a shark movie these days. I get it, bu... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Girl Week 2017: Frida

  

  Film: Frida Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on laptop. Dell over at Dell on Movies is hosting his third annual Girl Week, featuring only movies that... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1972

  

  The Contenders: Cabaret Deliverance The Emigrants The Godfather (winner) Sounder What’s Missing The Academy did a pretty solid job in the nominations for Best... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Transplants

  

  Film: Dirty Pretty Things Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. I go into a lot of movies pretty cold. As I get closer and closer to finishing my Oscar lists, I... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Not Another War Movie

  

  Film: Seven Beauties (Pasqualino Settebellezze) Format: Internet video on laptop. With the movies that are on my Oscar list that are harder to find, I... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 1984

  

  The Contenders: Beverly Hills Cop Broadway Danny RoseEl Norte Places in the Heart (winner) Splash What’s Missing There are going to be a lot of movies for me... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: Saw

  

  Film: Saw Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on laptop. I’m probably one of the last horror fans to watch Saw. Out of respect to those reading this, I’ll... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: The Crazies (2010)

  

  Film: The Crazies (2010) Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on laptop. There are a lot of things you can say about George Romero. His ideas are often... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• A Comment

  

  I didn’t really feel like watching a movie today. That’s not something I say that often. Over the last several days/weeks/feels like forever, allegations of... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 1941

  

  The Contenders: Here Comes Mr. Jordan (winner) Hold Back the Dawn How Green Was My Valley The Little Foxes The Maltese Falcon What’s Missing I don’t have a lot... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Family Drama

  

  Film: Little Women (1994) Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. I’ll be blunt: Little Women was not made with me in mind. I went into this dreading it for one... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES