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• Misery Parfait

  

  Film: Biutiful Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. When a movie like Biutiful shows up, I wonder why I pursue the films that I do for this blog. Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 1934

  

  The Contenders: Norma Shearer: The Barretts of Wimpole StreetClaudette Colbert: It Happened One Night (winner) Bette Davis: Of Human Bondage (write-in candidate... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Because an Eggplant Would Be Weird

  

  Film: My Life as a Zucchini (Ma Vie de Courgette) Format: DVD from Coal City Public Library on laptop. I’m happy to complain about Oscar’s nominating habits... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: The Hunger

  

  Films: The Hunger Format: Streaming video from TCM Watch on laptop. I knew going in that The Hunger as a sexy vampire movie from the time before vampires... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: Scarecrows

  

  Film: Scarecrows Format: Streaming video from Hoopla Digital on The Nook. There’s a vibe to both ‘70s horror and ‘80s horror, so I find it entertaining when a... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 2011

  

  The Contenders: Jean Dujardin: The Artist (winner)Demian Bichir: A Better Life George Clooney: The Descendants Brad Pitt: Moneyball Gary Oldman: Tinker Tailor... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oil's Well That Ends Well

  

  Film: Syriana Format: DVD from personal collection on various players. I seriously do not understand AMPAS. The closing credits of Syriana say that it was... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Prepping for Surgery

  

  Film: The Hospital Format: Internet video on laptop. I haven’t been shy about my reasons for doing the Oscar round-up posts every week. Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1983

  

  The Contenders: Peter Yates: The DresserIngmar Bergman: Fanny and Alexander Mike Nichols: Silkwood Bruce Beresford: Tender Mercies James L. Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• If It's Thursday, This Must Be Italy

  

  Film: The Four Days of Naples (Le Quattro Giornate di Napoli) Format: Internet video on laptop. Sometimes, I can’t always get a great version of a film to watch. Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: Castle Freak

  

  Film: Castle Freak Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. You’re not going to get a great deal of subtlety from a direct-to-video movie directed by Stuart Gordon. Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: Quatermass and the Pit; Quatermass 2

  

  Films: Quatermass and the Pit (Five Million Years to Earth); Quatermass 2 (Enemy from Space) Format: DVD from Northern Illinois University Founders Memorial... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1960

  

  The Contenders: The Alamo The Apartment (winner) Elmer Gantry Sons and Lovers The Sundowners What’s Missing As is often the case, I find that there are a... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Little, Chiron, Black

  

  Film: Moonlight Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on laptop. Every year in January, the Oscar nominations are announced, and that means I need to get to... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Homeward Bound?

  

  Film: Ironweed Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. I’d love to tell you that Ironweed is a fun-filled romp of joy and happiness, but it is completely the... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 2012

  

  The Contenders: Amour Django Unchained (winner) Flight Moonrise Kingdom Zero Dark Thirty What’s Missing Looking at the nominations for Best Original Screenplay... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Free at Last

  

  Film: Selma Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on laptop. I tend to save my Oscar rants for Mondays and Fridays, but in the case of Selma, it’s hard not t... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: The Stepfather

  

  Film: The Stepfather (1987) Format: Internet video on laptop. An inventive screenwriter can find horror anywhere. Some of the most interesting horror movies... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• It's in the Way That You Use It

  

  Film: The Color of Money Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on laptop. When you discuss Oscars, eventually the conversation will get around to people who... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 1948

  

  The Contenders: A Foreign Affair Johnny Belinda The Search The Snake Pit The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (winner) What’s Missing Oddly, 1948 does not feature... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES