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• Sing, Sing a Song

  

  Films: Florence Foster Jenkins Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on laptop. I’m going to say something unpopular here: The Academy needs to end its love... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 1971

  

  The Contenders: Jane Fonda: Klute (winner) Vanessa Redgrave: Mary, Queen of Scots Julie Christie: McCabe & Mrs. Miller Janet Suzman: Nicholas and Alexandra... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• War, Baby

  

  Films: A Farewell to Arms Format: Streaming video from Kanopy on laptop. This is another of those reviews where I feel I have to come clean at the start. I... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: The Borrower

  

  Films: The Borrower Format: Internet video on laptop. Strap in, folks. This is going to be interesting. I do try to give each movie I watch a fair shot, but I... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Proud Mary

  

  Films: What’s Love Got to Do with It? Format: DVD from Lena Public Library through interlibrary loan on laptop. I’m not sure where to start with What’s Love... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1954

  

  The Contenders: Humphrey Bogart: The Caine Mutiny Bing Crosby: The Country Girl Marlon Brando: On the Waterfront (winner) Dan O’Herlihy: Robinson Crusoe James... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Lord of the Dance

  

  Films: Billy Elliot Format: DVD from Somonauk Public Library through interlibrary loan on laptop. I’ve almost certainly mentioned on this blog before that both... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Maui...Wowie!

  

  Films: Moana Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. It’s not often that a studio gets two films nominated for Best Animated Feature in the... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1935

  

  The Contenders: Michael Curtiz: Captain Blood (write-in) John Ford: The Informer (winner) Henry Hathaway: The Lives of a Bengal LancerFrank Lloyd: Mutiny on... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The World is Full of Angry Young Men

  

  Films: This Sporting Life Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. Sometimes, you can see a progression of a particular type of movie... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: Blade

  

  Films: Blade Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. I remember when it was first announced that Ant Man was going to be turned into a... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• First and Ten

  

  Film: The Blind Side Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on laptop. I should probably start this by stating that I’ve never been entirely sure of the... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1993

  

  The Contenders: The Fugitive In the Name of the FatherThe Piano The Remains of the DaySchindler’s List (winner) What’s Missing 1993 is a great year for film, an... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Happy Endings Only in Songs

  

  Film: Pennies from Heaven Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. When you think of musicals in general, you think of happy and fluffy. At least I do. Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Let's Go for a Walk

  

  Film: Wild Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. There are a few movies in my Oscar list that I’ve come close to watching several time... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 1941

  

  The Contenders: Citizen Kane (winner) The Devil and Miss JonesSergeant York Tall, Dark and HandsomeTom, Dick and Harry What’s Missing 1941 is one of those... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: Fright Night (1985)

  

  Film: Fright Night (1985) Format: DVD from Peru Public Library through interlibrary loan on rockin’ flatscreen. While it’s probably not the first one, Fright... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Mr. Belvedere

  

  Film: Sitting Pretty Format: On Demand on big ol’ television. From 1985 to 1990, there was a sitcom called Mr. Belvedere that featured a cultured English... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 1987

  

  The Contenders: The Dead Fatal AttractionFull Metal Jacket The Last Emperor (winner) My Life as a Dog What’s Missing Were the 1980s terrible for Oscar in realit... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Smoke and Shadows

  

  Film: Doubt Format: On Demand on big ol’ television. Doubt is one of those rare movies that netted four acting nominations at the Oscars. Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES