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• Och Aye the Noo

  

  Film: Tunes of Glory Format: DVD from Netflix on laptop. I think you can be forgiven if you, as I did, think that a film called Tunes of Glory was bound to be... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Minstrel Show

  

  Film: The Jolson Story; Jolson Sings Again Format: DVD from Netflix (Story) and internet video (Again) on laptop. Allegedlly, back in the day, Al Jolson was... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 2000

  

  The Contenders: Stephen Daldry: Billy Elliot Ang Lee: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Steven Soderbergh: Erin Brockovich Ridley Scott: Gladiator Steven... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Dialectics

  

  Film: Half Nelson Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on laptop. I didn’t know what to expect with Half Nelson, but I was extremely nervous about where we... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: The Girl with All the Gifts

  

  Film: The Girl with All the Gifts Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on various players. One of the main issues with a film like The Girl with All the... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: House of Frankenstein

  

  Film: House of Frankenstein Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. I realize that there are probably people who don’t love the classic Universal... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1961

  

  The Contenders: Fanny The Guns of Navarone The Hustler Judgment at Nuremburg West Side Story (winner) What’s Missing I like, or at least respect, four of the... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Man-Cub

  

  Film: The Jungle Book (2016) Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. Normally, I’m done with the new entries for the 1001 Movies list long... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Crunchy Granola

  

  Film: 20th Century Women Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. I’m worried about Annette Bening. I’ve never been her biggest cheerleader, but with good material... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 1952

  

  The Contenders: The Atomic City The Lavender Hill Mob (winner) Pat and Mike The Sound Barrier Viva Zapata! What’s Missing I’m stunned by the nominations for thi... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Silver Linings Sketchbook

  

  Film: David and Lisa Format: Turner Classic Movies on big ol’ television. There’s a particular type of film that takes place at least in part in the confines... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: American Psycho

  

  Film: American Psycho Format: DVD from personal collection on laptop. Back in my podcasting days, Nick Jobe and I watched American Psycho. Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Tortured Past

  

  Film: Music Box Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. I’ve mentioned in the past about my position on Holocaust drama. I fully agree that it’s a story that needs... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 1957

  

  The Contenders: 12 Angry Men The Bridge on the River Kwai (winner) Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison Peyton Place Sayonara What’s Missing Based on the five... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Welcome to Stepford

  

  Film: Get Out Format: HBO on hotel television. When Get Out became the sudden darling of the movie world. I was intrigued. That happens with a horror movie now... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Created Equal

  

  Film: Milk Format: DVD from personal collection on laptop. In 2008, when Milk was released, it seemed like a story that needed to be told. Now, about a decade... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• 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