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• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 2011

  

  The Contenders: Glenn Close: Albert Nobbs Rooney Mara: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Viola Davis: The Help Meryl Streep: The Iron Lady (winner) Michele... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: Stake Land

  

  Film: Stake Land Format: Blu-ray from personal collection on rockin’ flatscreen. I promise I won’t get maudlin here. Many of us, even this far removed from the... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: The Haunted Palace; The Resurrected

  

  Film: The Haunted Palace; The Resurrected Format: MGM Channel on rockin’ flatscreen; Internet video on laptop. You can say what you want about Roger Corman,... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Finding Your Pride

  

  Film: Lion Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. When the Oscars were announced in January, I was surprised that Dev Patel was nominated in a supporting role... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1960

  

  The Contenders: Jack Lemmon: The Apartment Burt Lancaster: Elmer Gantry (winner) Laurence Olivier: The Entertainer Spencer Tracy: Inherit the Wind Trevor Howard... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Front Page News

  

  Film: Teacher’s Pet Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. I’ve never been as entranced of Clark Gable as I’m evidently supposed to be. Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: The Twilight Zone: The Movie

  

  Film: The Twilight Zone: The Movie Format: DVD from Byron Public Library through interlibrary loan on laptop. If you’re older than about 30, you watched The... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1945

  

  The Contenders: Leo McCarey: The Bells of St. Mary’s Billy Wilder: The Lost Weekend (winner) Clarence Brown: National Velvet Jean Renoir: The Southerner Alfred... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• David and Goliath

  

  Film: In the Valley of Elah Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. While I still have a lot of movies on my Oscar list, I’m starting to hit the point where some... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• City of Lights

  

  Film: Midnight in Paris Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on laptop. When Woody Allen is on, there aren’t many people who are better. Allen’s stories have a... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1990

  

  The Contenders: Awakenings Dances with Wolves (winner) Ghost The Godfather, Part III Goodfellas What’s Missing Ah, 1990. There are plenty of movies that I like... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: Wasting Away (Aaah! Zombies!!)

  

  Film: Wasting Away (Aaah! Zombies!!) Format: Internet video on laptop. Ah, the zombie subgenre. It’s all been done, of course. There have been serious ones,... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• My Mother Was a Saint!

  

  Films: I Remember Mama Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. I’m actually surprised that I hadn’t seen I Remember Mama before today. Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 1977

  

  The Contenders: Annie Hall (winner) The Goodbye Girl The Late Show Star Wars The Turning Point What’s Missing My first thought of a massive miss here was... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Hello, I Love You, Won't You Tell Me Your Name

  

  Films: Love with the Proper Stranger Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. I’ve been ignoring the DVR lately, and that’s kind of a mistake. Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: Dolls

  

  Films: Dolls Format: Internet video on laptop. There have been a number of movies that feature creepy dolls. Old movies like The Devil-Doll from the ‘30s,... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)

  

  Films: The Pit and the Pendulum (1961) Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. I know Roger Corman made a lot of shitty movies, but I’m really... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 1949

  

  The Contenders: All the King’s Men Bicycle Thieves Champion The Fallen Idol A Letter to Three Wives (winner) What’s Missing Until I sit down to do these posts, ... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Blood Libel

  

  Film: The Fixer Format: Internet video on laptop. I have sat here looking at the base template for my reviews for a good 10 minutes before I typed in anything... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Paint by Numbers

  

  Film: Pollock Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. Ed Harris is someone I trust as an actor. This doesn’t mean that I immediately trust his characters, since... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES