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• 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

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 2001

  

  The Contenders: Renee Zellweger: Bridget Jones’s Diary Sissy Spacek: In the Bedroom Judi Dench: Iris Halle Berry: Monster’s Ball (winner) Nicole Kidman: Moulin... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Prosecution on Defense

  

  Film: Boomerang! Format: Internet video on laptop. Every now and then, you get a movie that you almost can’t explain. We tend to expect certain things from... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles

  

  Film: Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. Years ago, I had a student write a pape... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Place Before Peyton

  

  Film: Kings Row Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. When I think of movies from the 1940s, I tend to think of film noir and films that did what... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1978

  

  The Contenders: Laurence Olivier: The Boys from Brazil Gary Busey: The Buddy Holly Story Jon Voight: Coming Home Robert De Niro: The Deer Hunter Warren Beatty:... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Camelot Has Fallen

  

  Film: Jackie Format: DVD from Northern Illinois University Founders Memorial Library on various players. I can’t say that I was overly excited about the prospec... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1944

  

  The Contenders: Billy Wilder: Double Indemnity Leo McCarey: Going My Way (winner) Otto Preminger: Laura Alfred Hitchcock: Lifeboat Henry King: Wilson What’s... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Father Figure

  

  Film: About a Boy Format: HBO Go on rockin’ flatscreen. I still have a large number of movies that I need to watch, but the number is getting smaller and... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: The Other

  

  Films: The Other Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. When you see the poster for 1972’s The Other, it comes as no surprise that we’re going to be... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES