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• White People (Solve) Problems

  

  Film: Grand Canyon Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. Grand Canyon earned some immediate cred from when in an early scene, Kevin... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1958

  

  The Contenders: Auntie Mame Cat on a Hot Tin Roof The Defiant Ones Gigi (winner) Separate Tables What’s Missing Looking at the nominees for 1958, it would seem... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Living in Django's Shadow

  

  Film: Sweet and Lowdown Format: DVD from Franklin Grove Public Library through interlibrary loan on laptop. Before I get into the nuts and bolts of Sweet and... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Bus Stop

  

  Film: Central Station (Central do Brasil) Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. I complain a great deal on this blog about plots that... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 1997

  

  The Contenders: As Good as it Gets Boogie Nights Deconstructing Harry The Full Monty Good Will Hunting (winner) What’s Missing There are some gaping holes in th... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Have Makeup Case, Will Act

  

  Film: Man of a Thousand Faces Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. When you know the name of the movie Man of a Thousand Faces, there’s no shock what it’s going... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: The Uninvited (1944)

  

  Film: The Uninvited (1944) Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. There’s something about classic horror movies that I love. Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Side Dishes

  

  Films: The Facts of Life Format: DVD from Mokena Community Public Library through interlibrary loan on laptop. Infidelity has long been a plot point in plenty o... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong: Best Adapted Screenplay 2013

  

  The Contenders: 12 Years a Slave (winner)Before Midnight Captain Phillips Philomena The Wolf of Wall Street What’s Missing I don’t love all of the nominations... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Free at Last?

  

  Films: 13th Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on laptop. A few days ago, fellow 1001 List completer Adolytsi posted news that the next version of the book,... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Where You Goin' with That Gun in Your Hand?

  

  Films: Joe Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. Sometimes with NetFlix, I play a game I call “What will I get roulette.” The idea is that I stack all of the... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 1946

  

  The Contenders: Celia Johnson: Brief EncounterJennifer Jones: Duel in the Sun Rosalind Russell: Sister Kenny Oliva de Havilland: To Each His Own (winner) Jane... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Room Service with a Side of Bullets

  

  Films: Hotel Rwanda Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on laptop. I’d love to tell you that I’ve not watched Hotel Rwanda before today for some reason... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: Society

  

  Films: Society Format: Internet video on laptop. Jeez…where do I begin? I honestly don’t know if we’re going to get anywhere coherent with Society, but I think... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Millennials: The Musical

  

  Films: La La Land Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. There are times when I give in to a particular perverse urge on certain days of the year. I... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1961

  

  The Contenders: Charles Boyer: FannyPaul Newman: The Hustler Maximilian Schell: Judgment at Nuremberg (winner) Spencer Tracy: Judgment at Nuremberg Stuart... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Graduate, Part II

  

  Films: Goodbye, Columbus Format: Movies! Channel on rockin’ flatscreen. I did not go into Goodbye, Columbus with very high expectations. Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Probable Cause?

  

  Films: Emma Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. When you’re dealing with the early era of the talkies, it’s a good bet that you’re going to be... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1988

  

  The Contenders: Charles Crichton: A Fish Called Wanda Martin Scorsese: The Last Temptation of Christ Alan Parker: Mississippi Burning Barry Levinson: Rain Man... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Coffey Break

  

  Films: The Green Mile Format: DVD from personal collection on laptop. What can you say about Frank Darabont? He has directed four theatrical releases. Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES