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• Mistaken Identity

  

  Film: General Della Rovere (Il General Della Rovere)Format: Streaming video from Kanopy on laptop. I always find it interesting when a director appears as an... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 1975

  

  The Contenders: Glenda Jackson: Hedda Carol Kane: Hester Street Louise Fletcher: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (winner) Isabelle Adjani: The Story of Adele H. Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Public Enemy Number One

  

  Film: DillingerFormat: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. There’s something fascinating to me about early crime films. In truth, 1945’s Dillinger doesn’t really qualif... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: Dawn of the Dead (2004)

  

  Film: Dawn of the Dead (2004)Format: IFC on rockin’ flatscreen. I’m generally a little leery of remakes. Sure, there are some that are good and a rare few that... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• With More Strings, He'd Have a Ukulele

  

  Films: Kubo and the Two Strings Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on laptop. If you read this blog and live in the U.S., you almost certainly have a NetFlix... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1941

  

  The Contenders: Orson Welles: Citizen Kane Walter Huston: The Devil and Daniel Webster Robert Montgomery: Here Comes Mr. Jordan Cary Grant: Penny Serenade Gary... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oh, Those Little Rascals

  

  Films: Skippy Format: Video from The Magic Flashdrive on laptop. A few years ago when I was starting to get into the short strokes on the 1001 Movies list,... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Born on the Bayou

  

  Films: Passion Fish Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. There are plenty of movies on my Oscars lists that I watch specifically because they are on the lists. Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1969

  

  The Contenders: Arthur Penn: Alice’s Restaurant George Roy Hill: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid John Schlesinger: Midnight Cowboy (winner) Sydney Pollack:... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Guadalcanal

  

  Films: Pride of the Marines Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. I like John Garfield, and I think it’s one of the real tragedies of classic... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: Cronos

  

  Films: Cronos Format: Streaming video from Kanopy on laptop. The school I work for has an extensive online library that recently has included a film library.... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Really Dangerous Liaisons

  

  Films: Elle Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. I have to wonder what is in the water. In Elle, Isabelle Huppert believably plays a woman in her mid-40s. She’s... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1959

  

  The Contenders: Anatomy of a Murder Ben-Hur (winner) The Diary of Anne Frank The Nun’s Story Room at the Top What’s Missing When you talk about great years for... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: Mad Love

  

  Films: Mad Love Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. In a sense, Peter Lorre is proof that there is a bias in Hollywood. Lorre looks like what... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 2007

  

  The Contenders: Juno (winner) Lars and the Real Girl Michael Clayton Ratatouille The Savages What’s Missing As is often the case with any of these awards,... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Rest is Foolish, Too

  

  Film: My Foolish Heart Format: Internet video on laptop. Some actors fall into particular types of roles. That’s natural. With Susan Hayward, that role was of... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: Paperhouse

  

  Film: Paperhouse Format: Internet video on laptop. Paperhouse is another one of those movies that isn’t really a horror movie despite being on the Fangoria... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: The Curse of the Cat People

  

  Film: The Curse of the Cat People Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. I’m all for a good sequel, but for something to be a real sequel there ha... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 1993

  

  The Contenders: The Age of Innocence In the Name of the Father The Remains of the Day Schindler’s List (winner) Shadowlands What’s Missing This is another one o... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Lyfe, Lyberty, And...

  

  Film: The Pursuit of Happyness Format: DVD from Rasmussen College Library on rockin’ flatscreen. I don’t really know why I haven’t warmed to Will Smith as an... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES