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LATEST ARTICLES ( 3107 )

• Homeward Bound?

  

  Film: Ironweed Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. I’d love to tell you that Ironweed is a fun-filled romp of joy and happiness, but it is completely the... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 2012

  

  The Contenders: Amour Django Unchained (winner) Flight Moonrise Kingdom Zero Dark Thirty What’s Missing Looking at the nominations for Best Original Screenplay... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Free at Last

  

  Film: Selma Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on laptop. I tend to save my Oscar rants for Mondays and Fridays, but in the case of Selma, it’s hard not t... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: The Stepfather

  

  Film: The Stepfather (1987) Format: Internet video on laptop. An inventive screenwriter can find horror anywhere. Some of the most interesting horror movies... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• It's in the Way That You Use It

  

  Film: The Color of Money Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on laptop. When you discuss Oscars, eventually the conversation will get around to people who... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 1948

  

  The Contenders: A Foreign Affair Johnny Belinda The Search The Snake Pit The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (winner) What’s Missing Oddly, 1948 does not feature... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Marriage Gone Bad

  

  Film: Two for the Road Format: Turner Classic Movies on big ol’ television. I think it might be impossible to dislike Audrey Hepburn. Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• I've Heard They Make Good Neighbors

  

  Film: Fences Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. There are a few things that, when I see them in a movie, I take as something like a warning sign.... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 1964

  

  The Contenders: Sophia Loren: Marriage, Italian-Style Julie Andrews: Mary Poppins (winner) Anne Bancroft: The Pumpkin Eater Kim Stanley: Séance on a Wet... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Sensory Deprivation

  

  Film: The Miracle Worker Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. I was under the impression that The Miracle Worker was sort of a biography of Helen Keller, or at... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: Fire in the Sky

  

  Film: Fire in the Sky Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on The Nook. I like science fiction as much or more than the next guy, but I put the emphasis... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1940

  

  The Contenders: Raymond Massey: Abe Lincoln in Illinois Henry Fonda: The Grapes of Wrath Charlie Chaplin: The Great Dictator James Stewart: The Philadelphia... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Queen of the Jungle

  

  Films: Gorillas in the Mist Format: DVD from personal collection on laptop. Gorillas in the Mist has been sitting on my shelf for literally years. Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• A Life Unlived

  

  Films: Rachel, Rachel Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. I’ve commented in the past on the concept of coming-of-age movies and my singular problem with them. Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1956

  

  The Contenders: Michael Anderson: Around the World in 80 Days William Wyler: Friendly Persuasion George Stevens: Giant (winner)Walter Lang: The King and I Walte... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Civil Rights Are Human Rights

  

  Films: Malcolm X Format: DVD from Northern Illinois University Founders Memorial Library on laptop. For a long time, I’ve said that my favorite Spike Lee movie... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: Pin

  

  Films: Pin Format: Internet video on laptop. There aren’t a lot of movies quite like Pin. Actually, that’s not quite true; there’s quite a bit of Psycho in Pin. Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Bear Market

  

  Films: Margin Call Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. I don’t pretend to understand financial markets. Watching the financial markets collapse a decade ago... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 2007

  

  The Contenders: AtonementJunoMichael Clayton No Country for Old Men (winner) There Will Be Blood What’s Missing 2007 is one of those years with a lot of films... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Casting Decisions

  

  Films: Othello (1965) Format: Streaming video from Kanopy on rockin’ flatscreen. When one looks at the 1965 version of Othello, there are a lot of places one ca... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES