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• 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

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 1954

  

  The Contenders: Dorothy Dandridge: Carmen Jones Grace Kelly: The Country Girl (winner) Jane Wyman: Magnificent Obsession Audrey Hepburn: Sabrina Judy Garland:... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: Constantine

  

  Film: Constantine Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on The Nook. Constantine is the sort of movie that I really want to like. It’s more or less The Matrix... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: Dark Waters (Temnye Vody)

  

  Films: Dark Waters (Temnye Vody)Format: Internet video on laptop. A lot of horror movies get a good amount of mileage through the use of religious imagery. Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Sticky Situation

  

  Films: The Big Pond Format: Internet video on laptop. Finding movies on the internet, particularly those from the first few years of Oscar, is always a mixed... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1983

  

  The Contenders: Tom Courtenay: The Dresser Albert Finney: The Dresser Michael Caine: Educating Rita Tom Conti: Reuben, Reuben Robert Duvall: Tender Mercies... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Crazy

  

  Films: Frances Format: DVD from Mokena Community Public Library through interlibrary loan on laptop. I don’t know why I haven’t really warmed to Jessica Lange a... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves

  

  Films: Hidden Figures Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. When I first heard about Hidden Figures, I knew it was going to be a movie that I really... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 2012

  

  The Contenders: Michael Haneke: Amour Benh Zeitlin: Beasts of the Southern Wild Ang Lee: Life of Pi (winner) Steven Spielberg: Lincoln David O. Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Dubliners?

  

  Films: Ulysses Format: Internet video on laptop. I don’t claim to be a genius, but it’s a rare film where I don’t have something to say. Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES