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• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 1972

  

  The Contenders: Liza Minnelli: Cabaret (winner)Liv Ullmann: The Emigrants Diana Ross: Lady Sings the Blues Cicely Tyson: Sounder Maggie Smith: Travels with My... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: Burnt Offerings

  

  Film: Burnt Offerings Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. Sometimes you have to wonder just how a movie happens. In the case of Burnt Offerings... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: The Comedy of Terrors

  

  Film: The Comedy of TerrorsFormat: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. There are times when you find one of those movies that just begs to be watched.... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Not-So Brief Encounter

  

  Film: Ryan’s DaughterFormat: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. I’m going to do my best not to beat up on Ryan’s Daughter too much, but I gotta say that it’s a... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1944

  

  The Contenders: Charles Boyer: GaslightBing Crosby: Going My Way (winner) Barry Fitzgerald: Going My Way Cary Grant: None but the Lonely Heart Alexander Knox:... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Calculus and Chilaquiles

  

  Film: Stand and DeliverFormat: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. Years ago, before I was a teacher, I worked as a freelance writer and... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oh, Jackie O

  

  Film: Love FieldFormat: DVD from personal collection on laptop. I’ve never been a huge fan of Michelle Pfeiffer. When she’s good, she’s very good (a film like... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1968

  

  The Contenders: Stanley Kubrick: 2001: A Space OdysseyGillo Pontecorvo: The Battle of Algiers Anthony Harvey: The Lion in Winter Carol Reed: Oliver! Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Simon, Not So Pure

  

  Film: Chapter TwoFormat: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. I’ve had Chapter Two sitting on my DVR for just over two years. There are a lot of... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: The Game

  

  Film: The GameFormat: DVD from personal collection on rockin’ flatscreen. The Game isn’t really a horror film at all despite my placing this as a part of... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Nothing Hurts Like Family

  

  Film: The SavagesFormat: DVD from Rockford Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. My original plan for the past few days was to watch The Savages last Saturday. Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1949

  

  The Contenders: All the King’s Men (winner)BattlegroundThe Heiress A Letter to Three Wives Twelve O’Clock High What’s Missing There are a lot of good movies fro... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Sapir-Whorf

  

  Film: ArrivalFormat: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. Since one of my degrees is in linguistics, I’ve been asked about Arrival pretty much since it came... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Denver Hillbillies

  

  Film: The Unsinkable Molly BrownFormat: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. Don’t tell me that I don’t make sacrifices for this blog. Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Best Original Screenplay 1981

  

  The Contenders: Absence of Malice Arthur Atlantic City Chariots of Fire (winner) Reds What’s Missing For a year with some great movies in it, the list of... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Today's Special

  

  Film: Fried Green TomatoesFormat: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. Fried Green Tomatoes was a hard sell for me. It’s a movie I tried to... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural

  

  Film: Lemora: A Child’s Tale of the SupernaturalFormat: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. I’ve heard of Lemora: A Child’s Tale of the Supernatural (which I’ll be... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Happy Valentine's Day, Mom

  

  Film: Sons and LoversFormat: Internet video on The Nook. Author D.H. Lawrence is best known for Lady Chatterley’s Lover, which gives the man a particular... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 1934

  

  The Contenders: It Happened One Night (winner) The Thin Man Viva Villa! What’s Missing With only three nominations, there has to be some room for additions,... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Sting Lite

  

  Film: Paper MoonFormat: HBO Go on rockin’ flatscreen. I’ve done a couple of Oscar wrap-ups for 1973 categories, and in both cases, I’ve been told that I should... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES