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The story of one man's odyssey of watching every movie ever contained in the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die" series
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Cowboy Noir
Film: Hell or High WaterFormat: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on laptop. I came to Hell or High Water knowing only the name of the film and the picture on th... Read more
Posted on 12 February 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 2012
The Contenders: Emmanuelle Riva: Amour Quvenzhane Wallis: Beasts of the Southern Wild Naomi Watts: The Impossible Jennifer Lawrence: Silver Linings Playbook... Read more
Posted on 11 February 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Back in the U.S.S.R.
Film: Ballad of a Soldier (Ballada o Soldate)Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. I don’t always do a good job of monitoring my NetFlix account. Read more
Posted on 10 February 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Wednesday Horror: The Leopard Man
Film: The Leopard Man Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. I’ve not been shy on this blog about my love of Jacques Tourneur and especially the... Read more
Posted on 08 February 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Drawn Butter
Film: The Lobster Format: Streaming video from Amazon Prime on rockin’ flatscreen. Author James Morrow wrote a book called “City of Truth” in which the... Read more
Posted on 08 February 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1962
The Contenders: Burt Lancaster: Birdman of Alcatraz Jack Lemmon: Days of Wine and Roses Marcello Mastroianni: Divorce, Italian Style Peter O’Toole: Lawrence of... Read more
Posted on 06 February 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Westeros, North Carolina
Film: Cold Mountain Format: HBO Go on rockin’ flatscreen. I’m not sure what compelled me to watch Cold Mountain today. It might be that it was one of the longes... Read more
Posted on 06 February 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Hard to Shoot 'Em Like That
Film: Broken Arrow (1950) Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. I always forget that James Stewart was a legitimate Western star. Read more
Posted on 05 February 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1975
The Contenders: Federico Fellini: Amarcord Stanley Kubrick: Barry Lyndon Sidney Lumet: Dog Day Afternoon Robert Altman: Nashville Milos Forman: One Flew Over th... Read more
Posted on 03 February 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Reckless Endangerment
Film: The Accused Format: Starz on rockin’ flatscreen. I’ve complained in the last few weeks about the number of Holocaust movies I’ve watched and of being a bi... Read more
Posted on 03 February 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Wednesday Horror: Pontypool
Film: Pontypool Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on The Nook. I’m pretty sure it was Nick Jobe who alerted me to the joy that is Pontypool. Read more
Posted on 02 February 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Honest Abe
Film: Abe Lincoln in IllinoisFormat: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. One of the nicknames for Illinois is The Land of Lincoln. Read more
Posted on 01 February 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1938
The Contenders: The Adventures of Robin Hood Alexander’s Ragtime BandBoys TownThe CitadelFour Daughters Grand Illusion Jezebel Pygmalion Test Pilot You Can’t... Read more
Posted on 30 January 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Secret Life
Film: A History of ViolenceFormat: DVD from personal collection on rockin’ flatscreen. I don’t remember how I got my copy of A History of Violence. Read more
Posted on 29 January 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Let's Play a Game
Film: Life is Beautiful (La Vita e Bella))Format: DVD from Homer Township Public Library through interlibrary loNetFlixan on rockin’ flatscreen. Read more
Posted on 28 January 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 1943
The Contenders: Air Force In Which We Serve The North Star Princess O’Rourke (winner) So Proudly We Hail! What’s Missing It’s not a massive shock that for the... Read more
Posted on 27 January 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Wednesday Horror: Apt Pupil
Film: Apt Pupil Format: DVD from Homer Township Public Library through interlibrary loan on rockin’ flatscreen. Stephen King’s novella collection “Different... Read more
Posted on 25 January 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Singin' in the Pain
Film: With a Song in My Heart Format: DVD from Mokena Community Public Library through interlibrary loan on rockin’ flatscreen. Unlike when I watched Goodbye,... Read more
Posted on 25 January 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 1964
The Contenders: Becket (winner) Dr. Strangelove Mary Poppins My Fair Lady Zorba the Greek What’s Missing It’s rare that I find a year with such odd nominations. Read more
Posted on 23 January 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Preemptive Strike
Film: Zootopia Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on big ol’ television. Oscar nominations are going to be announced in a couple of days, and since there... Read more
Posted on 23 January 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES