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• ---And Mrs. Salsa, Too

  

  Film: Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969) Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. Was there a reason I decided to watch Goodbye, Mr. Chips tonight? Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 1999

  

  The Contenders: Annette Bening: American Beauty Hilary Swank: Boys Don’t Cry (winner) Julianne Moore: The End of the Affair Meryl Streep: Music of the Heart... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wait Until Silent

  

  Film: Hush Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on big ol’ television. When I look at a movie like Hush, there are a few ways I can take it. Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• I Enjoy Being a Girl

  

  Film: The Danish Girl Format: HBO on rockin’ flatscreen. I’m not sure why I recorded The Danish Girl off HBO. It’s not like the movie is hard to find, and with... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong: Best Actor 1970

  

  The Contenders: Jack Nicholson: Five Easy Pieces James Earl Jones: The Great White Hope Melvyn Douglas: I Never Sang for My Father Ryan O’Neal: Love Story Georg... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• War Like an Egyptian

  

  Film: Cleopatra (1934) Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. Who was Hollywood’s greatest Cleopatra? The role is almost always associated... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1953

  

  The Contenders: Fred Zinnemann: From Here to Eternity (winner)Charles Walters: Lili William Wyler: Roman Holiday George Stevens: Shane Billy Wilder: Stalag 17... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• White Guilt

  

  Film: The Help Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. Like it or not, The Help works in part because of white guilt. There’s not a... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: [•REC]

  

  Film: [•REC] Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. Found footage is a hard sell for me. While I think it’s possible to tell a good story in the found footage... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Springing a Leak

  

  Film: Houseboat Format: Movies! Channel on rockin’ flatscreen. I went into Houseboat with high hopes. I knew it was a goofy little rom-com, but it stars Cary... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1984

  

  The Contenders: Amadeus (winner)The Killing Fields A Passage to India Places in the HeartA Soldier’s Story What’s Missing When people talk about great movie... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• A Pie with Legs

  

  Film: National Velvet Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on laptop. Sometimes you can see a star in the making. National Velvet is that way. Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Animated Feature 2015

  

  The Contenders: Anomalisa Boy and the World Inside OutShaun the Sheep MovieWhen Marnie Was There What’s Missing One of the classes I teach focuses on movies. Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2017 MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: Day of the Dead

  

  Film: Day of the Dead Format: DVD from personal collection on laptop. I’m put into a strange situation with Day of the Dead. When the third installment of Georg... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Sending the Wrong Message

  

  Film: Something’s Gotta Give Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. I knew less than 20 minutes in that I was going to absolutely hate Something’s Gotta Give, and ... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 1978

  

  The Contenders: Autumn Sonata Coming Home (winner) The Deer HunterInteriors An Unmarried Woman What’s Missing It appears that many of the movies that I’d... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Have a Conversation, Dammit!

  

  Film: Street Angel Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. When the Oscars first started, there were some different rules covering aspects of the... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• End of Year Seven

  

  My goal at the start of the year was the same as last year—watch 400 different movies. I didn’t get there. I’m at 366 at the time of this writing, an average... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 1985

  

  The Contenders: The Color Purple Kiss of the Spider Woman Out of Africa (winner) Prizzi’s Honor The Trip to Bountiful What’s Missing I can’t say that I’m... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Days Like This

  

  Film: As Good as It Gets Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on laptop. I think everyone has an actor or two that rubs him or her the wrong way. For me, on... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES