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• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1969

  

  The Contenders: Arthur Penn: Alice’s Restaurant George Roy Hill: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid John Schlesinger: Midnight Cowboy (winner) Sydney Pollack:... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Guadalcanal

  

  Films: Pride of the Marines Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. I like John Garfield, and I think it’s one of the real tragedies of classic... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: Cronos

  

  Films: Cronos Format: Streaming video from Kanopy on laptop. The school I work for has an extensive online library that recently has included a film library.... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Really Dangerous Liaisons

  

  Films: Elle Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. I have to wonder what is in the water. In Elle, Isabelle Huppert believably plays a woman in her mid-40s. She’s... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1959

  

  The Contenders: Anatomy of a Murder Ben-Hur (winner) The Diary of Anne Frank The Nun’s Story Room at the Top What’s Missing When you talk about great years for... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: Mad Love

  

  Films: Mad Love Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. In a sense, Peter Lorre is proof that there is a bias in Hollywood. Lorre looks like what... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 2007

  

  The Contenders: Juno (winner) Lars and the Real Girl Michael Clayton Ratatouille The Savages What’s Missing As is often the case with any of these awards,... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Rest is Foolish, Too

  

  Film: My Foolish Heart Format: Internet video on laptop. Some actors fall into particular types of roles. That’s natural. With Susan Hayward, that role was of... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: Paperhouse

  

  Film: Paperhouse Format: Internet video on laptop. Paperhouse is another one of those movies that isn’t really a horror movie despite being on the Fangoria... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: The Curse of the Cat People

  

  Film: The Curse of the Cat People Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. I’m all for a good sequel, but for something to be a real sequel there ha... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 1993

  

  The Contenders: The Age of Innocence In the Name of the Father The Remains of the Day Schindler’s List (winner) Shadowlands What’s Missing This is another one o... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Lyfe, Lyberty, And...

  

  Film: The Pursuit of Happyness Format: DVD from Rasmussen College Library on rockin’ flatscreen. I don’t really know why I haven’t warmed to Will Smith as an... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• What the Dog Saw

  

  Film: Reuben, Reuben Format: Internet video on laptop. There’s a specific genre of film that seems odd to me. It’s essentially a character study of an unpleasan... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 1947

  

  The Contenders: Loretta Young: The Farmer’s Daughter (winner) Dorothy McGuire: Gentleman’s Agreement Rosalind Russell: Mourning Becomes Electra Joan Crawford:... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• South American Way, Part IV

  

  Film: That Man from Rio (L’homme de Rio)Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. I’ve been dodging a specific bullet for some time, but today my wif... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wednesday Horror: Cemetery Man (Dellamorte Dellamore)

  

  Film: Cemetery Man (Dellamorte Dellamore)Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. Cemetery Man (also known as Dellamorte Dellamore) is a couple of... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Helping Hands

  

  Film: Vera DrakeFormat: DVD from personal collection on laptop. There’s a generation or so of British actresses that I love in just about everything. Judi Dench... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 2012

  

  The Contenders: Denzel Washington: FlightDaniel Day-Lewis: Lincon (winner) Joaquin Phoenix: The Master Hugh Jackman: Les Miserables Bradley Cooper: Silver... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Gangster Squad

  

  Film: The RacketFormat: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. First off, please forgive any typos. My left hand is a bit messed up at the moment, so I’m... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Tell Them I Love My Wife

  

  Film: LovingFormat: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. It’s only been a couple of days since I’ve written up a movie, but it feels like a month. Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES