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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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Mission: Impossible--Jerusalem Branch
Films: Munich Format: DVD from Sycamore Library on rockin’ flatscreen. I knew going in to Munich that it was about what happened with the Israeli Olympic team i... Read more
Posted on 18 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1984
The Contenders: Milos Forman: Amadeus (winner) Woody Allen: Broadway Danny Rose Roland Joffe: The Killing Fields David Lean: A Passage to India Robert Benton:... Read more
Posted on 15 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Off Script: The Mist
Films: The Mist Format: IFC on rockin’ flatscreen. Frank Darabont hasn’t directed a lot of movies, and those that he has directed have been almost exclusively... Read more
Posted on 15 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Tobruk
Films: The Desert Rats Format: Movies! Channel on rockin’ flatscreen. I’ve said before that I grew up at least in part on war movies, so when I encounter one... Read more
Posted on 13 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Picks from Chip: Incendies
Films: Incendies Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. This is the seventh in a series of twelve movies suggested by Chip Lary. We all classify films... Read more
Posted on 12 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Still Depressing with the Sound Off
Films: The Heart is a Lonely Hunter Format: DVD from Manhattan-Elwood Public Library through interlibrary loan on laptop. I should’ve know what I was getting... Read more
Posted on 11 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Election Year
Films: The Candidate Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. Think of any political campaign movie you’d like, scratch the surface, and you’re boun... Read more
Posted on 10 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1966
The Contenders: AlfieA Man for All Seasons (winner)The Russians are Coming, the Russians are Coming The Sand Pebbles Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Read more
Posted on 08 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Convert to Mormonism, Maybe?
Films: Enemies, a Love Story Format: DVD from Hanover Township Library through interlibrary loan on rockin’ flatscreen. One of the problems of doing a series... Read more
Posted on 08 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Manic Pixie Damaged Girl
Films: The Sterile Cuckoo Format: Movies! Channel on rockin’ flatscreen. With The Sterile Cuckoo, we’re in familiar territory in a lot of places. This is... Read more
Posted on 07 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Second Samuel
Films: David and Bathsheba Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. I’m not going to pretend that I have a fondness for biblical epics, because I don’t. Read more
Posted on 06 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Marriage 2.0?
Films: Starting Over Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. When you think of Burt Reynolds in the 1970s, you probably think of him as more or less the male sex... Read more
Posted on 04 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Animated Feature 2009
The Contenders: CoralineFantastic Mr. FoxThe Princess and the Frog The Secret of Kells Up (winner) What’s Missing I’m often surprised by what I find when I... Read more
Posted on 01 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Films: Michael Clayton Format: IFC on rockin’ flatscreen. I’m not entirely sure what I think of George Clooney as an actor. There are times when I really like... Read more
Posted on 01 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Workman's Comp
Films: The Devil and Miss Jones Format: Movies! Channel on rockin’ flatscreen. One of the surprise pleasures I’ve had on this blog over the past 18 months was... Read more
Posted on 30 June 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Skin Deep
Films: The Rose Tattoo Format: Movies! Channel on rockin’ flatscreen. Most of The Rose Tattoo takes place inside the house of the main character, a good... Read more
Posted on 29 June 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Thai-ing One on
Films: Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness Format: Turner Classic Movies on laptop. Documentaries have a long history, and early documentaries have an interesting... Read more
Posted on 28 June 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Polonaise
Films: A Song to Remember Format: Turner Classic Movies on laptop. I can’t claim to have entered A Song to Remember with my normal neutrality. Read more
Posted on 27 June 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Bear Down
Films: The Revenant Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. When The Revenant came out last year, it because the latest film to start the chant of “Give Leo an... Read more
Posted on 26 June 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 1993
The Contenders: Dave In the Line of FirePhiladelphia The Piano (winner) Sleepless in Seattle What’s Missing There are some good screenplays on the list for 1993... Read more
Posted on 24 June 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES