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• 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

• ---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