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• 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

• Divine Right

  

  Film: The Man Who Would Be King Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on laptop. I can’t claim to know a great deal about the works of Rudyard Kipling,... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2016 MOVIES

• Waltzing Matilda

  

  Film: The Sundowners Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. It’s entirely possible that I did The Sundowners a little bit of a disservice by watching it on a lapto... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Fraud for Fun and Profit

  

  Film: The Fortune Cookie Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. When you think of classic screen duos, there are a lot that certainly come to mind. Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Ho, Ho, Ho!

  

  I know that the Keepers of the List don’t pay attention to this site. Why the hell should they? But I do hope that every now and then one of them might wander... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Trial of the Century

  

  Film: Miracle on 34th Street Format: HBO Go on rockin’ flatscreen. Everyone, or almost everyone, has a favorite Christmas movie, at least in the U.S. where... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 1959

  

  The Contenders: Audrey Hepburn: The Nun’s Story Doris Day: Pillow Talk Simone Signoret: Room at the Top (winner) Katherine Hepburn: Suddenly, Last Summer... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Shades of Salo

  

  Film: Quills Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on laptop. I’ve had Quills sitting on my desk for more than two weeks. I’ve been telling myself that I need... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Black Phillip

  

  Film: The Witch Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on laptop. Has there been a resurgence in horror? It feels like there are suddenly good, new horror... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES