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• You Can Use the Penny for Therapy

  

  Films: Penny Serenade Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. So I should start by saying that yes, this should be one of Chip’s remaining four... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Immigration Reform

  

  Films: A Better Life Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. I think making a drama about a current, real social issue is potentially fraught with peril. Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1982

  

  The Contenders: Ben Kingsley: Gandhi (winner) Jack Lemmon: Missing Peter O’Toole: My Favorite Year Dustin Hoffman: Tootsie Paul Newman: The Verdict What’s... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Who's Your Daddy?

  

  Films: Fanny Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. A film like Fanny being nominated for Best Picture shows just how clearly things have changed... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Southern Comfort?

  

  Films: Raintree County Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. I keep a fairly extensive database of the movies that I still have to watch on my... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Blood is Thinner Than Water

  

  Films: Avalon Format: Movies! Channel on rockin’ flatscreen. I find slice of life movies difficult to review. They’re difficult because in many cases, they don’... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Money, Money, Money, Money

  

  Films: The Big Short Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on The Nook. People say that money is the root of all evil, but that’s not what the actual quote says. Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1959

  

  The Contenders: William Wyler: Ben-Hur (winner) George Stevens: The Diary of Anne Frank Fred Zinnemann: The Nun’s Story Jack Clayton: Room at the Top Billy... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Repost: The Goddess (1932)

  

  Film: Shen Nu (The Goddess)Format: Internet video on laptop. DMCA notices suck. Three years ago, I posted a review of the 1932 movie The Goddess. As was my... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Crazy Joan Crawford

  

  Films: Possessed Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. Say what you want about Joan Crawford and the reliability of the “Mommie Dearest” memoir, the... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Steve & Steven

  

  Films: Julie & Julia Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on laptop. I first started contemplating the 1001 Movies project in the last half of 2009, perhaps... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Ten Year Reunion

  

  Films: It’s Always Fair Weather Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. When I started this blog, I was a dedicated musical hater. My position has... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Guildford Four

  

  Films: In the Name of the Father Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. There’s a weird little subgenre of films that consist of people being wrongfully accused... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong! Best Picture 2012

  

  The Contenders: Amour Argo (winner) Beasts of the Southern Wild Django Unchained Les Miserables Life of Pi Lincoln Silver Linings Playbook Zero Dark Thirty... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Call, Girl

  

  Films: BUtterfield 8 Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. Every now and then, an actor has a string of Oscar nominations. It doesn’t always... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Those Middle Commandments

  Films: Unfaithful Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. There’s something about Diane Lane that bothers me. It’s not that I think she’s a bad actress, because... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• I'm an Ape, Apeman

  

  Films: Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. I remember when Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord o... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Return

  So I'm back...sorta. We ha a lot of things happen all at the same time a few weeks ago, and while all of those issues aren't entirely dealt with, enough of... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Animated Feature 2010

  

  The Contenders: How to Train Your Dragon The Illusionist Toy Story 3 (winner) What’s Missing There are a couple of misses I think right off the bat for 2010’s... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Nick's Picks: Hanson: Strong Enough to Break

  

  Films: Hanson: Strong Enough to Break Format: Internet video on laptop. This is the eighth in a series of twelve movies suggested by Nick Jobe. Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES