I write reviews for Goatdog's Movies; run a video store; edit and/or proofread books and articles about child development; run the best revival house in Chicago; program a film festival; help make documentaries at an indie film studio; and, recently, make artistamps.

Best Picture: Done
Gone with the Wind (1939) 4.5 goats
Nashville (1975) 473 goats
Becket (1964) 4 goats

Best Director: 41 left (90% done)
Jean Renoir, The Southerner (1945) 4.5 goats
William Wyler, The Collector (1965) 3 goats

Best Actress: 154 left (61% done)
Katharine Hepburn in Morning Glory (1933) perf = 2.5 goats
Geraldine Page in Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) perf = 4.5 goats
Bette Davis, Dangerous (1935) perf = 2.5 goats

Best Actor: 100 left (74% done)
Clark Gable, GwtW (1939) perf = 4.5 goats
Richard Burton, Becket (1964) perf = 4 goats
Peter O'Toole, Becket (1964) perf = 5 goats

Best Supporting Actress: 113 left (68% done)
Shirley Knight in SBoY (1962) perf = 2.5 goats
Ronee Blakley, Nashville (1975) perf = 5 goats
Lily Tomlin, Nashville (1975) perf = 4 goats

Best Supporting Actor: 91 left (74% done)
Charles Coburn, The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) perf = 4 goats
Ed Begley in SBoY (1962) perf = 2 goats
Edmund Gwenn, Mister 880 (1950) perf = 3 goats

Drag Me to Hell 4.5 goats
Star Trek 2.5 goats
Reveille with Beverly (1943) 3 goats

The Soft Boys, 1976-1981. While punk was exploding messily (not that there's anything wrong with that), the Soft Boys were quietly and quirkily inventing "alternative" music.

What I'm listening to now

The USA Trilogy by John Dos Passos. I'm on volume 2, 1919. Parts of it are the best thing I've ever read, and parts of it make my eyes glaze over.

Movies on Trial: The Legal System on the Silver Screen by Anthony Chase. A really well-crafted film history that necessarily delves into the history of the legal system. Pretty enlightening stuff.

CIMMfest Gives You Suck at Lincoln Hall
The Revenge of the Return of Bank of America Cinema
Dances with Pink Elephants
Been Down So Long
In Case the AFI's Relevance Was Ever in Doubt...

Etc.
Movies
Music
Peanut Butter Sandwich
Silent Sunday
Travel

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Misc. Blogs:
Travis's omokageBlog
rabbit's Overease
Shane's Rocks that Move
Amy's The Purple of Life
Shawn's Man With Towel
Gaia's On the Other Hand
Stevis's Hatblog
Kris's Eclectic
AmyF's Beside the Point
Mimi Smartypants

Movie Stuff:
Nick's Flick Picks: The Blog
Self-Styled Siren
Film Experience Blog
Film of the Year
StinkyLulu
Ultimate Addict
The Oscar Completist
ZombieRama
Girish
Edward Copeland on Film
Ferdy on Films

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