Tuesday, March 25, 2014

BEST PICTURE SHOWCASE: "Chariots of Fire" (1981)

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1981 yielded another sports-themed movie to win Best Picture, and this time around the sport turned out to be something a little seemingly-u...
Monday, March 24, 2014

BEST PICTURE SHOWCASE: "Cavalcade" (1932-33)

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Epics can be tricky to pull off in movies. A story that is intended to be told over a long period of time needs to be condensed into a shor...
Tuesday, March 18, 2014

BEST PICTURE SHOWCASE: "The Sting" (1973)

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1973 was a great year in my humble opinion, even though I remember absolutely none of it. You see, it was my birth year, so naturally I sho...
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Thursday, March 13, 2014

BEST PICTURE SHOWCASE: "The English Patient" (1996)

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Let's just get this out of the way right off the bat: I hated The English Patient . When I saw the film in 1997 via a rental, I sat th...
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Monday, March 10, 2014

BEST PICTURE SHOWCASE: "From Here to Eternity" (1953)

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Remember how we covered boxing movies in the last blog? This is not one of those films actually about boxing that has won Best Picture, but...
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Wednesday, March 5, 2014

BEST PICTURE SHOWCASE: "Million Dollar Baby" (2004)

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Sports movies have always been popular, but in the history of the Academy Awards, the sport that has gotten the most love might surprise you...
Friday, February 28, 2014

BEST PICTURE SHOWCASE: "You Can't Take It With You" (1938)

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There used to be certain things you could be guaranteed of in Hollywood. You've heard the term "Hollywood Ending", right? Th...