Tuesday, May 27, 2014

BEST PICTURE SHOWCASE: "Mrs. Miniver" (1942)

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World War II rears its ugly head once again in today's blog subject, the Academy Award winning Best Picture of 1942 Mrs. Miniver . Base...
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Friday, May 23, 2014

BEST PICTURE SHOWCASE: "The Apartment" (1960)

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Jack Lemmon. Shirley MacLaine. Billy Wilder. Fred MacMurray. Adultery. LOTS of adultery. Seems an interesting mix, doesn't it? Es...
Wednesday, May 21, 2014

BEST PICTURE SHOWCASE: "Chicago" (2002)

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So it's been nearly three weeks since I've written a blog for the Best Picture Showcase. The reason? My wife and I took a vacation...
Friday, May 2, 2014

BEST PICTURE SHOWCASE: "Marty" (1955)

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"If Marty is an example of the type of material that can be gleaned, then studio story editors better spend more time at home looking ...
Thursday, May 1, 2014

BEST PICTURE SHOWCASE: "Kramer vs. Kramer" (1979)

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Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep. If a movie were made today with those two names, it would automatically be considered a probable box offic...
Monday, April 28, 2014

BEST PICTURE SHOWCASE: "Ordinary People" (1980)

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Robert Redford is considered one of the great cinematic giants of all time, and with good reason. His resumé is amazing, and he's been ...
Friday, April 25, 2014

BEST PICTURE SHOWCASE: "Slumdog Millionaire" (2008)

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Hollywood went Bollywood at the 81st Annual Academy Awards ceremony when the box office sleeper hit Slumdog Millionaire almost swept the ev...