Movie: The Bridge on the River Kwai Release Date: December 14, 1957 Director: David Lean Starring: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa Personal History: Never Watched Before Rating: 8.25 Oscars out of 10 My personal history with ‘The Bridge on the River Kwai’ is a little bit more complicated than “watched before” or…
Month: December 2022
Around the World in 80 Days
Movie: Around the World in 80 Days Release Date: October 17, 1956 Director: Michael Anderson Starring: Cantinflas, David Niven, Robert Newton, Shirley MacLaine Personal History: Never Watched Before Rating: 4.5 Oscars out of 10 Have you ever started a movie and thought to yourself, “What the hell am I watching?” I felt that way the…
Marty
Movie: Marty Release Date: April 11, 1955 Director: Delbert Mann Starring: Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair, Joe Mantell, Frank Sutton, Karen Steele, Jerry Paris Personal History: Never Watched Before Rating: 6.75 Oscars out of 10 Nominated for eight Academy Awards and winner of four, including Best Picture, ‘Marty’ is not a film I probably would have…
On the Waterfront
Movie: On the Waterfront Release Date: July 28, 1954 Director: Elia Kazan Starring: Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger, Pat Henning, Eva Marie Saint Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 8 Oscars out of 10 ‘On the Waterfront’ was a very successful film in 1954 both commercially and critically. It was a big…
From Here to Eternity
Movie: From Here to Eternity Release Date: August 5, 1953 Director: Fred Zinnemann Starring: Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Donna Reed, Frank Sinatra Personal History: Never Watched Before Rating: 7.75 Oscars out of 10 Because of that iconic scene with Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr on the beach with waves hitting them while rolling…
The Greatest Show on Earth
Movie: The Greatest Show on Earth Release Date: January 10, 1952 Director: Cecil B. DeMille Starring: Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde, Charlton Heston, Dorothy Lamour, Gloria Grahame, Henry Wilcoxon, Lyle Bettger, Lawrence Tierney, Emmett Kelly, James Stewart Personal History: Never Watched Before Rating: 4.25 Oscars out of 10 I was never a fan of circuses. I…
An American in Paris
Movie: An American in Paris Release Date: October 4, 1951 Director: Vincente Minnelli Starring: Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant, Georges Guetary, Nina Foch Personal History: Never Watched Before Rating: 7.75 Oscars out of 10 A musical comedy starring Gene Kelly? Sign me up. It’s a wonder that I had not seen ‘An American in…
All About Eve
Movie: All About Eve Release Date: October 13, 1950 Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Starring: Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm, Marilyn Monroe Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 8.25 Oscars out of 10 If you think a movie about catty actresses on Broadway fighting over men, roles and affection from fans is something I…
All the King’s Men
Movie: All the King’s Men Release Date: November 8, 1949 Director: Robert Rossen Starring: Broderick Crawford, John Ireland, Mercedes McCambridge, Joanne Dru, John Derek, Shepperd Strudwick Personal History: Never Watched Before Rating: 6.25 Oscars out of 10 ‘All the King’s Men’ was nominated for seven Academy Awards, winning three including Best Picture. It was both…
Hamlet
Movie: Hamlet Release Date: May 4, 1948 Director: Laurence Olivier Starring: Laurence Olivier Personal History: Never Watched Before Rating: 6 Oscars out of 10 If you followed my 365 Day Movie Challenge you probably already knew that I was a fan of William Shakespeare. Although both ‘Shakespeare in Love‘ and ‘Romeo + Juliet‘ made my…
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