Movie: Rain Man Release Date: December 16, 1988 Director: Barry Levinson Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino, Jerry Molen Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 8.5 Oscars out of 10 Sometimes movies take a long time (and several viewings) before they become appreciated. That is the case with me and ‘Rain Man.’ Released in 1988…

Movie: The Last Emperor Release Date: October 4, 1987 Director: Bernardo Bertolucci Starring: John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O’Toole, Ying Ruocheng, Victor Wong, Dennis Dun, Vivian Wu , Ryuichi Sakamoto Personal History: Never Watched Before Rating: 6 Oscars out of 10 ‘The Last Emperor’ is the last movie in this Academy Award Best Picture Movie…

Movie: Out of Africa Release Date: December 18, 1985 Director: Sydney Pollack Starring: Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Klaus Maria Brandauer Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 6 Oscars out of 10 I can’t ever talk about ‘Out of Africa’ without talking about ‘The Color Purple.’ In my humble opinion, I should be watching that Steven Spielberg…

Movie: Amadeus Release Date: September 6, 1984 Director: Milos Foreman Starring: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Simon Callow, Roy Dotrice, Christine Ebersole, Jeffrey Jones, Charles Kay Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 8.5 Oscars out of 10 ‘Amadeus’ was both a financial and critical success when it was released in 1984. It was nominated…

Movie: Terms of Endearment Release Date: November 23, 1983 Director: James L. Brooks Starring: Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Jeff Daniels, John Lithgow Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 9.75 Oscars out of 10 The Academy Award Best Picture Movie Challenge is zooming right along. I am now more than half way through…

Movie: Gandhi Release Date: December 3, 1982 Director: Richard Attenborough Starring: Ben Kingsley, Candace Bergen, Edward Fox, John Gielgud, Trevor Howard, John Mills, Martin Sheen Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 8 Oscars out of 10 ‘Gandhi’ was a huge critical and commercial success when it was released in 1982. For a three plus hour movie,…

Movie: Chariots of Fire Release Date: March 30, 1981 Director: Hugh Hudson Starring: Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Nigel Havers, Cheryl Campbell, Alice Krige, Lindsay Anderson, Dennis Christopher, Nigel Davenport, Brad Davis, Peter Egan, John Gielgud, Ian Holm, Patrick Magee Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 8 Oscars out of 10 Nominated for seven Academy Awards and…

Movie: Ordinary People Release Date: September 19, 1980 Director: Robert Redford Starring: Mary Tyler Moore, Donald Sutherland, Timothy Hutton, Judd Hirsch Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 8.5 Oscars out of 10 I have finally made it to the greatest decade ever – the 1980’s – on my Academy Award Best Picture Movie Challenge. That decade…

Movie: Kramer vs. Kramer Release Date: December 19, 1979 Director: Robert Benton Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander, Justin Henry Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 9.5 Oscars out of 10 ‘Kramer vs. Kramer’ was a huge commercial and critical success in 1979. Not only was it the highest-grossing film of that year, it managed…