Movie: It Happened One Night Release Date: February 22, 1934 Director: Frank Capra Starring: Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert Personal History: Watched Once Before Rating: 7.5 Oscars out of 10 ‘It Happened One Night’ is the first film in my Academy Award Best Picture Movie Challenge that I have actually seen before. The first six winners…
Category: Oscars
Cavalcade
Movie: Cavalcade Release Date: April 15, 1933 Director: Frank Lloyd Starring: Diana Wynyard, Clive Brook, Una O’Connor, Irene Browne, Herbert Mundin, Frank Lawton, Merle Tottenham, Beryl Mercer Personal History: Never Been Watched Rating: 5 Oscars out of 10 Today is another double feature day for my Academy Award Best Picture Challenge. Truth be told, with…
Grand Hotel
Movie: Grand Hotel Release Date: April 12, 1932 Director: Edmund Goulding Starring: Greta Garbo, John Barrymore, Joan Crawford, Wallace Beery, Lionel Barrymore, Lewis Stone, Jean Hersholt Personal History: Never Been Watched Rating: 7 Oscars out of 10 I have gone into most of the early Academy Award winning Best Pictures that I haven’t seen before…
Cimarron
Movie: Cimarron Release Date: January 26, 1931 Director: Wesley Ruggles Starring: Richard Dix, Irene Dunne Personal History: Never Been Watched Rating: 3.5 Oscars out of 10 It’s Double Feature Saturday here at my house. Actually, it is not uncommon for me to watch two, three or even four movies in one day. I’m that obsessed….
All Quiet on the Western Front
Movie: All Quiet on the Western Front Release Date: April 21, 1930 Director: Lewis Milestone Starring: Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim Personal History: Never Been Watched Rating: 8 Oscars out of 10 One of my mantras in life is to never judge a book by its cover. I should really start to practice what I preach….
The Broadway Melody
Movie: The Broadway Melody Release Date: February 1, 1929 Director: Harry Beaumount Starring: Charles King, Anita Page, Bessie Love Personal History: Never Been Watched Rating: 4 Oscars out of 10 As a fan of musicals in general, I went in to today’s movie more optimistically than I did yesterday’s (see Wings). Once again, the universe…
Wings
Movie: Wings Release Date: August 12, 1927 Director: William A. Wellman Starring: Clara Bow, Charles “Buddy” Rogers, Richard Arlen, Gary Cooper Personal History: Never Been Watched Rating: 6.5 Oscars out of 10 Thoughts: Sitting down and watching a movie for the first time is a very exciting event in my life, which only proves that…
The Academy Award Best Picture Challenge
I can’t believe it has been almost three years since I began my 365 Day Movie Challenge. I can’t believe it has been almost three years since 2020. I can’t believe I survived 2020. If you are reading this that means you survived the last few years as well. And that was no easy feat…
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