While working on the Academy Award Best Picture Movie Challenge, I referenced my 365 Movie Day Challenge I completed in 2020 quite a bit. For those of you unfamiliar with that challenge, basically I watched my 365 favorite and most influential movies over the course of a year (one a day) and wrote a little…
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Everything Everywhere All at Once
Movie: Everything Everywhere All at Once Release Date: March 25, 2022 Director: Daniels (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinhert) Starring: Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, Jenny Slate, Harry Shum Jr., James Hong, Jamie Lee Curtis Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 8 Oscars out of 10 Weird. Odd. Quirky. Frenetic. Bizarre. Genius. These are just…
Shakespeare in Love
Movie: Shakespeare in Love Release Date: December 11, 1998 Director: John Madden Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Colin Firth, Ben Affleck, Judi Dench, Simon Callow, Jim Carter, Martin Clunes, Antony Sher, Imelda Staunton, Tom Wilkinson, Mark Williams Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 9.75 Oscars out of 10 ‘Shakespeare in Love’ was, is and…
Annie Hall
Movie: Annie Hall Release Date: March 27, 1977 Director: Woody Allen Starring: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Carol Kane, Paul Simon, Janet Margolin, Shelly Duvall, Christopher Walken, Colleen Dewhurst Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 9.75 Oscars out of 10 ‘Annie Hall’ is one of my favorite movies of all time and one that I…
The Sting
Movie: The Sting Release Date: December 25, 1973 Director: George Roy Hill Starring: Robert Redford, Paul Newman, Robert Shaw, Eileen Brennan, Charles Durning, Robert Earl Jones Personal History: Never Watched Before Rating: 8.25 Oscars out of 10 Similar to ‘The Bridge on the River Kwai,’ my viewing history with ‘The Sting’ is a bit “yes…
Tom Jones
Movie: Tom Jones Release Date: September 29, 1963 Director: Tony Richardson Starring: Albert Finney, Susannah York, Hugh Griffith, Edith Evans, Joan Greenwood, Diane Cilento, George Divine, David Tomlinson Personal History: Never Watched Before Rating: 5.5 Oscars out of 10 Going in blind to this movie, I was at least excited for the music. I mean,…
The Apartment
Movie: The Apartment Release Date: June 15, 1960 Director: Billy Wilder Starring: Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray, Ray Walston, Edie Adams Personal History: Never Watched Before Rating: 8.25 Oscars out of 10 I have always been a Jack Lemmon fan, whether immortalizing a classic Neil Simon character or just being grumpy with Walter Matthau….
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…
You Can’t Take It With You
Movie: You Can’t Take It With You Release Date: August 23, 1938 Director: Frank Capra Starring: Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, James Stewart, Edward Arnold Personal History: Never Been Watched Rating: 8.5 Oscars out of 10 ‘You Can’t Take It With You’ was nominated for seven Academy Awards, winning two for Outstanding Production and Best Director….
It Happened One Night
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…
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