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…
Tag: Foreign
Parasite
Movie: Parasite Release Date: October 11, 2019 Director: Bong Joon-ho Starring: Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik, Park So-dam, Jang Hye-jin Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 9 Oscars out of 10 It’s a rare occasion when a Foreign or International film gets an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. It’s even more rare…
79. Life is Beautiful (La vita è bella)
Movie: Life is Beautiful (La vita è bella) Release Date: December 20, 1997 (Italy), October 23, 1998 (USA) Director: Roberto Benigni Starring: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi. Tag Lines: “An unforgettable fable that proves love, family and imagination conquer all.” Relevance: ‘Life is Beautiful (La vita è bella)’ was one of those movies that I wouldn’t…
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