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: Western
Unforgiven
Movie: Unforgiven Release Date: August 3, 1992 Director: Clint Eastwood Starring: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Richard Harris Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 9 Oscars out of 10 ‘Unforgiven’ was nominated for nine Academy Awards and won four, including Best Picture. It was both a critical and commercial success and revitalized the Western genre…
Dances with Wolves
Movie: Dances with Wolves Release Date: November 9, 1990 Director: Kevin Costner Starring: Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, Rodney Grant Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 8.5 Oscars out of 10 ‘Dances with Wolves’ was more than just a movie, it was an event. It was a film that everyone seemed to be talking about…
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….
138. Tombstone
Movie: Tombstone Release Date: December 25, 1993 Director: George P. Cosmatos Starring: Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Michael Biehn, Powers Boothe, Robert Burke, Dana Delany, Sam Elliott, Stephen Lang, Joanna Pacula, Bill Paxton, Jason Priestly, Michael Rooker, Jon Tenney, Billy Zane, Charlton Heston. Tag Lines: “I’m your huckleberry!” “Justice Is Coming.” “Every town has a story….
288. Unforgiven
Movie: Unforgiven Release Date: August 7, 1992 Director: Clint Eastwood Starring: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Richard Harris. Tag Lines: “It’s a hell of a thing, killing a man.” Relevance: As previously mentioned, I am not a huge fan of Clint Eastwood (see 340. Million Dollar Baby). I am also not a real fan…
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