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1952 at the Oscars
There are four films eligible for Best Picture consideration in 1952 that are still highly regarded today. Two of them, The Quiet Man and High Noon, were indeed nominated. The other two, Singin’ in the Rain and Rashomon were not. The Quiet Man was John Ford’s labor of love that he tried to make for
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The DVD Report #112
It hardly seems like it’s been 35 years since Irwin Allen’s The Towering Inferno was released. The sparkling look of the film on Blu-ray makes it look like it finished filming yesterday. Only the aged visages of some of the actors in the accompanying documentaries draw attention to the passage of time, and all nine
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1951 at the Oscars
The 1951 Oscar race was expected to be between two critically acclaimed dramatic films, Elia Kazan’s film of Tennessee Williams’ stage sensation, A Streetcar Named Desire with its twelve nominations and George Stevens’ A Place in the Sun, the second screen version of Theodore Dreiser’s acclaimed 1925 novel. Ultimately, however, Vincente Minnelli’s celebration of the
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1950 at the Oscars
Two films about show business dominated the 1950 Oscars. Joseph L. Mankiewicz’ All About Eve, which was set in the theatre world, and Billy Wilder’s Sunset Boulevard, which was set in the film world, were both fascinating films that have endured through the years. Though both films are greatly identified with their female stars, Bette
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1949 at the Oscars
Several themes dominant in the films of 1949 were recognized in year-end awards. War films, which were anathema after the war, re-emerged with a new maturity in Twelve O’Clock High; Battleground; Home of the Brave and Sands of Iwo Jima. Children in peril in The Boy With Green Hair, The Fallen Idol, The Bicycle Thief,
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OT #1: Oscar Trivia, A Weekly Post
Have you always wondered how many Oscar winners had the first name James or thought to yourself you’d like to know what the first color film to win an Oscar was? Now’s your chance. While I may not have all the answers, I have many. And every week, in the Oscar Trivia posts, I will
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The DVD Report #111
Director James Gray has only made four films thus far, but each one of them has been distinct and interesting. His first, 1994’s Little Odessa dealt with crime and punishment among Russian immigrants in Brooklyn and was beautifully acted by Tim Roth, Edward Furlong, Maximilian Schell and Vanessa Redgrave. His next, 2000’s The Yards dealt
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1948 at the Oscars
The British assault on the Oscars in the previous three years was nothing compared to what happened in 1948. Two British films, Hamlet and The Red Shoes were not only among the five nominees for Best Picture, but one of them, Hamlet, actually won, causing major consternation amongst the moguls. The others in the race
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TB #2: The Best Song Change
A lot of ink, both on this blog and elsewhere, has been spilled already about the major upheaval of the Best Picture category, but little attention has been paid to the other major change the Academy made last week to their nominating procedure. Starting this year, in the Best Song category, there may be 2,
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OG #5: R.I.P. Karl Malden and Harve Presnell
Oscar winner and former Academy president Karl Malden has passed away. His Oscar was for Best Supporting Actor in 1951 for A Streetcar Named Desire. The UAADB notice is here: http://uaadb.oscarguy.com/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=27;t=11828 We also lost actor Harve Presnell who appeared in musicals Paint Your Wagon, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Annie and the non-musical Fargo. The UAADB
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1947 at the Oscars
If 1946 cracked open the door for foreign films at the Oscars, 1947 swung it wide open. It wasn’t just the acting, directing and writing categories that were invaded this time, but the sacred domain of the technical world. Two British imports, Great Expectations and Black Narcissus won the Cinematography and Art Direction awards, Great
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The DVD Report #110
Mae West asked if he was carrying a gun in his pocket or if he was just glad to see her, and a star was born. Audiences have been glad to see him ever since. I’m speaking of course of Cary Grant, whose entire screen career can be traced through the magic of DVD. The
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1946 at the Oscars
European film-making, which had been suppressed during World War II, re-emerged in earnest after the war. Beginning in 1946, films made at the end of the war, and some that had managed to get made during the war, found their way to the States and Oscar took notice. From the United Kingdom came such films
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OG #4: The Oscar Hopefuls
Although my annual Oscar Hopefuls page has been put together since some time in March, I haven’t really put much effort into it. Then, Friday, I decided I would finally get it together, encouraged by the rules change in an effort to try and make my impression known on what could come out on top
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1945 at the Oscars
Handicapping the 1944 Oscars for the ten most likely Best Picture nominees was relatively easy compared to 1945. 1945’s five Best Picture nominees were Anchors Aweigh; The Bells of St. Mary’s; The Lost Weekend; Mildred Pierce and Spellbound. The directors of three of them, Leo McCarey (The Bells of St. Mary’s); Billy Wilder (The Lost
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