Category Archives: Academy Award winners

:From Here to Eternity: This movie was one of the many made about World War II in the years after the war, as the nation remembered and came to terms with our collective experience. I respect that, but the collective experience of World War II America is not my experience. I couldn’t relate to thisContinueContinue reading “1953: From Here to Eternity or Shane”

Well, I took a bit of a break from blogging about movies but I’m back with a few reviews. My self-assignment is to watch all of the Academy Award winners for best picture from 1928 on as well as all of the movies that Filmsite.org says should have won for each year. At the endContinueContinue reading “A reflection on watching the Academy Award winners”

:The Greatest Show on Earth: From Wikipedia: Many consider this film among the worst to have ever won the Academy Award for Best Picture. It also won that award over highly rated films such as High Noon, The Quiet Man, and Singin’ in the Rain. The American film magazine Premiere placed the movie on itsContinueContinue reading “1952: The Greatest Show on Earth or Singin’ in the Rain or High Noon”

:An American in Paris: This movie was sexist and dreadfully dated. I was not charmed. I did not think it was cute. Pretty impressive that I’ve been able to get through several decades of winners without dragging out the “gender card” but I’m just calling it like I see it this time. Betsie and IContinueContinue reading “1951: An American in Paris or A Streetcar Named Desire or A Place in the Sun”

:All About Eve: Now here’s a classic I truly did enjoy. I watched All About Eve in my teens one night with my mom but I remembered very little of it beyond Bette Davis’s famous line: “Fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a bumpy night” as she gets bombed during a birthday party she’sContinueContinue reading “1950: All About Eve and Sunset Boulevard “