Tag Archives: Oscar: Actress (Lead Role)

The Iron Lady (2011)

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

SYNOPSIS: Movie Website THE IRON LADY tells the compelling story of Margaret Thatcher, a woman who smashed through the barriers of gender and class to be heard in a male-dominated world. The story concerns power and the price that is paid … Continue reading →

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Gone with the Wind (1939)

Posted on July 4, 2011 by

SYNOPSIS: DVD Cover David O. Selznick’s production of Margaret Mitchell’s Pulitzer Prize winner is a sweeping Civil War romance that won 10 Academy Awards® (including Best Picture). Its immortal characters of Scarlett O’Hara (Vivien Leigh), Rhett Butler (Clark Gable), Ashley … Continue reading →

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Black Swan (2010)

Posted on April 26, 2011 by

SYNOPSIS: Black Swan Official Site A psychological thriller set in the world of New York City ballet, Black Swan stars Natalie Portman as Nina, a featured dancer who finds herself locked in a web of competitive intrigue with a new … Continue reading →

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I Want to Live! (1958)

Posted on January 24, 2011 by

SYNOPSIS: DVD Cover Prostitute, party girl, perjurer, bad-check passer, petty criminal. She’s all this and more…but is she a murderer? Susan Hayward won 1958′s Best Actress Academy Award® for her “sensational, nerve-shattering performance” (Los Angeles Times) in this harrowing, “must-see” … Continue reading →

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Annie Hall (1977)

Posted on December 25, 2010 by

SYNOPSIS: Internet Movie Database Neurotic New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall. REVIEW I must start out by admitting that I am not a big fan of Woody Allen, except for Match Point and … Continue reading →

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Born Yesterday (1950)

Posted on August 16, 2010 by

SYNOPSIS A million dollar Tycoon hires a tutor to teach his lover proper etiquette. Source: IMDb.com REVIEW Loved it! I think this movie should be required viewing for every politician today. I was not expecting much, thinking it was another … Continue reading →

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Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)

Posted on March 23, 2010 by

SYNOPSIS In her remarkable portrayal that won her the 1971 Best Actress Academy Award®, Ellen Burstyn stars as widow Alice Hyatt, traveling in a packed station wagon with her son along a bumpy road to a new life. With Alice … Continue reading →

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Suspicion (1941)

Posted on March 6, 2010 by

SYNOPSIS Well-to-do wallflower Lina McLaidlaw is in love, perhaps in danger. She susprects that Johnnie Aysgarth, the playboy who swept into her life and married her, is a murderer – and that she is his next intended victim. Alfred Hitchcock’s … Continue reading →

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Network (1976)

Posted on February 21, 2010 by

SYNOPSIS A trenchant satire of “trash TV,” Network seems to grow only more relevant with each passing year. Howard Beale (Peter Finch), the dean of newscasters at the United Broadcasting System, is put out to pasture because he “skews old.” … Continue reading →

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Mildred Pierce (1945)

Posted on January 30, 2010 by

SYNOPSIS After her cheating husband leaves her, Mildred Pierce (Joan Crawford) proves she can become independent and successful, but can’t win the approval of her spoiled daughter. Source: Internet Movie Database. REVIEWTaking advantage of my xmas Blockbuster subscription, I decided … Continue reading →

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