Tag Archives: Oscar: Writing

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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The King’s Speech (2010)

Posted on April 26, 2011 by

SYNOPSIS: The King’s Speech – Official Site After the death of his father King George V (Michael Gambon) and the scandalous abdication of King Edward VIII (Guy Pearce), Bertie (Colin Firth) who has suffered from a debilitating speech impediment all … Continue reading →

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Chariots of Fire (1981)

Posted on January 17, 2011 by

SYNOPSIS: IMDb The story of two British track athletes, one a determined Jew, and the other a devout Christian who compete in the 1924 Olympics. REVIEW I finally saw it! I was not bad, but it was not great either. … Continue reading →

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Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

Posted on December 25, 2010 by

SYNOPSIS: Internet Movie Database When a nice old man who claims to be Santa Claus is institutionalized as insane, a young lawyer decides to defend him by arguing in court that he is the real thing. REVIEW This is my … 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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Going My Way (1944)

Posted on September 13, 2010 by

SYNOPSIS When young Father O’Malley (Bing Crosby) arrives at St. Dominic’s, Old Father Fitzgibbon (Barry Fitzgerald) doesn’t think much of the church’s newest member. These two priests simply can’t agree. But when O’Malley’s fresh methods succeed in reaching out to … Continue reading →

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Sunset Boulevard (1950)

Posted on August 14, 2010 by

SYNOPSIS Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond, an aging silent film queen, and William Holden as the struggling writer who is held in thrall by her madness, created two of the screen’s most memorable characters in Sunset Boulevard. Winner of three … Continue reading →

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Tom Jones (1963)

Posted on April 24, 2010 by

SYNOPSIS Winner of four Academy Awards® including Best Picture, and featuring “a cast of superb players” (Boxoffice) headed by the Oscar®-nominated Albert Finney and Susannah York, this wickedly funny classic has been hailed as “the best comedy ever made (Newsweek)! … 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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All The President’s Men (1976)

Posted on February 20, 2010 by

SYNOPSIS The true story of Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, who broke the story of the Watergate break-in with the help of a mysterious source named Deep Throat. REVIEW I didn’t care for it this movie as … Continue reading →

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