My Top Ten Movies of 1967.
#10 THE FLIM-FLAM MAN […]
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Past Oscars Pt 8 – (1982-88).
1982 Gandhi – Best Picture Ben Kingsley – Gandhi Meryl Streep – Sophie’s Choice Lou Gossett Jr – An Officer and a Gentleman Jessica Lange – Tootsie Kingsley as Gandhi Meryl Streep in Sophie’s Choice Lou Gossett Jr – An Officer […]
‘They Died With Their Boots On’ (1941)
Any resemblance in this movie to actual fact is pretty much accidental. The storyline is complete Hollywood hokum, and it is a good thing that Libbie Custer, George Armstrong’s widow, did not live to see it. She died eight years earlier in 1933. Even she would have shaken her […]
Memorable musical moments in movies – PT2 – (25-1).
25 PULP FICTION (1994) – The popular Chuck Berry hit, ‘You Never Can Tell’, gets a second life as Uma Thurman and John Travolta join the ‘Jack Rabbit Slim Twist Contest’ – and win. To my mind Travolta is one of the most watchable actors going around, and has […]
Memorable musical moments in movies – PT1 – (50-26).
50 FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF (1986) – A clip that I personally cannot abide is this one of Matthew Broderick miming to the Beatles’, ‘Twist and Shout’, while standing atop a parade float in the city. His miming is not very good either, but the dancing and crowd reaction […]
Hollywood & the Catholic Legion of Decency (CLOD).
At the zenith of their power the ‘Seven Sisters’ (MGM, Warners, Paramount, Universal, Columbia, Fox and RKO) did much as they pleased. Few outsiders had any influence over their decisions or their conduct. Few, that is, with the exception of the Catholic Legion of Decency (CLOD). They were a […]
The Best Pictures Year by Year – PT4 (1960-66)
1960 Oscar-Nominated Films THE APARTMENT The Alamo Elmer Gantry Sons and Lovers The Sundowners My Top 10 for 1960 10 G I BLUES 9 TUNES OF GLORY 8 FROM THE TERRACE 7 SINK THE BISMARCK! 6 PSYCHO 5 THE SUNDOWNERS 4 INHERIT THE WIND 3 NORTH […]
Past Oscars PT7 – 1975-81
1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – Best Picture Jack Nicholson – Best Actor for One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest Louise Fletcher – Best Actress for One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest George Burns – Best Supporting Actor for The Sunshine Boys This was the […]
Making ‘The Prince and the Showgirl’ (1957)
This was the first film produced by Marilyn Monroe’s own company. It made a slight profit even though it is as dull as dish water. Laurence Olivier was already contracted before her to play the […]
Past Oscars PT 6 – (1967-74).
1967 In the Heat of the Night – Best Picture Rod Steiger – Best Actor for In the Heat of the Night George Kennedy – Best Supporting Actor for Cool Hand Luke In the Heat of the Night was a strong choice for Best Picture, but how could […]