A long time ago, we attended movie premieres on opening weekends at the theatre and enjoyed brilliant films that would win Oscars. I was there in 2010, watching The King’s Speech on opening weekend. I remember being intrigued by the film because of its significance in history. Little did I know many months later, it … More The King’s Speech (2010)
It has been 62 years since Ben-Hur graced the silver screen and went on to win an astonishing 11 Oscars, a new record for the time. This epic masterpiece was joined by West Side Story just two years later in the 11 win circle, and together the pair ruled the cinema universe until 1997 when … More Ben-Hur (1959)
I am going to cut right to the chase with my thoughts on Tom Jones. This film, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1963 and rated the 51st Greatest British film of the 20th Century, was terrible. Tom Jones was considered one of the greatest comedies of its time, yet I did … More Tom Jones (1963)
A Man for All Seasons was originally a play that was turned into a motion picture that went on to win the Oscar for Best Picture in 1966. The film also captured five other awards that night, including the Best Director and Best Actor. For those unfamiliar with the story, A Man for All Seasons … More A Man for All Seasons (1966)
The very first time I watched Shakespeare in Love was in my 11th grade European History class. It appears I had an amazing teacher because I had totally forgotten all the nudity and sex depicted in this 1998 Best Picture winner. I have seen the film a few times since that day and vaguely remembered … More Shakespeare in Love (1998)
As I continue to finish up all the Academy Award winners for Best Picture, I got to admit that there was a handful that I dreaded. One of them was The Last Emperor because, at 2:48, I didn’t think I had the patience to sit through a film that did not appeal to me in … More The Last Emperor (1987)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has gone down as one of the most prolific composers the world has ever known. Amadeus won Best Picture in 1985 and is a fictional look into the great composer’s life as he struggled to write and orchestrate in the late 1800s. Considered one of the greatest films of all-time, this play … More Amadeus (1984)
When I started to compile the list of Best Picture winners I never watched, I will admit I dreaded the really long ones, like Gandhi, which came out the year I was born (1982) and clocks in 3:11 long. As crazy as this following statement may sound, I found Gandhi to be fascinating. It was … More Gandhi (1982)
William Wallace is one of the Scottish’s more famous leaders during their Independence struggles back in the 1200s. Mel Gibson starred and directed the movie Braveheart, which focuses on Wallace’s adventures against his day’s powerful English armies. Braveheart came out in 1995, many generations and centuries removed from Wallace’s day’s actual events. No one was … More Braveheart (1995)
I’d like to start this review with a description of my evening, the night I decided to watch a terrible movie. After dropping my wife off at work, I went to Subway, got a nice sub, came home and browsed the film vault on my cable box. Deep in the comedy section was History of … More History of the World: Part I (1981)
Ten Stars or Less 