Ruben Ostlund’s Force Majeure, a drama about a family on a ski vacation caught in an avalanche, will be Sweden’s candidate for the 2015 best foreign language film Oscar. The drama premiered to critical raves in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard sidebar this year and won the section’s jury prize. It bows for North American audiences […]

In this romantic melorama, directed by Archie Mayo, Jean Gabin plays a sailor who recues Ida Lupino from suicide. Novelist John O’Hara wrote the scenario, based on the novel by Willard Robertson. The excellent supporting cast includesThomas Mitchell and Claude Rains. Oscar Nominations: 1 Cinematography (b/w): Charles Clarke Oscar Awards: None Oscar Context: The winner […]

Adapted from the popular novel by Howard Spring, “My Son My Son” stars Brian Aherne as a self-made success determined to give his son the lavish upbringing he himself was denied.

In this musical comedy, a corrupt record producer (Len Carrillo)uses his mob connections to get top performers to do their stuff. Things change when the gangster’s tactics cause problems to the singers’ personal lives. Among the entertainers who appear are cowboy crooner Gene Autry, baseball hero Joe DiMaggio, and big band stars Cab Calloway, Ted […]