In this musical comedy, popular star Deanna Durbin plays a girl with a lively imagination, who gets in trouble when she tries to realize her fantasy tales. This was the third of Universal’s star vehicles for Deanna Durbin, which also include “One Hundred Men and a Girl,” in 1937. Durbin’s Gloria Harkinson is the teenage […]

This mediocre Western, shot in Israel by director Jerry Hopper, stars Leslie Caron as a nun who survives an Apache attack on a wagon train and is rescued by a gunfighter, played by Richard Boone. Oscar Nominations: 1 Song: Till Love Touches Your Life,”music by Riz Ortolani, lyrics by Arthur Hamilton Oscar Awards: None Oscar […]

Directed by Carlos Saura, this Spanish nominee for the Best Foreign Language Oscar centers ona family gathering for the matriarch’s birthday, eager for her to slow down.  But Mama still is full of life. This light comedy pokes fun at Momism in Spain, with the mother serving as a symbol of Franco’s rule. The cast […]

Gabriel Figueroa’s distinguished cinematography is the most impressive element of “Macario,” Mexico’s first nominated feature for the Best Foreign Language Oscar.

In this low-budget adventure from Republic,  a fishing party off the Florida Keys turns into a scary adventure when the group is wrecked on a deserted island. The cast includes Ray Middleton, Gloria Dickson, and Otto Kruger. Oscar Nominations: 1 Scoring of Dramatic Picture: Cy Feuer and Walter Scharf Oscar Awards: None Oscar Context: The […]