This weak musical stars Ricardo Montalban and Esther Williams, an unlikely couple, though score is by Aaron Copeland. The secondary cast includes Mary Astor, Cyd Charisse, and Akim Tamiroff Oscar Nominations: 1 Scoring of Musical: Johnny Green Oscar Awards: None Oscar Context: The winner was Alfred Newman for the Betty Grable musical, “Mother Wore Tights.” […]

Previously filmed in 1942 as The Falcon Takes Over and in 1944 as Murder, My Sweet, Raymond Chandler’s Farewell My Lovely received its third version under its original title in 1975. Robert Mitchum stars as 1940s private eye Philip Marlowe, hired by Moose Malloy (Jack O’Halloran) to locate his former girlfriend. This involves Marlowe in […]

Farewell, My Lovely was nominated for one Oscar, Supporting Actress for Sylvia Miles.

Disney, RKO Fantasia, Disney’s animated masterpiece of the 1940s, began as a short-subject cartoon of Paul Dukas’ musical piece, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. Mickey Mouse was starred in this 8-minute film, with the orchestra under the direction of Leopold Stokowski. Disney and Stokowski then decided that mixing classical music with animation was too good for just […]

Paramount Set after the death of Marcus Aurelius (played by Alec Guinness), this historical epic, directed by Anthony Mann, boasts an all-star cast, headed by Stephen Boyd, Sophia Lore, James Mason, Anthony Quayle, John Ireland, Omar Sharif, Mel Ferer, and Eric Porter. Oscar Alert  Oscar  Nominations: 1  Music (Original): Dimitri Tiomkin Oscar Awards: 1 In […]