Oscar Movies: Down Argentine Way (1940)

Oscar Nominaions: 3 Cinematography (color): Leon Shamroy and Ray Rennahan Interior Decoration (color): Richard Day and Joseph C. Wright Song: Down Argentine Way, music by Harry Waren, lyrics by Mack Gordon   Oscar Awards: None Oscar Context: The winner of the Cinematography and Interior Decoration Oscars was The Thief of Bagdada, The Best Song winer was […]

Oscar Movies: Dove, The (1927-1928)

This silent adventure, in which Gilbert Roland plays a Mexican bandit, was remade in 1939 as The Girl and the Gambler.   Oscar Nominaions: 1 Interior Decoration: William Cameron Menzies Oscar Awards: 1     Share this:

Oscar Show 2014: Zadan and Meron Again to Produce

Zadan and Neil Meron have been asked to produce their third consecutive Oscar show, which will be held on February 22.

Double Feature (1984): Spain’s Oscar-Nominee

Director Jose Luis Garci’s Double Feature is a tribute to Hollywood movies of the golden age, centering on the troubles experienced by two scribes. The humorous tale depicts the friendship between two writers, one a novelist, the other a screenwriter. Sesión continua Theatrical release poster   Oscar Nominations: 1 Best Foreign Language Film Oscar Context […]

Oscar Movies: Dolly Sisters (1946)

The Dolly Sisters is a fictionalized biopic of Jennie and Rosie Dolly, Hungarian-born entertainers who took Broadway by storm in the early 1900s. Betty Grable plays Jennie and June Haver plays Rosie. Their uncle is S.Z. Sakall, who manages their career from childhood. After an important audition for Oscar Hammerstein, the Dolly girls become international […]