Columbia In Henry King’s mediocre melodrama, Dean Stockwell plays an orphan who orchestrates a romance between his adoptive father-fisherman (Dana Andrews) and Jean Peters. The supporting ensemble includes Anne Revere and Ed Begley. Oscar Nominations: 1 Special Effects: Ralph Hammeras, Fred Sersen, and Edward Snder visual; Roger Heman, audible Oscar Context: The Special Effects Oscar […]
Oscar Speeches: Almodovar on Winning for All About My Mother
April 16, 2014 by
Spaniard Pedro Almodovar said after his “All About My Mother” was named Best Foreign Language Film that winning the Oscar was like having a “multiple orgasm.”
Oscar Movies: Course Completed from Spain
April 15, 2014 by
In director Joe Luis Garci, a famous playwright goes through a midlife crisis.
Oscar Movies: Corvette K-225 (1943)
April 15, 2014 by
Produced by Howard Hawks, Corvette K-225, a tribute to the World War II corvette escorts which guided Allied convoys through the Atlantic.
Oscar Movies: Corsican Brothers, The
April 11, 2014 by
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. plays Siamese twins, separated by a good doctor after their parents are killed by Vendetta, executed by Akim Tamiroff. One man goes to Paris, the other to the Corsican Mountains to become a gentleman and a bandit, respectively. Two decades later, they are reunited in Corsica and unexpected events happen. Oscar Nominations: […]
