Oscar Movies: Jolson Sings Again (1949)

This Technicolor sequel to Columbia’s 1946 smash hit “The Jolson Story” again stars Larry Parks as legendary entertainer Al Jolson, and Jolson himself, as Parks’ singing voice. The movie was a quickie to cash in on the public interest and huge success of the first biopic, which is better on many levels. The story centers […]

Oscar Movies: Juliet of the Spirits (1965)

“Juliet of the Spirits,” Fellini’s first color feature, is also an exercise in psychoanalysis, this time around centering on the neuroses and anxieties, dreams, nightmares, and fantasies of a middle-aged woman (played by Giuli­etta Masina) who suspects her husband is cheating on her.

Oscar Movies: Joan of Paris (1942)

In the beginning of this tale, directed by Robert Stevenson, an early French Underground drama, an offscreen radio voice announces the Nazi invasion of France.

Oscar Movies: Julie (1956)

Vet filmmaker Andrew L. Stone wrote and directed this mediocre thriller about a woman named Julie Benton (Doris Day) whose second husband, Lyle Benton, a concert pianist (Louis Jordan) had murdered her first husband.

Oscar 2011: Sacha Baron Cohen as The Dictator

In a story, The Hollywood Reporter states that Sacha Baron Cohen wants to attend the Oscar show on Feb. 26 as his character in The Dictator, his new raunchy comedy set for release by Paramount on May 11.