ABC and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences hope that on Sunday, the must-have accessory coming out of this year’s Academy Awards won’t be a Cartier bauble or a Chanel clutch but rather Oscar’s official app for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973): Hal Bartlett Oscar Nominated Film, Music by Neil Diamond
February 22, 2012 by
Hal Bartlett co-wrote and directed this visually uneven film, based on Richard Bach’s best-seller, featuring music score by Neil Diamond.
Oscar Movies: Journey of Natty Gann (1985)
February 21, 2012 by
Disney’s children’s adventure, The Journey of Natty Gann, directed by Jeremy Kagan, stars Meredith Salenger in the title role. During the Depression, Natty’s father (Ray Wise) is forced to take a job in Northwestern lumber camp, leaving his daughter behind in Chicago.
Oscar Movies: Jazz Singer (1927-8)
February 21, 2012 by
Warner decideded to take a major risk by investing in the Vitaphone sound system for “Don Juan,” a silent film with some music and sound effects. Then in 1927, the studio adapted Samson Raphaelson Broadway hit “The Jazz Singer,” with actual musical numbers but the rest was non-talking.
Oscar Movies: Janie (1944)–Michael Curtiz’s Lesser Known Film
February 20, 2012 by
One of prolific director Michael Curtiz (“Casablanca,” “Mildred Pierce,” the Errol Flynn adventures) lesser known efforts, “Janie” is adapted from the Broadway play by Josephine Bentham and Herschel Williams.
