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49th Parallel
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on May 28, 2010
Set in the early days of World War II, 49th Parallel is the story of a German uboat crippled and stranded off the coast of northern Canada. If the Germans reach the 49th parallel (the official US-Canada boarder) they will be in neutral territory. Once their uboat is bombed, the remaining men read more
Kings Row
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on May 28, 2010
Four childhood friends grow up an a typical American small town in the early 1900′s. Paris (Robert Cummings) is raised by his grandmother, pursues his dreams of becoming a doctor and studies under Dr. Tower (Claude Rains), father of his sweetheart, Cassandra (Betty Field). Paris hasnR read more
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1)
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on May 27, 2010
This is a film about the life of real life Broadway actor, singer, dancer, composer and playwright George M. Cohan. The film starts with Cohan as an older man, playing the President in his newest play, “I’d Rather Be Right.” Just after his performance, Cohan is asked to visit read more
Random Harvest
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on May 26, 2010
In Random Harvest Ronald Colman plays a soldier with amnesia. On a foggy night, he breaks out of the asylum where people are celebrating the end of WWI in the streets. He stumbles around for a while until he meets Paula (Greer Garson), a girl who sings and dances at a club who befriends him. read more
Talk of the Town
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on May 25, 2010
Under suspicion of arson and murder, Leopold (Cary Grant) has just broken out of jail and fled to the home of his childhood sweetheart, Nora (Jean Arthur). Knowing that he’s innocent and struck with a injured ankle, she decides to hide him in the attic, but that same night Professor Light read more
The Magnificent Ambersons & The Pied Piper (Double Missing)
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on May 25, 2010
You know I hate to admit defeat, but I’ve been looking for these two for months; no dice. As always, I’ll keep looking and if you have any suggestions, they’re always appreciated. Here’s to swimmin’ with bow legged women. read more
Wake Island
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on May 24, 2010
You know, I enjoy a good old American war film as much as the next guy, but Wake Island does a horrible service to the Alamo of the Pacific. Today, it just isn’t relevant. Between it’s style of comedy and chronic battle scenes it’s likely to just annoy a 21st century audience. read more
Jaws
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on May 23, 2010
There aren’t many films that you can watch over and over and feel the same wide-eyed rush of adrenaline every time. Somehow, Jaws has that special quality and Steven Spielberg became a master. I’ve been watching this movie as long as I can remember, I know exactly what happens and read more
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (2)
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on May 22, 2010
“Which one of you nuts has got any guts?” That’s R.P McMurphy, the newest member of Nurse Ratchet’s mental ward. He was transferred from the penitentiary because he wasn’t cooperating, but he’s just a live-wire, not crazy. Most of it is an act, he hoots like read more
Dog Day Afternoon
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on May 21, 2010
On August 22, 1972 John Wojtowicz tried to rob a bank. Three years later, this film told the story. Al Pacino plays Sonny, the leader of the operation. He tries to stay in control of everything, but too many variables throw him off and suddenly he’s caught in a hostage situation. Befor read more
Barry Lyndon
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on May 21, 2010
Based off William Makepeace Thackeray’s novel, story follows the life of Redmond Barry (Ryan O’Neal) from his first love with his cousin, through his trials through the army and his excursions through Europe as he becomes a gentleman and finds a new wealthy love interest. Her son read more
Nashville
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on May 20, 2010
Is there anything more American than country music? And on the eve of the bicentennial, hoo doggies! In Nashville, we’re transported to, uh, Nashville and witness different characters tied in to country music while they all gather together, at the end, for a political rally. Just a few read more
Chicago (2)
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on May 19, 2010
Living just an hour from Chicago, I’ve often wished to know the Windy City in it’s hayday. In the roaring twenties, Chicago was the place to be, there were gangsters hiding out in speakeasies, jazz being played everywhere, the theater was booming, crime and corruption was all part read more
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on May 18, 2010
My next trip to The Beach Theater was for the second installment of the Rings Trilogy. Dad decided to sit this out out and my sister wearily tagged along for popcorn as my brother and I squealed with nerdy excitement. In that first scene where Gollum climbs down on the rocks growling, “T read more
Gangs of New York
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on May 17, 2010
Think about the wild west set in New York. Instead of cowboys and indians there are Irish and Italians. Throw in some conflict with the Civil War and you’ve got Gangs in New York. The film starts with young Amsterdam (no older than eight) watching his father, the Priest (Liam Neeson), read more
The Hours
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on May 16, 2010
“A woman’s whole life in a single day. Just one day. And in that day her whole life. “ The film opens with a reading of Virginia Woolf’s suicide note as she fills her pockets with stones and walks into a river to drown herself. The tone is firmly set. In The Hours, we see read more
The Pianist (2)
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on May 15, 2010
If you’re over the age of twelve, you’ve heard your share of holocaust stories: Anne Frank, Schindler’s List, Night is a popular junior high read. These stories of spirit and survival in one of the darkest times in human history are all harrowing and worthy of remembrance. read more
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on May 14, 2010
Based on the novel by B. Traven, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is a classic tale of adventure that follows three men digging for gold in the wilds of Mexico. The film opens with Dobbs (Humphrey Bogart) and Curtin (Tim Holt) broke in Tampico and falling victim to labor scams. When they hear an read more
The Red Shoes
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on May 14, 2010
The story follows two young hopefuls trying to get into Mr. Boris Lermontov’s (Anton Walbrook) stage productions. Miss Victoria Paige (Moira Shearer) is a talented dancer who persistently follows Lermontov and Julian(Marius Goring) is a composer who first meets Boris when complaining that his music read more
Hamlet (2)
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on May 13, 2010
Today, most kids have some resentment and anger against divorced or lost parents and they just slam a few doors, blast their music or get something pierced. Hamlet is the story of a son filled anger and resentment against his mother and uncle after they kill his father, the King of Denmark. read more