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Classic Movie Countdown: Best Picture # 2 — On the Waterfront (1954)

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Josh Kaye

2. On the Waterfront (1954) Other Nominated Films: The Canine Mutiny, The Country Girl, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Three Coins in the Fountain This isn’t the first Elia Kazan film to make an appearance on this list: Gentleman’s Agreement won Best … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Countdown: Best Picture # 3 — Gone with the Wind (1939)

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Josh Kaye

3. Gone with the Wind (1939) Other Nominated Films: Dark Victory, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, Love Affair, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Ninotchka, Of Mice and Men, Stagecoach, The Wizard of Oz, Wuthering Heights One movie won 10 Academy Awards, holding … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Countdown: Best Picture # 4 — The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Josh Kaye

4. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) Other Nominated Films: Peyton Place, Sayonara, 12 Angry Men, Witness for the Prosecution I said this in an earlier post, but I feel that it’s only right to say it again: Davis Lean is one of … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Countdown: Best Picture # 5 — Rebecca (1940)

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Josh Kaye

5. Rebecca (1940) Other Nominated Films: All This and Heaven Too, Foreign Correspondent, The Grapes of Wrath, The Great Dictator, Kitty Foyle, The Letter, The Long Voyage Home, Our Town, The Philadelphia Story Finally, we are at the Top 5. … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Countdown: Best Picture # 6 — All About Eve (1960)

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Josh Kaye

6. All About Eve (1960) Other Nominated Films: Born Yesterday, Father of the Bride, King Solomon’s Mines, Sunset Boulevard 14 Academy Award nominations. Four female acting nominations. #28 ranking on AFI’s Top 100 films. One of the first 50 films to be … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Countdown: Best Picture # 7 — Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Josh Kaye

7. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Other Nominated Films: The Longest Day, The Music Man, Mutiny on the Bounty, To Kill a Mockingbird Before I go on to talk about this film, I would just like to say one thing: David Lean is … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Countdown: Best Picture # 8 — The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Josh Kaye

8. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) Other Nominated Films: Henry V, It’s a Wonderful Life, The Razor’s Edge, The Yearling There’s so much that I could say about The Best Years of Our Lives…and that’s even before I did some background research on it. … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Countdown: Best Picture # 9 — The Apartment (1960)

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Josh Kaye

9. The Apartment (1960) Other Nominated Films: The Alamo, Elmer Gantry, Suns and Lovers, The Sundowners Billy Wilder’s follow-up to Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, is a witty, sardonic, and touching film about corporate politics, adultery, integrity and love. Jack Lemmon plays … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Countdown: Best Picture # 10 — It Happened One Night (1934)

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Josh Kaye

10. It Happened One Night (1934) Other Nominated Films: The Barretts of Wimpole Street, Cleopatra, Flirtation Walk, The Gay Divorcee, Here Comes the Navy, The House of Rothschild, Imitation of Life, One Night of Love, The Thin Man, Viva Villa!, … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Countdown: Best Picture #’s 12 and 11 — In the Heat of the Night (1967) and My Fair Lady (1964)

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Josh Kaye

12. In the Heat of the Night (1967) Other Nominated Films: Bonnie and Clyde, Doctor Dolittle, The Graduate, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner Prior to compiling this countdown list, I’d never seen a Sidney Poitier movie. I knew who he was, and I knew about the profound effect he had … Continue reading →

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