Ceremony Year (1930)

Movies Came Out In (1929) Winner: The Broadway Melody – Watched recently, and was impressed to learn that this is the first “sound” film to winner the Oscar for best picture.  The film is actually pretty lousy.  The plot is: The Mahoney sisters from the vaudeville circuit try to make it big time on Broadway, …

Ceremony Year (1931)

Movies Came Out In (1930) Winner: All Quiet on the Western Front – I read this book as a high schooler and really enjoyed it.  I just watched this movie recently and it was a little strange.  Because of the way the movie was filmed (specifically speeding up the footage during war scenes), the film …