Ceremony Year (1947)

Movies Came Out In (1946) Winner: The Best Years of Our Lives – The TCM intro informed me that Bette Davis considered this the greatest movie ever made, so I was like “wow, that’s some high expectations”.  Best movie I’ve ever saw?  No.  Great movie?  Yes.  The movie is moving and compelling.  I can’t believe …

Ceremony Year (1946)

Movies Came Out In (1945) Winner: The Lost Weekend – Just watched recently, and this film had to be super edgy for the time.  The plot is: desperate life of a chronic alcoholic is followed through a four-day drinking bout.  It reminded me a little bit of Nicolas Cage’s Leaving Las Vegas, but set in …