Movies Came Out In (1949) Winner: All the King’s Men – Just watched recently and really loved this film, especially with its parallels to current American politics. It’s the story of the rise and fall of a corrupt politician that relies on populist appeal. Really good film, I highly recommend watching. Battleground – A pretty decent …
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Ceremony Year (1949)
Movies Came Out In (1948) Winner: Hamlet – Goodness this film is tough to get thru. I hated having to read the play in high school, and some 30+ years later, the film isn’t much better. I couldn’t even imagine it being 1948 and having to sit in a theater for almost 3 hours and …
Ceremony Year (1948)
Movies Came Out In (1947) Winner: Gentleman’s Agreement – Just watched recently and really loved this movie (surprised that I had never heard of it). A reporter pretends to be Jewish to expose anti-Semitism and discovers a lot about hatred and bigotry. Has some powerful scenes & lessons and is applicable today as it was …
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 …
Ceremony Year (1945)
Movies Came Out In (1944) Winner: Going My Way – Just watched recently, Bing Crosby plays a priest who takes on a new church in a rough neighborhood and helps out the local youth by starting a choir. Some years later, Bing stars in “The Bells Of St. Mary’s” and it’s a remarkably similar plot. …
Ceremony Year (1961)
Movies Came Out In (1960) Winner: The Apartment – Really enjoyed this film. Great acting, cute story. I think the movie holds up very well. I can see why Jack Lemmon was such a popular actor. The Alamo – Just watched recently, this was your typical western of the day. Corny at times, fighting was somewhat …
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 …
Ceremony Year (1929)
Movies Came Out In (1928) Winner: Wings – The first silent picture that I’ve ever watched. Considering that it’s almost 100 years old, it really wasn’t that bad. It was basically a propaganda film post WW1 and I can understand why audiences liked it. It was entertaining enough, a bit long at 2.5 hours, but …
Ceremony Year (1975)
Movies Came Out In (1974) Winner: The Godfather Part II – Brilliant. Somehow better than the original Godfather, which was a masterpiece. Have seen too many times to count. Chinatown – I saw this as an adult, and I really didn’t understand what the fuss was about. I did not enjoy this film, at all. The …