Ceremony Year (1935)

Movies Came Out In (1934) Winner: It Happened One Night – Watched this on TCM and enjoyed it quite a bit.  Clearly dated being 80+ years old, but still pretty decent story.  The acting was pretty good, corny at times but overall easy to watch.  I could easily see this movie being remade for today’s …

Ceremony Year (1932)

Movies Came Out In (1931) Winner: Cimarron – I had previously “accidentally” watched the 1960 version of this film, thinking it was the version I was supposed to be watching for my Oscar quest.  So, when I watched this film, I was privy to the plot/scenarios.  To be honest, I enjoyed the 1960 remake more …

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, …