Tag Archives: Oscars Best Pictures

Movies Came Out In (1932) Winner: Grand Hotel – I watched on TCM, and thought it was pretty decent.  It’s obviously dated considering it’s almost 90 years old, but the story was pretty decent.  Interesting stories about guests staying at the hotel, I could see this movie being remade for modern day and being successful.  […]

Movies Came Out In (1959) Winner: Ben-Hur – One of my all-time favorites, I’ve seen about 10 times, which is a lot considering how long this movie is.  Made my daughter watch it with me a few years back, and while she was bored at times, I think she liked most of it. Anatomy of […]

Movies Came Out In (1958) Winner: Gigi – Just watched recently, and I did not enjoy this musical.  The French accent of Maurice Chevalier just reminded me of “Be My Guest” from Beauty And The Beast, literally every time he spoke or sung.  Very annoying.  And the plot wasn’t any good (Rich playboy in Paris, […]

Movies Came Out In (1957) Winner: The Bridge on the River Kwai – Absolutely love this film, seen it many times.  Highly recommend watching if you never have. 12 Angry Men – Saw this pretty recently, I think it holds up well.  Good story, great acting.  Henry Fonda delivers a great performance. Peyton Place – Scandals rock a […]

Movies Came Out In (1956) Winner: Around the World in 80 Days – Wow, was this long and boring, and quite frankly way on the silly side.  And what’s up with casting Shirley MacClaine as the “Indian” princess???  What’s next, casting me as Nelson Mandela???  I did not like this movie at all.  TCM intro […]

Movies Came Out In (1955) Winner: Marty – A cute comedy about a 35 year old overweight guy who can’t seem to find a match and then stumbles into a lady that no one seems to want.  It did bother me that they openly called the young lady a “dog” the entire movie, sometimes right […]

Movies Came Out In (1954) Winner: On the Waterfront – Saw recently, not sure if it holds up over time, but glad that I watched it to see classic Brando. The Caine Mutiny – Saw recently, and rather enjoyed it.  A different role for Bogart, which I enjoyed.  Good story, held my interest, I would recommend […]

Movies Came Out In (1953) Winner: From Here to Eternity – Really good film.  I watched on TCM.  Compelling acting and characters (I actually enjoyed Sinatra’s role the most) in a bunch of love interest stories leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor.  Had never seen this classic before, but I wish I had […]

Movies Came Out In (1952) Winner: The Greatest Show on Earth – I just saw recently, and I’m stunned this won.  I’m almost stunned this was a movie.  It was like a big advertisement for the circus, for people (at the time) that had never seen a circus.  It was interesting to see Heston not […]

Movies Came Out In (1951) Winner: An American in Paris – Never saw this movie until recently, and I really enjoyed this movie.  In fact, I loved this film.  It just seemed so cool and I could see how it would have been super hip in 1951.  I wish I could walk as cool as […]