I have always hated everything Shakespearian, from our college adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew to 1948 Best Picture Hamlet. It’s just all those unnecessary old-sounding words thrown in that ruin things for me, I think! So going into 1998′s Best Picture, Shakespeare in Love, I was holding out very little hope. Only the [...]
1955 ● Marty
3.24.09 Watched with Lauren Yep, we’re really tearing through these Best Picture winners here in March! This was already the eleventh so far this month. Tuesday night after another grueling workout, which was somewhat nullified by ordering Vietnamese takeout immediately afterwards, we sat down to watch 1955’s Best Picture winner, Marty. I’d heard excellent things [...]
1934 • It Happened One Night
11.27.08 Watched with Lauren Happy Thanksgiving! With the Poulter feast not starting until late this afternoon, Lauren and I had the morning free to watch the next title from the Best Picture winners, It Happened One Night, the 1934 winner. According to imdb.com, It Happened One Night is among the best movies ever, #130 on [...]
