Tag Archives: best picture

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Lewis Milestone Writers: Maxwell Anderson and George Abbott (Based on the novel by Erich Maria Remarque)

Posted in Drama, Review, War | Tagged 1930, academy award, adaptation, all quiet on the western front, best picture, c. gardner sullivan, death, del andrews, drama, erich maria remarque, george abbott, german, john wray, lew ayres, lewis milestone, louis wolheim, maxwell anderson, soldiers, solider, war, world war 1, world war I, WWI | Leave a comment

In the Heat of the Night (1967)

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Norman Jewison Writer: Stirling Silliphant (Based on a novel by John Ball)

Posted in Drama, Thriller | Tagged 1967, academy award, best picture, cop, crime, drama, in the heat of the night, investigation, john ball, lee grant, mississippi, murder, mystery, norman jewison, philadelphia, police, quincy jones, race, racism, ray charles, rod steiger, sidney poitier, stirling silliphant, thriller, virgil tibbs, walter mirisch, warren oates | Leave a comment

Marty (1955)

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Delbert Mann Writer: Paddy Chayefsky

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Romance | Tagged 1955, best picture, betsy blair, butcher, comedy, delbert mann, drama, ernest borgnine, marty, paddy chayefsky, romance | Leave a comment

The English Patient (1996)

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Anthony Minghella Writer: Anthony Minghella (Based on the novel by Michael Ondaatje)

Posted in Drama, Romance, War | Tagged academy award, adaptation, affair, anthony minghella, best picture, colin firth, drama, Juliette Binoche, kristin scott thomas, love, michael ondaatje, naveen andrews, novel, nurse, plane crash, ralph fiennes, romance, the english patient, war, willem dafoe, world war ii, wwII | Leave a comment

The Lost Weekend (1945)

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Billy Wilder Writers: Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder (Based on a novel by Charles R. Jackson) Academy Award winner for Best Picture in 1946 as well as Best Actor, Director, and Screenplay. It follows Don Birnam, played by Ray … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama, Uncategorized | Tagged 1945, Academy Awards, adaptation, alcoholic, alcoholism, best picture, billy wilder, binge, charles brackett, charles r. jackson, don birnam, drama, ray milland, the lost weekend | Leave a comment

Shakespeare in Love (1998)

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: John Madden Writers: Marc Norman & Tom Stoppard A delightful romantic comedy. Wouldn’t have been my vote for Best Picture at the 1999 Academy Awards but I suppose I can see why it won. Not really one of those … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Romance, Uncategorized | Tagged 1998, Academy Awards, ben affleck, best picture, bob weinstein, colin firth, comedy, drama, edward zwick, geoffrey rush, gwyneth paltrow, harvey weinstein, john madden, joseph fiennes, judi dench, love, marc norman, miramax, romance, romantic comedy, shakespeare, shakespeare in love, stephen warbeck, steven o'donnell, tom stoppard, tom wilkinson, william shakespeare | Leave a comment