Moonlight (2016) Director: Barry Jenkins ★★☆☆☆ Moonlight is a warped bildungsroman film told in three separate parts about a young black boy and his extraordinary struggles through adolescence and adulthood. The film was directed by Barry Jenkins, a rising African American film director. To date, Moonlight is his most memorable film. The story is based … Continue reading Moonlight
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A Farewell To Arms
A Farewell to Arms (1932) Director: Frank Borzage "The Greatest Love Story of the War" ★★★☆☆ This interpretation of Hemingway's famous novel stars Gary Cooper -who also starred in the 1943 version of Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls- and Helen Hayes, and is directed by Frank Borzage. The film won Academy Awards for Best Cinematography … Continue reading A Farewell To Arms
Third Academy Awards (1930)
Third Academy Awards (1930) 1930 was the only year in which there were two award ceremonies. It took place at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, hosted by Conrad Nagel. The Love Parade received a record of six nominations, but won zero, and this was the first year that the Award for Best Sound Recording was … Continue reading Third Academy Awards (1930)
Second Academy Awards (1930)
Second Academy Awards (1930) The Second awards ceremony took place on April 3, 1930 at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles and honored the best films of 1928 and 1929. It was broadcast on the radio. 1930 was the only year in which two awards ceremonies were held in the same year to better adjust … Continue reading Second Academy Awards (1930)
First Academy Awards (1929)
First Academy Awards (1929) The first Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) awards ceremony was held on May 16, 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles and honored the best films of 1927 and 1928. It was a short private dinner, costing $5 to attend, with 270 people in attendance. The ceremony … Continue reading First Academy Awards (1929)
