Best Picture – Sarah's Cinema Treats

Classic Movie Review: Casablanca

Sarah Jett Rayburn August 4, 2020 August 4, 2020 Oscars / Review

Best Picture: #16Original Release Date: January 23, 1943Rating: PGRuntime: 1 hour, 42 minutesDirector: Michael Curtiz Quick Impressions:When I woke up this morning, I thought in shock, “Oh that’s right! I’m supposed to write a review of Casablanca!” What a strange undertaking! As I told my daughter, of all the usual suspects—movies …

Classic Movie Review: How Green Was My Valley

Sarah Jett Rayburn July 28, 2020 July 28, 2020 Oscars / Review

Best Picture: #14Original Release Date: November 26, 1941Rating: Not RatedRuntime: 1 hour, 58 minutesDirector: John Ford Quick Impressions:This Best Picture project I’m doing with my daughter has revealed staggering gaps in my own film viewing history. I honestly never realized before how many Best Picture winners I had not seen. …