Best Picture: #69Original Release Date: December 6, 1996Rating: RRuntime: 2 hours, 42 minutesDirector: Anthony Minghella Quick Impressions:My senior year of high school I asked myself in shock and dismay, “Why are Billy Crystal, Tom Cruise, and Lauren Bacall the only people I recognize at the Academy Awards this year?” (In …
Best Picture: #43Original Release Date: April 22, 1970Rating: PGRuntime: 2 hours, 52 minutesDirector: Franklin J. Schaffner Quick Impressions:Before watching this film, my daughter and I found its theatrical trailer on YouTube, and…um…wow. That left us with quite a strange (and strong) impression of the movie. For one thing, unlike the …
Best Picture: #30Original Release Date: December 14, 1957Rating: PGRuntime: 2 hours, 41 minutesDirector: David Lean Quick Impressions:Doing this Best Picture project with my daughter has caused me to think of 1950s film in a new way. I’ve always associated movies from this era with the childhood of my mother (who …
