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The Other Oscars: The Juvenile Academy Award

Posted on June 21, 2025 by Mark DuPré

Did you know that July Garland, in spite of her tragic loss of the Oscar in 1955, did win an Academy Award? Other winners in this special Juvenile category include Mickey Rooney (nominated later for four other films as an … Continue reading →

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Two ’50s Films That “Shouldn’t Have Won” Best Picture

Posted on November 28, 2020 by Mark DuPré

(Note: It’s been a while since I’ve written. There was some pandemic going around that seems to have messed things up a while. Plus I’ve been busier than usual. But I hope that retiring from teaching, which I’ve just done, … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Older Films | Tagged Anastasia, Argosy Pictures, Around the World in 80 Days, Baby Doll, Betty Hutton, Bus Stop, Cantinflas, Cary Grant, Cecil B. DeMille, Charlton Heston, Come Back, Cornel Wilde, David Niven, Dorothy Lamour, Fred Zinnemann, Friendly Persuasion, George Barnes, Giant, Gloria Grahame, Golden Globes, High Noon, I Vitelloni, Ivanhoe, James Stesart, Jean Hagen, John Ford, Joseph McCarthy, La Strada, Little Sheba, Lust for Life, Michael Todd, Moby Dick, My Cousin Rachel, Pia Zadora, Republic Pictures, Richard III, Seven Samurai, Shirley MacLaine, singin' in the rain, Technicolor, The Bad and the Beautiful, The Greatest Show on Earth, The King and I, The Quiet Man, The Searchers, The Ten Commandments, War and Peace, Written on the Wind | Leave a comment

Two Audrey Hepburn Films: Roman Holiday and The Nun’s Story

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Mark DuPré

Enough time has passed that many filmgoers today have only barely heard of one of the biggest starts of the middle of the last century, and one of the most sparkling and engaging presences in all film history. There was … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Older Films | Tagged A Man for All Seasons, Audrey Hepburn, Beatrice Straight, Charade, Dalton Trumbo, Dean Jagger, Eddie Albert, Edith Evans, Fred Zinnemann, From Here to Eternity, Gregory Peck, High Noon, Julia Roberts, Marilyn Monroe, Mildred Dunnock, My Fair Lady, New York Film Critics Circle, Patricia Collinge, Peggy Ashcroft, Peter Finch, Pretty Woman, Production Code, Richard Gere, Roman Holiday, Sabrina, Sister Luke, stardom, The Nun's Story, Two for the Road, Wait Until Dark, War and Peace, William Wyler | Leave a comment

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The Other Oscars: The Juvenile Academy Award

Two ’50s Films That “Shouldn’t Have Won” Best Picture

Two Audrey Hepburn Films: Roman Holiday and The Nun’s Story

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