Tag Archives: Judy Garland

If then, maybe… How Oscar can get it wrong and what can happen when it does

Posted on September 28, 2026 by Mark DuPré

Random thoughts on a series of Oscar “what-ifs”: 1939—Jimmy Stewart should have won for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington or maybe Clark Gable for Gone with the Wind. The winner that year was Robert Donat for Goodbye, Mr. Chips in … Continue reading →

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The Jolson Story

Posted on May 15, 2026 by Mark DuPré

This film from 1946 should not hold up. I was just checking off a box when I decided to see it. The film is based on the life of an entertainer who was essentially forgotten by the time it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Older Films | Tagged Amadeus, blackface, Bohemian Rhapsody, Columbia, film, history, jazz, Jolson Sings Again, Judy Garland, Larry Parks, minstrelsy, movies, music, My Three Sons, Night and Day, reviews, Rhapsody in Blue, Rudy Wissler, Scotty Beckett, The Dolly Sisters, The Jazz Singer, The Jolson Story, Till the Clouds Roll By, William Demarest | Leave a comment

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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Stars Are Born: A Comparison of the Five “A Star is Born” Films

Posted on June 21, 2024 by Mark DuPré

There isn’t much of any interest in movie theaters these days, so it’s a good time to remind everyone of all the classics available to enjoy. In fact, it’s always a good time to view the classics. So here is … Continue reading →

Posted in Film-Related Articles, Newer films, Older Films | Tagged 1932, 1937, 1954, 1976, 2018, A Star is Born, Adela Rogers St. Johns, Adolphe Menjou, Andy Devine, Barbara Bennett, Barbra Streisand, Bat, Batman, Bing Crosby, Bradley Cooper, Climb Every Mountain, Constance Bennett, D.W. Griffith, Eddie Rochester Anderson, Evergreen, Frank Pierson, Frederic March, Gene Fowler, George Cukor, Gone with the Wind, Humphrey Bogart, James Mason, Jane Murfin, Janet Gaynor, Joan Bennett, Judy Garland, Kris Kristofferson, Lady Gaga, Lionel Stander, Louise Beavers, Lowell Sherman, Maestro, Marlon Brando, May Robson, Meet Me in St. Louis, On the Waterfront, Owen Moore, Paul Williams, Peggy Wood, Rebecca, RKO Pathé, Robert Carson, Sunrise, Sunset Boulevard, The Best Years of Our Lives, The Caine Mutiny, The Country Girl, The High and the Mighty, The Ox-Bow Indcident, The Wizard of Oz, William Wellman | Leave a comment

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Les parapluies de Cherbourg) (French, 1964)

Posted on September 6, 2021 by Mark DuPré

DNow is probably the right time to take a first or second look at The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. There is nothing else like it, not even writer-director Jacques Demy’s next film, The Young Girls of Rochefort, and that one starred … Continue reading →

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Judy

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Mark DuPré

Judy Garland was the greatest musical performer in American film (and perhaps on the concert stage as well) of the 20th century. It’s likely that no film could do her life—or even a portion of her life–justice. Judy, which focuses … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", Chicago, Come Rain or Come Shine, Edith Piaf, Finn Wittrock, Hitchcockian, Judy, Judy Garland, La Vie en Rose, M-G-M, Marion Cotillard, Mickey Deans, Renee Zellweger, Sid Luft, The Pirate, The Trolley Song | Leave a comment

A Star is Born (2018)

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Mark DuPré

In film school, we learned that one of the most intriguing of artistic collisions is when a strong auteur director with a signature style decides to take on a genre with its own rigorous formulaic demands. The result is usually … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged A Star is Born, Ally, Barbra Streisand, Bradley Cooper, Britney Spears, George Cukor, Jack, Judy Garland, Kris Kristofferson, Lada Gaga, Sam Elliott, What Price Hollywood? | Leave a comment

#OscarsSoSilly

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Mark DuPré

The Oscars should be taken seriously on a few levels. Sometimes they actually reward and encourage great work. At other times, they at least call attention to work that might otherwise be ignored. They can jumpstart a stalling career (or … Continue reading →

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La La Land

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Mark DuPré

I haven’t seen Moonlight yet (I live in Rochester, New York, not a major city, and it takes awhile for films to get here at times), but La La Land may well be the best film of the year. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged "Shall We Dance", An American in Paris, Britney Spears, Casablanca, Christina Aguilera, Crazy, Damien Chazelle, Emma Stone, Fred Astaire, Gangster Squad, gene kelly, Ginger Rogers, Helena Bonham Carter, Howard Keel, Johnny Depp, Judy Garland, Justin Timberlake, Kathryn Grayson, La La Land, Love, Manchester by the Sea, Moonlight, Rebel Without a Cause, Ryan Gosling, singin' in the rain, Stupid, Sweeney Todd, The King and I, The Red Balloon, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Tim Burton, Vincente Minnelli, Whiplash | Leave a comment

Judgment at Nuremburg and A Man for All Seasons: The Cinema of Conscience

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Mark DuPré

When I teach my students about editing, I make sure to point out that it has a dual power—to both contrast and compare. Classic scenes of violence cut with scenes of a holy rite (The Godfather, Part One) or violence … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Older Films | Tagged "Tout le monde a ses raisons", A Man for All Seasons, Christopher Nolan, conscience, Fred Zinneman, Jean Renoir, Judgment at Nuremburg, Judy Garland, Marlene Dietrich, Maximilian Schell, Montgomery Clift, morality, Nazi, Paul Scofield, Priceline, Richard Widmark, right and wrong, Spencer Tracy, Stanley Kramer, Star Trek, Third Reich, William Shatner, Wolf Hall | Leave a comment

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