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Month: July 2012

OBPC #5: Grand Hotel, 1932

July 31, 2012 thecinemaverick Oscars Best Picture Countdown

Rating: 3 stars (out of 4) Grand Hotel (1932):  Dir. Edmund Goulding.  Written by:  William A. Drake and Béla Balázs.  Based upon the play of the same name by William A. Drake, adapted from the […]

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OBPC #4: Cimarron, 1931

July 25, 2012 thecinemaverick Oscars Best Picture Countdown

Rating: 2 stars (out of 4) Cimarron (1931):  Dir. Wesley Ruggles.  Written by:  Howard Estabrook, with additional contributions by Louis Sarecky.  Based upon the novel of the same name by Edna Ferber.  Starring: Richard Dix, […]

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OBPC #3: All Quiet on the Western Front, 1930

July 23, 2012 thecinemaverick Oscars Best Picture Countdown

Rating: 3 stars (out of 4) All Quiet on the Western Front (1930):  Dir. Lewis Milestone.  Written by:  Maxwell Anderson, George Abbott, and Del Andrews.  Based upon the novel of the same name by Erich […]

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OBPC #2: The Broadway Melody, 1929

July 19, 2012 thecinemaverick Oscars Best Picture Countdown

Rating: 1½ stars (out of 4) The Broadway Melody (1929): Dir. Harry Beaumont.  Written by: Norman Houston and James Gleason, from a story by Edmund Goulding.  Lyrics by Arthur Freed.  Music by Nacio Herb Brown.  Continuity […]

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UPDATE: Oscar Countdown

July 12, 2012 thecinemaverick Oscars Best Picture Countdown

Hey folks.  So, owing to the fact that I do not own or have immediate access to ALL 84 Best Pictures, some reviews may not be posted every other day, as I originally intended.  Such will be […]

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Oscars Best Picture Countdown #1: Wings, 1928

July 10, 2012 thecinemaverick Oscars Best Picture Countdown

Rating: 2 stars (out of 4) Wings (1927): Directed by William A. Wellman and Harry d’Abbadie d’Arrast.  Written by: Hope Loring and Louis D. Lighton, from a story by John Monk Saunders.  Titles by Julian Johnson.  […]

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The CineMaverick Attempts to Review Every Oscar-Winning Best Picture!

July 10, 2012 thecinemaverick Oscars Best Picture Countdown

Howdy folks!  Back to the blog this summer and I thought I’d give myself a real challenge.  That’s right, I will attempt to review every single Oscar Best Picture from 1928’s Wings and onward.  The Academy […]

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REVIEW: Brave

July 8, 2012 thecinemaverick Reviews (New Films)

Rating: 3 stars (out of 4) Brave (2012): Directed by Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, and Steve Purcell.  Written by: Mark Andrews, Steve Purcell, Brenda Chapman and Irene Mecchi from a story by Brenda Chapman.  Featuring the voices […]

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