OBPC #5: Grand Hotel, 1932
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 […]
Month: July 2012
OBPC #4: Cimarron, 1931
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, […]
OBPC #3: All Quiet on the Western Front, 1930
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 […]
OBPC #2: The Broadway Melody, 1929
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 […]
UPDATE: Oscar 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 […]
Oscars Best Picture Countdown #1: Wings, 1928
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. […]
The CineMaverick Attempts to Review Every Oscar-Winning Best Picture!
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 […]
REVIEW: Brave
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 […]