Best Picture Countdown: A Mid-Point Review
Well folks, we’re just a hair over the halfway point, and it’s only taken me a year! Time to reflect on my trek through the films of 1928—1970. As of this point my favorite film […]
Author: thecinemaverick
OBPC #43: Patton, 1970
Rating: 4 stars (out of 4) Patton (1970): Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner. Written by: Edmund H. North and Francis Ford Coppola. Based upon the books Patton: Ordeal and Triumph by Ladislas Farago and A Soldier’s Story […]
OBPC #42: Midnight Cowboy, 1969
Rating: 4 stars (out of 4) Midnight Cowboy (1969): Dir. John Schlesinger. Written by: Waldo Salt. Based upon the novel of the same name by James Leo Herlihy. Starring: Jon Voight, Dustin Hoffman, Sylvia Miles, […]
OBPC #41: Oliver!, 1968
Rating: 2 stars (out of 4) Oliver! (1968): Dir. Carol Reed. Written by: Vernon Harris. Music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. Based upon the musical of the same name with book, music, and lyrics by […]
OBPC #40: In the Heat of the Night, 1967
Rating: 3½ stars (out of 4) In the Heat of the Night (1967): Dir. Norman Jewison. Written by: Stirling Silliphant. Based upon the novel of the same name by John Ball. Starring: Sidney Poitier, Rod […]
OBPC #39: A Man for All Seasons, 1966
Rating: 2½ stars (out of 4) A Man for All Seasons (1966): Dir. Fred Zinnemann. Written by: Robert Bolt. Based upon his play of the same name. Starring: Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Leo McKern, Robert […]
OBPC #38: The Sound of Music, 1965
Rating: 3 stars (out of 4) The Sound of Music (1965): Dir. Robert Wise. Written by: Ernest Lehman. Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein. Music by Richard Rodgers. Based upon the musical of the same name with […]
REVIEW: Star Trek: Into Darkness
Rating: 3 stars (out of 4) Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013): Dir. J.J. Abrams. Written by: Robert Orci, Alex Kurtzman, and Damon Lindelof. Based upon characters created by Gene Roddenberry. Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, […]
OBPC #37: My Fair Lady, 1964
Rating: 2 stars (out of 4) My Fair Lady (1964): Dir. George Cukor. Written by: Alan Jay Lerner. Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. Music by Frederick Loewe. Based upon the musical of the same name, […]
OBPC #36: Tom Jones, 1963
Rating: 2 stars (out of 4) Tom Jones (1963): Dir. Tony Richardson. Written by: John Osborne. Based upon the novel The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding. Starring: Albert Finney, Susannah York, […]