Gone With The Wind (1939)- popular film of all time!

Gone With The Wind (1939) is often considered the most beloved, enduring and popular film of all time. Sidney Howard’s script was derived from Margaret Mitchell’s first and only published,…

West Side Story (1961) : re-telling of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet tragedy

West Side Story (1961) is an energetic, widely-acclaimed, melodramatic musical – a modern-day, loose re-telling of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet tragedy of feuding families, although the setting is the Upper…

Ben-Hur – The first film to win eleven Oscars!

Ben-Hur (1959) is MGM’s three and a half hour, wide-screen epic Technicolor blockbuster – a Biblical tale, subtitled A Tale of the Christ. Director William Wyler’s film was a remake…

From Here to Eternity (1953) – 'battle' against corruption .

From Here to Eternity (1953) is the powerful, realistic story (and fierce indictment) of the lives of American military men (and their women) stationed in peacetime Hawaii (near Honolulu) in…

The Very First Academy Awards Ceremony

The original AMPAS (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) consisted of 230 members, who each paid a $100 fee to join. The first awards ceremony/banquet was held in Hollywood…

My Fair Lady (1964) – musical romantic comedy of all times.

My Fair Lady (1964) was experienced director George Cukor’s film musical adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s 1912 play Pygmalion that had played successfully on Broadway from March 15, 1956 to…

On the Waterfront (1954)- a part drama and part gangster film.

On the Waterfront (1954) is a classic, award-winning, controversial film directed by Elia Kazan – a part drama and part gangster film. The authentic-looking, powerful film is concerned with the…