Rocky: 1976 Best Picture
“Rocky” won the Best Picture Oscar at the 49th Academy Awards, beating “All the President’s Men”, “Network”, “Bound for Glory”, and “Taxi Driver.” John G. Avildsen also won Best Director...
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest: 1975 Best Picture
“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” took all 4 top honors at the 48th Academy Awards. In addition to Best Picture, it won Best Director (Miloš Forman), Best Actor (Jack...
The Godfather Part II: 1974 Best Picture
History was made at the 47th Academy Awards when The Godfather II won Best Picture two years after the original had done the same. It was also remarkable that three...
The Sting: 1973 Best Picture
“The Sting” was the Best Picture Oscar winner at the 46th Academy Awards, winning the statuette over “American Graffiti”, “Cries and Whispers”, “The Exorcist” and “A Touch of Class”. This...
Dallas: Dead Reckoning Recap
“Dead Reckoning” (Dallas S3 E10 – 8/25/14) had a bit of everything: a murder made to look like a suicide, a selfless breakup, cold hearts, remorseful hearts, more infidelity, a...
Supporting Cast of Walk This Way: Ray Donovan
Here are some of the actors who appeared in Walk This Way, the seventh episode of Season 2 of Ray Donovan. The birthday greeting girls who appeared in the video...
The Godfather: 1972 Best Picture
At the 45th Academy Awards, “The Godfather” won Best Picture over “Cabaret”, “Deliverance”, “The Emigrants” and “Sounder”. Oscar history sort of repeated itself when Marlon Brando refused to accept the...
Walk This Way: Ray Donovan
Last week’s episode ended with Conor Donovan turning 14 right after midnight. In tonight’s episode, “Walk This Way” (S2 E7) the Donovan family assembles to celebrate the birthday his parents...
The French Connection: 1971 Best Picture
Three 1971 films garnered 8 Oscar nominations each at the 44th Academy Awards: “Fiddler on the Roof”, “The French Connection” and “The Last Picture Show.” All were nominated for Best...
Poetry Lines on Jeopardy!
POETIC WOMEN 12/16/2013 $400: The Nancy in this Scot’s “A Fond Kiss” was Agnes McLehose $800: Richard Lovelace’s poem “To Althea: From Prison” says, “stone walls do not a prison...
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