Cavalcade: 1933 Best Picture
Nine other films besides “Calvalcade” were up for the top prize at the 6th Academy Awards: “42nd Street”, “A Farewell to Arms”, “I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang”,...
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Final Jeopardy: 20 Years Ago in Entertainment (7-16-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (7/16/2014), in the category ” 20 Years Ago in Entertainment” was: In 1994 this comedian starred in a No. 1 sitcom, the No. 1 Christmas movie...
Grand Hotel: 1932 Best Picture
1932’s Best Picture winner was Grand Hotel, produced by Irving Thalberg and directed by Edmund Goulding. It was the first film to feature an all-star cast: Greta Garbo, as Grusinskaya,...
One Hit Wonders of the 80s
Here is a video with a bunch of songs dubbed the “Top 10 Cheesiest One-Hit Wonders of the 1980s”, but right off the bat, they say the criteria used didn’t...
Final Jeopardy: U.S. Government People (7-15-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (7/15/2014), in the category “U.S. Government People” was: A committee chaired by the official in this job released the influential 1964 report “Smoking and Health”. New...
Cimarron: 1931 Best Picture
The Best Picture Oscar winner at the 4th Academy Awards was RKO’s “Cimarron,” a 1931 western based upon the 1929 Edna Ferber novel of the same name. What Ferber got...
Final Jeopardy: Literary Title Words (7-14-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (7/14/2014), in the category “Literary Titles” was: It was Giovanni Boccaccio who added this adjective to another Italian author’s work. Returning champ Jen Fiero has a...
Ray Donovan: Yo Soy Capitan (Season 2 Premiere)
The season 2 premiere of Showtime’s Ray Donovan, Yo Soy Capitan (July 13, 2014), began with a montage of scenes from last season. Then we see Ray right where we...
Cast of Yo Soy Capitan (Ray Donovan)
Here is the regular cast from Showtime’s Ray Donovan: Liev Schreiber – Ray Donovan Paula Malcomson – Abby Donovan, his wife Kerris Dorsey – Bridget Donovan, his daughter Devon Bagby...
All Quiet on the Western Front: 1930 Best Picture
The winner of the third Best Picture Oscar was Universal’s “All Quiet on the Western Front,” a 1930 American war film based on the Erich Maria Remarque novel, “Im Westen...
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