Category: Lotsa Stuff

Casablanca was really made in 1942 but it went in with the 1943 films for an Oscar nomination because it was not released to the general public until January 1943....

“Mrs. Miniver”, starring Greer Garson, ruled the day at the 15th Annual Academy Awards with 12 nominations and 6 wins, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Supporting...

Daphne Du Maurier’s tale of gothic intrigue, Rebeccca, was put on the big screen with Lawrence Olivier playing that tormented total hottie Maxim de Winter, just a year after playing...

In 1939, so many still great films were nominated for Oscars, that Jeopardy! once devoted a whole category to it: 1939 BEST PICTURE OSCAR NOMINEES $400: Your winner? This period...

At the 11th Academy Awards Columbia’s “You Can’t Take It With You” got 7 nominations but only took home 2 Oscars: Best Picture and Best Director (Frank Capra). “The Adventures...

Paul Muni appeared in three films in 1937. He was nominated for Best Actor for his role in “The Life of Emile Zola”. It won Best Picture, Best Actor in...

In 1936, MGM’s “The Great Ziegfeld” won the Best Picture Oscar over all these films: “Anthony Adverse”, “Dodsworth”, “Libeled Lady”, “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town”, “Romeo and Juliet”, “San Francisco”,...

Ah, a historical film, or at least one loosely based on history. MGM’s “Mutiny on the Bounty” (1935) was adapted from a novel by the same named written by Charles...