It Happened One Night: 1934 Best Picture
Now we are up to 1934, when “It Happened One Night” was up against 11 other films for the Best Picture of the year. It would be another 10 years...
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Final Jeopardy: 16th Century Scientists (7-17-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (7/17/2014), in the category “16th Century Scientists” was: It is often said of this man that he “stopped the sun and moved the earth.” New champ...
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”,...
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...
Random Baseball Pennant Race Ramblings At the All Star Break
Here are a few observations at the traditional mid point of the 2014 baseball season (yes we know everyone has played more than 81 games, but we did say “traditional”....
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...
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