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~ James 1:17

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Past Academy Awards Best Picture Winners + 2010 Pick!

Which Movies are the your favorite past Oscar winners?

What Movie do you think should have won an award and didn't?

Or, which ones should not have won?


THIS IS A LIST OF PAST
OSCAR BEST PICTURE WINNERS:


The Sound of Music (Three-Disc 45th Anniversary Blu-ray/DVD Combo in Blu-ray Packaging)2009 - “The Hurt Locker”
2008 - “Slumdog Millionaire”
2007 - “No Country for Old Men”
2006 - “The Departed”
2005 - “Crash”
2004 - “Million Dollar Baby”
2003 - “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”
2002 - “Chicago”
2001 - “A Beautiful Mind”
2000 - “Gladiator”
1999 - “American Beauty”
1998 - “Shakespeare in Love”
1997 - “Titanic”
Schindler's List (Widescreen Edition)1996 - “The English Patient”
1995 - “Braveheart”
1994 - “Forrest Gump”
1993 - “Schindler’s List”
1992 - “Unforgiven”
1991 - “The Silence of the Lambs”
1990 - “Dances with Wolves”
1989 - “Driving Miss Daisy”
1988 - “Rain Man”
1987 - “The Last Emperor”
1986 - “Platoon”
1985 - “Out of Africa”
1984 - “Amadeus”
1983 - “Terms of Endearment”
1982 - “Gandhi”
1981 - “Chariots of Fire”
My Fair Lady1980 - “Ordinary People”
1979 - “Kramer vs. Kramer”
1978 - “The Deer Hunter”
1977 - “Annie Hall”
1976 - “Rocky”
1975 - “One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest”
1974 - “The Godfather Part II”
1973 - “The Sting”
1972 - “The Godfather”
1971 - “The French Connection”
1970 - “Patton”
1969 - “Midnight Cowboy”
1968 - “Oliver!”
1967 - “In the Heat of the Night”
1966 - “A Man for All Seasons”
1965 - “The Sound of Music”
The Best Years of Our Lives1964 - “My Fair Lady”
1963 - “Tom Jones”
1962 - “Lawrence of Arabia”
1961 - “West Side Story”
1960 - “The Apartment”
1959 - “Ben-Hur”
1958 - “Gigi”
1957 - “The Bridge on the River Kwai”
1956 - “Around the World in 80 Days”
1955 - “Marty”
1954 - “On the Waterfront”
1953 - “From Here to Eternity”
1952 - “The Greatest Show on Earth”
1951 - “An American in Paris”
1950 - “All about Eve”
1949 - “All the Kings Men”
1948 - “Hamlet”
1947 - “Gentleman's Agreement”
1946 - “The Best Years of Our Lives”
1945 - “The Lost Weekend”
Gone with the Wind (70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition) [Blu-ray]1944 - “Going My Way”
1943 - “Casablanca”
1942 - “Mrs. Miniver”
1941 - “How Green Was My Valley”
1940 - “Rebecca”
1939 - “Gone with the Wind”
1938 - “You Can't Take It with You”
1937 - “The Life of Emile Zola”
1936 - “The Great Ziegfeld”
1935 - “Mutiny on the Bounty”
1934 - “It Happened One Night”
1932/1933 - “Cavalcade”
1931/1932 - “Grand Hotel”
1930/1931 - “Cimarron”
1929/1930 - “All Quiet on the Western Front”
1928/1929 - “The Broadway Melody”
1927/1928 - “Wings”


Please Note: I would never recommend all of these movies for viewing - for family movie night or for adults, either. Unfortunately, many of the movies I love and hold dear never made this list of Oscar Winners.... such as: It's a Wonderful Life, Meet Me in St. Louis, The Wizard of Oz, Music Man, etc...

Toy Story 3As for the 2010 Movie Nominees:

'Black Swan', 'The Fighter', 'Inception', 'The Kids Are All Right', 'The King’s Speech', '127 Hours', 'The Social Network', 'Toy Story 3', 'True Grit', and 'Winter's Bone'

My pick would be: TOY STORY 3!

I chose it because of it's family-friendliness... though, I'm pretty certain it's a long shot here.

I've have heard that The King's Speech is an inspiring film - about overcoming stuttering. Please Note: This Movie is Rated "R", though, due to excessive Language - so please be ware of this! I have not personally seen this film. I am, however, a big fan of Colin Firth, who I first liked as Darcy, in the 1995 Production of Pride & Prejudice.

My thoughts on the Royal Wedding...

Hello Everyone,

Today, I was doing some updates and added two new upcoming Made-for-TV Movies - one for the Hallmark Channel and Lifetime, regarding the upcoming wedding of England's Royalty ~ Prince William and Kate Middleton.

Perhaps you are or are not Royal Followers. I am somewhere in between, I suppose. I think it's an interesting part of England's History, but I'm not a Royal Watcher. I do wish them well, and I hope they have a lovely wedding and happy married life together.

I just recently discovered that years ago when my Sister and I were in a wedding, the bride chose our flower girl dresses to match those of Princess Diana's attendants. (She had them custom-made.) I had no idea at the time - as I was young girl. I do remember watching the wedding on TV, of course, and I recall how grand the fairytale seemed. And, I remember our sweet flower girl dresses, that looked very much like the beautiful dresses pictured below. We also carried a similar basket with our rose petals.



Will you all watch the real wedding or movies?
Did you watch Prince Charles and Diana wed? 

I don't know if I will watch the movies or not. I think I would much rather see the real thing... the true wedding. Just to see the fashion, mostly, of the Bride and her Attendants.... and the ladies in attendance (in the crowd), as well. I do love the way English women wear hats - they do it so proudly and stylishly!


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William and Catherine: A Royal Romance - Hallmark Channel Movie

MOVIE REVIEW

William and Catherine: A Royal Romance
Previously Known As:
William & Kate: A Royal Love Story

Network: Hallmark Channel

Original Air Date: August 27, 2011








CAST:

Jane Alexander ... Queen Elizabeth
Victor Garber ... Charles, Prince of Wales
Jean Smart ... Camilla Parker Bowles, Duchess of Cornwall
Alice St. Clair ... Catherine Middleton
Dan Armboyer ... Prince William of Wales




PLOT:

William & Catherine: A Royal Romance chronicles the love story of Prince William (Dan Amboyer) and Kate Middleton (Alice St. Clair) that resulted in one of the most celebrated weddings in history. At a pivotal point in their courtship, William takes to heart the advice of his mother, the late Princess Diana (Lesley Harcourt), which she bestowed in an interview before her untimely death. The message she left for her son: hold on to the love of your life and protect it with all of your heart.




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William & Kate - Lifetime Movie

MOVIE REVIEW

William & Kate

Network: Lifetime

Original Air Date: April 18, 2011

Please Note: I have removed this movie from the Family TV Schedule due to content I saw in the Movie Preview not being acceptable for family viewing!






CAST:

Nico Evers Swindell ... William
Ben Cross ... Charles
Camilla Luddington ... Kate
Richard Reid ... Ian
Serena Scott-Thomas ... Carole Middleton
Victoria Tennant ... Celia



PLOT:

The film follows the relationship between William and Kate as they evolve from friends to fiancés, with a few falling-outs along the way.

from Lifetime:

William & Kate tells the story of how the friendship between Prince William, second in line to the throne of the British monarchy, and future princess Kate Middleton, the stunning daughter of upper middle-class commoners, blossomed into a romantic love affair, charming the world with their recent engagement and eagerly awaited Royal Wedding. The film chronicles the history of William and Kate—from the moment the two students met at Scotland's prestigious University of St. Andrews, through the ups and downs of their nine-year courtship complicated by social and royal family pressures, and intense global media attention surrounding their storybook nuptials. William & Kate also stars Ben Cross as Prince Charles.

William & Kate will be produced by the Konigsberg Company, with Frank Konigsberg (Lifetime's Sex & Lies in Sin City, Lifetime Movie Network's Lies in Plain Sight) serving as executive producer. Mark Rosman (Greek, Ghost Whisperer) will direct the screenplay by Nancey Silvers (Lifetime's Sundays at Tiffany's and Girl, Positive).



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Monday, February 21, 2011

Which Hallmark Valentine Movie was your Favorite? + My Pick!

Hopefully, you have had a chance to watch all or some of the four Hallmark Channel Valentine's Day Romantic Movies listed below. Just like the Oscars coming up, if you had to give an Award to one of these four Hallmark Movies, which one would it be?
 
The Movies were:

A Valentine's Date
(*also called: Your Love Never Fails)
Click here for My Movie Review
available on DVD




The Lost Valentine
Click here for My Movie Review

available on DVD



 

Smooch
Click here for My Movie Review




Accidentally in Love
(*also called: Mulligan)
Click here for My Movie Review




It's so hard to decide which movie is my favorite. They were all so different - it's hard to choose!


And the Winner is:

My Favorite of the New Hallmark Valentine Movies would be:

My family liked this one best! It was so funny and sweet - I couldn't help myself from loving it! Plus, I just adore Happy Endings!

Please share your Favorite!
(click on Comments below)