Hollywood Classics

28/02/2018 Lauren Bacall 1. Profile :- Born Betty Joan Perske September 16, 1924 The Bronx, New York Died August 12, 2014 (aged 89) Manhattan, New York Resting place Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, U.S. Nationality American Occupation Actress, model Years active 1942–2014 Height 5 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1.74 m) Political party Democratic Spouse(s) Humphrey Bogart (m. 1945; d. 1957) Jason Robards (m. 1961; div. 1969) Children 3, including Sam Robards  9 year old Lauren Bacall 2. Introduction :- Lauren Bacall , born Betty Joan Perske; September 16, 1924 – August 12, 2014) was an American actress and singer known for her distinctive voice and sultry looks. She was named the 20th greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema by the American Film Institute, and received an Academy Honorary Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2009, "in recognition of her central place in the Golden Age of motion pic...

Best Picture Oscar Winners of the 1940s : 9. 1949 Best Picture  : - "All the King's Men" 1. Profile : - Directed by Robert Rossen Produced by Robert Rossen Screenplay by Robert Rossen Based on All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren Starring Broderick Crawford John Ireland Mercedes McCambridge Joanne Dru John Derek Shepperd Strudwick Music by Louis Gruenberg Cinematography Burnett Guffey Edited by Al Clark Robert Parrish Production company Columbia Pictures Distributed by Columbia Pictures Release date November 8, 1949 Running time 109 minutes Country United States Language English Box office $2.4 million 2. Introduction :- All the King's Men is a 1949 American film noir written, produced, and directed by Robert Rossen. It is based on the Robert Penn Warren novel of the same name. The triple Oscar-winning production features Broderick Crawford in the role of the ambitious and sometimes ruthless politic...

14/02/2018 08. 1948 OSCAR WINNER :  - BEST PICTURE: HAMLET (1948) The 21st film to win Best Picture is an aberration in the Academy’s track record, being the only winner to have adapted a well-known piece of ancient literature. It’s also a new baseline reading for how we interpret one of the most celebrated plays in the English language. I’m not sure if I’ll ever be able to fully unpack William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Ever since it was first performed in the early 1600s, actors, directors, scholars, and casual theater enthusiasts have been discussing its meaning, its various interpretations, and its ongoing relevance. You’ve read it. You’ve talked about it in class. It is one of the best things any of us has ever read, and one of my favorite plays of all time. And I don’t think I can ever uncover every dark corner of this massively rich play. There are more things in Hamlet than are dreamt of in my philosophy. It was also the basis for the motion picture that...