Sunday, April 11, 2010

Movies for Wednesday April 7, 2010

On April 7th, 1970 the 42nd Academy Awards were held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles California. With the 42nd Academy Awards in mind, the theme for today will be films that won for that year-enjoy!

1 Midnight Cowboy (1969) Director John Shlesinger
Academy Award winning film about a man (John Voight) who leaves is small town to fulfill his dreams in New York City and falls on hard times-Voight is great in his role which he won an Oscar for and Dustin Hoffman is also great as Voight's pal.

2 True Grit (1969) Director Henry Hathaway
A U.S. Marshall (John Wayne) and a Texas Ranger (Glenn Campbell)help a young woman (Kim Darby) track down the murderer of her father-Wayne won an Academy Award for his role...

3 The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) Director Ronald Neame
Film about a stubborn teacher (Maggie Smith) in a private school in England-Smith won an Oscar for her portrayal...

As I have seen all but one film from the above list (The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie) I look forward to your feedback... enjoy!
Dianezy
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