24 Thursday Mar 2016
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Directed: Ernst Lubitsch
Year: 1932
Nominated: Best Film
Plot in 25 Words: Maurice Chevalier blah blah blah. Not as offensive as some of his films but nothing special. Some very good songs hidden among the blatant misogyny.
02 Monday Nov 2015
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Directed: King Vidor
Year: 1931
Nominated: Best Film, Best Director – Frank Borzage, Best Actor – Wallace Beery
Won: Best Actor – Wallace Beery
Plot in 25 Words: I can’t think of 25 words to describe this film because my brain is drowning from my tears. It’s been a month, I’m still crying.
02 Monday Nov 2015
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Directed: Mervyn LeRoy
Year: 1931
Nominated: Best Film
Plot in 25 Words: A newspaper editor looking for a circulation boost reignites an upper class scandal. Suicide and class wars all fall on the shoulders of one man.
02 Monday Nov 2015
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Directed: Ernst Lubitsch
Year: 1931
Nominated: Best Film
Plot in 25 Words: A sleazy Frenchman and his mistress set back feminism and women’s rights a few decades. Songs and laughter don’t help. I still feel dirty inside.
02 Monday Nov 2015
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Directed: John Ford
Year: 1931
Nominated: Best Film
Plot in 25 Words: A talented medical researcher gambles and loses everything in an effort to wipe out bubonic plague. Ethically dubious and highly emotional. A great medical drama.
19 Sunday Jul 2015
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Directed: Josef von Sternberg
Year: 1932
Nominated: Best Film, Best Director – Josef von Sternberg
Plot in 25 Words: A train carrying urgently required medical staff and the infamous Shanghai Lily is stopped by Chinese soldiers. Messy murders and a very complicated love story.
13 Monday Jul 2015
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Directed: Frank Borzage
Year: 1931
Nominated: Best Film, Best Director – Frank Borzage
Won: Best Director – Frank Borzage
Plot in 25 Words: A very ordinary film about the very ordinary lives of very ordinary people. Lots of casual sexism and a terrifying insight into a 1930’s childbirth.
12 Sunday Jul 2015
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Directed: Edmund Goulding
Year: 1932
Nominated: Best Film
Won: Best Film
Plot in 25 Words: A wonderful showcase featuring the interlocking and weaving of so many different lives. Big names and small stories. And importantly, I want to be alone!
07 Tuesday Jul 2015
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Directed: Norman Taurog
Year: 1931
Nominated: Best Film, Best Director – Norman Taurog, Best Actor – Jackie Cooper
Won: Best Director – Norman Taurog
Plot in 25 Words: Two young boys deal with responsibility and the heartbreaking loss of a pet. Heartbreaking film set in the slums and the suburbs. Made me cry.
29 Monday Jun 2015
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Directed: Lewis Milestone
Year: 1931
Nominated: Best Film, Best Director – Lewis Milestone, Best Actor – Adolphe Menjou
Plot in 25 Words: A gaggle of newspapermen await news of an execution, but what’s that? An escape! A scrupulous hack hides him to help to clear his name.
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