Jul 30, 2021

PLATOON (1986)

 ***1/2

OSCAR WINS:
 - Best Picture
 - Best Director (Oliver Stone)
 - Best Film Editing
 - Best Sound

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:
 - Best Supporting Actor (Tom Berenger)
 - Best Supporting Actor (Willem Dafoe)
 - Best Original Screenplay
 - Best Cinematography

SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (1995)

 **** (P) / **** (M)

OSCAR WINS:
 - Best Adapted Screenplay

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:
 - Best Picture
 - Best Actress (Emma Thompson)
 - Best Supporting Actress (Kate Winslet)
 - Best Cinematography
 - Best Costume Design
 - Best Original Dramatic Score

THE KILLING FIELDS (1984)

 **** (P) / ***1/2 (M)

OSCAR WINS:
 - Best Supporting Actor (Haing S. Ngor)
 - Best Film Editing
 - Best Cinematography

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:
 - Best Picture
 - Best Actor (Sam Waterson)
 - Best Director (Roland Joffe)
 - Best Adapted Screenplay

THE ENGLISH PATIENT (1996)

 ****

OSCAR WINS:
 - Best Picture
 - Best Supporting Actress (Juliette Binoche)
 - Best Director (Anthony Minghella)
 - Best Film Editing
 - Best Cinematography
 - Best Art Direction 
 - Best Costume Design
 - Best Sound
 - Best Original Dramatic Score

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:
 - Best Actor (Ralph Fiennes)
 - Best Actress (Kristin Scott Thomas)
 - Best Adapted Screenplay

THE FULL MONTY (1997)

 ***1/2

OSCAR WINS:
 - Best Original Musical or Comedy Score

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:
 - Best Picture
 - Best Director (Peter Cattaneo)
 - Best Original Screenplay

Jul 29, 2021

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (1998)

 ***1/2

OSCAR WINS:
 - Best Actor (Roberto Benigni)
 - Best Foreign Language Film
 - Best Original Dramatic Score

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:
 - Best Picture
 - Best Director (Roberto Benigni)
 - Best Original Screenplay
 - Best Film Editing