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The 1970s were a decade of change in world history. As the social progressive values that had emerged in the 1960s continued to grow, the golden age of capitalism came to an end. The Beatles split up, Idi Amin seized power in Uganda, Palestinian terrorists killed 11 athletes and coaches during the Munich Olympics, Egypt and Israel signed a peace treaty as a result of the Yom Kippur War, a military coup d'état restored democracy in Portugal after 48 years of dictatorship, United States President Richard Nixon resigned from office following the Watergate scandal, the Fall of Saigon finally brought an end to the Vietnam War, Mao Zedong died, the first MRI scan was performed, John Paul II became the first Italian Pope in over 450 years, and Margaret Thatcher became the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.   LEFT TO RIGHT:  Soldiers during the «Carnation Revolution» in Portugal (April 25, 1974);  Richard Nixon delivers his farewell speech to cab...

I love making lists of stuff. Films, TV shows, books, songs... anything. So, in anticipation to the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony, I thought it would be fun to make a list of my favourite Best Picture winners. I did a similar thing back in 2017, but I have watched a few more winnings films since then, so this is an updated version of my top 20 favourite Best Picture winners. Please bear in mind that I have not seen every single film that has won the award, so my choices are based on the ones that I have in fact seen so far.   20. Rain Man (1988) Directed by Barry Levinson, Rain Man  is the story of an abrasive and self-centered wheeler-dealer named Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise), who discovers that his estranged father has died and bequeathed all of his multi-million-dollar estate to his other son, Raymond (Dustin Hoffman), an autistic savant who lives in a world of his own and of whose existence Charlie was completely unaware. Besides winning for Best Picture, Rain Man also re...