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Throughout this month, just like I did last year, I have decided to do a series of Oscar-related articles in anticipation to the 90th Academy Awards ceremony, which will be held on March 4. Last week, I told you my top 10 favourite Best Supporting Actor-winning performances , so today I thought I would do the same, but for Best Supporting Actresses. Once again, please bear in mind that this is my own personal opinion, which is limited to the films I have seen so far. 10. Jennifer Connelly in A Beautiful Mind (2001)   Alicia Nash (Jennifer Connelly): I need to believe that something extraordinary is possible.     9. Teresa Wright in Mrs. Miniver (1942) Carol Beldon (Teresa Wright): I know how comfortable it is to curl up with a nice, fat book full of big words and think you're going to solve all the problems in the universe. But you're not, you know. A bit of action is required every now and then.     8. Anne Baxter in The Razor's Edge (1946) Sophie Nel...

Throughout this month, just like I did last year, I have decided to do a series of Oscar-related articles in anticipation to the 90th Academy Awards ceremony, which will be held on March 4. To start things off, today I am sharing with you my top 10 favourite Best Supporting Actor-winning performances. Please bear in mind that this is my own personal opinion, which of course is limited to the films I have seen so far.     10. Jack Lemmon in Mister Roberts (1955) Ensign Frank Thurlowe Pulver (Jack Lemmon): Captain, it is I, Ensign Pulver, and I just threw your stinkin' palm tree overboard! Now what's all this crud about no movie tonight?     9. Jack Nicholson in Terms of Endearment (1983) Garrett Breedlove (Jack Nicholson): If you wanted to get me on my back, all you had to do was ask me.   8. Cuba Gooding Jr. in Jerry Maguire (1996) Rod Tidwell (Cuba Gooding Jr.): Anyone else would have left you by now, but I'm sticking with you. And if I have to ri...

Clark Gable is undoubtedly one of the most iconic actors of the Classic Hollywood era. With or without moustache, he captivated audiences as a leading man for three decades, and continued to do so even after his death. From his Oscar-winning role in It Happened One Night (1934) to his dashing Rhett Butler in Gone with the Wind (1939) and his aging cowboy in The Misfits (1961), he established himself as «The King of Hollywood.» But like every self-made king, he had to fight a few battles in order to win the throne.   Clark Gable is often referred to as «The King of Hollywood.» William Clark Gable was born on February 1, 1901, in the small coal-mining town of Cadiz, Ohio. His father was William Henry «Will» Gable, a tall and good-looking oil-driller and wildcatter, with a reputation as a womanizer and a boozer. His mother was Adeline «Addie» Hershelman, a striking dark-eyed brunette plagued by a mysterious illness. Both Will and Addie's ancestors had migrated from Germany to Amer...

A few days after I posted my « Top 10 Favorite James Stewart Films of the 1930s » last year, I finished watching all the films that James Stewart made in the 1940s. At the time, I immediately thought of doing a «Top 10 Favorite James Stewart Films of the 1940s», but I never really got around to do it — until now. I'm still not very good at ranking things, but here are my choices. 10. On Our Merry Way (1948) Directed by King Vidor and Leslie Fenton | Co-starring Henry Fonda and Paulette Goddard On Our Merry Way is an anthology film made up of several comedy vignettes linked by a single theme. Jimmy and his old pal Henry Fonda, in their first joint screen appearance, play a pair of jazz musicians called Slim and Lank. Can you think of two better names for them? Whoever thought of it deserves an award. The film as a whole is not spectacular, but it is still worth a watch because of Slim and Lank, I mean, Jimmy and Hank.     9. Malaya (1949)   Directed by Richard Tho...

I saw Call Me By Your Name yesterday and I cannot stop thinking about it. It is quite possibly the single most heartbreakingly beautiful film I have ever seen in my life. Hence why I felt compelled to write this mini-review, to express my undying love for this incredible story. Directed by Luca Guadagnino, Call Me By Your Name tells the story of Elio Perlman, a 17-year-old American boy who lives in the Italian countryside with his family. His father is a professor of archeology and he invites one of his American graduate students, Oliver, to live with them for six weeks and help with his academic paperwork. Soon, Elio and Oliver begin to spend a lot of time together, flirtatious seduction ensues and they end up falling hopelessly in love with each other. The film takes place in the summer of 1983 in Northern Italy, which is the most perfect setting for swimming, dancing, bike riding and, of course, a sensual summer romance. OLIVER: So what does one do around here? ELIO: Wait for...