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As part of my Oscar-related articles, today I bring you my top 10 favorite gowns worn by Best Actress winners from 1929 up until 2017. Be prepared to see a lot of white/nude dresses. 10. Sally Field (1980) | Dress by Bob Mackie Won the Oscar for playing Norma Rae Webster in Norma Rae (1979)   This dress is kind of the «odd-one-out» of all the gowns on this list. It is definitely not as fancy or embellished as all the others, but I genuinely love it. The floral tulle blouse/bolero adds a beautiful finishing touch. And since it was the 1980s, she had glorious big hair to go with it.   9. Olivia de Havilland (1950) | Dress by Unknown Won the Oscar for playing Catherine Sloper in The Heiress (1949) This dress is so pretty! I love the floral black and white appliqués and the lace detailing on the sleeves. I'm not too keen on the gloves, but it was the 50s so of course there had to be gloves. 8. Julianne Moore (2015) | Dress by Chanel Won the Oscar for playing Alice Daly...

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)...

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 ...

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 Academy Award-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), Clark Gable 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 ...

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...