Before Chuck Norris, there was Eastwood. And I can’t deny: I’m highly tempted to give up the Epic Film Quest all together. Cold turkey. After watching the 1992 Best Picture winner, Unforgiven, I only want to watch movies that star Clint Eastwood wielding a gun in each hand, chasing down felons or participating in your…
Before our viewing of the 1941 Best Picture winner How Green Was My Valley, my lady mentioned that it sounded like the title of a porno. Although the movie turned out to be your run-of-the-mill 1940’s film (bummer, man), I stopped to think about the many possibilities: In the movie’s bizarro porn version, would the…
To start out this here review of 1981’s British historical drama Chariots of Fire, I’d like to grade it first and discuss it second. Grade: F Ouch. And I don’t mean the grade. I mean the snoozefest about two athletes in the 1924 olympics. I can honestly say that I gained absolutely nothing from watching…
A church, a broken window, some piano playing, singing, and two priests not getting along so much. That about explains the 1944 Best Picture winner Going My Way, starring Bing Crosby, and it was JUST AS EXCITING AS IT SOUNDS!!!! Crosby plays Father Charles “Chuck” O’Malley, a young up-and-comer (if priests can even be referred…
Until a tiny sail named Titanic came into view, All About Eve was the mothership of the Academy Awards. The 1950 film grabbed 14 nominations and won six of them, truly making it one of the first powerhouses to ever take down the awards ceremony (Titanic tied it in noms, and beat it in wins,…
Musicals aren’t my favorite type of movie, but this stop on my Watch-Every-Best Picture-Film-or-Die-Trying quest was a quite satisfying one! Based on the original British play of the same name (which was based on Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens), the film version of Oliver! was directed by Carol Reed, released in 1968, and housed the Oscars,…
I am prepared for the inevitable backlash that this post is going to cause me. I have finally seen Braveheart. For the first time. Alright, already…let me have it. I’m not really sure what I was doing in 1995 that may have prevented me from seeing this Mel Gibson-led and directed Oscar winner. Maybe I…
Readers, friends, foes, and followers: Apologies for the radio silence! I was conquering the island of Oahu on a two week excursion of awesomeness. I jumped out of a plane, surfed Waikiki, hiked up a volcano and as a result, sadly neglected this ol’ blog here. However, The Winslow was in my thoughts as we…
What do Gregory Peck, the gays and vegan “play” cheese have in common? Absolutely nothing at all! Welcome to another installment of The Littlest Winslow’s Epic Film Quest extraordinaire! This time, Gentleman’s Agreement (1947) was on the docket, we giggled about how silly the 40’s were, and I ate some surprisingly awesome pseudo-cheese made by Zoe…
I’m having one of those moments again where I liked a film, but am shaky on the write-y. I’m grasping for motivation to continue my quest to watch every single Best Picture winner possible, yet I’m struggling alongside simultaneous feelings of anxiety and contentment – content because I really did like 1929’s winner The Broadway…