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1. 1920s: This film was the first winner of the Best Picture Oscar. It was released in 1927 and involved two young men who join the Air Service during WWI and a horrible accident occurs as they go. The film was, for it's time, quite something as it showed an occasional flash of color. Was it a great film? Maybe not. But was it entirely groundbreaking? I think so. Can you name it?
2. 1930s: What a great decade for films! But there is one that encouraged 2 notable remakes in years to come. This film was about a fledgeling actress named Vicki Lester who meets up with the love of her young life, an established actor named Norman Maine. He is self-destructive and she seems pure as the driven snow. Vicki becomes quite famous as Norman's star begins to fade. Nothing at all came out good as it went. Which 1937 film is this?
3. 1940s: A very turbulent decade best describes this one. The war had broken out and war themes were everywhere, especially in the movies. But there was one notable WWII movie that wasn't about gunfights and bombs. It was about coming home after the trauma of being in a war. It, too, starred Frederic March and came out in 1946. Which of these is it?
4. 1950s: Another interesting film decade! The spectacles of the 30s and 40s got some challenges (in scope) during this period. There was "Giant", "The Ten Commandments" and "Ben Hur", of course, but it was really an era of acting and actors. We fully discovered Marlon Brando, James Dean, Anna Magnani, Tony Quinn-quite an impressive short list of them named. But there was one film that I will never totally forget in the 1950s. It was about a middle aged housewife whose husband was a back and forth alcoholic. She had lost her little dog, whom she loved as much as she did her wayward spouse. And her character was losing the latter as well. It was surely not the most significant film of 1952, but it gave a lesser known actress a chance to shine in the part she played brilliantly and many actresses later were given that same chance. Awesomely written for the stage by William Inge, which film am I liking here?
5. 1960s: Things were getting psychedelic then, but many good films emerged. I'm going to pick the one that sticks with me most. It was another filming of a Broadway play adaptation. It had dazzling choreography, a heartbreaking love story, a make-us-teary-eyed song named "Maria". It even had a Shakespearean twist. The film came out in 1961. Do you remember who The Sharks and The Jets were? Which film is this?
6. 1970s: Oh, my! TV was completely in fashion then so the movie industry scrambled a bit to compete. But there was lots of good flicks. The one I'll pick is the only one I paid to see six times. It was 1978. Then the Vietnam war was a big issue and, while this movie kind of made itself up as it went, it made its point in a huge way. Three friends from a a small town in Pennsylvania miraculously end up enlisted and in the same ordeal in Asia at the same time. And they are even in the same place there! One loses his legs, another loses most of his mind and the other one seems to have a grip. Mostly. Which 1978 film was this one?
7. 1980s: Things are getting less serious now. It was the Reagan era and money and ticket sales to movies seemed on a very steady course. There was this movie in 1982, arguably considered to be one of the best comedies of all time. A struggling New York actor, mostly reduced to playing vegetables in commercials on TV, decides he'd like to make a little "change" on his resume. In short order he becomes a hit, as a woman, in a popular soap opera. Ah, but the complications are running wild in a hurry. This film, mostly thanks to the lead actor, made sensible comedy a constant feature in film history. Dustin Hoffman should stick to being a man as he looked a bit like your general spinster aunt. But the movie was great. Which film is this?
8. 1990s: Did I pick "American Beauty"? No, I didn't (but it is on my list)! Did I pick "Titanic"? Nope. A film released in 1993 is the selection here. The movie achieved many things. Most notably it finally gave women directors a spotlight in a critically acclaimed and award winning project. It was about a mute Scottish woman who goes to New Zealand to deal with an arranged marriage there; with her goes her favorite musical instrument and her feisty young daughter. The marriage is a disaster but Ada soon begins giving music lessons to George. Then everything gets stickier. Which film am I addressing?
9. The New Milennium: Gosh, I don't know what to pick for this new decade. OK, I've decided: I will talk about "the greatest fairy tale never told" (that was the film's tagline, by the way). In this film a reclusive ogre, a wildly talkative donkey and a princess are at odds with a mean midget. We are in the animation age now and this film hit the new high-tech zone just right. Disney set the standard but this movie grabbed a whole new generation of people. Which one is this?
10. My All Time Favorite Film: It's hard to pick ten, so picking my favorite is even more exasperating and my choice will surely not be the same as others. We are back to the 1950s, though. In this emotional movie there is a fading southern belle, her rather naive sister and a brute of a brother-in-law. The words are written richly, the acting was awesome and the mood was perfectly depicted. No razzle dazzle in this film, but I shall never forget it or New Orleans or light bulbs or "the kindness of strangers". Which one is my favorite?
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