Striving to be independent, the blind but determined Don Baker moves away from his overprotective mother. After settling into his new San Francisco digs, Don meets kooky neighbor Jill Tanner. Don's quick wit and good looks disarm the free-spirited Jill, and before long they're more than just friends. Will Mrs. Baker's incessant meddling destroy Don and Jill's budding relationship?
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy itself, which began in 1927 when Louis B. Mayer, then head of MGM, led other prominent members of the industry in forming this professional honorary organization. Two years later the Academy began bestowing awards, which were nicknamed "Oscar," and quickly came to represent the pinnacle of cinematic achievement.
This documentary focuses on 1939, considered to be Hollywood's greatest year, with film clips and insight into what made the year so special.
Michael Steel (Randy Travis) está perto de receber o prêmio de maior reconhecimento na carreira de um ator. O que ele não esperava é que, em meio à possibilidade de obter mais uma conquista profissional, uma sucessão de perdas pessoais ocorreriam em sua vida. Em meio a acusações e perseguições, ele tenta reunir forças para Permanecer fiel a Deus. No entanto, Satanás testa a fé que Michael possui, destruindo a reputação dele, de seu casamento e sua carreira. Diante da mais importante escolha de sua vida, ele será forte o bastante para viver a verdade, não importando quais sejam as consequências.
The acclaimed poet is examined in this film completed just prior to his death at age 88, with his speaking engagements at Amherst and Sarah Lawrence Colleges intercut with studies of his work, as well as with scenes of his life in rural Vermont and personal reminiscences about his career. He is also seen receiving an award from President Kennedy and touring an aircraft carrier.
A Hollywood writer becomes embroiled while investigating into the lives of five fictitious actresses all nominated for the Academy Award for best actress.
This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including Shirley Temple and Walt Disney, plus acceptance speeches for films released in 1939 with recipients and presenters including Vivien Leigh, Judy Garland, Hattie McDaniel, Fay Bainter, Mickey Rooney, Thomas Mitchell, Sinclair Lewis, and more, with host Bob Hope.
Documentário sobre a restauração do filme Asas (Wings) vencedor do Oscar de Melhor Filme em 1927. Com depoimentos dos técnicos descrevendo alguns detalhes do processo.
A look back at the most honored films in Universal's history.
Uma espécie de Making Of do filme Asas de 1927. O filme foi ganhador do Oscar em 1927. Foi restaurado em 2012 e este curta conta a história do filme e um pouco de sua restauração.
Music by Prudence tells a self-empowering story of one young woman's struggle who, together with her band, overcomes seemingly insurmountable odds and, in her own voice conveys to the world that disability does not mean inability. In addition to its sheer emotional punch, Music by Prudence has become the cornerstone of an advocacy campaign and has been embraced by the UN, Human Rights Watch and the disability community as an unprecedented portrayal advocating for the rights of persons with disabilities. Prudences poignant, inspiring and irreverent message of hope has received an amazing response from press and audiences all across North America, and has won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short and several other awards as it continues drawing in more audiences.
