Oscar Crowns "The King's Speech"

                                                    Monica Almeida/The New York Times

What a joy it was to see Colin Firth basking in Oscar's glory... he's such a decent chap, and such a great actor, it was a pleasure indeed to see him win!  All hail and congratulations to Colin Firth and his fellow actors, including Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Anthony Andrews, Claire Bloom -- what a cast!!! -- who turned in marvelous performances, to complement Firth's magnificent portrayal of King George VI, struggling with a speech impediment to rise to the awful challenge of leading England in time of war -- World War II, when the freedom of the West was at stake... For more, read: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/28/movies/awardsseason/28oscars.html

"The Wizard of Oz": Seventy Years Later

Here's my piece commemorating the 70th anniversary of the release of "The Wizard of Oz" posted on Big Hollywood at 2:40 p.m. (PST)... http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/mckendall/2009/09/29/the-wizard-of-oz-seventy-years-later-still-inspiring-still-relevant/#more-237218

Tags: 70th Anniversary, Ahmadinejad, Holocaust, iran, judy garland, Netanyahu, The Wizard of Oz, World War II, “Over the Rainbow”Posted Sep 29th 2009 at 2:40 pm in Classic Hollywood, Film, Politics
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