A working-class Italian-American bouncer with a toughguy rep, Tony Vallelonga is hired to drive African American classical pianist Don Shirley while he is touring venues in the South during the 1960s. An adaptation of the novel of the same name, the film follows a group of German schoolboys who have been talked into enlisting in the army at the beginning of the first World War, showing the tragedy of their experiences. After he relents, they form a close bond that irrevocably changes each of their lives. See the list of 2020 Oscar Winners including best picture, best actor, best actress and more.
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While hobbits Frodo and Sam reach Mordor in their quest to destroy the ring, Aragorn leads the crusade of good against Sauron's evil army at Minas Tirith. Tom Jones is a bastard, raised by a squire, and is in love with Sophie Western, who he cannot marry thanks to their different social standings. British POWs are ordered by their Japanese captors to construct a bridge of strategic importance. Join Slate Plus to continue reading, and you’ll get unlimited access to all our work—and support Slate’s independent journalism. But another aspiring-performer ends up in prison for a similar crime—and takes her lawyer—creating an infamous media circus. A veteran L.A. boxing trainer is a approached by a woman who wants him to train her. Forced into slavery and to witness the cruel persecution of his family, Judah Ben-Hur survives—and dreams of revenge. He kills his father and arranges the murder of the general's family, selling his father's heir into slavery to be trained as a gladiator. You may be able to find more information on their web site. Watch trailers, view photos and detailed information about the 92nd Academy Awards winners. Aspiring con man Johnny Hooker (Robert Redford) teams up with pro Henry Gondorff (Paul newman) after the murder of a mutual friend to take revenge on the ruthless crime boss responsible. An alienated teenager (Timothy Hutton) attempts suicide after the death of his older brother in a sailing accident. The film follows the trajectory of Zola who wrote about the unsavory side of Parisian life, generating an enormous amount of success and giving him a comfortable upper-class life. Philadelphia detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by a racist police chief in Sparta, Mississippi. A soldier who is in the West after fighting in the Civil War forms a relationship with a band of Lakota Indians and leaves his former life to be with them. The 2020 Academy Awards have wrapped at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
A sergeant is assigned to an army bomb squad during the Iraq War, but is at odds with the members of his squad due to his unique and risky approach to defusing bombs. But the soldiers sabotage and delay the progress until their commanding officer orders them to continue to work unhindered prompting the question: are his actions tantamount to collaborating with an enemy. British Liuetenent T.E. A drama centered around a middle class English family as they cope with the changes to life during the first moments of WWII, told through a series of dramatic vignettes. Cavalcade follows the tragedies and triumphs of two English families, the wealthy Marryots and the working-class Bridges.
The story of a slow-witted man who, thanks to a supportive mother, leads a fulfilled and unrestricted life, becoming a college football star, fighting in Vietnam, and traveling the world. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. The 92nd annual Academy Awards, celebrating the best in film from the past year, are set for Sunday, February 9, 2020. A Victorian-era Englishman proclaims to his London gentleman's club that he can circumnavigate the globe in 80 days, betting 20,000 pounds on his success. Here's the Deeply Disappointing List of 2020 Oscar Nominations. He checks his brother out of the facility for a cross-country trip that changes their lives forever. A disillusioned middle aged man looks for excitement in his life to the detriment of his wife and daughter. The iconic story of a novice nun-turned nanny who cares for the attention starved children of Captain Von Trapp. View trailers, photos and detailed information about the 92nd Academy Awards nominees. But once the extermination of Jews begins, he arranges to protect his workers. The aristocratic Karen Blixen joins her husband in Africa, where he has bought a coffee plantation. This harmony is disrupted when Jewish officer Alfred Dreyfus is imprisoned for being a spy. An adaptation of the Broadway musical based on the Charles Dickens novel about 9-year-old street urchin and orphan Oliver Twist. Warner Bros/The Zanuck Company/Kobal/REX/ShutterstockMiramax/Producers Circle/Storyline/Kobal/REX/ShutterstockPierre Vinet/New Line Cinema/Kobal/REX/ShutterstockRoxanne Adamiyatt is the senior editor at Town & Country, where she writes about lifestyle, fashion, travel, and beauty. Their relationship is already forbidden, but her determination to be in his play makes for a moving and ultimately doomed romance. Also, notably Hitchcock's first Hollywood feature. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. Tibbs not only proves his innocence, but that of another man, and he joins the police chief to track down the real killer on an investigation that takes them through all of the social rungs of the town, making unlikely friends and enemies along the way. A drama adapted from the 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, about the rise and fall of the corrupt Willie Stark, who is elected governor and finds his vanity and lust for power are the ingredients for his downfall.