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Pygmalion 1939

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This list is drawn from "The New York Times Book of Movies: The Essential 1,000 Films to See", published in 2019. It contains a selection of 1000 reviews that have been printed in The New York Times. The majority of movies in this book are among the "10 Best Films" chosen by New York Times critics at the end of each year.

Source: https://www.amazon.com/New-York-Times-Book-Movies/dp/078933657X

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Source:
Years 1931-2018 come from:
The New York Times: Book of Movies
the essential 1,000 films to see
2019 ed

Years after 2018 come from NYT website.

work in progress
There are discrepancies between the website and the book, particular for years after 2003. Please leave a comment for any errors you find.

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Based on TMC limited series: FOLLOW THE THREAD June/July 2022
Inspired by The Met Exhibition (2022) — IN AMERICA: AN ANTHOLOGY OF FASHION

— June 4, 2022 - The Stars and Their Designers (mini documentary)
* 01. Love in the Afternoon / fet: Hubert de Givenchy
* 02. Belle de Jour / fet: Yves Saint Laurent
* 03. …And God Created Woman / fet: Pierre Balmain
* 04. Stage Fright / fet: Christian Dior
* 05. Bonnie and Clyde / fet: Theadora Van Runkle
* 06. Sabrina (1954) / fet: Hubert de Givenchy
* 07. Funny Face / fet: Hubert de Givenchy
* 08. Breakfast at Tiffany's / fet: Hubert de Givenchy
* 09. Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon / fet: Halston
* 10. Cabaret / fet: Halston
* 11. The Hunger / fet: Yves Saint Laurent
* 12. Bay of Angels fet: Pierre Cardin
* 13. Tonight or Never / fet: Coco Chanel

— June 11, 2022 - Turning Points: Character Transformation Through Clothing (mini documentary)
* 14. Pygmalion (1938)
* 15. Now Voyager / featuring: Orry-Kelly
* 16. My Fair Lady
* 17. Crazy Rich Asians
* 18. Tootsie
* 19. The Joker
* 20. The Wizard of Oz
* 21. My Big Fat Greek Wedding
* 22 Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)

— June 18, 2022 - Fashion Rule-Breakers (mini documentary)
* 23. Morocco
* 24. When Harry Met Sally
* 25. Victor/Victoria
* 26. Grand Hotel (1932)
* 27. The Aviator (2004)
* 28. Annie Hall
* 29. Sex and the City 2 (2010)
* 30. Jackie Brown
* 31. Woman of the Year
* 32. The Single Standard
* 33. A Woman of Affairs
* 34. Queen Christina
* 35. Christopher Strong
* 36. Sylvia Scarlett
* 37. The Philadelphia Story
* 38. Paris is Burning
* 39. Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami

— June 25, 2022 - 70's Styles
* 40. Mahogany
* 41. Taxi Driver

— July 2, 2022 - When Costume and Fashion Collide (mini documentary)
* 42. Sex and the City (2008)
* 43. Klute
* 22 Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
* 44 The Women (1939)
* 13 Tonight or Never / fet: Coco Chanel
* 02. Belle de Jour / fet: Yves Saint Laurent
* 23. Morocco
* 08. Breakfast at Tiffany's / fet: Hubert de Givenchy
* 04. Stage Fright / fet: Christian Dior
* 45. Mildred Pierce (1945)
* 46. Yankee Doodle Dandy
* 47. The Ambassador’s Daughter
* 48. Indiscretion of an American Wife
* 49. Roman Holiday
* 06. Sabrina (1954) / fet: Hubert de Givenchy
* 07. Funny Face / fet: Hubert de Givenchy
* 50. Paris When it Sizzles
* 51. American Gigolo / fet: Giorgio Armani
* 52. The Great Gatsby (2013)
* 53. Babette’s Feast / fet: Karl Lagerfeld
* 54. The Haunting / fet: Mary Quant

— July 9, 2022 - Dressed to Kill: Film, Crime and Fashion (mini documentary)
* 55. Double Indemnity (1944)
* 56. The Lady Eve
* 05. Bonnie and Clyde / fet: Theadora Van Runkle
* 57. The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
* 58. The Arrangement
* 59. The Godfather Part II
* 60. Peggy Sue Got Married
* 61. Blow-Up
* 62. Morgan!
* 63. Mademoiselle
* 64. The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
* 19. The Joker
* 65. Pulp Fiction
* 66. GoodFellas
* 67. The Public Enemy
* 68. A Clockwork Orange
* 30. Jackie Brown
* 69. Chinatown
* 70. Kill Bill
* 71. The Untouchables
* 72. Fatal Attraction
* 73. American Psycho
* 74. North by Northwest
* 45. Mildred Pierce
* 75. The Maltese Falcon
* 76. The Big Sleep
* 77. The Letter
* 78. Badlands
* 79. Ocean's Eleven (2001)
* 80. Nightmare Alley
* 43. Klute
* 81. Out of the Past
* 82. Dressed to Kill

— July 16, 2022 - Fashion and Interior Design
* 83. The Fountainhead
* 84. Dangerous Liaisons

— July 23, 2022 - Films that Changed Everything (mini documentary)
* 85. Rebel Without a Cause
* 86. The Wild One
* 87. Breathless (1960)
* 88. Bonjour Tristesse
* 89. The Harder They Fall (1956)
* 90. Grey Gardens
* 05. Bonnie and Clyde / fet: Theadora Van Runkle
* 68. A Clockwork Orange
* 91. Risky Business
* 61. Blow-Up
* 92. Flash Dance
* 93. Blade Runner (1982)
* 94. Out of Arica
* 44 The Women (1939)
* 45. Mildred Pierce
* 37. The Philadelphia Story
* 77. The Letter
* 04. Stage Fright / fet: Christian Dior
* 95. Dinner At Eight (1933)
* 96. Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
* 78. Badlands
* 97. Singing In The Rain
* 98. Thriller
* 99. Gone With The Wind
* 100. The Red Shoes (1948)
* 19. The Joker
* 101. Urban Cowboy
* 102. La La Land
* 52. The Great Gatsby (2013)
* 103. Broadcast News
* 104. Black Magic
* 105. Marie Antoinette (1938)
* 106. Marie Antoinette (2006)

— July 30, 2022 - Obsessions Of An Artist
* 107. Phantom Thread
* 108. Falbalas

— July 31, 2022 - Bonus Evening | The Truth About Fashion
* 109. Bill Cunningham New York
* 38. Paris is Burning

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This is a list of all films (main feature, extra featurette, making of, box-set meta entry, etc if it has a separate entry on trakt) released under Criterion Collection catalog, Essential Art House, Eclipse, Merchant Ivory collections etc. as DVD/BluRay. So far LaserDisc releases have not been included.

Notes to self:
Reviewed/cross-checked entries till Criterion Collection #200.
Last entry: Criterion Collection Spine #845 / Eclipse Series #44.

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Winners and nominees (Winners first)

1927/28: 1, 2, 3

1928/29: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

1929/30: 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

1930/31: 14, 15, 16, 17, 18

1931/32: 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26

1932/33: 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36

1934: 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48
1935: 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60

1936: 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70

1937: 71 ,72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80

1938:
 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90
1939:
 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100
1940:
 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110
1941:
 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120
1942:
 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130
1943:
 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140
1944:
 141, 142, 143, 144, 145
1945:
 146, 147, 148, 149, 150
1946:
151, 152, 153, 154, 155
1947:
 156, 157, 158, 159, 160
1948:
 161, 162, 163, 164, 165
1949:
 166, 167, 168, 169, 170
1950:
 171, 172, 173, 174, 175
1951:
 176, 177, 178, 179, 180
1952:
 181, 182, 183, 184, 185
1953:
 186, 187, 188, 189, 190
1954:
 191, 192, 193, 194, 195
1955:
 196, 197, 198, 199, 200
1956: 201, 202, 203, 204, 205
1957:
 206, 207, 208, 209, 210
1958:
 211, 212, 213, 214, 215
1959:
 216, 217, 218, 219, 220
1960:
 221, 222, 223, 224, 225
1961:
 226, 227, 228, 229, 230
1962:
 231, 232, 233 ,234, 235
1963:
 236, 237, 238, 239, 240
1964:
 241, 242, 243, 244, 245
1965:
 246, 247, 248, 249, 250
1966:
 251, 252, 253, 254, 255
1967:
 256, 257, 258, 259, 260
1968:
 261, 262, 263, 264, 265
1969:
 266, 267, 268, 269, 270
1970:
 271, 272, 273, 274, 275
1971:
 276, 277, 278, 279, 280
1972:
 281, 282, 283, 284, 285
1973:
 286, 287, 288, 289, 290
1974:
 291, 292, 293, 294, 295
1975:
 296, 297, 298, 299, 300
1976:
 301, 302, 303, 304, 305
1977:
 306 ,307, 308, 309, 310
1978:
 311, 312, 313, 314, 315
1979:
 316, 317, 318, 319, 320
1980:
 321, 322, 323, 324, 325
1981:
 326, 327, 328, 329, 330
1982:
 331, 332, 333, 334, 335
1983:
 336, 337, 338, 339, 340
1984:
 341, 342, 343, 344, 345
1985:
 346, 347, 348, 349, 350
1986:
 351, 352, 353, 354, 355
1987:
 356, 357, 358, 359, 360
1988:
 361, 362, 363, 364, 365
1989:
 366, 367, 368, 369, 370
1990:
 371, 372, 373, 374, 375
1991:
 376, 377, 378, 379, 380
1992:
 381, 382, 383, 384, 385
1993:
 386, 387, 388, 389, 390
1994:
 391, 392, 393, 394, 395
1995:
 396, 397, 398, 399, 400
1996:
 401, 402, 403, 404, 405
1997:
 406, 407, 408, 409, 410
1998:
 411, 412, 413, 414, 415
1999:
 416, 417, 418, 419, 420
2000:
 421, 422, 423, 424, 425

2001:
 426, 427, 428, 429, 430
2002: 431, 432, 433, 434, 435
2003:
 436, 437, 438, 439, 440
2004:
 442, 442, 443, 444, 445
2005: 446, 447, 448, 449, 450
2006:
 451, 452, 453, 454, 455
2007:
 456, 457, 458, 459, 460
2008:
 461, 462, 463, 464, 465
2009:
 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475
2010:
 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485
2011:
 486, 487, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 493, 494
2012:
 495, 496, 497, 498, 499, 500, 501, 502, 503
2013:
 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512
2014:
 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520
2015: 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528
2016:
 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537
2017:
 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546
2018:
 547, 548, 549, 550, 551, 552, 553, 554
2019:
 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560, 561, 562, 563
2020/21: 564, 565, 566, 567, 568, 569, 570, 571
2022: 573, 572, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581
2023: 586, 582, 583, 584, 585, 587, 588, 589, 590, 591
2024: 598, 592, 593, 594, 595, 596, 597, 599, 600, 601

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Movies released during the 1930s to watch

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A personal introduction to 1000 movies by the provocative contemporary film critic and historian David Thomson.

Source: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Have-You-Seen-Introduction-masterpieces/dp/014102075X

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Trading on its impeccable reputation, Halliwell’s now presents it’s Top 1,000 favorite films. Starting at number 1,000, each entry includes a plot summary, cast and crew, awards, key critical comments, DVD and soundtrack availability, and a wealth of other interesting details. To supplement the countdown, there is commentary from film stars, show business personalities, well-known critics, and the movers and shakers in the film industry, each naming their favorite films or weighing in on Halliwell’s selection. Illustrated throughout with classic and modern film stills and posters, this is a book that every cinema fan will want to own. John Walker is one of Britain’s leading film critics.

The list has 42 extra films, because trilogies, or series, are counted as one entry (The Godfather, The Apu Trilogy, The Lord of the Rings, Antoine Doinel, Laurel and Hardy shorts, etc...)

Source: https://www.amazon.com/Halliwells-Top-1000-Ultimate-Countdown/dp/0007181655

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all the academy awards nominees for best picture since 1927

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Todo el mejor cine de la historia

116

List of Nominees and Winners.

  • ACTOR

SPENCER TRACY "Boys Town" - WINNER
CHARLES BOYER "Algiers"
JAMES CAGNEY "Angels with Dirty Faces"
ROBERT DONAT "The Citadel"
LESLIE HOWARD "Pygmalion"

  • ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

WALTER BRENNAN "Kentucky" - WINNER
JOHN GARFIELD "Four Daughters"
GENE LOCKHART "Algiers"
ROBERT MORLEY "Marie Antoinette"
BASIL RATHBONE "If I Were King"

  • ACTRESS

BETTE DAVIS "Jezebel" - WINNER
FAY BAINTER "White Banners"
WENDY HILLER "Pygmalion"
NORMA SHEARER "Marie Antoinette"
MARGARET SULLAVAN "Three Comrades"

  • ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

FAY BAINTER "Jezebel" - WINNER
BEULAH BONDI "Of Human Hearts"
BILLIE BURKE "Merrily We Live "
SPRING BYINGTON "You Can't Take It with You"
MILIZA KORJUS "The Great Waltz"

  • ART DIRECTION

"THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD" Carl J. Weyl - WINNER
"THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER" Lyle Wheeler
"ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND" Bernard Herzbrun, Boris Leven
"ALGIERS" Alexander Toluboff
"CAREFREE" Van Nest Polglase
"THE GOLDWYN FOLLIES" Richard Day
"HOLIDAY" Stephen Goosson, Lionel Banks
"IF I WERE KING" Hans Dreier, John Goodman
"MAD ABOUT MUSIC" Jack Otterson
"MARIE ANTOINETTE" Cedric Gibbons
"MERRILY WE LIVE" Charles D. Hall

  • CINEMATOGRAPHY

"THE GREAT WALTZ" Joseph Ruttenberg - WINNER
"ALGIERS" James Wong Howe
"ARMY GIRL" Ernest Miller, Harry Wild
"THE BUCCANEER" Victor Milner
"JEZEBEL" Ernest Haller
"MAD ABOUT MUSIC" Joseph Valentine
"MERRILY WE LIVE" Norbert Brodine
"SUEZ" Peverell Marley
"VIVACIOUS LADY" Robert de Grasse
"YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU" Joseph Walker
"THE YOUNG IN HEART" Leon Shamroy

  • DIRECTING

"YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU" Frank Capra - WINNER
"ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES" Michael Curtiz
"BOYS TOWN" Norman Taurog
"THE CITADEL" King Vidor
"FOUR DAUGHTERS" Michael Curtiz

  • FILM EDITING
    "THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD" Ralph Dawson - WINNER
    "ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND" Barbara McLean
    "THE GREAT WALTZ" Tom Held
    "TEST PILOT" Tom Held
    "YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU" Gene Havlick

  • IRVING G. THALBERG MEMORIAL AWARD

Hal B. Wallis - WINNER
Samuel Goldwyn
Joe Pasternak
David O. Selznick
Hunt Stromberg
Walter Wanger
Darryl F. Zanuck

  • MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)

"THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD" Erich Wolfgang Korngold - WINNER
"ARMY GIRL" Victor Young
"BLOCK-HEADS" Marvin Hatley
"BLOCKADE" Werner Janssen
"BREAKING THE ICE" Victor Young
"THE COWBOY AND THE LADY" Alfred Newman
"IF I WERE KING" Richard Hageman
"MARIE ANTOINETTE" Herbert Stothart
"PACIFIC LINER" Russell Bennett
"SUEZ" Louis Silvers
"THE YOUNG IN HEART" Franz Waxman

  • MUSIC (SCORING)

"ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND" Alfred Newman - WINNER
"CAREFREE" Victor Baravalle
"GIRLS' SCHOOL" Morris Stoloff, Gregory Stone
"THE GOLDWYN FOLLIES" Alfred Newman
"JEZEBEL" Max Steiner
"MAD ABOUT MUSIC" Charles Previn, Frank Skinner
"STORM OVER BENGAL" Cy Feuer
"SWEETHEARTS" Herbert Stothart
"THERE GOES MY HEART" Marvin Hatley
"TROPIC HOLIDAY" Boris Morros
"THE YOUNG IN HEART" Franz Waxman

  • MUSIC (SONG)

"Thanks For The Memory" in "The Big Broadcast of 1938" Music by Ralph Rainger; Lyrics by Leo Robin - WINNER
"Always And Always" in "Mannequin" Music by Edward Ward; Lyrics by Chet Forrest and Bob Wright
"Change Partners" in "Carefree" Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin
"The Cowboy And The Lady" in "The Cowboy and the Lady" Music by Lionel Newman; Lyrics by Arthur Quenzer
"Dust" in "Under Western Stars" Music and Lyrics by Johnny Marvin
"Jeepers Creepers" in "Going Places" Music by Harry Warren; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
"Merrily We Live" in "Merrily We Live" Music by Phil Charig; Lyrics by Arthur Quenzer
"A Mist Over The Moon" in "The Lady Objects" Music by Ben Oakland; Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
"My Own" in "That Certain Age" Music by Jimmy McHugh; Lyrics by Harold Adamson
"Now It Can Be Told" in "Alexander's Ragtime Band" Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin

  • OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION

"YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU" Columbia - WINNER
"THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD" Warner Bros.-First National
"ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND" 20th Century-Fox
"BOYS TOWN" Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
"THE CITADEL" Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
"FOUR DAUGHTERS" Warner Bros.-First National
"GRAND ILLUSION" Realization D'Art Cinematographique
"JEZEBEL" Warner Bros.
"PYGMALION" Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
"TEST PILOT" Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

  • SHORT SUBJECT (CARTOON)

"FERDINAND THE BULL" Walt Disney, Producer - WINNER
"BRAVE LITTLE TAILOR" Walt Disney, Producer
"GOOD SCOUTS" Walt Disney, Producer
"HUNKY AND SPUNKY" Paramount
"MOTHER GOOSE GOES HOLLYWOOD" Walt Disney, Producer

  • SHORT SUBJECT (ONE-REEL)

"THAT MOTHERS MIGHT LIVE" Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - WINNER
"THE GREAT HEART" Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
"TIMBER TOPPERS" 20th Century-Fox

  • SHORT SUBJECT (TWO-REEL)

"DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE" Warner Bros. - WINNER
"SWINGTIME IN THE MOVIES" Warner Bros.
"THEY'RE ALWAYS CAUGHT" Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

  • SOUND RECORDING

"THE COWBOY AND THE LADY" United Artists Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director - WINNER
"ARMY GIRL" Republic Studio Sound Department, Charles L. Lootens, Sound Director
"FOUR DAUGHTERS" Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
"IF I WERE KING" Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder, Sound Director
"MERRILY WE LIVE" Hal Roach Studio Sound Department, Elmer A. Raguse, Sound Director
"SUEZ" 20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Edmund H. Hansen, Sound Director
"SWEETHEARTS" Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
"THAT CERTAIN AGE" Universal Studio Sound Department, Bernard B. Brown, Sound Director
"VIVACIOUS LADY" RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Aalberg, Sound Director
"YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU" Columbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director

  • SPECIAL AWARD

"SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS" Special Award - WINNER
"SPAWN OF THE NORTH" Special Award
"SWEETHEARTS" Special Award

  • WRITING (ORIGINAL STORY)

"BOYS TOWN" Dore Schary, Eleanore Griffin - WINNER
"ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND" Irving Berlin
"ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES" Rowland Brown
"BLOCKADE" John Howard Lawson
"MAD ABOUT MUSIC" Marcella Burke, Frederick Kohner
"TEST PILOT" Frank Wead

  • WRITING (SCREENPLAY)

"PYGMALION" Screenplay and Dialogue by George Bernard Shaw; Adaptation by W. P. Lipscomb, Cecil Lewis, Ian Dalrymple - WINNER
"BOYS TOWN" John Meehan, Dore Schary
"THE CITADEL" Ian Dalrymple, Frank Wead, Elizabeth Hill
"FOUR DAUGHTERS" Julius J. Epstein, Lenore Coffee
"YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU" Robert Riskin

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