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Don Birnam is an alcoholic facing a losing battle against his unquenchable thirst. Join me as I discuss the 1945 Best Picture Oscar winner: The Lost Weekend

The incredible story of the man who's policy of non violence helped bring freedom and independence to the people of India. Join me as I discuss the 1982 Oscar winner for Best Picture: Gandhi

An inexperienced lawyer from New York defends a cousin who is charged with murder in Alabama. Join me as I discuss the 1992 comedy classic: My Cousin Vinny

Join me to discuss the 2000 Best Picture Oscar winner: Gladiator

Have you ever wondered how the Oscars are decided?  Who gets to say what movie is the best in any given year?  I'll answer that question and give you a preview of what to expect on Cinema Sunday.

A film version of Shakespeare's timeless classic of love, revenge and family drama.  Join me as I discuss the 1948 Best Picture Oscar winner: Hamlet

The lives of 3 men from a small Pennsylvania steel town are forever altered after spending time in Vietnam. Join me as I discuss the 1978 Oscar winner for best picture: The Deer Hunter.

Civil War Officer John Dunbar is welcomed by a band of Lakota Indians when he's stationed at a military post in the American Frontier. Join me as I discuss the 1990 Oscar winner for best picture: Dances with Wolves.

What happens when a pair of con men decide to take down a mob boss? Join me as I discuss the 1973 Best Picture Oscar winner: The Sting

Father O'Malley is new to St Dominic's, and boy does he have some problems to solve! Join me as I discuss the 1944 Best Picture Oscar Winner: Going My Way

The moving story of Chiron, a young black man growing up in Miami, detailed in 3 defining chapters of his life, Join me as I discuss the 2016 Best Picture Oscar winner: Moonlight

A classic love triangle set in the backdrop of the old south. Join me as I discuss the 1939 Best Picture Oscar winner: Gone with the Wind

An over eager adoring fan isn't anything to worry about ... right? But Eve has big plans and everyone needs to watch their back. Join me as I discuss the 1950 Oscar winner for best picture: All About Eve.

Several racially motivated incidents are woven together during a 48 hour period in Los Angeles. Join me as I discuss the controversial 2005 Oscar winner for best picture: Crash

The Mahoney sisters arrive in NYC hoping to take Broadway by storm, but will they let a man come between them? Join me as I discuss the 1929 Best Picture Oscar winner The Broadway Melody. 

A journalist goes undercover to write an expose on antisemitism, but learns much more than he bargained for. Join me as I discuss the 1947 Best Picture Oscar Winner: Gentleman's Agreement

He was the father of the atomic bomb, but he also had some deep regrets and some ruthless enemies. Join me as I discuss the 2024 Oscar winner for Best Picture: Oppenheimer

The horrors of war become a reality for a group of young German soldiers during WW1. Join me as I discuss the best picture Oscar Winner for 1930: All Quiet on the Western Front

Falsely accused and imprisoned for years, Judah Ben Hur returns to exact his revenge. Join me as I discuss the 1959 Best Picture Oscar winner: Ben Hur

This 1985 Best Picture Oscar winner tells the epic love story between a married Baroness and a British big game hunter, both living in Africa in the early 1900's .

It's Women's History Month and no better time to celebrate the All American Girls Professional Baseball League. Join me as I discuss A League of Their Own, the 1992 movie that tells the story of the first women ever inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame.

As the child of deaf parents, Ruby must choose to either stay and help them run their fishing business or follow her dreams to go to music school. Join me as I discuss the 2022 Oscar winner for Best Picture: CODA

The lives of 5 strangers are intertwined when they all stay at the same luxury hotel in Berlin. Join me as I discuss the Best Picture Oscar winner from 1932: Grand Hotel

If Tom is so in love with Sophie, why can't he stay away from other women? Join me as I discuss the 1963 Oscar winner for Best Picture: Tom Jones

Is it possible that Jamal Malick's difficult childhood in the slums of Mumbai helped prepare him to win Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Join me as I discuss the 2008 Oscar winner for Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire

A lovely and gracious middle-class English housewife must help her family endure the challenges of war. Join me as I discuss the 1942 Oscar winner for Best Picture: Mrs. Miniver

Two men from completely different backgrounds learn to accept & respect each other as they embark on an 8 week road-trip through the deep south in 1962.  Experiencing racism and degradation, they form a unique bond, and life long friendship. Join me as I discuss the 2018 Oscar winner for Best Picture: Green Book 

It's a clash of cultures when the granddaughter of an eccentric patriarch wants to marry the only son of a rich, snobby businessman. Join me as I discuss the 1938 Oscar winner for Best Picture: You Can't Take it With You

A wealthy man is expected to have a mistress, but what if the one hand-picked for him is the dear friend he thinks of as a little sister? This is going to be awkward. Join me as I discuss the 1958 Oscar winner for Best Picture: Gigi

No one knows his real identity. Is he a spy who helped the Germans in WWII? Or an honest man willing to do anything for the love of his life? Join me as I discuss the 1996 Oscar winner for Best Picture:  The English Patient

He was a  brave military leader with an incredibly strategic mind...too bad he also had a really big mouth. Join me as I discuss the 1970 Best Picture Oscar winner: Patton

Please sir, I want some more. Join me as I discuss the 1968 Best Picture Oscar winner, Oliver!

Even if your fake fiancé is in a coma, you can still spend Christmas with his family! Join me as I review the 1995 rom com While You Were Sleeping. 

Dancing and singing and falling in love in Paris-- what could be better? Join me as I discuss the 1951 best picture Oscar winner: An American in Paris

There was a time when brave journalists put it all on the line to tell the stories that needed to be told. Still relevant and heartbreaking, this 2015 best picture Oscar winner is worth a replay. 

Love, War and Boxing. This sweeping epic has it all! Join me as I discuss the 1953 Oscar winner for best picture: From Here to Eternity

Originally aired February 19, 2023. A top notch political thriller that shows how easily political power can corrupt good people. Join me as I discuss the 1949 Best Picture Oscar Winner: All the King's Men

There's nothing wrong with Marty, he just hasn't met the right woman yet. Join me as I discuss the 1955 Oscar winner for best picture: Marty

An honest look at the vandweller culture and the life events that bring this unique group of people  together as a community. Join me as I discuss the 2020 best picture Oscar winner: Nomadland

Maybe letting your boss borrow your apartment for his extramarital affairs isn't a good way to get promoted after all.  Join me as I discuss the 1960 Oscar winner for Best Picture: The Apartment

Once famous for a big box office superhero franchise, an aging actor tries to revitalize his languishing career by starring on Broadway. Join me as I discuss Birdman, the 2014 Oscar winner for best picture.

An aspiring male prostitute from Texas navigates the underbelly of NYC with the help of a sleazy local grifter. Join me as I discuss the 1969 Oscar winning best picture: Midnight Cowboy

Fun, flirty and fashionable... Holly Golightly is all of that and more!  Join me as I discuss the 1961 romantic comedy Breakfast at Tiffany's.

Romantic comedy at it's finest. Join  me as I review the 1977 Best Picture Oscar winner: Annie Hall

"I coulda been a contender!" Join me as I review On the Waterfront,  the 1954 Marlon Brando epic & winner of the Oscar for best picture.

Anyone care for a heaping dose of midlife crisis? Join me as I discuss the 1999 best picture Oscar winner: American Beauty.

So nice, I'm doing it twice!  A year into the Cinema Sunday project & this 1975  Oscar winner is emerging as one of the best movies on the list. Join me for a replay of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

The elaborate story of Broadway impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr, the mastermind behind the infamous Ziegfeld Follies. Join me as I discuss the 1936 best picture Oscar winner: The Great Ziegfeld

What do you mean you've arranged your own marriage?! Join me as I discuss Fiddler on the Roof, a 1971 best picture Oscar nominee. Shana Tovah!