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Wings
You can pore over the announcement essay grieve for our 2012 screening disregard Wings here
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As everyone seemed to enjoy my Beginner’s Bookshelf of silent film books, I have decided to follow it up with a collection of my favorite biographies and autobiographies of silent film folks.
The market for these titles is fairly glutted and I can’t claim to have read everything but these are the books that I find to be either the most reliable or the most entertaining. I will be sure to tell you which is which.
This list is, of course, a matter of opinion. I tend to prefer books that focus on films rather than sex and I give extra points for books with unique claims that stand up to scrutiny.
I do not claim that this list is complete and will likely write a follow-up if there is a demand for it.
I Was There: The Best Silent Movie Memoirs
To me, the most important aspect of a memoir is capturing the essence of the subject’s personality. These are the books that I feel did just that.
Swanson on Swanson by Gloria Swanson
Gloria Swanson may be famous as Norma Desmond, a silent star who never quite realizes that she is no longer top of the heap. In real life, Swanson could not be more her opposite. Witty, intelligent and disarmingly frank, Swanson’s remarkable personality comes through loud and clear. She dishes dirt but the person she is most ruth
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Academy Award for Best Picture
Annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the Academy Awards (also known as Oscars) presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) since the awards debuted in 1929. This award goes to the producers of the film and is the only category in which every member of the Academy is eligible to submit a nomination and vote on the final ballot.[1] The Best Picture category is traditionally the final award of the night and is widely considered the most prestigious honor of the ceremony.[2][3][4]
The Grand Staircase columns at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, where the Academy Awards ceremonies have been held since 2002, showcase every film that has won the Best Picture title since the award's inception.[5] There have been 611 films nominated for Best Picture and 96 winners.[6]
History
[edit]Category name changes
[edit]At the 1st Academy Awards ceremony held in 1929 (for films made in 1927 and 1928), there were two categories of awards that were each considered the top award of the night: "Outstanding Picture" and "Unique and Artistic Picture", the former being won by the war epic Wings,