In the same spirit of sheer happiness as the photography that leads this post, as 2019 started I decided I wanted to give this blog a new challenge in order to celebrate more films, their history and to be able to share that with you. To that end, I researched all the films that would celebrate an anniversary this year depending on the date in which they were premiered. From that long list, I selected 46 films to be reviewed and discussed that I really loved or considered true milestones of cinema, some of which may have been slightly forgotten or overlooked throughout the years. The novelty this year is that we will be dealing not only with Hollywood productions but also European movies that have had a real impact in film history. I invite you to join me in this challenge and rejoice in a wonderful cinematic experience.
Down below, you will find a list of the selected films. First, ordered by date as I will be publishing a review accordingly and then, by decades of anniversary.
List of Films | Original Release Dates
January 20 | Battleground (1949, William A. Wellman).
January 22 | Act of Violence (1949, Fred Zinnemann)*.
February 4 | Criss Cross (1949, Robert Siodmak).
February 17 | Gunga Din (1939, George Stevens).
March 3 | Stagecoach (1939, John Ford).
March 10 | Little Women (1949, Mervyn LeRoy)*.
March 18 | Imitation of Life (1959, Douglas Sirk).
March 24 | Midnight (1939, Mitchell Leisen).
* Intermission*
July 1 | Anatomy of a Murder (1959, Otto Preminger)*.
July 2 | The Fountainhead (1949, King Vidor).
July 3 | True Grit (1969, Henry Hathaway)*.
July 24 | Beau Geste (1939, William A. Wellman).
August 4 | The Four Feathers (1939, Zoltan Korda).
August 6 | North by Northwest (1959, Alfred Hitchcock)*.
August 19 | Each Dawn I Die (1939, William Keighley).
August 25 | The Wizard of Oz (1939, Victor Fleming & Others).
September 1 | The Women (1939, George Cukor).
September 5 | Golden Boy (1939, Rouben Mamoulian).
September 7 | Bitter Rice (Riso amaro, 1949, Giuseppe De Santis)*.
September 15 | The Rains Came (1939, Clarence Brown).
October 7 | Pillow Talk (1959, Michael Gordon).
October 13 | Jamaica Inn (1939, Alfred Hitchcock).
October 19 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939, Frank Capra).
October 28 | The Roaring Twenties (1939, Raoul Walsh).
November 18 | Adam's Rib (1949, George Cukor).
November 23 | Ninotchka (1939, Ernst Lubitsch).
November 24 | Ben-Hur (1959, William Wyler)*.
December 15 | Gone With the Wind (1939, Victor Fleming)*.
December 16 | Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959, Henry Levin)*.
December 25 | Sleeping Beauty (1959, Clyde Geronimi).
December30 | On the Town (1949, Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly).
List of Films | Anniversaries
50th Anniversary
True Grit – July 3 (premiere NY)
60th Anniversary
Sleeping Beauty – December 25
Imitation of Life – March 18
Some Like It Hot – March 29 (premiere NY)
Anatomy of a Murder – July 2
North By Northwest – August 6 (premiere NY)
Pillow Talk – October 7
Ben-Hur – November 18
Journey to the Center of the Earth – December 16 (premiere NY)
70th Anniversary
Battleground – January 20
Act of Violence – January 22 (premiere NY)
Criss Cross – February 4
Little Women – March 10 (premiere NY)
The Fountainhead – July 2
I Was a Male War Bride – August 26
Bitter Rice – September 7 (Cannes Festival)
Adam’s Rib – November 18
On the Town – December 30
80th Anniversary
Gunga Din – February 17
Stagecoach – March 3
Midnight – March 24
Beau Geste – July 24
The Four Feathers – August 4
Each Dawn I Die – August 19
The Wizard of Oz – August 25
The Women – September 1
Golden Boy – September 5
The Rains Came – September 15
Jamaica Inn – October 13
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington – October 19
The Roaring Twenties – October 28
Ninotchka – November 23
Gone With the Wind – December 15 (premiere Atlanta)
I invite you all to join me in this ambitious challenge of reviewing 46 classics this year and let me know down below which movies you are more excited about. There will be other surprises along the way so stay tuned!
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Clarification
* The anniversary dates are related to film festivals and other premieres according to IMDb.
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