Cinema Cemetery: Episode 10- The Great Ziegfeld (1936)

02/20/20 • 30 min

As our Oscar Journey moves along, the first Bio-Pic arrives with 1936's The Great Ziegfeld. Following the highly stylized retelling of Flo Ziegfeld's life, this three-hour epic follows the eponymous character from his early days as a showman to the biggest name on Broadway.
Will it be the Ziegfeld Follies, or a Folly to watch Ziegfeld? Find out on this week's Cinema Cemetery!
Music by Chaz Hearne
Current Rankings:
5. Lawerence of Arabia
11. It Happened One Night
25. All Quiet on the Western Front
30-The Mutiny on the Bounty60. Cimarron
70- Wings
71. Grand Hotel
90. The Broadway Melody
91- Cavalcade

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Oscar Preview: 2020

Dan and Special-Guest-Teresa take us through the nine Best Picture nominees from 2019 as we prepare for this week's Oscars! Take a listen as they count down the films from "just happy to be there" to "excellent" to "worthy of a win"!
Which film will make the cut for Cinema's Cemetary's eventual 92th episode? Find out this Sunday...

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Cinema Cemetery: Episode 11- The Life of Emile Zola (1937)

J'Accuse! Cinema Cemetery explores the Life of Emile Zola, the famous French author and social advocate of the Dreyfus Affair. In a tale largely forgotten to modern audiences, this film explores Zola's life from "starving artist" to a successful celebrity who is drawn back to a life of civil unrest when he learns of corruption and cover-up in the highest levels of the French Government. Will Zola's final crusade succeed, or has he run out of time? Find out this week on Cinema Cemetery!
Music by Chaz Hearne
Current Rankings:
5. Lawerence of Arabia
11. It Happened One Night
25. All Quiet on the Western Front
30-The Mutiny on the Bounty60. Cimarron
65-The Great Ziegfeld 70- Wings
71. Grand Hotel
90. The Broadway Melody
91- Cavalcade