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Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, On Golden Pond Vittorio De Sica's BICYCLE THIEVES: Father's Day Movies On Golden Pond is hardly one of my favorite family movies; I find the storyline much too sentimental and more than a little phony. Having said that, On Golden Pond — directed by Mark Rydell and adapted by Ernest Thompson from his own play — is a remarkable effort for [...]

Oscar Answer No. 3 John Huston (right), from Moulin Rouge (1952) to Prizzi's Honor (1985), a total of 33 years. In 1952, Huston lost the Oscar to John Ford for The Quiet Man, and in 1985 to Sydney Pollack for Out of Africa. Huston, however, did win for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948). Roman Polanski comes in second, from Tess (1980) to The [...]

Before looking at the answers, you may want to test your Oscar knowledge — or lack thereof — by checking out the Oscar Quiz first.   Oscar Answer No. 1 William Wyler (right). From Walter Brennan* to Barbra Streisand, Wyler directed 36 Oscar-nominated performances. Elia Kazan comes in second place, with 24 nominations; George Cukor in third, with 21; and both Fred Zinnemann and Martin [...]