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29 December 2008 8:38 PM, PST | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »

Today, Tuesday December 30, sees Turner Classic Movies showcasing one of our favorite bad movies, The Oscar. This glittering big budget 1966 film (not available on DVD) allegedly pulled the lid off the seamy side of the Oscar campaigns. Seldom have so many big names been seen in such a bad light- with Stephen Boyd giving what is arguably the worst performance of the decade as a sleazy has-been who will use and abuse everyone to get an Oscar nomination. Boyd shows off so much ham, you'd think the film was funded by Hickory Farms. Among the victims of this monument to unintentional hilarity: Elke Sommer, Milton Berle, Jill St. John, Ernest Borgnine, Joseph Cotton and Walter Brennan. The only one who emerges unscathed is Frank Sinatra, who makes a brief cameo in the films' one effective scene: the finale. The film also boasts the big screen debut and farewell of Tony Bennett, »

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1 article from 2008