tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post1992893674636769087..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 1974SJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-696565958667832262019-08-20T11:02:45.203-05:002019-08-20T11:02:45.203-05:00It would be damn close if not. It's almost cer...It would be damn close if not. It's almost certainly top-5 original screenplay from the decade.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-65829459333331327142019-08-19T23:20:16.010-05:002019-08-19T23:20:16.010-05:00No Doubt, and it wuld have been the best of any ye...No Doubt, and it wuld have been the best of any year from the 70s.Richard Kirkhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16428986542891346618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-11690734612657016322019-08-19T10:51:52.766-05:002019-08-19T10:51:52.766-05:00That's a fair point on Cassavetes. I'm rem...That's a fair point on Cassavetes. I'm reminded of the fact that <i>Aladdin</i> was declared ineligible for Best Adapted Screenplay because of all of Robin Williams's ad libs. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-17451914273371631902019-08-19T09:33:40.638-05:002019-08-19T09:33:40.638-05:00I can't argue with your top two choices. The t...I can't argue with your top two choices. The thing about A Woman Under the Influence is it's difficult for me to tell in a Cassavetes film what we are seeing from the screenplay and what is made up as it went along. That may be a small point, because I like the film very much. Also, it did get a director Oscar nomination, though no one was going to beat Coppola in that category for this year.1001: A Film Odyssey is produced, directed and written by Chris, a librarian.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04803620768028761898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-58153006011768292562019-08-18T22:31:52.386-05:002019-08-18T22:31:52.386-05:00It may be more of a case of "inspired by"...It may be more of a case of "inspired by" than anything else. <br /><br />I agree with you, incidentally. In my opinion, this is <i>Chinatown</i>'s Oscar every single day and twice on Sunday. It is a magnificent screenplay, telling a convoluted story with any number of red herrings that all still fit into the final whole. It always surprises me just how many rabbit trails it goes down while still holding onto its central story. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-85307047082461530122019-08-18T18:21:49.188-05:002019-08-18T18:21:49.188-05:00Even if Woman Under the Influence was here I'd...Even if Woman Under the Influence was here I'd still say that Chinatown should have won and I'm glad it actually did. <br /><br />Woman Under the Influence is wonderfully written but what makes it so memorable is what Gena Rowlands does with the situations presented.<br /><br />I'm a little surprised to see Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore among these nominees since I've seen interviews with both Ellen Burstyn and Scorese saying that his inspiration for the film was the 1949 Doris Day film "My Dream is Yours" so I've always assumed it was adapted. However the only real similarities are that the lead women in both films are widows with a young son (Doris's is quite a bit smaller) and aspiring singers (though of course since the first is Doris Day she makes it big) otherwise their stories are radically different. I guess it was so loose that it stood as original.joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-20631243984575795582019-08-16T20:56:51.894-05:002019-08-16T20:56:51.894-05:00I make no bones about Chinatown being my favorite ...I make no bones about <i>Chinatown</i> being my favorite movie from 1974, so it's honeslty no shock that I put it at the top of this very strong group. It would be stronger with a few changes--<i>A Woman Under the Influence</i> not being here is criminal. <br /><br />Brooks was nominated for the screenplay for <i>Young Frankenstein</i>, but it was considered adapted and naturally lost to <i>The Godfather Part II</i>. Brooks did win for <i>The Producers</i>. He never got a director nod, which isn't too surprising when you consider Oscar's general dismissal of comedy.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-49492590931445604212019-08-16T19:40:22.044-05:002019-08-16T19:40:22.044-05:00I can't make any arguments against Robert Town...I can't make any arguments against Robert Towne's script for <i>Chinatown</i> as it's just perfect though I often feel that <i>The Conversation</i> was the better film but Towne's script was the best. There were so many original scripts that got overlooked such as <i>A Woman Under the Influence</i> and <i>Blazing Saddles</i>. Did Mel Brooks get a Best Director nod for that or <i>Young Frankenstein</i>? If not, what the fuck? If Coppola could pull a double-header, why not Mel Brooks? What about <i>The Night Porter</i>? That was some intense shit as was <i>Swept Away</i>, <i>Ali: Fear Eats the Soul</i>, and <i>Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia</i>. Those were films with some serious balls.<br /><br />thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.com