tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post2882730124147557815..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1995SJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-71314066610863668002018-11-18T22:37:23.783-06:002018-11-18T22:37:23.783-06:00Catching up on some posts. :-)
Apollo 13 for the...Catching up on some posts. :-)<br /><br />Apollo 13 for the win. Howard's direction is really excellent, layering on the suspense in a story you know the ending to, and giving you a front row seat on an Apollo flight. Plus, they filmed much of it on the Vomit Comet to get actual weightlessness. Who does that? No contest here.<br />Ipecachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157560182505626755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-10658098126320191522018-11-01T08:48:35.737-05:002018-11-01T08:48:35.737-05:00I agree with most of the above comments in that ma...I agree with most of the above comments in that many of the best for this category were overlooked. Michael Mann, David Fincher, Terry Gilliam and Scorsese would all be fine choices. I may need an Apollo 13 re-watch.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-49286404812735519422018-10-27T11:13:03.437-05:002018-10-27T11:13:03.437-05:00Heat is a huge miss on my part. I'm actually s...Heat is a huge miss on my part. I'm actually shocked that I missed it, since I tend to be a Michael Mann apologist. <br /><br />That's three that I've missed on that deserved to be here, not including the unnominated film that I think should have won. Add in Fincher--who would almost certainly be my runner-up--and you've got a completely new set of nominations, all of whom deserved this more than the five we got. Man, Oscar sucks sometimes!SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-79467315802380316672018-10-26T22:43:26.756-05:002018-10-26T22:43:26.756-05:00I'm with you on Figgis being the best choice o...I'm with you on Figgis being the best choice out of the nominees. In an open field, though, Fincher gets my vote for Se7en. What he does with that film is masterful. Others I really like:<br /><br />Martin Scorsese - Casino<br />Michael Mann - Heat (the next biggest snub after Se7en & Casino)<br />The Hughes Brothers - Dead Presidents (way underrated, imho)<br />Larry Clark - Kids (probably just too hard to watch)Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-61304878267463745822018-10-26T21:36:20.757-05:002018-10-26T21:36:20.757-05:00Both Sense and Sensibility and Clueless are great ...Both <i>Sense and Sensibility</i> and <i>Clueless</i> are great suggestions and clear misses on my part in the opening paragraph. Sometimes I go through the possibilities too quickly and I miss a few. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-65439784746340005662018-10-26T21:21:20.672-05:002018-10-26T21:21:20.672-05:00I can’t speak to Il Postino because I still haven’...I can’t speak to Il Postino because I still haven’t seen it, must correct that, but otherwise I’m not crazy for these films at least as far as nominations go. <br /><br />Babe is a sweet little fable but there is no way in hell it rates a director nomination. I HATED Braveheart with a passion, finding it both stupid and self-indulgent. Dead Man Walking is about the performances not the direction which is true of Leaving Las Vegas. I didn’t enjoy either film from an entertainment standpoint but I suppose if one has to come out on top that Leaving is probably the best directed of the bunch….he says unenthusiastically. It’s a year where nothing that received an actual nomination would be something that I would have chosen. <br /><br />Some that you mentioned I’m not a fan of (Before Sunrise, Dead Man and Strange Days) but there are several that would have made better choices. <br /><br />My list would run this way though:<br /><br />Alfonso Arau-A Walk in the Clouds (It’s not a great film but Arau lush sense of romanticism makes what could have been a bland love story much more) <br />Terry Gilliam-12 Monkeys<br />Amy Heckerling-Clueless<br />Ron Howard-Apollo 13<br />Ang Lee-Sense and Sensibility<br /><br />I’m really torn between Apollo 13 and S&S which are both beautifully directed films but I think I’d land on Apollo’s side for exactly the reasons you enumerated. I remember sitting in the theatre being well aware of the outcome and still being on the edge of my seat, it’s very much like Hidden Figures in that way.joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.com