tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post3593638301072844539..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 1962SJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-82434107166474897922018-05-30T23:46:59.690-05:002018-05-30T23:46:59.690-05:00I don't greatly object to that. Bergman didn&#...I don't greatly object to that. Bergman didn't always get a lot of Oscar love, and he should have received much more than he did.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-75016523140934696712018-05-30T15:05:42.931-05:002018-05-30T15:05:42.931-05:00Yeah, I'm with you. Cleo from 5 to 7, The Exte...Yeah, I'm with you. Cleo from 5 to 7, The Exterminating Angel, and Days of Wine and Roses (for <i>sure</i>) would be on my list. But Bergman would ultimately win out for me. Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-19951260439930063392018-05-28T20:58:40.789-05:002018-05-28T20:58:40.789-05:00Every now and then, I'm proud of my review tit...Every now and then, I'm proud of my review titles. I'm proud of that one.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-64688125944912267132018-05-28T18:45:29.632-05:002018-05-28T18:45:29.632-05:00I'm 100% with you on Marienbad. Had to watch i...I'm 100% with you on Marienbad. Had to watch it for a podcast, and I was so mad at it just minutes in.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08092564511948736386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-53151993037456090872018-05-26T08:24:47.508-05:002018-05-26T08:24:47.508-05:00Fair enough. With a lot of these, especially in th...Fair enough. With a lot of these, especially in this era when movie studios employed writers to just write stories that would be turned into films, it's hard to tell specifically. And, truth be told, I'm not going to track down every possible "was it published?" question.<br /><br />That said, it's why I hang the question mark on instances like this, and the knowledge of others is really helpful in cases like this.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-86042302737815911752018-05-25T18:15:30.823-05:002018-05-25T18:15:30.823-05:00The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance was published in ...The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance was published in 1953. It was written by the same woman who wrote A Man Called Horse.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921029597363212734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-11044498124664840082018-05-25T17:11:47.697-05:002018-05-25T17:11:47.697-05:00I really need to get around to Knife in the Water ...I really need to get around to <i>Knife in the Water</i> one of these days. <i>Days of Wine and Roses</i> would get some consideration from me as well because I think it's a hell of a screenplay.<br /><br />I'm not sure I'd nominate <i>Through a Glass Darkly</i>. I might, but it's on the edge. <i>Divorce, Italian Style</i> is a clear nomination, though, and I think I can argue it for the win. If nothing else, it's a 56-year-old comedy that still mostly works.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-57005571071102176462018-05-25T17:09:51.422-05:002018-05-25T17:09:51.422-05:00One of the problems with films like The Man Who Sh...One of the problems with films like <i>The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance</i> is that sometimes, they are based on stories that were never published, so it's not always easy to tell. <br /><br />I suppose it says something about how much I hate <i>Last Year at Marienbad</i> and how boring <i>Freud</i> is that <i>That Touch of Mink</i> ended up in third place. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-18561270769155876372018-05-25T17:08:22.923-05:002018-05-25T17:08:22.923-05:00Cleo would definitely be in my set of nominations....<i>Cleo</i> would definitely be in my set of nominations. I'm not sure it would win, but it would gain some consideration.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-62021555682788358252018-05-25T15:35:21.263-05:002018-05-25T15:35:21.263-05:00I'm at a slight disadvantage because I haven&#...I'm at a slight disadvantage because I haven't seen Through a Glass Darkly yet but of the other four possibilities Divorce, Italian Style is really the only one that even merits consideration.<br /><br />I will have to go back and read your take on Last Year at Marienbad. I hadn't seen your opinion so when I clicked on today's entry I feared that you might lavish it with praise and maybe even say it should have won. With relief I see its dead last (and shouldn't even be in the running!!). Good Lord I hated that movie with a passion like a hot white flame! It was like being trapped in the longest, dullest French perfume commercial imaginable. Just horrible.<br /><br />Divorce, Italian Style wouldn't be my winner in an open field though. Since The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance isn't eligible, it would be my winner if it were, I like the suggestion of How the West Was Won. I love that film and have watched it many times but I'd choose Knife in the Water-something I admire but rarely revisit but which has a tight, exemplary screenplay. joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-16180358944650435222018-05-25T13:52:37.366-05:002018-05-25T13:52:37.366-05:00I'm just sort of STUNNED that That Touch of Mi...I'm just sort of STUNNED that That Touch of Mink got a nomination for screenplay. I have a weird relationship with That Touch of Mink. It's pretty spectacularly stupid. It makes me mad! The jokes were outdated in the 1960s. I call my mom (she hates it too) and we just bag on it for an hour.<br /><br />But it's The Movie I Love To Hate in a way that other movie could ever aspire to. I love watching that great cast struggle with the banal fluffiness and the egregious stupidity of so many scenes in this movie. I've seen parts of it quite a few times but I've only seen it all the way through once. <br /><br />I don't have much comment on the other nominees because I either haven't seen them or it's been a while. But among the un-nominated films to be considered, I would give it to The Exterminating Angel. I love that movie! It's been almost 30 years since I saw it and I think about it a lot. Quite possibly the best Mexican movie ever made.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921029597363212734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-6208779183647598252018-05-25T13:45:33.490-05:002018-05-25T13:45:33.490-05:00The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is based on a sho...The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is based on a short story. I read it for school around fifth or sixth grade, probably at least a decade before I saw the movie. Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921029597363212734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-50035946720010750012018-05-25T12:57:03.636-05:002018-05-25T12:57:03.636-05:00I think from the movie mentioned I would go for Cl...I think from the movie mentioned I would go for Cleo from 5 to 7 as this is one few new wave movies that actually worked for me. Through a Glass Darkly is good, but ultimately too gloomy.<br />TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-71554904685580473022018-05-25T11:08:26.177-05:002018-05-25T11:08:26.177-05:00I may have been a little unclear in the first para...I may have been a little unclear in the first paragraph. I've seen <i>Days of Wine and Roses</i>. Lee Remick and Jack Lemmon were both nominated for it. <i>Knife in the Water</i> is the one I'm missing. Ironically, I own a copy of it; I just haven't watched it yet.<br /><br />If I for some reason had to be limited to English-only screenplays, <i>Days of Wine and Roses</i> would be a solid choice, as would <i>The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance</i>.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-85235623582564920522018-05-25T10:59:37.217-05:002018-05-25T10:59:37.217-05:00Oscar got it very right. You really do need to se...Oscar got it very right. You really do need to see The Days of Wine and Roses. Something for your un-list? Knife in the Water good as well. For me Harakiri is the best screenplay of the year but I see its based on a novel.marie_dresslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06334550550983418668noreply@blogger.com