tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post6093919685800266739..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1943SJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-9140411988082654832018-06-02T14:41:10.846-05:002018-06-02T14:41:10.846-05:00I enjoyed the hell out of The More the Merrier. It...I enjoyed the hell out of <i>The More the Merrier</i>. It's fluff, but it's really entertaining fluff.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-53692246484756816622018-06-02T13:18:40.486-05:002018-06-02T13:18:40.486-05:00As Casablanca is the only one of the nominees I ha...As Casablanca is the only one of the nominees I have actually seen commenting on the order seems rather stupid. I would say though that for any competition to Casablanca to be relevant it would have to be phenomenally good and I expect such a movie would have had a place on the List.<br />TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-39403786476065531762018-06-02T09:57:47.571-05:002018-06-02T09:57:47.571-05:00I can live with that. For me, the difference is si...I can live with that. For me, the difference is simple. I at least marginally liked <i>The Human Comedy</i> and I flat hated <i>The Song of Bernadette</i>. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-49275917741065355112018-06-02T09:53:20.273-05:002018-06-02T09:53:20.273-05:00I agree in with you in every possible way except I...I agree in with you in every possible way except I'd reverse the places of Bernadette and Human Comedy on your nominees list. marie_dresslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06334550550983418668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-63785443175062754282018-06-01T21:08:59.430-05:002018-06-01T21:08:59.430-05:00Wellman and Hitchcock would be in my list of five ...Wellman and Hitchcock would be in my list of five nominees. I'd have to think hard about the other two--Powell/Pressburger are likely because <i>Colonel Blimp</i> is a doozy of a film.<br /><br />Doesn't really matter, though, because Curtiz is taking this every time. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-15672111534513042372018-06-01T13:46:31.597-05:002018-06-01T13:46:31.597-05:00Yes to all you said about Casablanca and Curtiz. H...Yes to all you said about Casablanca and Curtiz. He was able to handle any genre with ease, a rare gift that even most of the best directors didn't possess but Casablanca is his pinnacle. Especially impressive when you consider the movie was compiled as it went along.<br /><br />I also agree about most of the other nominations, Song of Bernadette!!? WTH, but I am much more fond of Heaven Can Wait than you and it would be the only other I'd retain. Though it would be fourth or fifth on my list. <br /><br />Couldn't agree more about Wellman and The Ox-Box Incident and especially Hitchcock and Shadow of a Doubt. Shadow isn't among my top favorites of his films but its a terrific movie and brilliantly directed. <br /><br />I was going to suggest Day of Wrath as an alternate but see that it didn't open in the States until 1948. I'd consider Busby Berkeley's The Gang's All Here which may not be the best picture but his control of the elephantine production, The Lady in the Tutti-Frutti Hat alone must have been a logistical nightmare, was a special skill that Berkeley seemed to have a unique aptitude for. Since we're looking at direction not overall film his work is certainly more assured than at least two who made the shortlist. joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.com