tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post8203068357538288038..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1959SJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-18678863902549153182017-01-04T11:20:42.949-06:002017-01-04T11:20:42.949-06:00I can agree with that, but I do think that Heston&...I can agree with that, but I do think that Heston's performance is central to the movie. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-80876383764739041772017-01-03T13:04:28.108-06:002017-01-03T13:04:28.108-06:00Well, I cannot honestly place Heston on top. Ben H...Well, I cannot honestly place Heston on top. Ben Hur is a great movie depite Heston, not because of him. I would go for Grant, but since he is not nominated, Lemmon. Oscar needs some more comedians.<br />TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-24497564472912328802014-08-25T21:44:38.836-05:002014-08-25T21:44:38.836-05:00I like Curtis, too, but it's Lemmon who really...I like Curtis, too, but it's Lemmon who really carries the film for me. <br /><br />Muni's performance is worth seeing. Not a ton more is worth it for that film, but Muni...especially compared with his other films with how different they all are, is pretty special. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-49539566817751461462014-08-25T20:34:49.431-05:002014-08-25T20:34:49.431-05:00I haven't seen Muni's performance, but amo...I haven't seen Muni's performance, but among the other four I'm only now thinking about them as I type this comment. It's hard for me to separate out the chariot race and only consider Heston's performance in the film. I don't really remember much of Stewart's and Harvey's performances in their films, either. I guess I'd go with Lemmon from among the nominees. I still love Curtis' dead on impersonation of Cary Grant in that film, though. That same year they were in Operation Petticoat together and I've never looked it up to see if that film was before this one or not, so that he may have gotten to see Grant close up to mimic him.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-86922033597860265832014-08-25T10:14:50.143-05:002014-08-25T10:14:50.143-05:00Like I said, I can't say the Academy was wrong...Like I said, I can't say the Academy was wrong, so they get the benefit of the doubt. <br /><br />It is an interesting year. I genuinely like all five nominees, and that's pretty rare.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-34690120624138771352014-08-25T10:09:24.612-05:002014-08-25T10:09:24.612-05:00We keep you alive to serve this ship. Row well, an...We keep you alive to serve this ship. Row well, and live. <br /><br />The sarcastic delivery of that line goes along with the chariot race to secure this choice. An interesting year.Richard Kirkhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16428986542891346618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-75572510863318197702014-08-23T07:06:52.577-05:002014-08-23T07:06:52.577-05:00I'm pretty much convinced that Ben-Hur won Bes...I'm pretty much convinced that <i>Ben-Hur</i> won Best Picture strictly based on the chariot scene. I'm also of the opinion that that's not necessarily a terrible thing.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-67908828416077597032014-08-23T07:06:03.265-05:002014-08-23T07:06:03.265-05:00I agree, of course, considering my deep and abidin...I agree, of course, considering my deep and abiding love for <i>North by Northwest</i>, but it's really hard to argue against Heston here.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-87925187625754650672014-08-23T01:55:41.631-05:002014-08-23T01:55:41.631-05:00This is a year I am really looking forward to. All...This is a year I am really looking forward to. All of these movies are too far away in memory for me to comment on them. I may have been hangovered when I saw Ben Hur...TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-57180238199262525792014-08-23T01:15:38.935-05:002014-08-23T01:15:38.935-05:00My favorite would be Grant partly because he reall...My favorite would be Grant partly because he really should have won an Oscar for something! And what film buff doesn't love North by Northwest? Overall,I honestly don't find to much fault with the choice of Heston here either. 1001: A Film Odyssey is produced, directed and written by Chris, a librarian.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04803620768028761898noreply@blogger.com