tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post3515008477800585710..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 1992SJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-44499937053553949492014-12-22T09:52:56.695-06:002014-12-22T09:52:56.695-06:00I think there was a time when Spike Lee made the A...I think there was a time when Spike Lee made the Academy very nervous. Couple that with a biopic about one of the more controversial figures of the Civil Rights movement, and I think we might have our reason.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-11243708646045434042014-12-21T21:33:53.344-06:002014-12-21T21:33:53.344-06:00I totally agree with you on Unforgiven. For me, th...I totally agree with you on Unforgiven. For me, the only real competition would be Spike Lee for Malcolm X, but for some reason he wasn't nominated.Larry Antoskiewiczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13283340436638531747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-49363064230947133212014-12-21T08:04:11.937-06:002014-12-21T08:04:11.937-06:00I can see that, and my ranking of The Crying Game...I can see that, and my ranking of <i>The Crying Game</i> second here indicates I agree to some extent. It's a hell of a good movie all the way around, and a lot of that comes from the direction. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-85697895008342636562014-12-21T01:30:58.713-06:002014-12-21T01:30:58.713-06:00In the early nineties I would have agreed with you...In the early nineties I would have agreed with you, but twenty some years later it is the Crying Game I remember. Probably because The Unforgiven started a lavine of brutal, harsh and realistic films, but I still have not seen anything like the Crying Game. I know that is more of a Best Picture critique, but a lot of that hangs on the director. TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-4735755080333901142014-12-20T16:32:22.292-06:002014-12-20T16:32:22.292-06:00I like The Player, and I think it's my favorit...I like <i>The Player</i>, and I think it's my favorite Altman film, if not specifically his "best" film. I'd hear arguments for it winning, because it is really well done, but my vote would still go to Eastwood. <i>Unforgiven</i> is a re-invention of its genre, and Eastwood manages to root it in the past and still move it into the future. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-62139612110853522302014-12-20T15:25:46.310-06:002014-12-20T15:25:46.310-06:00I agree with Dan on Malcolm X. I consider it Lee&...I agree with Dan on Malcolm X. I consider it Lee's best overall film. (Inside Man is my favorite Lee film just because it's more fun to watch.)<br /><br />I'm being a broken record here, but I'm prefacing this with my usual disclaimer that I have trouble separating director from film. I should probably make this my last such declaration, or simply stop commenting when the post is on a Best Director choice.<br /><br />I really don't disagree with a single thing you said on Unforgiven, The Crying Game, and The Player. I will say that when I read the five nominees at the top of the post my immediate choice was Altman, both for managing the large cast and for keeping the intricate story threads going without losing them. One dropped piece and the entire film's point would have not been made.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-90847280752457876872014-12-20T14:31:53.619-06:002014-12-20T14:31:53.619-06:00I need to get to Malcolm X. Right now, Do the Righ...I need to get to <i>Malcolm X</i>. Right now, <i>Do the Right Thing</i> is my favorite Lee film, with <i>Inside Man</i> in second place.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-16167778130307826602014-12-19T22:43:08.809-06:002014-12-19T22:43:08.809-06:00I agree that Unforgiven was the right choice out o...I agree that Unforgiven was the right choice out of the five options. On the other hand, the real winner should have been Spike Lee for Malcolm X. I'm surprised that it isn't part of the 1,001 movies book. It's his best film and a slight notch about Do the Right Thing for me. Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351431577484530230noreply@blogger.com