tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post6936674355715801375..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 1965SJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-51736743410385570822018-11-22T04:23:49.502-06:002018-11-22T04:23:49.502-06:00A usual for BEst Actrss I have seen very few of th...A usual for BEst Actrss I have seen very few of these movies. What I can say though is that Catherine Deneuve had a hell of a year and shold have been recognized for it. She was good in Umbrellas of Cherbourg, but outstanding in Repulsion. That is where I would place my money.<br />TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-17209238863414418812015-10-21T16:15:19.295-05:002015-10-21T16:15:19.295-05:00Were I prone to using emoticons or emoji, this wou...Were I prone to using emoticons or emoji, this would be the perfect place for one.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-60644465910250384222015-10-20T22:12:54.931-05:002015-10-20T22:12:54.931-05:00Wait, so you don't like the Sound of Music? I...Wait, so you don't like the Sound of Music? I'd have never guessed.Richard Kirkhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16428986542891346618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-58284140546568072862015-10-12T15:55:42.402-05:002015-10-12T15:55:42.402-05:00I freely admit that The Collector is right in the ...I freely admit that <i>The Collector</i> is right in the wheelhouse of my sensibilities. It was more or less designed to be a film that I loved. Your mileage very much may vary. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-6409785530938647642015-10-12T13:38:58.869-05:002015-10-12T13:38:58.869-05:00Remember your dislike for The Sound of Music, I th...Remember your dislike for The Sound of Music, I think Andrews is my winner right now. Agree Catherine Deneuve deserved a nomination for Repulsion, she carried that film ans would be my runner up. The Collector wasn't as memorable to me as it was to you, I should rewatch it!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395044055566348346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-41400425968934538042015-10-11T22:14:05.443-05:002015-10-11T22:14:05.443-05:00Go find The Collector and watch it.
I get the Ju...Go find <i>The Collector</i> and watch it. <br /><br />I get the Julie Andrews love. I do think that Julie Christie's performance was a great one, even if the character is so repugnant.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-55675453572564715082015-10-11T20:52:47.521-05:002015-10-11T20:52:47.521-05:00I haven't seen the performances from your #1 o...I haven't seen the performances from your #1 or #5 so I can't comment on them. I can't remember much of Signoret from Ship of Fools, either. I hated Christie's character in Darling. Had she been nominated for Dr. Zhivago I might go with her. So by process of elimination I'd have to go with Julie Andrews.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-17310790596106425792015-10-10T17:47:33.487-05:002015-10-10T17:47:33.487-05:00For me, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is all a...For me, <i>The Spy Who Came in from the Cold</i> is all about Richard Burton. I haven't seen <i>The Loves of a Blonde</i>, so I can't comment.<br /><br />And you should go find <i>The Collector</i> very soon.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-78362563613660518112015-10-10T09:45:31.796-05:002015-10-10T09:45:31.796-05:00Wow, for a relatively old year I haven't seen ...Wow, for a relatively old year I haven't seen ANY of the nominees other than Sound of Music. It's a lean year for me in general. Two performances that might deserve mentions, if not nominations, were Claire Bloom in The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Hana Brejchova in The Loves of a Blonde. Would highly recommend the latter movie if you haven't seen it.marie_dresslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06334550550983418668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-89855459126493947732015-10-09T21:42:40.598-05:002015-10-09T21:42:40.598-05:00Aside from Terrance Stamp, who is tremendous in Th...Aside from Terrance Stamp, who is tremendous in <i>The Collector</i>, the entire movie (for me) turns on Samantha Eggar's reaction when she wakes up in her room/prison and slowly discovers the various amenities, like a closet filled with clothing that fits her. The slow revelation of exactly what has happened and the sort of person who has kidnapped her is one of my favorite moments of that year's films. The horror builds in stages, and she communicates this all with her face. It is an unpleasant film, but that ending is really something, particularly for the time in which the film was made. <br /><br />I should probably give <i>Ship of Fools</i> another watch. I remember liking the film more than I thought I would, but Signoret, who is normally someone I love watching, is a complete blank for me. <br /><br />I haven't seen <i>The Nanny</i> or <i>Baby the Rain Must Fall</i> so I can't comment on them. One of the things I like most about these weekly posts is hearing from other people about performances they would nominate--especially in cases like this when those performances are ones I don't know.<br /><br />I agree on Deneuve and <i>Repulsion</i> as well. I can't say I liked the movie a lot and it's not one I've been itching to revisit. But she is stellar in it, and she'd probably end up as my second pick in a broader field. Of any performance I know from this year, she's the one I'd want nominated, replacing Elizabeth Hartman. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-69380301805346871832015-10-09T19:56:46.143-05:002015-10-09T19:56:46.143-05:00Samantha Eggar is an terrific pick, though she wou...Samantha Eggar is an terrific pick, though she wouldn't be mine. I'm in the same position with her as you are with Signoret as far as remembering her performance in The Collector. Eggar could be a strong actress and I remember being impressed with her at the time I saw the picture but she didn't stay with me. Perhaps it was my distaste for the film, it was extremely well made but it was an unsettling and unpleasant experience.<br /><br />Of the actual nominees I agree with putting Elizabeth Hartman last. I didn't like A Patch of Blue in the least but that isn't necessary to find a performance worthy, for instance I didn't care much for A Woman Under the Influence but I thought Gena Rowland's performance was one of the greatest I'd ever seen, but your right about the part getting the nomination not Hartman's work. <br /><br />I'm certainly not as adverse to Sound of Music as you, I don't adore it but I find it enjoyable however the performance that always registered with me is Eleanor Parker's wry reading of the Baroness, and Maria is geared to Julie's strengths still I would have rather seen her score a nomination for The Americanization of Emily than either of the two she did receive them for.<br /><br />I loved Simone Signoret's work in Ship of Fools, La Condesa shares certain aspects with Alice Aisgell but she plays her beautifully and I was very moved by her. For the actresses in the running I wouldn't have minded seeing her win. <br /><br />I'm somewhat prejudiced because Julie Christie is my favorite living actress and I'm thankful she has at least one Oscar, though she should have more, and I think it's her radiance that makes a ruthless grabber like Diana Scott palatable, and there's no question Zhivago gave her an edge in the race, but I wouldn't have been upset if she hadn't won for this if other performances had been in the running. As it stands though she would still be my choice.<br /><br />Now as to who should have been competing, my ballot would be:<br />Julie Christie-Darling<br />Bette Davis-The Nanny<br />Catherine Deneuve-Repulsion-Winner<br />Lee Remick-Baby the Rain Must Fall<br />Simone Signoret-Ship of Fools<br /><br />The Nanny is the last really strong theatrical role Davis had and she does wonders with it but it was marketed as a movie in the Baby Jane vein and that killed it both for award honors and with audiences once they found out it wasn't similar to that film. Lee Remick's delicate work as the desperately hopeful wife of a man who will always let her down is one of my favorites of that terribly under appreciated actress's performances.<br /><br />I more or less hated Repulsion but Catherine Deneuve's work in it blew everyone else out of the water this year. I don't find it hard to understand how she was ignored, what is basically a horror movie-even one directed by someone as respected as Polanski was at the time-would stand little chance of being acknowledged against more mainstream fare. In a way its somewhat surprising that Eggar, who would be my sixth place pick, made the grade in the super dark chiller that is The Collector. <br />joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-61807810614862164202015-10-09T13:42:18.263-05:002015-10-09T13:42:18.263-05:00The Collector is not on the 1001 Movies list. Howe...<i>The Collector</i> is not on the 1001 Movies list. However, I cannot stress this enough--watch it, even if you don't put up a review. Seriously. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-32930393406776527882015-10-09T12:26:13.652-05:002015-10-09T12:26:13.652-05:00I guess you do not like The Sound of Music. Neithe...I guess you do not like The Sound of Music. Neither do I. <br />I will be back with a proper comment in a few years.TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-36662314837535956212015-10-09T12:02:38.818-05:002015-10-09T12:02:38.818-05:00I cannot properly express in words, facial express...I cannot properly express in words, facial expression, or interpretive dance the depths of my hatred for <i>The Sound of Music</i>.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-37428654881596525192015-10-09T11:48:21.043-05:002015-10-09T11:48:21.043-05:00UGH, NO!!!!! This should have been Andrews Oscar....UGH, NO!!!!! This should have been Andrews Oscar...so much so!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com