tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post7519786217934584550..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 1975SJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-13220543000164576512019-09-13T10:21:51.859-05:002019-09-13T10:21:51.859-05:00Yeah, it really is--there's a lot of old Pytho...Yeah, it really is--there's a lot of old Python that is just as funny now as it was 50 (50!) years ago. It absolutely should have been nominated, and while <i>Dog Day Afternoon</i> has a script that ticks every box, I wouldn't have been too upset had <i>Holy Grail</i> been nominated and won.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-4259582164065552902019-09-12T20:14:48.088-05:002019-09-12T20:14:48.088-05:00I've seen Holy Grail a bunch of times but a fe...I've seen Holy Grail a bunch of times but a few years ago I found the script and started reading. I was gasping with laughter sitting at my desk. I *knew* what the script was going to say and I was still convulsing with laughter. THAT is the sign of an amazing screenplay.Ipecachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157560182505626755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-69298055072278641812019-09-08T11:02:30.813-05:002019-09-08T11:02:30.813-05:00I've seen (I think) five Delphine Seyrig movie...I've seen (I think) five Delphine Seyrig movies and have absolutely hated three of them--<i>Jeanne Dielmann, Last Year at Marienbad,</i> and <i>India Song</i>. In fact, my review of <i>Marienbad</i> is what turned this blog from a PG-13 rating to R in terms of language.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-66312442325949155182019-09-08T09:43:18.683-05:002019-09-08T09:43:18.683-05:00Yay! Someone else who hates Jeanne Dielmann!!! I w...Yay! Someone else who hates Jeanne Dielmann!!! I was in a slack jawed stupor by the time that endless lump of nothing finally ended. The praise for it baffles me the same way Last Year at Marienbad is praised to the skies. Coincidentally both starred Delphine Seyrig who I think was a good actress but those films were torture!joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-52512957822237922652019-09-07T23:36:28.290-05:002019-09-07T23:36:28.290-05:00Dog Day Afternoon is the clear winner for me, too....<i>Dog Day Afternoon</i> is the clear winner for me, too. It doesn't matter what else gets nominated, and while something like <i>Nashville</i> or <i>Holy Grail</i> would be a much closer second (and third), it's still <i>Dog Day</i>'s Oscar.<br /><br />My metion of <i>Hester Street</i> wasn't as a possible nomination, but as a better cinematic look at Jewish culture--essentially the same observation made about <i>Fiddler on the Roof</i>.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-3442483381712494612019-09-07T23:34:37.086-05:002019-09-07T23:34:37.086-05:00Dog Day is absolutely worth seeing--it's Pacin...<i>Dog Day</i> is absolutely worth seeing--it's Pacino at his best and another great John Cazale role. <br /><br /><i>Love and Death</i> would have been an interesting choice. It has my single-favorite Woody Allen line:<br />Her: We'll have three children.<br />Him: Yes, yes. One of each.<br /><br />For the record, I absolutely hate <i>Jeanne Dielmann</i>. I am not apologetic about that.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-18707857127494322342019-09-07T19:47:36.951-05:002019-09-07T19:47:36.951-05:00In addition to the films that have been mentioned,...In addition to the films that have been mentioned, we also get Jeanne Dielman, Love and Death, and Cria Cuervos tossed into the mix! I do love Dog Day Afternoon … I saw it on TV later in the 1970s when I was a teenager and it was my introduction to INTENSE 1970S FILMMAKING! I've seen it a few times since and it just gets better and better!<br /><br />But in the same category with Monty Python and the Holy Grail! Yeah, that's the winner!Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921029597363212734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-80737079311968101672019-09-07T14:20:55.474-05:002019-09-07T14:20:55.474-05:00No matter what else was or wasn't nominated th...No matter what else was or wasn't nominated there really shouldn't have been any other winner than Dog Day Afternoon (for that matter there shouldn't have been any other winner of Best Actor than Pacino but that's a discussion for another day). It just gets everything right and gives the actors and director so much to work with. <br /><br />Amarcord was an interesting film and I don't object to its nom but that's as far as it goes. The other nominees were meh, well Shampoo is a bit more than that but its so of its time and place.<br /><br />You mentioned Hester Street, a good if not great film but I think that is based on a novel or novella.<br /><br />I didn't like Nashville but it's more a case of the film just not being my cup of tea rather than it being a bad film and a nomination miss for it is surprising considering the way they ladled nominations on it. <br /><br />The only other film I'd add is the Gene Hackman thriller Night Moves which is far better than at least three of the nominations. joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-46041941916261389102019-09-06T21:59:45.359-05:002019-09-06T21:59:45.359-05:00I still haven't seen Dog Day Afternoon but I h...I still haven't seen <i>Dog Day Afternoon</i> but I have seen <i>Shampoo</i> and <i>Amarcord</i> (one of my favorite Fellini films) as I do agree with you on <i>The Holy Grail</i> as it's a film made by geniuses. Not nominating <i>Nashville</i> for Best Original Screenplay is fucking wrong! Other films that I feel got overlooked in that category are <i>Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles</i>, <i>Love & Death</i>, <i>Wrong Move</i>, and <i>Cria Cuervos</i>.thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.com