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Darrellh
Member
07-21-2004
| Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 2:20 pm
LOL! We'll wake you when we talk about Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 3:27 pm
The banter in the old films was just wonderful. Tracy/Hepburn, Loy/Powell, Grant and whoever he acted with. I love him with Irene Dunne.
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Reiki
Moderator
08-12-2000
| Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 4:02 pm
Much as I loved Tracy/Hepburn movies, my favorite Hepburn movie is "Philadelphia Story". Oh to have the choice between Jimmy Stewart and Cary Grant. "Mr. Smith goes to Washington" was on tv recently and it is just as riveting and relevant as ever. I may just have to add some of the movies in this thread to my netflix queue.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 4:07 pm
Bette Davis chewing up the scenery is always a good bet too.
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Darrellh
Member
07-21-2004
| Thursday, October 05, 2006 - 8:44 am
You're right, Mameblanche. Bette could take over any scene she was in.
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Legalboxer
Member
11-17-2003
| Sunday, October 15, 2006 - 3:00 pm
just saw A Place In the Sun and totally fell in love with it - as heartbreaking as it is, i see why it could be one of the best moviees ever made, and Montgomery Clift totally won me over with his performance .. so i am posting the 1952 Academy Awards (for 1951 movies( Best Picture Winner: American in Paris, An (1951) - Arthur Freed Other Nominees: Decision Before Dawn (1951) - Anatole Litvak; Frank McCarthy (II) Place in the Sun, A (1951) - George Stevens (I) Quo Vadis (1951) - Sam Zimbalist Streetcar Named Desire, A (1951) - Charles K. Feldman Best Actor in a Leading Role Winner: African Queen, The (1951) - Humphrey Bogart Other Nominees: Bright Victory (1951) - Arthur Kennedy (I) Death of a Salesman (1951) - Fredric March Place in the Sun, A (1951) - Montgomery Clift Streetcar Named Desire, A (1951) - Marlon Brando Best Actress in a Leading Role Winner: Streetcar Named Desire, A (1951) - Vivien Leigh - Vivien Leigh was not present at the awards ceremony. Greer Garson accepted on her behalf. Other Nominees: African Queen, The (1951) - Katharine Hepburn Blue Veil, The (1951) - Jane Wyman Detective Story (1951) - Eleanor Parker (I) Place in the Sun, A (1951) - Shelley Winters Best Actor in a Supporting Role Winner: Streetcar Named Desire, A (1951) - Karl Malden Other Nominees: Come Fill the Cup (1951) - Gig Young Death of a Salesman (1951) - Kevin McCarthy (I) Quo Vadis (1951) - Leo Genn Quo Vadis (1951) - Peter Ustinov Best Actress in a Supporting Role Winner: Streetcar Named Desire, A (1951) - Kim Hunter (I) - Kim Hunter was not present at the awards ceremony. Bette Davis accepted on her behalf. Other Nominees: Blue Veil, The (1951) - Joan Blondell Death of a Salesman (1951) - Mildred Dunnock Detective Story (1951) - Lee Grant (I) Mating Season, The (1951) - Thelma Ritter Best Director Winner: Place in the Sun, A (1951) - George Stevens (I) Other Nominees: African Queen, The (1951) - John Huston (I) American in Paris, An (1951) - Vincente Minnelli Detective Story (1951) - William Wyler Streetcar Named Desire, A (1951) - Elia Kazan Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Winner: American in Paris, An (1951) - Alan Jay Lerner Other Nominees: Ace in the Hole (1951) - Billy Wilder; Lesser Samuels; Walter Newman (I) David and Bathsheba (1951) - Philip Dunne Go for Broke! (1951) - Robert Pirosh Well, The (1951) - Clarence Greene; Russell Rouse Best Writing, Motion Picture Story Winner: Seven Days to Noon (1950) - Paul Dehn; James Bernard (I) Other Nominees: Bullfighter and the Lady (1951) - Budd Boetticher; Ray Nazarro Frogmen, The (1951) - Oscar Millard Here Comes the Groom (1951) - Robert Riskin; Liam O'Brien (IV) Teresa (1951) - Alfred Hayes; Stewart Stern Best Writing, Screenplay Winner: Place in the Sun, A (1951) - Michael Wilson (I); Harry Brown (I) Other Nominees: African Queen, The (1951) - James Agee; John Huston (I) Detective Story (1951) - Philip Yordan; Robert Wyler Ronde, La (1950) - Jacques Natanson; Max Ophüls Streetcar Named Desire, A (1951) - Tennessee Williams Best Cinematography, Black-and-White Winner: Place in the Sun, A (1951) - William C. Mellor Other Nominees: Death of a Salesman (1951) - Franz Planer Frogmen, The (1951) - Norbert Brodine Strangers on a Train (1951) - Robert Burks Streetcar Named Desire, A (1951) - Harry Stradling Sr. Best Cinematography, Color Winner: American in Paris, An (1951) - Alfred Gilks; John Alton (I) Other Nominees: David and Bathsheba (1951) - Leon Shamroy Quo Vadis (1951) - Robert Surtees; William V. Skall Show Boat (1951) - Charles Rosher When Worlds Collide (1951) - John F. Seitz; W. Howard Greene
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Darrellh
Member
07-21-2004
| Monday, October 16, 2006 - 12:01 pm
Legal, that was a good year, too. I liked the pic that won, but you can make great arguments for A Place In The Sun (,my personal fave), and Streetcar Named Desire. As far as best actor, I liked all of them that I've seen. (Have not seen Bright Victory) Best actress, Great choice. Shelley Winters was awesome that year, but her role was more subtle than that of Vivian's or Katherine's.
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Legalboxer
Member
11-17-2003
| Monday, October 16, 2006 - 8:42 pm
when the camera goes directly on shelley's face in the boat as she starts to talk, right before she gets up, and she has that tired, crazed looked on her, it totally made me believe in her as an actor
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Saturday, October 21, 2006 - 5:32 pm
I finally saw Gone With the Wind. Not bad. Scarlett's a *itch.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Saturday, October 21, 2006 - 9:21 pm
I probably saw GWTW 20 times from childhood on. LOL
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, October 23, 2006 - 8:34 am
What I wouldn't give to be able to have been present at the awards ceremony the year when Gone with the wind was nominated. Can you imagine? Real hollywood glamour before it was so tainted? The fashion. The stars. The movies. The music. They just don't do it like that anymore.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, October 23, 2006 - 9:10 am
I watched A Place In The Sun this weekend. Oh, The Mating Season is a good one too. I want to see that again. I just adore Thelma Ritter.
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Weeniewhiner
Member
07-22-2005
| Monday, October 23, 2006 - 1:33 pm
For you 'A Place in the Sun' fans, I found the site, link below, a few months ago after watching the movie and wanting more info. I thought you might like to read it, too. Did you know this movie was based on a real-life murder? The movie was based on Theodore Dreiser's book about the murder, 'An American Tragedy.' "Historians and scholars of the case debate how close to the actual tale Dreiser stayed when he told the story of Clyde Griffths (Chester Gillette) and Roberta Alden (Grace Brown). Dreiser certainly played up the tenuous "love triangle" aspect involving Sondra Finchley (Harriet Benedict) that may never have occurred in real life." (The names in parenthesis are the real names of the people involved) This site is CrimeLibrary by CourtTV. There are 10 short chapters to choose from. ex: The Missing Boat, Chester, Grace. http://tinyurl.com/vhbdo
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Melfie1222
Member
07-29-2002
| Monday, October 23, 2006 - 11:10 pm
GWTW/Scarlett trivia... Scarlett Johansson's mom's first name is Melanie.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, October 24, 2006 - 1:11 pm
My daughter is taking a class at Berkeley about the evolution of women's roles in film. I love that she's seeing some great old movies. They watched The Lady From Shanghai last night and the week before, they watched Bringing Up Baby, which is one of the best comedies ever.
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Darrellh
Member
07-21-2004
| Tuesday, October 24, 2006 - 2:36 pm
Mamie? Did you like Stella Dallas?
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, October 24, 2006 - 4:11 pm
What's not to like about Barbara Stanwyck?! Not the Bette Midler remake though.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, October 24, 2006 - 4:13 pm
My favorite Barbara Stanwyck movies, though, are Double Indemnity, Christmas in Connecticut and Meet John Doe.
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Darrellh
Member
07-21-2004
| Friday, November 17, 2006 - 4:13 pm
Does anybody like "Breaking Away"? It was on last night. I LOVE that movie. It won the Oscar for best screenplay, I believe.
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Scout
Member
01-20-2005
| Friday, November 17, 2006 - 5:41 pm
Great movie. I always got a kick out of the dad.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, November 17, 2006 - 7:00 pm
Paul Dooley was the dad. I always thought that Dennis Christopher was a very good actor. Very scary in Fade To Black.
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Legalboxer
Member
11-17-2003
| Friday, November 17, 2006 - 9:51 pm
great movie and one that people dont always think of as a oscar nomination definitely was my first dose into cycling
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Darrellh
Member
07-21-2004
| Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 2:07 pm
It's time for the new awards season. I was just looking at some of the other years. 1970 was an interesting year. The direction of movies was changing. Midnight Cowboy won best picture. Others nominated were Hello, Dolly!, Anne of a Thousand Days, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and Z. This was truly a mix of "Old school" movie making and the new. This was also the year of one of my favorite movies and it's theme song..."Jean", from The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.
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Darrellh
Member
07-21-2004
| Thursday, January 18, 2007 - 11:52 am
NEW YORK - When Jack Nicholson opened the envelope and read "Rocky" as the best-picture winner at the 49th Academy Awards 30 years ago, Sylvester Stallone was caught without his tie. The actor's rental bow tie had fallen off on his way to the ceremony, but producers Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff still dragged Stallone up to the stage. Stallone may have been caught unprepared for the occasion, but he wasn't alone — most of Hollywood was surprised too. In fitting underdog fashion, "Rocky" upset a legendary class of films. Also up for best picture at the 1977 Oscars were three movies generally considered among the best America has produced: "All the President's Men," "Network" and "Taxi Driver." (Hal Ashby's Woody Guthrie biopic "Bound for Glory" was the fifth nomination.) As the 30th anniversary of those Oscars nears, there are a few notable parallels. Stallone has again produced a "Rocky" film ("Rocky Balboa"), though it would be fortunate to win one nomination, let alone the ten that the original did. "Taxi Driver" director Martin Scorsese is again in the hunt with "The Departed." But for many, the 49th Academy Awards remains exhibit A in any argument about the academy's less than perfect taste — a critique that usually cites the best-picture loss of "Citizen Kane" in 1942 (to John Ford's "How Green Was My Valley"), Alfred Hitchcock's lack of a best-director award or Art Carney's best-actor win in 1975 over Nicholson ("Chinatown"), Al Pacino ("The Godfather: Part II") and Dustin Hoffman ("Lenny"). "In hindsight, it looks crazy that, of those nominated films, `Rocky' won — because `Rocky' is the flimsiest by far, and was so at the time," says film critic and historian David Thomson. "But at the time, there was this stupid notion that Sly Stallone represented a great American success story." "It's a shining example of how silly (the Oscars) can be," adds Thomson. Sidney Lumet directed "Network," the darkly satirical portrait of TV news. It won three acting Oscars and best screenplay for Paddy Chayefsky, but the best-picture loss still stings for Lumet. "I've been nominated five times," the director told The Associated Press last year. "But on two occasions, I got so pissed off about what beat us. With `Network,' we were beaten out by `Rocky' for Christ's sake." (Lumet, who was finally awarded an honorary Oscar in 2005, also mentions the best picture win for "Gandhi" over his "The Verdict" in 1983.)
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Darrellh
Member
07-21-2004
| Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 11:03 am
Motion Picture of the Year Babel The Departed Letters from Iwo Jima Little Miss Sunshine The Queen Actor in a Leading Role Leonardo DiCaprio, Blood Diamond Ryan Gosling, Half Nelson Peter O'Toole, Venus Will Smith, The Pursuit of Happyness Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland Actress in a Leading Role Penélope Cruz, Volver Judi Dench, Notes on a Scandal Helen Mirren, The Queen Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada Kate Winslet, Little Children Actor in a Supporting Role Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine Jackie Earle Haley, Little Children Djimon Hounsou, Blood Diamond Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls Mark Wahlberg, The Departed Actress in a Supporting Role Adriana Barraza, Babel Cate Blanchett, Notes on a Scandal Abigail Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls Rinko Kikuchi, Babel Director Alejandro González Iñárritu, Babel Martin Scorsese, The Departed Clint Eastwood, Letters from Iwo Jima Stephen Frears, The Queen Paul Greengrass, United 93 Best Animated Feature Cars Happy Feet Monster House Adapted Screenplay Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, screenplay by Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Peter Baynham and Dan Mazer; story by Sacha Baron Cohen, Peter Baynham, Anthony Hines and Todd Phillips Children of Men, Alfonso Cuarón, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby The Departed, William Monahan Little Children, Todd Field and Tom Perrotta Notes on a Scandal, Patrick Marber Original Screenplay Babel, Guillermo Arriaga Letters from Iwo Jima, Iris Yamashita and Paul Haggis Little Miss Sunshine, Michael Arndt Pan's Labyrinth, Guillermo del Toro The Queen, Peter Morgan Art Direction Dreamgirls The Good Shepherd Pan's Labyrinth Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest The Prestige Cinematography The Black Dahlia Children of Men The Illusionist Pan's Labyrinth The Prestige Costume Design Curse of the Golden Flower The Devil Wears Prada Dreamgirls Marie Antoinette The Queen Documentary Feature Deliver Us from Evil An Inconvenient Truth Iraq in Fragments Jesus Camp My Country, My Country Documentary Short Subject The Blood of Yingzhou District Recycled Life Rehearsing a Dream Two Hands Film Editing Babel Blood Diamond Children of Men The Departed United 93 Foreign-Language Film After the Wedding (Denmark) Days of Glory (Indigènes) (Algeria) The Lives of Others (Germany) Pan's Labyrinth (Mexico) Water (Canada) Makeup Apocalypto Click Pan's Labyrinth Original Score Gustavo Santaolalla, Babel Thomas Newman, The Good German Philip Glass, Notes on a Scandal Javier Navarrete, Pan's Labyrinth Alexandre Desplat, The Queen Original Song "I Need to Wake Up" (An Inconvenient Truth), music and lyrics by Melissa Etheridge "Listen" (Dreamgirls), music by Henry Krieger and Scott Cutler, lyrics by Anne Preven "Love You I Do" (Dreamgirls), music by Henry Krieger, lyrics by Siedah Garrett "Our Town" (Cars), music and lyrics by Randy Newman "Patience" (Dreamgirls), music by Henry Krieger; lyrics by Willie Reale Animated Short The Danish Poet Lifted The Little Matchgirl Maestro No Time for Nuts Live-Action Short Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea) Éramos Pocos (One Too Many) Helmer and Son The Saviour West Bank Story Sound Editing Apocalypto Blood Diamond Flags of Our Fathers Letters from Iwo Jima Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Sound Mixing Apocalypto Blood Diamond Dreamgirls Flags of Our Fathers Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Visual Effects Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Poseidon Superman Returns
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