December 2010
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26 December, 2010

With 7 Oscars, The Sting becomes the most successful Comedy in Academy history.
The 46th annual Academy Awards, for the film year 1973. The nominations were announced on February 19, 1974 and the awards were held on April 2, 1974.
Best Picture: The Sting
- Cries and Whispers
- The Exorcist
- American Graffiti
- A Touch of Class
Most Surprising Omission: Serpico
Best Eligible Film Not Nominated: Mean Streets
Rank (out of 82) Among Best Picture Years: #8
Rank Note: If they had nominated Serpico instead of A Touch of Class, this year would rank #1. (more…)
23 December, 2010
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Erland Josephson and Liv Ullmann in Bergman's Cries and Whispers
My Top 20:
- Cries and Whispers
- Mean Streets
- The Exorcist
- American Graffiti
- Serpico
- The Sting
- Last Tango in Paris
- The Friends of Eddie Coyle
- Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid
- Enter the Dragon
- The Day of the Jackal
- Battles without Honor or Humanity
- Playtime
- Sleeper
- A Doll’s House
- I Love You, Rosa
- The Last Detail
- State of Siege
- Paper Moon
- Charley Verrick (more…)
19 December, 2010

the second (1957) Modern Library cover of Look Homeward, Angel - the version I own
Look Homeward, Angel
- Author: Thomas Wolfe (1900 – 1938)
- Rank: #57
- Published: 1929
- Publisher: Charles Scribner’s Sons
- Pages: 626
- First Line: “A destiny that leads the English to the Dutch is strange enough; but one that leads from Epsom into Pennsylvania, and thence into the hills that shut in Altamont over the proud coral cry of the cock, and the soft stone smile of an angel, is touched by that dark miracle of chance which makes new magic in a dusty world.”
- Last Line: “Yet, as he stood for the last time by the angels of his father’s porch, it seemed as if the Square already were far and lost; or, I should say, he was like a man who stands upon a hill above the town he has left, yet does not say “The town is near,” but turns his eyes upon the distant soaring ranges.
- ML Edition: ML Giant #16 (two dust jackets – 1934, 1957)
- Film: two television versions – 1961 German and 1972 U.S.
- First Read: February, 1996 (more…)
15 December, 2010
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Not a good time for getting stuff written or being at work. After never in my life having missed more than 3 days in a row for being sick, I missed a week in October with bronchitis that bordered on pneumonia and now I have a vicious stomach flu which has caused me to miss all of this week so far and now has laid up Veronica and Thomas as well.
12 December, 2010
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A collage of many great scenes from The Godfather (1972)
The 45th Academy Awards for the film year 1972. The nominations were announced on February 12, 1973 and the awards were held on March 27, 1973.
Best Picture: The Godfather
- Cabaret
- Deliverance
- The Emigrants
- Sounder
Most Surprising Omission: Sleuth
Best Eligible Film Not Nominated: The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Best English Language Film Not Nominated: Sleuth
Rank (out of 82) Among Best Picture Years: #18 (more…)
10 December, 2010
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the brilliant restaurant scene in The Godfather
My Top 20:
- The Godfather
- The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
- Cabaret
- Sleuth
- Deliverance
- The Emigrants
- Play It Again Sam
- Murmur of the Heart
- Tokyo Story
- Limelight
- Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (* But Were Afraid to Ask)
- Fat City
- Travels with My Aunt
- Frenzy
- The Heartbreak Kid
- Jeremiah Johnson
- Fellini’s Roma
- The Hot Rock
- Early Summer
- Mon Oncle Antoine (more…)
5 December, 2010

the 1st edition cover of Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon
- Author: Toni Morrison (b. 1931)
- Rank: #58
- Published: 1977
- Publisher: Alfred Knopf
- Pages: 337
- First Line: “The North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance agent promised to fly from Mercy to the other side of Lake Superior at three o’clock.”
- Last Line: “For now he knew what Shalimar knew: If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it.”
- ML Edition: none
- Acclaim: National Book Critics Circle Award
- Film: none
- First Read: Spring, 2001 (more…)
2 December, 2010

A performance that absolutely deserved the Oscar in a film that earned it - Gene Hackman in The French Connection (1971)
The 43rd annual Academy Awards, for the film year 1971. The nominations were announced on February 22, 1972 and the awards were held on April 10, 1972.
Best Picture: The French Connection
- A Clockwork Orange
- The Last Picture Show
- Fiddler on the Roof
- Nicholas and Alexandra
Most Surprising Omission: Sunday Bloody Sunday
Best Eligible Film Not Nominated: McCabe and Mrs. Miller
Rank (out of 82) Among Best Picture Years: #37
Rank note: If the Academy had nominated Sunday Bloody Sunday (which seemed headed for a nomination) rather than Nicholas and Alexandra, the year would rank #8 (more…)