25 April, 2019
SALIERI: Mediocrities everywhere – now and to come – I absolve you all. Amen!
[He extends his arms upward and outward to embrace the assembled audience in a wide gesture of benediction]. Scene 19
13 April, 2019
I know that you Oscar voters get suckered in for Best Picture but Best Original Screenplay? Really?
The 91st annual Academy Awards, for the film year 2018. The nominations were announced on 22 January 2019 and the awards were held on 24 February 2019.
Best Picture: Green Book
Most Surprising Omission: If Beale Street Could Talk
Best Eligible Film Not Nominated: First Man
Rank (out of 91) Among Best Picture Years: #30 (more…)
9 April, 2019
There isn’t a shot with all three of them in it and it didn’t seem right to leave one of them out. The best, wittiest and most hilarious film of what was actually a great year for films.
My Top 20
This is the best Top 5 in five years but it’s the best Top 6 since 2006. In fact, BlackKklansman is the best #6 film since 2005 and one of the best ever. It’s the best Top 10 since 2007. (more…)
5 April, 2019
Since the character of Garrett doesn’t even exist in the novel, this scene clearly isn’t in the novel.
note: That’s it. Just eight films. And there’s really a big drop-off after the Top 5. Actually, there’s really kind of a drop-off after the Top 3.
26 March, 2019
So, this is a very different list than the one that will be appearing in the next post. This list is similar to my Top 100 Favorite Films. This is purely a subjective list and does not rank actresses on how good I think they are but how much I enjoy watching them (which also means you can’t argue with my choices but you are free to comment on your own choices of favorites or least favorites – I didn’t include a list of least favorites but it would be topped by Whoopi Goldberg and Goldie Hawn). Attractiveness has nothing to do with the ranking though there are some actresses that I enjoy partially because I find them highly attractive. This is a list that basically says, do I want to watch a movie just because this actress is in the film? (more…)
22 March, 2019
I have done two previous posts for A Century of Film, one on Best Actress and one on Best Supporting Actress. In those two posts, I discussed the history of each award and all the various groups that give out such awards. I also included all-time lists for points from each group based on my own point system. (more…)
18 March, 2019
” ‘Mama!” She heard Eva’s thin but soaring cry at the instant that she thrust the child away from her and rose from the concrete with a clumsy stumbling motion. ‘Take the baby!’ she called out. ‘Take my little girl!'” (p 590)
