tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335502008944631925.post931682297899841200..comments2023-12-30T10:13:15.385-08:00Comments on 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: 1960s Oscars!Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13701724130997076650noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335502008944631925.post-89335279940926932062022-03-20T07:22:53.881-07:002022-03-20T07:22:53.881-07:00Yes, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane was on my long...Yes, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane was on my long list. On another day it could have got higher.<br /><br />I remember really enjoying the start of the sixties, but looking back at the whole decade, I do feel a but underwhelmed. Was I expecting it to be a modern era, now the fun, classic movies begin? Has the classic era of studio system stars and style disappeared?Dessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172245410667624187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335502008944631925.post-35485542673158016732022-03-20T07:15:58.013-07:002022-03-20T07:15:58.013-07:00BEST FILM: Onibaba
Other Nominations: L'Avvent...BEST FILM: Onibaba<br />Other Nominations: L'Avventura, The Birds, The Battle of Algiers, Once Upon a Time in the West<br />Could have been any of these films and it could have been none of them. Onibaba is the outsider on the nominations list but, y'know, it packed a punch for me, which is the point maybe, rather than trying to assess quality in the cold light of day.<br /><br />BEST DIRECTOR: Michelangelo Antonioni<br />Other Nominations: Alfred Hitchcock, Ingmar Bergman, Roman Polanski, Sergio Leone<br />Another tight category. I'm sure I've given my favourite Alf the nod in other decades so maybe he gets edged here. Bergman was close, although I try not to let quantity decide over quality. On the other hand, Polanski and Leone weren't prolific from a list point of view. This isn't a retrospective moral assessment of people, BTW.<br /><br />BEST ACTRESS: Catherine Deneuve<br />Other Nominations: Jeanne Moreau, Monica Vitti, Claudia Cardinale<br />The way the list is compiled, there's no other choice, is there? Quantity, quality and varied range.<br />Quick prediction: some time in the not too distant future, award shows will drop the distinction between actors and actresses. The word 'actress' has become unfashionable anyway, it's a needless divide and, when the time comes, will quickly get swept away in a tide of me-too moral angst. Quite right too. There can't be fewer categories, of course - that would defeat the purpose of even having awards. So they will be split by something like best serious drama, best comedy performance, best action etc. <br /><br />BEST ACTOR: George C Scott<br />Other Nominations: Paul Newman, Marcelo Mastroianni<br />Similarly, this is hard to overlook Paul Newman. A pretty good range of roles in which he has led films with charisma and believability. But I like George C, loved him in both The Hustler and Dr Strangelove Or: How I etc etc. So he can have the gong. <br /><br />Now, let's read what everyone else said...Dessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172245410667624187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335502008944631925.post-21348192743984720022020-03-10T14:22:54.522-07:002020-03-10T14:22:54.522-07:00Good list. Not exactly the list made upon finishin...Good list. Not exactly the list made upon finishing the sixties, but there are a lot we can agree on. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? also made my top 10. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly was the undisputed winner.TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335502008944631925.post-55183129835335475702014-10-12T11:06:18.358-07:002014-10-12T11:06:18.358-07:00Thanks Diana!
And wow, Ray, you don't like Ca...Thanks Diana!<br /><br />And wow, Ray, you don't like Catherine Deneuve? I didn't know that was possible!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13701724130997076650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335502008944631925.post-29536158372201117452014-10-08T12:56:37.254-07:002014-10-08T12:56:37.254-07:00Another of those odd ones where I made a reply tha...Another of those odd ones where I made a reply that seems to have disappeared.<br />Nothing much to disagree with you in this.. except the minor, and predictable issue of 'Young Ladies of Rochfort'.oh, and perhaps Catherine Deneuve, but that is just me. Delighted to see 'Rosemary's Baby' in there..<br />You've lost me as to who Ditzy McDingus is though. I even googled it and it came up with nothing. I've now got the feeling I've said something very naff Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06918265332894443061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335502008944631925.post-17594666006509412742014-10-06T06:46:49.596-07:002014-10-06T06:46:49.596-07:00Love this! I watched Psycho again recently, and wa...Love this! I watched Psycho again recently, and was entertained by many of Anthony Perkins' comments. I had forgotten there were some funny ones! And of course, all quotes from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are wonderful! Good job!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15726625184023392723noreply@blogger.com