tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post8857249626469285010..comments2024-03-29T10:19:16.922-04:00Comments on Best Actor: Alternate Best Actor 1946: David Niven in A Matter of Life and DeathLouis Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-60452254583105018172014-11-14T10:25:44.667-05:002014-11-14T10:25:44.667-05:00I usually like Jones whenever he shows up in somet...I usually like Jones whenever he shows up in something but you're right he's someone who's too often given limited roles. Louis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-42339226924840346112014-11-13T20:56:52.654-05:002014-11-13T20:56:52.654-05:00Louis, what's your opinion on Toby Jones as an...Louis, what's your opinion on Toby Jones as an actor? Personally I love him, but like Ben Foster and Casey Affleck, I feel like he's consistently getting roles that don't allow him to show his full talent. Matt Mustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03310037237651825936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-40982808697565992842014-11-13T20:40:12.915-05:002014-11-13T20:40:12.915-05:001) Andrews
2) Marais
3) Heflin
4) Fonda
5) Niven1) Andrews<br />2) Marais<br />3) Heflin<br />4) Fonda<br />5) Nivenmcofra7https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583620956223429407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-79916908558873753112014-11-13T20:18:50.539-05:002014-11-13T20:18:50.539-05:00Anonymous:
1. Stalag 17 - (The only film of his t...<br />Anonymous:<br /><br />1. Stalag 17 - (The only film of his that has only improved on re-watch, the others did not necessarily degrade though, and I already loved the film. The mystery is fun for sure but what I love is the surprisingly comfortable world he makes out of the pow camp life. A lot of it is comic but when something serious does occur it never seems out of place. The tone is beautifully realized and it's just a film I love to watch)<br /><br />2. Double Indemnity - (The classic version of the average man gets in way too deep for a reason. The film is exceptionally compelling with three fantastic leading characters inside a story that builds its tension in a marvelous fashion)<br /><br />3. Sunset Boulevard - (This is only slightly degraded for me because I feel the Nancy Olsen stuff just feels from a lesser film, not a bad one, but not the extraordinary film that surrounds it. Everything involving Norma Desmond is a darkly funny yet such a very tragic depiction of delusion.) <br /><br />4. Ace in the Hole - (I'd say probably his most underrated film to be sure. It tells such a powerful story of the lack of journalistic integrity as well as a literal media circus. When it does moralize it absolutely earns it)<br /><br />5. The Apartment - (Well I suppose this is how you do a love story which means it better involve a lot of adultery and attempted suicide. It's such an enjoyable film though which kinda slowly but surely becomes just a sweet tale)<br /><br />6. The Lost Weekend - (This can seen to be dated but only becomes it was the film that had the moments of the alcoholic before they were cliched. Ray Milland's outstanding lead performance effectively makes this film a harrowing journey of despair with perhaps the slightest glints of hope)<br /><br />7. Witness for the Prosecution - (The Alfred Hitchcock film made by Billy Wilder I suppose. It tells its tale with plenty of intrigue and humor along with a most enjoyable lead for us to follow. Also it seems to be the only film where Tyrone Power has any emotions whatsoever)<br /><br />8. One Two Three - (Simply put just a great screwball comedy that's a lot fun throughout aided by James Cagney's energetic work)<br /><br />9. The Fortune Cookie - (The stuff involving Walter Matthau shady lawyer is perhaps some of Wilder's best as it's just hilarious. The stuff involving Lemmon is okay I guess, but frankly he's a bit of a stick in the mud)<br /><br />10. Five Graves to Cairo - (A good old fashioned spy thriller. It obviously has a couple of the trademarks of a during the war film, but it's still some good stuff to be sure)<br /><br />11. Some Like it Hot - (I can see why so many might love this film, but I simply just don't find it very funny)<br /><br />12. Irma la Douce - (Not exactly a stellar repairing of the Apartment leads. It's just a rather forgettable film especially when compared to his others)<br /><br />13. Love in the Afternoon - (This might have worked if it were not for the ridiculously miscast Gary Cooper who should not have been the love interest for Audrey Hepburn. The central relationship does not work at all, and it does not have all the other great things that a film like A Matter of Life and Death have to make for it)Louis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-14257829638000657252014-11-13T20:18:42.093-05:002014-11-13T20:18:42.093-05:00Luke:
Spacek - (Another example of why accents is...Luke:<br /><br />Spacek - (Another example of why accents is not an indicator of great talent. Spacek is probably one of the most naturalistic performers ever as there is just something so truthful in almost all of her performances. She has such a wonderful low key charm about her yet surprisingly is capable of some serious intensity when asked of her. I also haven't really even scratched the surface with her filmography which is true for most of these actresses.)<br /><br />Badlands<br />Coal Miner's Daughter<br />The Straight Story<br />In The Bedroom<br />Get Low<br /><br />Fontaine - (The classic Hollywood type grace possibly at its best since she also had such a tremendous talent along with it. There such an effortlessness about her performances despite the power she brings to them.)<br /> <br />Rebecca<br />Suspicion<br />This Above All<br /><br />Weaver - (You'd find few with a stronger screen presence with her, but also a surprisingly large range to back it up. I think her three first portrayals of Ripley just shows how much one can do with a single character)<br /><br />Alien<br />Aliens<br />Alien 3<br />Ghostbusters<br />Galaxy Quest<br /><br />Page - (I actually have a lot more to see from her, but the little that I have seen is already pretty incredible. She's chameleon without ever using any tics or even necessarily changing accents. She simply becomes the characters)<br /><br />Sweet Bird of Youth<br />The Beguiled<br /><br />Dunaway - (Although she never seemed to have recovered from Mommie Dearest (something I should see due to the conflicting views towards the quality of that performance), but her work in the 70's is almost unparalleled in terms of quality)<br /><br />Bonnie And Clyde<br />Chinatown<br />Three Days of the Condor<br />Network<br /><br />Smith - (She's someone who at least is entertaining when she coasts, but when she really goes further with a role she's amazing)<br /><br />The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie<br />California Suite<br /><br />Watts - (A fantastic combination of such a genuine charm along with such a ferocity in terms of the visceral impact her performances can have)<br /><br />Mulholland Drive<br />King Kong<br />Fair Game<br />The Impossible<br /><br />Hunter - (Despite the thickness of her accent she's proven herself quite capable of such an emotional power, as well just being a rather entertaining performer)<br /><br />The Piano<br />Broadcast News<br />Raising Arizona<br /><br />Winters - (Her career is certainly interesting as she went from such sultry roles to the exact opposite in no time at all since A place in the Sun was only a few years after A Double Life. What was so terrific was that she avoided making her frumpy characters into caricature, finding something more to them) <br /><br />A Place in the Sun<br />The Diary of Anne Frank<br />Lolita<br />An Average Little Man<br /><br />Wright - (Probably the actress I found the most charming as her sweetness she brings to her performances just feels always so genuine)<br /><br />Shadow of a Doubt<br />The Best Years of Our LivesLouis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-82745403453837620112014-11-13T12:34:21.222-05:002014-11-13T12:34:21.222-05:00@Michael: I am really not lol xD@Michael: I am really not lol xDRatedRStarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-59730386109969458452014-11-13T11:21:07.176-05:002014-11-13T11:21:07.176-05:00Way to be a good sport Daniel! (Even though we all...Way to be a good sport Daniel! (Even though we all know you're just trying to butter Louis up so he'll end up picking Rains :P )Michael McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08683805466760495934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-58387219938810723542014-11-13T10:59:53.890-05:002014-11-13T10:59:53.890-05:00Your rankings/thoughts on Billy Wilder's films...Your rankings/thoughts on Billy Wilder's filmsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-19285909121609720662014-11-13T08:46:02.408-05:002014-11-13T08:46:02.408-05:00Louis: Your Thoughts on Sissy Spacek, Joan Fontain...Louis: Your Thoughts on Sissy Spacek, Joan Fontaine, Sigourney Weaver, Geraldine Page, Faye Dunaway, Maggie Smith, Naomi Watts, Holly Hunter, Shelley Winters, Teresa Wright. Also a list of their 4.5 + rated performances. Luke Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075392435078135757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-70274106884366791932014-11-13T02:57:11.641-05:002014-11-13T02:57:11.641-05:001. Marais
2. Andrews
3. Heflin
4. Fonda
5. Niven1. Marais<br />2. Andrews<br />3. Heflin<br />4. Fonda<br />5. NivenKevinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-4784834962257412192014-11-12T18:49:19.915-05:002014-11-12T18:49:19.915-05:00GM:
Hunter - 2.5(She's good in the opening s...GM: <br /><br />Hunter - 2.5(She's good in the opening scene but past that I felt she was rather bland here. I try not to nitpick to this extent but she wasn't very good in those scenes where she was suppose to be frozen in place)<br /><br />Byron - 3(She really does not need to do anything major to have an impact as she does so much with just a look)<br /><br />Coote - 3(He did not get to do much but I thought he managed to make himself and endearing presence nevertheless)<br /><br />Attenborough - 3(Miniscule role to be sure but since he's Richard Attenborough he still makes an impact. His expression was perfect like a man who really is seeing heaven)<br /><br />Goring - 3.5(He does the over the top French guy being French, but he does it in a good way. He never becomes too much and succeeds in being actually pretty enjoyable while doing this caricature)<br /><br />Massey - 4(A pretty strong one scene wonder I thought. Massey's no stranger to making big speeches in roles, which he does well. He was great here though by bringing a certain juvenile bitterness behind every word)<br /><br />RatedRStar:<br /><br />Thank you, that means a lot to me. Louis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-11622363389972648002014-11-12T18:17:01.370-05:002014-11-12T18:17:01.370-05:00I should say, despite the fact I have won many pre...I should say, despite the fact I have won many predictions, I actually dont know that much about the Oscars deep down lol.RatedRStarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-27096471900106961412014-11-12T18:14:17.880-05:002014-11-12T18:14:17.880-05:00I would like to write a very personal message
Lou...I would like to write a very personal message<br /><br />Louis I want to tell you something and everyone else on this blog, do you remember the first ever question I ever asked you Louis on this blog, it was back in 2011 and I said if you would review Claude Rains and then you did review him for 1939 supporting, I would like to say, I am very grateful that you have enjoyed Claude Rains work because I thought I was alone in that aspect, because this blog is the only connection I have, to the Oscars, I dont really have any close friends or anything like that, none of my friends that I have back in South Yorkshire in England are into the oscars and films like the people on this blog are.<br /><br /><br />I would just like to say that, deep down I understand if Claude Rains does not win for Notorious because, because I will still be on this blog forever and ever so long as you continue to run it, and I hope you do, even after the alternate years are done, because I dont really bother with Awards circuit, or Rope f Silicon, because they just arent as good as you, so if Claude Rains loses to Russell or one of the Wonderful Life supporting cast, it wont matter, I was just having fun =) ok everyone, I love this blog its my only source to films and the oscars =D.RatedRStarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-60670961955231065682014-11-12T17:54:31.716-05:002014-11-12T17:54:31.716-05:00Yes I reckon Attenborough and perhaps Livesey coul...Yes I reckon Attenborough and perhaps Livesey could be worth a review since I have seen the film it is really good, please dont let them win lol. RatedRStarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-11868089818364721862014-11-12T17:43:42.964-05:002014-11-12T17:43:42.964-05:00Richard Attenborough has a role in this, I bet Lou...Richard Attenborough has a role in this, I bet Louis loved him :)<br /><br />GetDonaldSutherlandAnOscarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-45837960096819324952014-11-12T16:45:35.824-05:002014-11-12T16:45:35.824-05:00I figured you wouldn't rate him that high. I R...I figured you wouldn't rate him that high. I REALLY liked the film, but I agree it was more about the direction and story than anything else. I rather enjoyed Roger Livesey's work though.Michael McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08683805466760495934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-29520814673516290792014-11-12T16:25:26.491-05:002014-11-12T16:25:26.491-05:001. Dana Andrews
2. Jean Marais
3. Henry Fonda
4. V...1. Dana Andrews<br />2. Jean Marais<br />3. Henry Fonda<br />4. Van Heflin<br />5. David NivenMichael Patisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03660402132708891205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-78377388510629114732014-11-12T16:20:06.602-05:002014-11-12T16:20:06.602-05:001. Marais
2. Andrews
3. Heflin
4. Fonda
5. Niven1. Marais<br />2. Andrews<br />3. Heflin<br />4. Fonda<br />5. Nivenmcofra7https://www.blogger.com/profile/03592336399866121449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-2703550512486493942014-11-12T15:58:45.481-05:002014-11-12T15:58:45.481-05:001) Andrews
2) Heflin
3) Marais
4) Fonda
5) Niven1) Andrews<br />2) Heflin<br />3) Marais<br />4) Fonda <br />5) NivenJackiBoyznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-70116824112206393392014-11-12T15:41:55.455-05:002014-11-12T15:41:55.455-05:001. Andrews
2. Marais
3. Heflin
4. Fonda
5. Niven1. Andrews<br />2. Marais<br />3. Heflin<br />4. Fonda<br />5. NivenLuke Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075392435078135757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-4396005930847211602014-11-12T15:39:56.730-05:002014-11-12T15:39:56.730-05:001) Andrews
2) Marais
3) Heflin
4) Fonda
5) Niven
1) Andrews<br />2) Marais<br />3) Heflin<br />4) Fonda<br />5) Niven<br />RatedRStarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-75990314577530463052014-11-12T15:38:14.706-05:002014-11-12T15:38:14.706-05:001. Andrews
2. Marais
3. Fonda
4. Heflin
5. Niven1. Andrews<br />2. Marais<br />3. Fonda<br />4. Heflin<br />5. NivenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-51399012898819510592014-11-12T15:21:10.810-05:002014-11-12T15:21:10.810-05:00Ratings and thoughts on the rest of the cast?Ratings and thoughts on the rest of the cast?GMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07058868751501120504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457552600380761837.post-32581769570725164732014-11-12T15:08:16.147-05:002014-11-12T15:08:16.147-05:00*cough*
1. Marais
2. Andrews
3. Heflin
4. Fonda
5...*cough*<br /><br />1. Marais<br />2. Andrews<br />3. Heflin<br />4. Fonda<br />5. NivenRobert MacFarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17264501767985746886noreply@blogger.com