tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post537230003463190389..comments2023-12-26T05:26:08.512-05:00Comments on The Cinematic Spectacle: 1972 CinSpec AwardsJoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08596682195753811295noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-5544804673987333632014-11-13T23:45:10.824-05:002014-11-13T23:45:10.824-05:00Haha, I really need to see Looking for Mr. Goodbar...Haha, I really need to see Looking for Mr. Goodbar.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596682195753811295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-67131032363280882002014-11-13T13:50:36.882-05:002014-11-13T13:50:36.882-05:00It is surprising that she was recognized at last. ...It is surprising that she was recognized at last. Being the purposeful outsider that she was usually translates to no nomination acknowledgement at all. As seems to be the academy's standard practice though they handed her the nod for a role that didn't offer much in the way of a challenge in a year where the winner was pre-determined before a ballot had been put in a box. <br /><br />Of course once Vanessa won and made that speech they might have wished they'd gone with Tuesday!!joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-7988885853332567642014-11-12T21:33:25.683-05:002014-11-12T21:33:25.683-05:00Wow! That's amazing. If she really turned down...Wow! That's amazing. If she really turned down those roles because she didn't want to be too famous, then she really did have a good eye. And to think: she still got an Oscar nomination.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596682195753811295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-55951649695069948022014-11-09T23:39:12.430-05:002014-11-09T23:39:12.430-05:00I love Tuesday Weld, she's a wonderfully idios...I love Tuesday Weld, she's a wonderfully idiosyncratic actress but she's the queen of turning down projects that went on to be great successes. I don't think anyone else comes close to the number of roles she refused that were great triumphs for other actresses. She refused Bonnie & Clyde, Elaine in The Graduate, Lolita, True Grit, Norma Rae, Cactus Flower, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, Rosemary's Baby, the 70's version of The Great Gatsby, Polanski's MacBeth, The Stepford Wives and The Rocky Horror Picture Show! What's amazing considering the wide range of women ultimately cast in those roles is that because of her versatility I can see her in all of them. Just for example could you see Dyan Cannon in True Grit or Kim Darby in B&C&T&A? No way but Tuesday would have made sense in both. I've read that she didn't like the limelight and actually had a keen script sense choosing to stay away from anything she felt would make her too famous, if true she certainly knew what she was doing.joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-7196331655695005202014-11-08T21:33:54.117-05:002014-11-08T21:33:54.117-05:00I like Deliverance a lot, but it doesn't hold ...I like Deliverance a lot, but it doesn't hold me like The Godfather does. Can't argue with giving the wins to Pacino and Cazale instead of Brando and Caan. There are several great performances in The Godfather. Kahn is a fun win, and it's great that Winters gets a nomination. I need to watch more of Weld's work, and I really want to see Images for York's performance.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596682195753811295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-46347270575626179742014-11-08T11:26:41.372-05:002014-11-08T11:26:41.372-05:00Picture:
Deliverance-Winner
The Godfather
The Pose...Picture:<br />Deliverance-Winner<br />The Godfather<br />The Poseidon Adventure<br />Sleuth<br />What's Up, Doc?<br />Poseidon is an exciting thrill ride which still manages to engage you with its cast of characters, a skill seemingly lost on modern filmmakers. Doc an almost perfect homage to the screwball comedies of yore and Sleuth a duel of words between two expert players but this was between Deliverance and The Godfather for me. I know Godfather is venerated and was revolutionary upon its release, it is an outstanding achievement but the tension filled survivalism of Deliverance has always had a greater impact on me.<br /><br />Director:<br />Peter Bogdanovich-What's Up, Doc?<br />John Boorman-Deliverance-Winner<br />Francis Ford Coppola-The Godfather<br />Joseph Mankiewicz-Sleuth<br />Ronald Neame-The Poseidon Adventure<br />Boorman is a wildly variable director but when he connects to the material, Hope and Glory, Excalibur, this film and a few others, he's capable of making amazing films.<br /><br />Actor:<br />Marlon Brando-The Godfather<br />Michael Caine-Sleuth<br />Steven McQueen-Junior Bonner<br />Laurence Olivier-Sleuth<br />Al Pacino-The Godfather-Winner<br />McQueen gives one of his most thoughtful performances as Junior Bonner. Olivier and Caine are so good together it would be impossible to pick one over the other as the best. It's really between Brando and Pacino. Brando's excellent but some of the power of his performance is aided by his transformative makeup whereas Pacino's is strictly through the force of his personality, gravitas and nuance. I wish he had won for this thereby sparing him from the consolation Oscar for the dreadful Scent of a Woman.<br /><br />Actress:<br />Liza Minnelli-Cabaret<br />Barbra Streisand-What's Up, Doc?<br />Cicely Tyson-Sounder<br />Tuesday Weld-Play It As It Lays-Winner<br />Susannah York-Images<br />Two iconic performances, two obscure but incredibly complex ones and a celebrated one. All are great and although I'm not a big fan of the film Liza's would seem to be the leader. But while her musical numbers are awesome, to me they actually weaken her interpretation of the role. The root of the problem is she's too talented to be Sally Bowles, a second-rate talent at best playing in a lowdown dive. She's compelling but I think it's a major flaw. Streisand is the most delightful she's ever been on screen in Doc, loose, daffy and a total hoot. Cicely makes her struggles and weariness vivid in Sounder and Susannah makes the scrambled narrative of Images worth navigating. I'm handing the prize to Tuesday Weld though for making the fractured Maria Wyeth, in the hard to like Play It As It Lays, so layered. It's the sort of work rarely acknowledged but wonderful to find.<br /><br />Supporting Actor:<br />James Caan-The Godfather<br />John Cazale-The Godfather-Winner<br />Joel Grey-Cabaret<br />Kenneth Mars-What's Up, Doc?<br />Robert Preston-Junior Bonner<br />Mars's over the top performance in Doc is a source of endless joy, his "I am Hugh" bit makes me laugh ever time, in a weaker year he'd be my winner. Grey gets the sleazy MC just right and Preston is perfect as the difficult Dad in Bonner. Caan got most of the attention for his flashy work as Sonny in The Godfather but I prefer Cazale's work as the hapless Fredo.<br /><br />Supporting Actress:<br />Uta Hagen-The Other<br />Eileen Heckart-Butterflies Are Free<br />Madeline Kahn-What's Up, Doc?-Winner<br />Ida Lupino-Junior Bonner<br />Shelley Winters-The Poseidon Adventure<br />Uta made something from virtually nothing in The Other. Shelley does lovely things with Belle Rosen in The Poseidon Adventure, particularly near the end and Ida Lupino is just right as the wise and weary mother in Bonner, a role that should have lead to more great work for her but was her last decent role. I hate to take Eileen's Oscar away because she was wonderful, the best thing in that dated mess however it's the one of a kind Madeline Kahn and her masterful creation of THE Eunice Burns that I think deserved the award.joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-41657282468252350352014-06-11T16:23:37.104-04:002014-06-11T16:23:37.104-04:00Wow, I knew you loved Deliverance, but I forgot yo...Wow, I knew you loved Deliverance, but I forgot you loved it that much. That's a great pick, though. You should do your own alternate Oscars at some point.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596682195753811295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-44491764542080757602014-06-10T19:02:20.062-04:002014-06-10T19:02:20.062-04:00A great, great year here. And this isn't to ta...A great, great year here. And this isn't to take anything away from The Godfather (or Aguirre, or Solaris), but Deliverance would dominate this year for me. That film still haunts me.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-69629122281372695552014-06-10T10:27:58.135-04:002014-06-10T10:27:58.135-04:00Hi Ruth! Haha, The Godfather is a classic, but I d...Hi Ruth! Haha, The Godfather is a classic, but I did enjoy The Getaway. ;)Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596682195753811295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-80387557104469679872014-06-09T21:04:58.741-04:002014-06-09T21:04:58.741-04:00Hi Josh! Kind of hard to beat The Godfather this y...Hi Josh! Kind of hard to beat The Godfather this year, isn't it? Btw I saw The Getaway a couple of years back and didn't care for it at all, sooo boring!ruthhttp://flixchatter.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-80128594817478362162014-06-08T11:28:52.379-04:002014-06-08T11:28:52.379-04:00Haha, The Godfather is way ahead of the other film...Haha, The Godfather is way ahead of the other films on here. Diana's a good pick, but you must see Liza.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596682195753811295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-40430921765019405272014-06-06T18:56:22.764-04:002014-06-06T18:56:22.764-04:00As long as you went with The Godfather for Best Pi...As long as you went with The Godfather for Best Pic we're still cool, lol. Haven't seen Cabaret so I'm going with Diana for Best Actress. Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-85067016270256383762014-06-06T12:27:35.437-04:002014-06-06T12:27:35.437-04:00Thanks man! Liza is SO GOOD. The only performance ...Thanks man! Liza is SO GOOD. The only performance even close to topping her is Carstensen, and it's not that close.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596682195753811295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-74876693108592048122014-06-06T12:25:36.268-04:002014-06-06T12:25:36.268-04:00Glad you approve, Chris. :) Those are two brillian...Glad you approve, Chris. :) Those are two brilliant films.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596682195753811295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-43056509887174147262014-06-06T09:32:00.360-04:002014-06-06T09:32:00.360-04:00Great wins here buddy! Liza is a goddess in Cabar...Great wins here buddy! Liza is a goddess in Cabaret. So glad she has a CinSpec Award!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-73693167944689221082014-06-06T05:24:15.144-04:002014-06-06T05:24:15.144-04:00Can't argue with the greatness of The Godfathe...Can't argue with the greatness of The Godfather. Solaris is beautiful, glad you give it the win for art directionChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395044055566348346noreply@blogger.com