tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post1778421514739214292..comments2023-12-26T05:26:08.512-05:00Comments on The Cinematic Spectacle: 1967 CinSpec AwardsJoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08596682195753811295noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-2363825268320897432014-11-02T18:41:00.320-05:002014-11-02T18:41:00.320-05:00Great choices, as always. Bonnie and Clyde used to...Great choices, as always. Bonnie and Clyde used to be my Best Picture winner, but I rewatched it and The Graduate before I posted this and switched. I still love Bonnie and Clyde, though it's lost some of the impact it had when I first saw it. The Graduate, on the other hand, always grabs me.<br /><br />I think I might replace Harry Andrews with Alan Arkin. The more I think about the latter's performance, the more I want to include it. Nice to see Hepburn on there for one of her brilliant performances, but I wish I liked Two for the Road more. I've always found it overrated.<br /><br />The Deadly Affair is a thriller based on John le Carre's novel. It's directed by Sidney Lumet, and it was a real surprise. Marat/Sade is set in an asylum, where the patients (one of them played by Jackson) act out a play. It's a very interesting - and overlooked - movie.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596682195753811295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-26157715672972719992014-11-02T09:08:35.226-05:002014-11-02T09:08:35.226-05:00I need to see two of your best picture nominees, T...I need to see two of your best picture nominees, The Deadly Affair and Marat/Sade. The second intrigues me the most because of Glenda Jackson's participation. Love her.<br /><br />Picture:<br />Bonnie & Clyde-Winner<br />The Graduate<br />In Cold Blood<br />Two for the Road<br />Wait Until Dark<br />The Graduate is a wonderfully insightful comedy but has dated around the edges whereas B&C seems as vibrant today as when it debuted. Both great films but one feels more timeless.<br /><br />Director:<br />Richard Brooks-In Cold Blood<br />Stanley Donen-Two for the Road<br />Sergio Leone-The Good, the Bad and the Ugly<br />Mike Nichols-The Graduate<br />Arthur Penn-Bonnie & Clyde-Winner <br />B&C isn't my favorite of my nominees, that's Two for the Road, but it is the most inventively shot, purposively paced film of the bunch and that's thanks in large part to Penn's direction.<br /><br />Actor:<br />Warren Beatty-Bonnie & Clyde<br />Albert Finney-Two for the Road<br />Dustin Hoffman-The Graduate<br />Lee Marvin-Point Blank-Winner<br />Sidney Poitier-To Sir, With Love<br />Other worthies-Paul Newman-Cool Hand Luke, Spencer Tracy-Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Rod Steiger-In the Heat of the Night<br />So many wonderful lead performances this year but Marvin's laconic, gruffly determined Walker, a loner battling a corporate villain in the strange disorienting Point Blank is probably his best work.<br /><br />Actress:<br />Catherine Deneuve-Belle de Jour<br />Sandy Dennis-Up the Down Staircase<br />Faye Dunaway-Bonnie & Clyde-Winner<br />Audrey Hepburn-Two for the Road<br />Simone Signoret-Games<br />Other worthies-Edith Evans-The Whisperers, Audrey Hepburn-Wait Until Dark<br />As much as I like Kate Hepburn and think her performance in Dinner is perfectly acceptable it's most definitely not an Oscar worthy one especially when so much worthier work got shut out. Staircase is in my opinion Sandy Dennis's finest performance, playing to her strengths while keeping her tendency towards twitchy excess to a minimum. Signoret makes the mediocre Games worth watching while Road allows Audrey to take her lovable gamin persona and fill it out with some real human foibles. I loved Deneuve in Belle de Jour but Dunaway is so raw and vivid in B&C she makes Bonnie Parker compellingly dangerous despite the glamour treatment the script puts the pair though.<br /><br />Supporting Actor:<br />Alan Arkin-Wait Under Dark<br />Alan Bates-Far From the Madding Crowd-Winner<br />Peter Finch-Far From the Madding Crowd<br />Gene Hackman-Bonnie & Clyde<br />Aldo Ray-Welcome to Hard Times<br />It's the two men from Madding Crowd that impressed me the most in this category. While Finch has the flashier role which he plays expertly as always I think Alan Bates gives the richer performance. Gabriel Oak continually dances in and out of importance in the film's narrative, when he's onscreen through look and gesture Bates fills the supposedly simple character with unexpected depth so whenever he's off screen his skill and magnetism keep him in the viewer's mind and awaiting his return. <br /><br />Supporting Actress:<br />Anne Bancroft-The Graduate-Winner<br />Diane Cilento-Hombre<br />Mildred Natwick-Barefoot in the Park<br />Jean Simmons-Rough Night in Jericho<br />Maggie Smith-The Honey Pot<br />While this was not even a close contest for the winner, Anne's work is unbeatable although her role in the film skirts being a lead, I love all the other performances particularly Diane Cilento's work in the otherwise ponderous Hombre and the great Mildred Natwick, inimitable in Barefoot in the Park.joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-13764340374483805342013-08-24T00:29:10.292-04:002013-08-24T00:29:10.292-04:00That's awesome! They're both great, but Ha...That's awesome! They're both great, but Hackman is easily my winner. Kennedy would probably be my #3 behind Wilson actually.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596682195753811295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-83334690473935447162013-08-22T22:23:40.930-04:002013-08-22T22:23:40.930-04:00I think I'd agree with every single pick here....I think I'd agree with every single pick here. '67... what a damn good year. Tough to choose between Hackman and Kennedy though. Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-36047350960471151592013-08-18T22:59:38.028-04:002013-08-18T22:59:38.028-04:00Thanks. Yeah, she nailed it. She probably would...Thanks. Yeah, she nailed it. She probably would've won a second Oscar if she'd campaigned in supporting.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596682195753811295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-45506265769029596512013-08-18T22:58:19.772-04:002013-08-18T22:58:19.772-04:00Yeah, I just remembered that she made your top 10 ...Yeah, I just remembered that she made your top 10 supporting actresses list.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596682195753811295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-68952537352296217432013-08-17T19:54:40.637-04:002013-08-17T19:54:40.637-04:00YES!!!!!!!! Glenda Jackson!!!! She's marvelo...YES!!!!!!!! Glenda Jackson!!!! She's marvelous...so happy you nominate her!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-25233228185680063282013-08-17T16:48:48.258-04:002013-08-17T16:48:48.258-04:00Bancroft in The Graduate is a great choice. She di...Bancroft in The Graduate is a great choice. She did a terrific job of being both experienced and world-weary and needy and vulnerable. "You're trying to seduce me aren't you, Mrs. Robinson?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-83393388967852423052013-08-17T16:30:12.460-04:002013-08-17T16:30:12.460-04:00Glad you agree with those picks. Yeah, Bancroft is...Glad you agree with those picks. Yeah, Bancroft is wonderful in The Graduate.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596682195753811295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-36849393119643055612013-08-17T16:28:28.306-04:002013-08-17T16:28:28.306-04:00You're in luck! I only have a handful of films...You're in luck! I only have a handful of films available for 1977, so I just watched Marat/Sade. Take a look at my updated ballot above. :)Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596682195753811295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-39053508889728748202013-08-16T17:53:57.486-04:002013-08-16T17:53:57.486-04:00I haven't seen a bunch of these, but I'd t...I haven't seen a bunch of these, but I'd think Jean-Pierre Melville's direction in Le Samouraï is Oscar-worthy, though probably not in the screenplay or acting department, ahah. It does have beautiful cinematography, I agree. Yeah, I'd pick Anne Bancroft for The Graduate too, such an iconic performance.ruthhttp://flixchatter.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-91315175713193387902013-08-16T08:29:26.626-04:002013-08-16T08:29:26.626-04:00Love this year. I'm currently working on it (...Love this year. I'm currently working on it (now that I've finally finished 1988). I meant to tell you to watch Marat/Sade before completing this year. It is my big winner ATM in Picture/Director/Adapted Screenplay/Supporting Actress/Art Direction/Cinematography. It's a brilliant film! Also, Weekend tops my ballot in a lot of places too, so you should love that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com