[PO] Penelope's Elimination Game
Damn, I'm totally happy with Wilder winning (I haven't seen Sons and Lovers or The Sundowners) but I don't really want to use a pass this early. Ok, I'll give it to Hitchcock for Psycho and hope someone else makes it up to Wilder, perhaps for Sunset Boulevard (the one category I could have gone either way between Eve and Boulevard -- the rest I would give to Eve).
Zahveed: Best Actress, 1950.
Zahveed: Best Actress, 1950.
Why wait? We've been adding people in the middle of rounds, so you can come after Sabin and before dws.
"...it is the weak who are cruel, and...gentleness is only to be expected from the strong." - Leo Reston
"Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable." - Jodie Foster
"Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable." - Jodie Foster
Not from me; while I do think Brando is terrific in Waterfront, I also think James Mason--even in the shadow of Judy Garland's spectacularly great performance--is marvelous and heartbreaking in A Star is Born.FilmFan720 wrote:So, I am going to replace him with the Great James Mason, underrated in A Star is Born. Let the arrows start flying.
"...it is the weak who are cruel, and...gentleness is only to be expected from the strong." - Leo Reston
"Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable." - Jodie Foster
"Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable." - Jodie Foster
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Well, Pen. Talk about making enemies, you have hit a soft-spot for me. I have never understood the Brando obsession, and while he is very good in On the Waterfront (and it may be the best of the nominated performances), I can't see using a pass on a performance I don't love. I am holding on to them for those I can't see part.
So, I am going to replace him with the Great James Mason, underrated in A Star is Born. Let the arrows start flying.
Akash, Best Director 1960
So, I am going to replace him with the Great James Mason, underrated in A Star is Born. Let the arrows start flying.
Akash, Best Director 1960
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- Minor Myers, Jr.
- Minor Myers, Jr.
Frances McDormand was the best choice that year, but I don’t want to use another pass just yet; Kristin Scott Thomas is Supporting, Brenda Blethyn is annoying and Diane Keaton—while genuinely wonderful in the otherwise unexciting Marvin’s Room—will hopefully be honored elsewhere. So I’m going, believe it or not, with the one performance here I’ve not seen: Emily Watson; I’ve never read a negative comment about her performance and I’ve liked her in other stuff, so why not?
FilmFan: Best Actor 1954
FilmFan: Best Actor 1954
"...it is the weak who are cruel, and...gentleness is only to be expected from the strong." - Leo Reston
"Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable." - Jodie Foster
"Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable." - Jodie Foster
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I would've done the same; Reed's direction of Oliver! is pretty near perfect, but so is Pontecorvo's Battle of Algiers.Bog wrote:I go with Gillo Pontecorvo over Sir Carol Reed
"...it is the weak who are cruel, and...gentleness is only to be expected from the strong." - Leo Reston
"Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable." - Jodie Foster
"Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable." - Jodie Foster
I'm guessing this will tear you up, likely a pass would have been issued for Picture, where Oliver! was the good winner for this batch no doubt, I don't think I need to leave Reed for director, and this was a very good year here, though not necessarily one that was recognized at the Oscars- Leone, Godard, Romero, Cassavetes, Polanski
This isn't where I would want Kubrick either
I go with Gillo Pontecorvo over Sir Carol Reed
Round two to Eric- Best Picture 1979
This isn't where I would want Kubrick either
I go with Gillo Pontecorvo over Sir Carol Reed
Round two to Eric- Best Picture 1979