tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post6910342334960345636..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: No Country For "It" GirlsNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-3252702299023603902009-10-22T07:59:51.812-04:002009-10-22T07:59:51.812-04:00Really a nice blog with even very nice postingsReally a nice blog with even very nice postingsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-47021121391110755982008-06-24T09:26:00.000-04:002008-06-24T09:26:00.000-04:00I don't think Nick has announced his 2007 top ten ...I don't think Nick has announced his 2007 top ten yet... but I know Goatdog chose <A HREF="http://goatdog.com/topTen.php?decadeID=2000s" REL="nofollow">ONCE</A> as best of 2007 and i chose THERE WILL BE BLOOD <A HREF="http://www.thefilmexperience.net/Awards/2007/awards1.html" REL="nofollow">for my top prize</A>.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-38793914590843808922008-06-23T14:30:00.000-04:002008-06-23T14:30:00.000-04:00Love the concept and execution. Admittedly, I like...Love the concept and execution. Admittedly, I like Wings but don't love it. I agree with the person who recommended The Big Parade -- a much better World War I silent movie and not quite as mawkish as Wings can be. In terms of 1927-28, it was a great "year" for movies, with Sunrise, Seventh Heaven, The Circus and The Crowd. I suggest watching The Last Command, which I saw last summer and would appeal to us movielovers, as it concerns a fallen Russian leader who ends up as a movie extra. <BR/><BR/>As for the Artisitc Quality of Production, if that category still existed, I'd like to know what film from 2007 Nat, Nick and Goatdog would have selected to win in this category.Classicfilmboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01278928051994100842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-75519587308987169292008-06-20T01:35:00.000-04:002008-06-20T01:35:00.000-04:00So glad to hear people are enjoying the discussion...So glad to hear people are enjoying the discussion, and the future prospects. Chris, in answer to your question, we'll be sticking to our two-track chronology, so the pairings are already set in stone. (That <I>Gentleman's Agreement</I>/<I>Rain Man</I> week is not one I'm looking forward to...)NicksFlickPickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607501848596529493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-51031777616330313792008-06-20T01:20:00.000-04:002008-06-20T01:20:00.000-04:00This is Hysterical! Are you going forwards and ba...This is Hysterical! Are you going forwards and backwards in order, or are likely to see things like..<BR/><BR/>Amadeus and Braveheart<BR/><BR/>Gone with the Wind and Rocky<BR/><BR/>Titanic and All about Eve<BR/><BR/>Oliver and Silence of the LambsChris Na Tarajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06545312034833563234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-47905760638166608062008-06-19T19:11:00.000-04:002008-06-19T19:11:00.000-04:00i love it when DVDs have actually interesting / no...i love it when DVDs have actually interesting / non self-congratulatory extras like that.<BR/><BR/>I wish i had a blu-ray player. But i'm not really ready to give up DVDs.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-77548895244147987392008-06-19T19:04:00.000-04:002008-06-19T19:04:00.000-04:00I would never have thought to pair Seventh Heaven ...I would never have thought to pair <I>Seventh Heaven</I> and <I>There Will be Blood</I> either, but for me it became a quasi-logical extension of your surprisingly fruitful pairing of <I>Wings</I> with <I>No Country For Old Men</I>. <BR/><BR/>On a related note, I just read that the first-ever silent era film on Blu-Ray is an oil documentary placed on the <I>There Will Be Blood</I> Blu-Ray release.Brian Darrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17693169310367670898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-55105835453626992302008-06-19T18:19:00.000-04:002008-06-19T18:19:00.000-04:00Women! There are women next week! At least two of ...Women! There are women next week! At least two of them! And they have lots of lines. Of course, this will probably turn out to be a blip on the Oscar radar. Although, despite how easy it is to formulate rules about what Oscar likes and what Oscar dislikes, there are always so many exceptions. Oscar is a shifty character.<BR/><BR/>DJH: I have <I>The Big Parade</I>, and I keep meaning to do it for my Silent Sundays, but I always end up in a rush and watching something short. Hopefully, I'll see it soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-4786028309251746682008-06-19T14:51:00.000-04:002008-06-19T14:51:00.000-04:00Nat, I have seen your rundown and I'll post my 192...Nat, I have seen your rundown and I'll post my 1928-29 and 2006 rankings wen you do The Broadway Melody/The Departed next week. Thanks for doing this really cool project. I can't wait to see what you think of other obscure favorites of mine like Cimarron and Around the World in 80 Days.ctrouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03718287190772592226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-74034279581328764962008-06-19T11:50:00.000-04:002008-06-19T11:50:00.000-04:00believe me when I tell you that I'd love to have K...believe me when I tell you that I'd love to have Kim Morgan in more conversations ;) but alas, not many people are as Oscar devoted/crazed/insane as nick, goatdog and moi (we came up with the series together)...and willing to watch 80 BP movies in a row! Yikes.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-3443651878550552852008-06-19T09:06:00.000-04:002008-06-19T09:06:00.000-04:00I think I get where JS is coming from Nat (excuse ...I think I get where JS is coming from Nat (excuse my JS for being presumptuous - If I'm wrong, correct me.) When I read this great conversation, and especially this line //but it's probably not a secret to anyone that Oscar prefers "guy" movies// I thought afterwards of the backlash against Shakespeare in Love that rose up immediately (after the film and the Weinsteins/Miramax) when it won the BP Oscar instead of Saving Private Ryan, and that seemed related somehow - that a "girly" pic was given the prize instead of the "man's man" pic (and I am sidestepping quality for the moment. Maybe it was a mistake on the order of BM/Crash, I don't know, I admit I enjoyed SIL greatly - I saw it because I heard so many people in Asheville, NC where I lived at the time, raving about it - but never saw SPR.) <BR/><BR/>But that's a discussion for that particular year. Actually, that could be a whole series in itself - the film that won vs the film we think should have won. I bet it's going to be difficult when you watch Crash again because you'll be thinking of BM the entire time. (Actually, I was thinking "this is a Magnolia ripoff" the entire time - so where is PT Anderson's Oscar?)<BR/><BR/>Getting back to the gender issue, this year the Academy seems to have gone out of their way to avoid anything "womanly" in BP (Juno being the exception, and it's telling it's about a pregnant teenager and abortion never enters the discussion) - and I think that there are probably shifting demographics of AMPAS voters that might be responsible for that (as older voters die off). <BR/><BR/>Anyway, great conversation (although I admit I would have loved to have at least one female blogger included, like Kim Morgan for instance); and I have to confess that I've seen neither film, so this and the reader comments have given me plenty of titles to add to my list already.Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08049113750769117163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-52073047304594315802008-06-19T07:37:00.000-04:002008-06-19T07:37:00.000-04:00You are gonna see Crash again? don't do this to yo...You are gonna see Crash again? don't do this to yourself.jahs34https://www.blogger.com/profile/05351443046355480222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-33013867879944589292008-06-19T06:19:00.000-04:002008-06-19T06:19:00.000-04:00wings was actually part of the personal canon on t...wings was actually part of the personal canon on the first draft. but i've been restructuring. the short answer is: i don't know ;)NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-4320711531661405432008-06-19T03:44:00.000-04:002008-06-19T03:44:00.000-04:00I'd love to see Wings, but as far as I know it's u...I'd love to see <I>Wings</I>, but as far as I know it's unavailable down here.<BR/><BR/>Nat, if one of the best pictures is also one of your "personal canon" (and we know there's some correlation) will these pieces act as entries in that feature as well? Two birds / one stone.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, loving this feature. Can't wait for more.Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-21730105879451138932008-06-19T03:01:00.000-04:002008-06-19T03:01:00.000-04:00Great post. I loved Wings too when I saw it about ...Great post. I loved Wings too when I saw it about 5 years ago, a bad copy on video. I was also amazed by the homoerotic ending.<BR/><BR/>I almost couldn't believe I liked Wings so much, I always thought it had a bad reputation. Watched it again a year or two ago and still liked it. Great to read of so many others who feel the same. A decent DVD release would be nice...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-64970214532111133382008-06-19T01:34:00.000-04:002008-06-19T01:34:00.000-04:00sean... i hope you saw my rundown. you'll also see...<B>sean</B>... i hope you saw <A HREF="http://www.thefilmexperience.net/Awards/history/bestpictures_00.html" REL="nofollow">my rundown</A>. you'll also see that 2007 is my first "all good" year in ages.<BR/><BR/><B>js</B> what brings ur mind to ToE. that's so far from now. Like 24 weeks.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-34621202109174024532008-06-19T01:24:00.000-04:002008-06-19T01:24:00.000-04:00I wonder how the discussion will go once we hit Te...I wonder how the discussion will go once we hit Terms of Endearment.The Jaded Armchair Reviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511211427198395696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-71519627451475399792008-06-18T21:00:00.000-04:002008-06-18T21:00:00.000-04:00I watched all of the Best Picture winners a few ye...I watched all of the Best Picture winners a few years ago (maybe 2000 or 2001). I have to say that Wings is still one of the best ones and it's in my Top 20 all time favorite films. I watched it again last summer and that viewing assured me that my taste hadn't changed with the passage of a few years. I'm so glad to see that other Oscar movie lovers found it to be great as well. <BR/><BR/>Here's how my rankings showed up in 1927-28 and 2007:<BR/><BR/>1927-28 (all nominees are good)<BR/>1. Wings<BR/>2. The Last Command (I know some say it wasn't up, but I'm a child of Inside Oscar, so I'll include it anyway.) <BR/>3. The Racket<BR/>4. Seventh Heaven<BR/>5. The Way of All Flesh (Haven't seen, but who has?)<BR/><BR/>2007 (all nominees are also good and that's the first time for me since 1986)<BR/>1. Juno<BR/>2. No Country For Old Men<BR/>3. Atonement<BR/>4. There Will Be Blood<BR/>5. Michael Claytonctrouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03718287190772592226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-38010797011839921042008-06-18T19:50:00.000-04:002008-06-18T19:50:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Cengizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562326122727097433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-43251616787066058692008-06-18T19:43:00.000-04:002008-06-18T19:43:00.000-04:00Loving this new feature and those neat gifs. I act...Loving this new feature and those neat gifs. I actually haven't seen <I>Wings</I> but I hope to seek it out soon.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09258493877737555910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-30880066602398062122008-06-18T17:28:00.000-04:002008-06-18T17:28:00.000-04:00hmmm, isn't that, um, paul newman, monty clift, wa...hmmm, isn't that, um, paul newman, monty clift, warren beatty, natalie wood or liz taylor?<BR/><BR/>there are so many. the beautiful people. the beautiful people.<BR/><BR/>i also want to say that I feel like i didn't properly defend NO COUNTRY from Nick's vicious attacks (just kidding --he's always so convincing even when I disagree... even though i don't totally disagree. I just think the off-tone stuff makes the movie better <I>most</I> of the time. Though I do agree that the grandmother is too comedy sketchy... i don't doubt her commitment to sparkle motion at all. but i do doubt her commitment to <I>this</I> movie) because I was so into talking about WINGS.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-44339366526869387452008-06-18T17:27:00.000-04:002008-06-18T17:27:00.000-04:00Wings is going on my list now. I rarely delve int...Wings is going on my list now. I rarely delve into the black and white era.<BR/><BR/>This will be interesting, just for the fact you will have to relive black Sunday all over again. Going through the list of winner I realise you really have some drek to sit though. My thoughts are with you all, and your families.Michael Parsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668853285292187310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-82983230184949545902008-06-18T17:20:00.000-04:002008-06-18T17:20:00.000-04:00Is Gary Cooper the best looking movie star in hist...Is Gary Cooper the best looking movie star in history?Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12478613025681661930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-17182992819242999282008-06-18T17:17:00.000-04:002008-06-18T17:17:00.000-04:00rural i can't imagine we'll be this focused on twi...<B>rural</B> i can't imagine we'll be this focused on twinning when we get to pairs that are totally incongruous like that ;)<BR/><BR/>but it was hard to avoid this time.<BR/><BR/><B>brian</B> interesting. I love <I>Seventh Heaven</I> too but i never would've paired it with <I>There Will...</I> but those silents sure are earnest in comparison to anything now.<BR/><BR/><B>djh</B> i've never seen The Big Parade. So i'm glad to have the recommendation. Part of the point of this series is to get me (and others) to see things that i need just a slight push to see.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-9929914046668700902008-06-18T16:28:00.000-04:002008-06-18T16:28:00.000-04:00I find Wings to be a solid enough film- and Clara ...I find <I>Wings</I> to be a solid enough film- and Clara Bow never looked better- but if I had to choose a silent WWI epic, I'd have to go with King Vidor's 1925 <I>The Big Parade</I>. Not only does it boast John Gilbert's breakthrough (and possibly best) performance, but both the romance and war sections are equally affecting.Dame Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02684030137746709310noreply@blogger.com