tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post696250971279960437..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: Revised Experience: The Longest Best Picture TitlesNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-89312727796998877382010-02-10T12:59:42.329-05:002010-02-10T12:59:42.329-05:00To break up the five-way tie, Meredith Willson'...To break up the five-way tie, Meredith Willson's name actually has two "L"s in it (As in "Meredith Willson's The Music Man"), thereby giving it an extra character and screwing up the list.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169215874472384671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-23192894263922596762010-02-10T07:58:44.384-05:002010-02-10T07:58:44.384-05:00Jen -- no. That would be Z (1969)Jen -- no. That would be <b>Z</b> (1969)NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-74245527473145340572010-02-10T03:57:14.427-05:002010-02-10T03:57:14.427-05:00Regarding title length does UP takes honours for t...Regarding title length does UP takes honours for the shortest Best Picture nominee title?Jennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-66527971349588179312010-02-09T21:17:11.116-05:002010-02-09T21:17:11.116-05:00peter -- but those aren't best picture nominee...peter -- but those aren't best picture nominees!NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-23621878384829244552010-02-09T20:00:28.837-05:002010-02-09T20:00:28.837-05:00How did you miss this title: The Incredibly Strang...How did you miss this title: <b>The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!?</b>.<br /><br />And also the U.S. title of a beloved Roman Polanski film: <b>The Fearless Vampire Killers or: Pardon Me, But Your Teeth Are in My Neck</b>.Peter Nellhaushttp://www.coffeecoffeeandmorecoffee.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-60749371803120506212010-02-09T16:42:27.290-05:002010-02-09T16:42:27.290-05:00ben -- but the adjective friendly Mr Ripley was no...ben -- but the adjective friendly Mr Ripley was not nominated.<br /><br />as for benjamin button. I should amend. <br /><br />as for all these other titles. i wonder why my wordcount/charactercount misses these things in word.<br /><br />i am perplexed.<br /><br />as for AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS. IMDb lists the remake as officially titled with the "80" and the original as officially titled with "eighty" but maybe they have it wrong?NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-36573282155626006042010-02-09T15:11:29.231-05:002010-02-09T15:11:29.231-05:00Anthony - Yep! :)
(Although, as I was writing thi...Anthony - Yep! :)<br /><br />(Although, as I was writing this, I remembered that the complete title of The Talented Mr. Ripley was really "The Mysterious Yearning Secretive Sad Lonely Troubled Confused Loving Musical Gifted Intelligent Beautiful Tender Sensitive Haunted Passionate Talented Mr. Ripley", which is actually more than twice as long as Who is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me. Which is probably why most people use the short version.bennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-72980870627617437742010-02-09T14:47:59.119-05:002010-02-09T14:47:59.119-05:00"Who is Harry Kellerman, and Why Is He Saying..."Who is Harry Kellerman, and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?" (longest among all nominees)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218183390828212002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-75810775023794778152010-02-09T14:42:54.991-05:002010-02-09T14:42:54.991-05:00Just a couple things...
* Ryan T. is right, THECU...Just a couple things...<br /><br />* Ryan T. is right, THECURIOUSCASEOFBENJAMINBUTTON (2008) ties with #6, THELORDOFTHERINGS:THETWOTOWERS.<br /><br />* If you use the English title for CROUCHINGTIGER,HIDDENDRAGON (2000)(and not 'Wo hu cang long'), it becomes tied at #8 with LOVEISAMANY-SPLENDOREDTHING, MEREDITHWILSON'STHEMUSICMAN, et al.<br /><br />* If you use quotes around 'Push' (which several sources do), then PRECIOUS:BASEDONTHENOVEL'PUSH'BYSAPPHIRE advances to tie with THELORDOFTHERINGS:THEFELLOWSHIPOFTHERING.<br /><br />* Also on punctuation: several sources use a comma in the title THERUSSIANSARECOMING,THERUSSIANSARECOMING, which would bump it to the #2 spot ahead of THELORDOFTHERINGS:THEFELLOWSHIPOFTHERING.<br /><br />* Is it just me or does AROUNDTHEWORLDINEIGHTYDAYS contain the same number of characters as ONEFLEWOVERTHECUCKOO'SNEST and IAMAFUGITIVEFROMACHAINGANG? Unless you are really using the shorter title AROUNDTHEWORLDIN80DAYS (which most sources give)... but in that case several titles (16, by my count) would be as long or longer: <br />THESHAWSHANKREDEMPTION (1994), THEGREATESTSHOWONEARTH (1952), THEBESTYEARSOFOURLIVES (1946), THESTORYOFLOUISPASTEUR (1936), AMIDSUMMERNIGHT'SDREAM (1935), FOURWEDDINGSANDAFUNERAL (1994), THEBRIDGEONTHERIVERKWAI (1957), THREECOINSINTHEFOUNTAIN (1954), THEMAGNIFICENTAMBERSONS (1942), THELIVESOFABENGALLANCER (1935), E.T.THEEXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982), GUESSWHO'SCOMINGTODINNER (1967), MR.SMITHGOESTOWASHINGTON (1939), THEADVENTURESOFROBINHOOD (1938), THEPRIVATELIFEOFHENRYVIII (1933), and ALLQUIETONTHEWESTERNFRONT (1929). (But all of these are still shorter than the longer title AROUNDTHEWORLDINEIGHTYDAYS).<br /><br />* The movie THEBARRETTSOFWIMPOLESTREET (1934) ties with ONEFLEWOVERTHECUCKOO'SNEST and IAMAFUGITIVEFROMACHAINGANG (and AROUNDTHEWORLDINEIGHTYDAYS) for the #9 spot.<br /><br />* And finally, I thought it was interesting to note that if you were to include all movies with Oscar-nominated performances, there would be just ONE movie title that would exceed the 56 characters of DR.STRANGELOVEOR:HOWILEARNEDTOSTOPWORRYINGANDLOVETHEBOMB. (...But I'm sure you already know what that is.) :)bennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-19547917107084457652010-02-09T13:49:56.709-05:002010-02-09T13:49:56.709-05:00Nathaniel have you seen this"Films of 2000s&q...Nathaniel have you seen this"Films of 2000s"? It's so good!!<br />http://vimeo.com/9287522Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-728791233678161482010-02-09T13:44:22.412-05:002010-02-09T13:44:22.412-05:00Obviously this wasn't a nominee and as such di...Obviously this wasn't a nominee and as such didn't qualify, but it's Fassbinder so it's still worth a mention:<br /><br /><i>Fontane - Effi Briest oder: Viele, die eine Ahnung haben von ihren Möglichkeiten und Bedürfnissen und dennoch das herrschende System in ihrem Kopf akzeptieren durch ihre Taten und es somit festigen und durchaus bestätigen</i><br /><br />(Rough translation:<br />Fontane - Effi Briest or: Many Who Have a Notion of Their Abilities and Needs and Nevertheless Accept the Current Regime in Their Minds Through Their Deeds and Therefore Stabilize and Pretty Much Affirm It)annanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-62043501708499423912010-02-09T13:29:17.714-05:002010-02-09T13:29:17.714-05:00Harold and Kumar Escape from Gauntanamo Bay was ro...Harold and Kumar Escape from Gauntanamo Bay was robbed of a best picture nomination...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-55432588078753233032010-02-09T12:50:22.858-05:002010-02-09T12:50:22.858-05:00The Curious Case of Benjamin Button?The Curious Case of Benjamin Button?Ryan T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11249768784800120083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-23294238742842905732010-02-09T12:15:29.460-05:002010-02-09T12:15:29.460-05:00Although referred to by most people as Henry V, IM...Although referred to by most people as Henry V, IMDB lists the title as "The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France", which could be a contender.Calum Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05410595002533524268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-21187509801902789142010-02-09T10:43:36.858-05:002010-02-09T10:43:36.858-05:00I said to myself, Love with the Proper Stranger an...I said to myself, Love with the Proper Stranger and then realised the title of the post. My favourite (sounding title) is I Am A Fugitive From a Chain Gang. It just sounds so nice saying it. :)<br /><br />OT. I don't know if this is true but I heard that they're planning on rebooting the Mr and Mrs Smith franchise without Brangie. WTF?Andrew K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01104647944747041277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-84299367111299865112010-02-09T10:07:10.424-05:002010-02-09T10:07:10.424-05:00Judd Apatow films are not meant to be short and sw...Judd Apatow films are not meant to be short and sweet. They are long and lived-in. I like 'em that way.Nate Tysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15001118772198572798noreply@blogger.com