skimpole Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 My choices in the supporting category for 1971 would be Leonard Frey and Rosalind Harris in Fiddler on the Roof, I can't wait to hear what your leading choices are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted November 23, 2016 Author Share Posted November 23, 2016 Italy’s Nastro d’Argento Film Awards for 1971 were … Best Actor Riccardo Cucciolla, Sacco & Vanzetti Best Actress Mariangela Melato, The Working Class Goes to Heaven Best Supporting Actor Salvo Randone, The Working Class Goes to Heaven Best Supporting Actresses Silvana Mangano, Death In Venice* Marina Berti, Lady Caliph* (70) —————————————————————————————— Italy’s 71/72 David di Donatello Awards for 1971 were … Best Actors Alberto Sordi, In Prison Awaiting Trial* Giancarlo Giannini, The Seduction of Mimi* (72) Best Foreign Actor Haim Topol, Fiddler on the Roof Best Actress Claudia Cardinale, A Girl In Australia Best Foreign Actress Elizabeth Taylor, X, Y and Zee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 I'm sorry I missed 1970. I've been so busy at work. I'm sorry to say that the 1970s are probably the decade where I've seen the least number of films. I'll try, but I'm afraid that my lists won't be very extensive. 1970 BEST PICTURE The Aristocats Catch-22 Horton Hears a Who! The Out of Towners Start the Revolution Without Me BEST ACTOR Alan Arkin, Catch-22 Horton the Elephant, Horton Hears a Who! Jack Lemmon, The Out of Towners Gene Wilder, Start the Revolution Without Me Donald Sutherland, Start the Revolution Without Me BEST ACTRESS Sandy Dennis, The Out of Towners BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Bob Newhart, Catch-22 Anthony Perkins, Catch-22 Orson Welles, Catch-22 Dr. H. Hoovey, Horton Hears a Who! BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS None apparently BEST SONG "Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat," The Aristocats BEST DOCUMENTARY Gimme Shelter, featuring The Rolling Stones BEST QUOTE "A person's a person, no matter how small." Horton Hears a Who! MOST BORING MOVIE THAT INSPIRED A MORE INTERESTING TV SHOW MASH. The "Mash" TV show was a lot better than the movie. FUNNIEST NARRATOR Orson Welles' ending scene in Start the Revolution Without Me SPEEDRACER'S TAKEAWAY FROM "MASH" "Is this thing over yet?" SPEEDRACER'S TAKEAWAYS FROM "PATTON" "Is this thing over yet?" -and- "If George C. Scott didn't even want to be considered for an Oscar, let alone win an Oscar, why didn't he just remove his name from consideration?" 1971 BEST PICTURE Carnal Knowledge What's the Matter With Helen? Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory BEST ACTOR Jack Nicholson, Carnal Knowledge Gene Wilder, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory BEST ACTRESS Candice Bergen, Carnal Knowledge Shelley Winters, What's the Matter With Helen? Debbie Reynolds, What's the Matter With Helen? BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Art Garfunkel, Carnal Knowledge Jack Albertson, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory The Oompa Loompas, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Ann-Margret, Carnal Knowledge Julie Dawn Cole, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Pretty slim pickings in 1971. SPEEDRACER'S SPIRIT TWIN AWARD Veruca Salt in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. This girl knows what she wants and she's not afraid to say it, "I want it and I want it now!" A girl after my own heart. Every time I take one of those silly internet quizzes like "Which Willy Wonka kid are you?" No matter who created the quiz, I am always Veruca. It's apparent that I need to watch more films from the early 70s. I think as we get more into the decade, I may have seen more there. Who knows though! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted November 23, 2016 Author Share Posted November 23, 2016 I'll try, but I'm afraid that my lists won't be very extensive. SPEEDRACER'S TAKEAWAYS FROM "PATTON" "If George C. Scott didn't even want to be considered for an Oscar, let alone win an Oscar, why didn't he just remove his name from consideration?" Speedracer I envy you in a way as you have many good films to see for the first time ahead of you. Perhaps mention of some in this thread will alert you to a few gems. I still have a long long list of 'films to see' including The Long, Long Trailer! If anyone out there would like to post just their favourites in each category, please do so. I'm sure many of us would find it interesting to read what the favourite performances are. Actually, George C. Scott tried refusing his nomination for The Hustler in 1961 but it didn't work. Oscar refused to take him off of the ballot. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted November 23, 2016 Author Share Posted November 23, 2016 Sweden’s Guldbagge Awards of 71/72 for 1971 were … Best Actor Eddie Axberg, The Emigrants and The New Land (72) Best Actress Monica Zetterlund, The Apple War and The New Land (72) —————————————————————————————— The Canadian Etrog Film Awards for 1971 were … Best Actor Jean Duceppe, Mon Oncle Antoine Best Actress Ann Knox, The Only Thing You Know 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted November 23, 2016 Author Share Posted November 23, 2016 The Australian Film Institute Awards began in 1963 but it wasn’t until 1971 that they handed out acting awards. Here is their choice for that year: Best Actress Monica Maughan, A City’s Child In 1972 they also awarded films from 1971 … Best Actor Bruce Spence, Stork Best Actress Jacki Weaver, Stork 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Best Actor Bruce Spence, Stork Best Actress Jacki Weaver, Stork Two of my favorite Aussie performers...I should seek this one out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted November 23, 2016 Author Share Posted November 23, 2016 Japan’s Mainichi Awards for 1971 were … Best Actor Shintaro Katsu, Inn of Evil and Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman and Kitsune no Kureta Akanbo Best Actress Sumiko Fuji, Red Peony Gambler and Here to Kill You 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Here are the films I haven't seen from 1971: The Apple War Bedknobs & Broomsticks The Boy Friend The Ceremony Chronicle of a Lady A City's Child The Days of Water Death in Venice**** The Decameron Desperate Characters Detenuto in Attesa di Guidizio Drive, He Said Family Life The Garden of the Finzi-Continis A Girl in Australia Hail, Mary! Here to Kill You In Prison Awaiting Trial Inn of Evil Joe Hill Just Before Nightfall King Lear (Russian Version) King Lear (UK Version)**** Kitsune no Kureta Akanbo La Salamandre Le Chat Love// The Million Dollar Duck Minnie & Moskovitz Mon Oncle Antoine Murphy's War A New Leaf The Only Thing You Know Out 1: Noli me Tangere Plaza Suite The Raging Moon Red Peony Gambler Sacco & Vanzetti Star Spangled Girl Stork Such Good Friends Szarelem/Love Taking Off They Might Be Giants The Touch The Trojan Women Two English Girls Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (appears to be a 1972 movie) The Working Class Goes to Heaven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrat Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 Lawrence, from your list the only ones I've seen are Plaza Suite, The Raging Moon, The Trojan Women, and Two English Girls. Plaza Suite is by-the-numbers Neil Simon. If you generally like the movies made from his plays, this one certainly has some good players. To me, in some ways the most interesting thing about the film is Jane Fonda's attempt to play a Jewish New Yorker in a Neil Simon comedy. Many a less famous actress would have less work to do. It's interesting to see how Fonda approaches the part, though I wouldn't call it a finished performance. The Raging Moon would have been better in black and white. At least in the VHS version I saw, the color cinematography is not very good. Malcolm McDowell and Nanette Newman turn in strong performances as two paraplegics who meet during rehab and fall in love. As is usual with Bryan Forbes, this doesn't have the feel-good ending Hollywood would have wanted, though that might actually have been better in this instance. The Trojan Women is a good version of Euripides' play, with Vanessa Redgrave as Andromache and Irene Papas as Helen. The introduction of Helen is particularly nice. Two English Girls would be the Truffaut film I'd put just below the first three and The Story of Adele H. Georges Delerue's music is superb, one of my favorite movie scores, and Nestor Almendros' cinematography is also outstanding. The film is worth seeing for their contributions alone. I also like the script, though some may not. The two female leads are, to my taste, only adequate, and Jean-Pierre Leaud, not one of my favorites, not even that. I suppose the story works if the young Frenchman gets by on insipid and shallow charm, but so much more could have been done with a stronger cast. In a couple of years Jean Eustache will cast Leaud as a character who gets by on insipid and shallow charm, and that will work brilliantly, though Leaud probably wasn't in on the joke. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 Bogie -- I went with the 1971 release date of Whoever Slew Auntie Roo, an updated version of Hansel and Gretel. Kingrat -- I don't understand (perhaps I haven't read all the relevant posts) your comment about The Story of Adele H (1975), which I think is one of Truffaut's finest films, though certainly not typical. His 1971 film, Two English Girls, on the other hand, along with Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me of the following year, are not among my Truffaut favorites. Happy Thanksgiving! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 Kingrat -- I don't understand (perhaps I haven't read all the relevant posts) your comment about The Story of Adele H (1975), which I think is one of Truffaut's finest films, though certainly not typical. Happy Thanksgiving! I think he was saying he liked The Story of Adele H. I know I do. It may be my favorite of his films, but I'm a sucker for Adjani. I liked Jules and Jim, Shoot the Piano Player, Fahrenheit 451, Day for Night and The Last Metro well enough, too. The 400 Blows was a case of having a film's reputation built up so much that when I finally saw it, it couldn't help but fall short for me. I didn't actively dislike it, but it didn't wow me either. I haven't seen any of the others yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted November 24, 2016 Author Share Posted November 24, 2016 Bogie -- I went with the 1971 release date of Whoever Slew Auntie Roo, an updated version of Hansel and Gretel. I think 1971 is the best guess. Wikipedia has it as a 1971 release but no real details. The imdb says March 1972 but its first notation is its American release and as a British film one would think that it premiered in ole blighty sometime before that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted November 24, 2016 Author Share Posted November 24, 2016 Here are the films I haven't seen from 1971: Bedknobs & Broomsticks The Boy Friend Death in Venice**** The Garden of the Finzi-Continis King Lear (Russian Version) King Lear (UK Version)**** La Salamandre Minnie & Moskovitz Mon Oncle Antoine Murphy's War A New Leaf Plaza Suite Taking Off They Might Be Giants Two English Girls They Might Be Giants which Tom posted about below also made my top ten films of 1971 so I would highly recommend it. I don't think it did very well on release and it is still hard to find. Luckily, I saw it on the big screen as the Ontario Film Institute's Gerald Pratley was obviously a fan and screened it at the Ontario Science Centre. That raked theatre was quite modern in its day and can be seen as the lecture hall in the start of Gorillas In the Mist. Pratley can be seen behind Sigourney Weaver. Murphy's War is not a great film but does boast the pairing of real life married couple, Peter O'Toole and Sian Phillips. Phillips made my list as a runner up. Taking Off is Milos Foreman's first American film and stars Buck Henry. Its dark humour is perfectly suited to him and it comes as a bit of surprise that he didn't also have a hand in the writing. Lynn Carlin and Georgia Engel of the Mary Tyler Moore Show are also very good. Recommended. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted November 24, 2016 Author Share Posted November 24, 2016 Here are the films from 1971 that were mentioned that I have not seen as yet. The Blood on Satan’s Claw with Patrick Wymark The Ceremony with Kenzo Kawarasaki, Akiko Koyama and Nobuko Otowa Chronicle of a Lady with Graciela Borges A City’s Child with Monica Maughan The Days of Water with Idalla Anreus Il Decameron with Ninetto Davoli, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Angela Luce Desperate Characters with Shirley MacLaine Drive, He Said with Bruce Dern Family Life with Sandy Ratcliff, Bill Dean and Grace Cave A Girl In Australia with Claudia Cardinale Going Home with Jan-Michael Vincent Hail Mary! with Ada Rogovtseva In Prison Awaiting Trial with Alberto Sordi Inn of Evil with Shintaro Katsu Joe Hill with Thommy Berggren Just Before Nightfall with Stephane Audran Kaoyaku with Shintaro Katsu Kitsune no Kureta Akanbo with Shintaro Katsu Le Chat with Jean Gabin and Simone Signoret Love/Szarelem with Mari Torocsik and Lili Darvas The Million Dollar Duck with Dean Jones The Nightcomers with Marlon Brando The Only Thing You Know with Ann Knox Out 1, Noli me Tangere with Jean-Pierre Leaud, Juliet Berto, Michael Lonsdale, Bulle Ogier and Bernadete Lafont The Raging Moon with Malcolm McDowell, Nanette Newman and Georgia Brown Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You with Sumiko Fuji Sacco & Venzetti with Riccardo Cucciolla Star Spangled Girl with Sandy Duncan Stork with Bruce Spence and Jacki Weaver Such Good Friends with Dyan Cannon The Touch with Bibi Andersson Trojan Women with Irene Papas and Katharine Hepburn What's the Matter With Helen with Shelley Winters and Debbie Reynolds Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? with Mark Lester The Working Class Goes to Heaven with Mariangela Melato and Salvo Randone X, Y and Zee with Elizabeth Taylor Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman with Shintaro Katsu And I would like to see these again … Murmur of the Heart for Benoit Ferreux Nicholas and Alexandra for Tom Baker The Salamander/Le Salamandre for Bulle Ogier Shaft with Charles Cioffi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 Here are the films from 1971 that were mentioned that I have not seen as yet. The Blood on Satan’s Claw with Patrick Wymark Going Home with Jan-Michael Vincent The Nightcomers with Marlon Brando X, Y and Zee with Elizabeth Taylor Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman with Shintaro Katsu I've seen these 5. The Zatoichi movie is good, as are most of the series. I think you're familiar with this long-running film series about a blind masseuse and gambler who's also deadly with a blade. Katsu is terrific in all of them. X, Y & Zee is a love-triangle drama between married couple Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Caine and young interloper Susannah York. It's decent, if not remarkable to my mind (I gave it a 6/10). Going Home is a solid, minor drama about a parolee (Robert Mitchum) who tries to patch up things with his estranged son (Jan-Michael Vincent). The Blood on Satan's Claw is a period-piece (17th century) about a village whose children start acting strange. Are they in league with the Devil? Watch, if you dare! The Nightcomers isn't as bad as its reputation implies, but its not one of Brando's best, either. This is a prequel to The Turn of the Screw, and details the events leading up to that story. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted November 25, 2016 Author Share Posted November 25, 2016 Before we hit 1972 I would like to mention that I am going with 1972 for Cries and Whispers and Last Tango In Paris. Both films competed in the 1973 Oscars but Cries in Whispers was released in December 1972 in the U.S. and Last Tango In Paris was released in October 1972 in New York. I am also going with 1972 for The New Land. It competed for awards in the U.S. in 1973 but was released in February 1972 in Sweden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoraSmith Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 Death in Venice is Luchino Visconti's adaptation of Thomas Mann's novella. In the original story Gustav von Aschenbach was a writer, but Visconti has turned him into a composer who resembles Gustav Mahler. The sad Adagietto from Mahler's fifth symphony sounds in the background when the protagonist is travelling to Venice. It's open to interpretation whether his obsession with the Polish boy Tadzio is Platonic or not. The mood of this film is melancholic, but there's one funny anekdote attached to it. To make Dirk Bogarde look pale they used a certain type of cream. After a while Bogarde felt his skin burning. They looked at the cream tube, and it read: "Keep away from eyes and skin." Family Life is Ken Loach's cinema version of a television play he made four years earlier for the BBC. Sandy Ratcliff plays a troubled young woman from the working class who is sent to a psychiatrist by her parents. Four years before One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest this was already a condemnation of methods used in psychiatry in the sixties. Ken Loach often works with unknown actors who resemble their character. Sandy Ratcliff had a problematic youth herself. This is a small-budget production, but very intense. After sitting through these two depressing dramas you deserve a bit of comic relief with The $1,000,000 Duck. It's an absurd Disney comedy about a duck that lays golden eggs. Disney made a lot of live-action comedies in those days. They can still provide an afternoon of entertainment or help you to keep a small group of children quiet. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 1971 - Not a bad year so far as villainous performances go- but the genuinely scariest one, from Duel, unjustly wins no awards. ActorMalcolm McDowell - A Clockwork Orange*** Gene Wilder - Willie Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Walter Matthau - A New Leaf Richard Attenborough - 10 Rillington Place Vincent Price - The Abom inable Dr. Phibes Chuck McCann - The Projectionist [for the Captain Flash scenes alone] Actress Elaine May - A New Leaf***** Jessica Walter - Play Misty for Me Supporting ActorJohn Hurt - 10 Rillington Place*** Michael Bates - A Clockwork Orange Patrick Magee - A Clockwork Orange Jack Albertson - Willie Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Rodney Dangerfield - The Projectionist Omar Sharif - The Burglars Donald Sutherland - Little Murders Supporting Actress Judy Geeson - 10 Rillington Place*** Miriam Karlin - A Clockwork Orange 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrat Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 I probably phrased this poorly, but The Story of Adele H. is indeed one of my favorite Truffaut films. Two English Girls is much more flawed, but some of the elements were in place for a wonderful film. Nonetheless, I like it better than, say, The Last Metro or Day for Night, which are less flawed, but to my mind less interesting. It's only fair to say that The Last Night and Day for Night have more fans than Two English Girls. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted November 26, 2016 Author Share Posted November 26, 2016 Leading vs. Supporting Categories in 1972 … I think Oscar got a few things wrong this year. Not surprisingly, Marlon Brando was put in the lead actor category for The Godfather. He had the title role and was the marquee name. But The Godfather is really Michael Corleone’s story. Another reason is that Vito Corleone disappears for much of the film after the assassination attempt. Therefore I would put Marlon Brando in the supporting category and Al Pacino in the lead actor category. Paul Winfield was nominated for a lead actor Oscar for Sounder. Though he had the biggest adult male part in the film the real lead was his son played by Kevin Hooks. Oscar had a habit of putting juvenile lead performances in the supporting category. Tatum O’Neal in Paper Moon (1973) is probably the greatest example of that. So, I am putting Winfield in the supporting category. Cicely Tyson stays in the lead actress category. Liv Ullmann and Ingrid Thulin and Harreit Andersson can all be considered leads in Cries and Whispers. Jon Voight is the sole lead in Deliverance. Charles Grodin is the sole lead in The Heartbreak Kid. This time Eddie Axberg is supporting in The New Land. Max von Sydow and Liv Ullmann are leads. Diane Keaton is lead actress in Play It Again, Sam. Billy Dee Williams is lead actor in Lady Sings the Blues. Jeff Bridges and Barry Brown are both leads in Bad Company. Bruce Dern, Jack Nicholson and Ellen Burstyn are all leads in The King of Marvin Gardens. Julia Anne Robinson is supporting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted November 26, 2016 Author Share Posted November 26, 2016 It’s time for 1972. We will be on 1972 for one week so plenty of time for everyone to respond. Here are Oscar’s choices for 1972. Winners in bold. Best Actor Marlon Brando, The Godfather* Michael Caine, Sleuth Laurence Olivier, Sleuth Peter O’Toole, The Ruling Class Paul Winfield, Sounder Best Actress Liza Minnelli, Cabaret* Diana Ross, Lady Sings the Blues Maggie Smith, Travels With My Aunt Cicely Tyson, Sounder Liv Ullmann, The Emigrants (71) Best Supporting Actor Joel Grey, Cabaret* Eddie Albert, The Heartbreak Kid James Caan, The Godfather Robert Duvall, The Godfather Al Pacino, The Godfather Best Supporting Actress Eileen Heckart, Butterflies Are Free* Jeannie Berlin, The Heartbreak Kid Geraldine Page, Pete ’n’ Tillie Susan Tyrrell, Fat City Shelley Winters, The Poseidon Adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted November 26, 2016 Author Share Posted November 26, 2016 My choice for the Juvenile Acting award for 1972 is… Kevin Hooks (David Lee Morgan), Sounder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 1972 I have three items of note for this year: this is the first time (I believe) that I have the same same actor winning in two categories in the same year, the second is that I also have a single film with 10 acting nominations, a record so far for me, and the third is that I have the shortest list of Best Actress nominees of any year yet. BEST ACTOR Marlon Brando Last Tango in Paris**** Al Pacino The Godfather Peter O'Toole The Ruling Class Tomisaburo Wakayama Lone Wolf & Cub: Sword of Vengeance Laurence Olivier Sleuth Michael Caine Sleuth Jon Voight Deliverance Robert Redford Jeremiah Johnson Stacy Keach Fat City Ron O'Neal Super Fly William Daniels 1776 Bruce Lee Way of the Dragon/Return of the Dragon Klaus KInski Aguirre, the Wrath of God BEST ACTRESS Liza Minelli Cabaret**** Cicely Tyson Sounder Diane Keaton Play It Again, Sam BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Marlon Brando The Godfather**** Joel Grey Cabaret James Caan The Godfather Robert Duvall The Godfather Paul Winfield Sounder Peter Cushing Tales from the Crypt Burt Reynolds Deliverance Bill McKinney Deliverance Gene Wilder Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* Al Lettieri Deliverance Gene Hackman Prime Cut John Cullum 1776 Sterling Hayden The Godfather Stefan Gierasch Jeremiah Johnson Richard Castellano The Godfather David Hess Last House on the Left Paul Sand The Hot Rock John Marley The Godfather BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Diane Keaton The Godfather**** Simonetta Stefanelli The Godfather Talia Shire The Godfather Susan Tyrell Fat City Joan Collins Tales from the Crypt BEST JUVENILE PERFORMANCE Kevin Hooks Sounder**** 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted November 26, 2016 Author Share Posted November 26, 2016 1972 BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Bill McKinney Deliverance Stefan Gierasch Jeremiah Johnson Terrific bunch of performances, Lawrence. I had to look up the two listed above who sadly passed away not too long ago. I had no idea that 'Mountain Man' from Deliverance was such a prolific actor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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