skimpole Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 I saw it when TCM aired it during Anthony Quinn's Star of the Month lineup. Maybe it was one that got pulled from the Canadian schedule. No, I saw it on TCM Canada as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 Leading vs. Supporting Categories in 1977 … Oscar had Peter Firth in the supporting category for Equus. My bet is this was because he was a young newcomer acting opposite established, Richard Burton. IMO Peter Firth is a co-lead in Equus with Burton. Jenny Agutter is supporting. John Gielgud, Dirk Bogarde and Ellen Burstyn are all leads in Providence. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 It’s time for 1977. We will be on 1977 for one week so plenty of time for everyone to respond. Here are Oscar’s choices for 1977. Winners in bold. Best Actor Richard Dreyfuss, The Goodbye Girl* Woody Allen, Annie Hall Richard Burton, Equus Marcello Mastroianni, A Special Day John Travolta, Saturday Night Fever Best Actress Diane Keaton, Annie Hall* Ann Bancroft, The Turning Point Jane Fonda, Julia Shirley MacLaine, The Turning Point Marsha Mason, The Goodbye Girl Best Supporting Actor Jason Robards, Julia* Mikhail Baryshnikov, The Turning Point Peter Firth, Equus Alec Guinness, Star Wars Maximilian Schell, Julia Best Supporting Actress Vanessa Redgrave, Julia* Leslie Browne, The Turning Point Quinn Cummings, The Goodbye Girl Melinda Dillon, Close Encounters of the Third Kind Tuesday Weld, Looking For Mr. Goodbar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 My choice for the Juvenile Acting award for 1977 is… QUINN CUMMINGS (Lucy McFadden), The Goodbye Girl* 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 1977 Despite the presence of 3 of my favorite films, 1977 is one of the weaker years overall, in my opinion. 4 of my nominated films are titles that I saw for the first time just in the last year, so perhaps there are more gems waiting to be discovered. BEST ACTOR Woody Allen Annie Hall**** Richard Dreyfuss Close Encounters of the Third Kind Bruno Ganz The American Friend John Gielgud Providence Marcello Mastroianni A Special Day Dennis Hooper The American Friend Richard Burton Equus Art Carney The Late Show Richard Dreyfuss The Goodbye Girl BEST ACTRESS Diane Keaton Looking for Mr. Goodbar**** Diane Keaton Annie Hall Sophia Loren A Special Day Carrie Fisher Star Wars Krystyna Janda Man of Marble Jane Fonda Julia Lily Tomlin The Late Show Anne Bancroft The Turning Point BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Tony Roberts Annie Hall**** Harrison Ford Star Wars Francois Truffaut Close Encounters of the Third Kind Jason Robards Julia Francisco Rabal Sorcerer Alec Guinness Star Wars Evan Kim The Kentucky Fried Movie Christopher Walken Annie Hall BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Tuesday Weld Looking for Mr. Goodbar**** Vanessa Redgrave Julia Melinda Dillon Close Encounters of the Third Kind Jenny Agutter Equus Cloris Leachman High Anxiety BEST JUVENILE PERFORMANCE Quinn Cummings The Goodbye Girl**** Cary Guffey Close Encounters of the Third Kind 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 Here are my choices of the 74 films I've seen from 1977 for… Best Supporting Actress of 1977 1. VANESSA REDGRAVE (Julia), Julia 2. ELAINE STRICH (Helen Weiner/Molly Langham), Providence 3. KAORI MOMOI (Akemi Ogawa), The Yellow Handkerchief 4. JOAN PLOWRIGHT (Dora Strang), Equus 5. TUESDAY WELD (Katherine Dunn), Looking For Mr. Goodbar 6. QUINN CUMMINGS (Lucy McFadden), The Goodbye Girl 7. MELINDA DILLON (Jillian Guiler), Close Encounters of the Third Kind 8. LESLIE BROWNE (Emilia Rodgers), The Turning Point 9. JENNY AGUTTER (Jill Mason), Equus 10. CHIEKO BAISHO (Mitsue Shima), The Yellow Handkerchief and ... RUTH NELSON (Mrs. Schmidt), The Late Show JOAN BLONDELL (Sarah Goode), Opening Night SARA VENABLE (“Housewife Victim”), Martin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 Here are my choices of the 74 films I've seen from 1977 for… Best Supporting Actor of 1977 1. JOSE FERRER (“the Ben”), Who Has Seen the Wind 2. DAVID HEMMINGS (Eddy), Islands In the Stream 3. JASON ROBARDS, JR. (Dashiell Hammett), Julia 4. MAXIMILIAN SCHELL (Johann), Julia 5. TETSUYA TAKEDA (Kinya Hanada), The Yellow Handkerchief 6. BILL MACY (Charlie Hatter), The Late Show 7. COLIN BLAKELY (Frank Strang), Equus 8. MIKHAIL BARYSHNIKOV (Yuri Kopeikine), The Turning Point 9. JOHN EWART (Freddie), The Picture Show Man 10. EUGENE ROCHE (Ronnie Birdwell), The Late Show and.. CLEMENS SCHEITZ (Scheitz), Stroszek LIONEL STANDER (Tony Harwell), New York, New York 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlewis Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 1974 was probably the best year of this decade for Hollywood produced and semi-produced features shown in theaters, although the entire decade produced some outstanding made-for-TV "movies" and mini-series (ROOTS being aired on ABC in January 1977, out-doing the audience viewership that watched NBC's airing of GONE WITH THE WIND two months earlier), theatrical short subjects (with Will Vinton's claymation hitting its stride and imports from the National Film Board of Canada like THE SAND CASTLE pushing the creativity of home-grown live-action and animated shorts in general) and 16mm educational work (which I will get to below). A typical theatrical release of April 1977 that often gets overlooked, simply because of its short length, is THE ABSENT MINDED WAITER featuring Steve Martin (mostly a supporting actor getting little attention in earlier features until his appearances on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE). Surprisingly this was backed by a major studio (Paramount) long after the majors left short subjects to independent producers. Steve Martin was not a new actor, but it was this theatrical SHORT (and a popular comedy LP at the time) that made him a viable box office draw and Universal was quick to sign him on. What I like about the seventies was the "anything goes" mentality that exploded after the decline of the Production Code (1966-68 period), then escalated when "New Hollywood" took over with the successes of EASY RIDER, M*A*S*H and other 1969-70 releases that proved that the Baby Boom generation was the demographic to cater too. It was also the Golden Age of Porn with censorship being pushed in the name of "freedom of expression". All of this ended rather abruptly with HEAVEN'S GATE in 1980 issuing the conservative don't-take-any-more-risks era that continues today except in modest independent productions first shown at Sundance. Those of us in Generation X don't realize that we were growing up in a Golden Age of cinema right in our own classrooms. Betamax and VHS tentatively arrived in 1975-76, but didn't go mainstream until the early eighties. There were probably only *thousands* of these in schools and households at the time Reagan entered the White House in 1981. Until then, the 16mm film shown on the school projector with the blinds pulled was king. THE PORTABLE PHONOGRAPH was released in August 1977 for Encyclopædia Britannica Films by a master director named John Barnes (mostly in England even though the studio was based in Chicago). It features very subtle performances by Michael Gwynn, William Squire, Philip Locke and David Buck with an emphasis on facial expressions and limited dialogue. This was not a film that was tooted at Oscar time since only a few theaters showed it. Schools and libraries were the market it was intended for. https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Portable-Phonograph/images-videos/In-this-1977-dramatization-of-Walter-van-Tilburg-Clarks-short/128654 https://archive.org/details/PortablePhonograph 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 1977 Favorites Tough year for me to find favorites. I didn't like many of the Hollywood films, particularly The Goodbye Girl. Best Actor Woody Allen (Annie Hall) Richard Burton (Equus) Richard Chamberlain (The Last Wave) Peter Firth (Equus) John Gielgud (Providence) Best Actress Diane Keaton (Annie Hall) Carrie Fisher (Star Wars) Jane Fonda (Julia) Simone Signoret (Madame Rosa) Best Supporting Actor Richard Attenborough (The Chess Players) Dirk Bogarde (Providence) Edward Fox (A Bridge too Far) Alec Guinness (Star Wars) David Gulpilil (The Last Wave) Best Supporting Actress Vanessa Redgrave (Julia) Tuesday Weld (Looking for Mr. Goodbar) Best Lines “What is this, a game show? What do I win, a Pinto?” (Mel Brooks, High Anxiety) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 My prefatory comment about having some 1977 gems still left to see was accurate. Bogie and Swithin have named a combined 8 films already that I haven't seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrat Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 1977 was the year when Rex Reed (remember him?) decreed that if Diane Keaton didn't win the Oscar for Looking for Mr. Goodbar, there was no God. I'm not sure of the theological implications of her winning for another film. I'd bet that just about every Hollywood actress under the age of forty (or over forty, for that matter) wanted to play the lead in Looking for Mr. Goodbar. It was obviously one of the best parts of the year. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skimpole Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Actor Woody Allen, Annie Hall Henry G. Sanders, Killer of SheepVladimir Gostyukhin, The AscentFernando Rey, That Obscure Object of DesireRichard Dreyfuss, Close Encounters of the Third KindRunner-ups: Boris Plotnikov (The Ascent), Robert De Niro (New York, New York), Bob Newhart (The Rescuers), Bud Cort (Why Shoot the Teacher?), John Gielgud (Providence), Dennis Hopper (The American Friend), Marty Feldman (The Last Remake of Beau Geste), Rutger Hauer (Soldier of Orange), Bruno S. (Stroszek), Jack Nance (Eraserhead), Gordon Pinsent (Who Has Seen the Wind), Harvey Keitel (The Duellists), Art Carney (The Late Show), John Travolta (Saturday Night Fever), Mark Lester (Crossed Swords/The Prince and the Pauper), Ben Gazzara (Opening Night)ActressDiane Keaton, Annie HallKaycee Moore, Killer of SheepTabata Ndiaye, CeddoJane Fonda, JuliaLiza Minnelli, New York, New YorkRunner-ups: Gena Rowlands (Opening Night), Kimiko Ikegami (House), Shelly Duvall (3 Women), Sissy Spacek (3 Women), Lily Tomlin (The Late Show), Jodie Foster (Candleshoe)Supporting ActorDirk Bogarde, ProvidenceJames Earl Jones, Star WarsFrancois Truffaut, Close Encounters of the Third KindJason Robards, JuliaAnatoli Solonitsyn, The AscentRunner-ups: Tony Roberts (Annie Hall), Peter Cushing (Star Wars), David Warner (Providence), Curt Jurgens (The Spy that Loved Me), David Niven (Candleshoe), Peter Firth (Equus), Peter Ustinov (The Last Remake of Beau Geste)Supporting ActressVanessa Redgrave, JuliaMelinda Dillon, Close Encounters of the Third KindEllen Burstyn, ProvidenceLyudmila Polyakova, The AscentMiki Jinbo, HouseRunner-ups: Teri Garr (Close Encounters of the Third Kind), Carole Bouquet (That Obscure Object of Desire), Angela Molina (That Obscure Object of Desire), Ai Matubara (House), Kumiko Oba (House), Helen Hayes (Candleshoe)Not seen: The Goodbye Girl, The Turning Point, A Special Day, Looking for Mr. Goodbar --------There are three movies that have won the top five oscars (Picture, Director, Actor, Actress and Screenplay): It Happened One Night, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, and The Silence of the Lambs. And there are three movies that have won my top five alternate oscars: Annie Hall is the third, after Children of Paradise and Vertigo. --------For the first time since 1958, all four acting oscars are won by English language movies, though Providence has a French director. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesStewartFan95 Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Best Actor Woody Allen, Annie Hall Robert DeNiro, New York, New York Richard Dreyfuss, Close Encounters of the Third Kind Harrison Ford, Star Wars Richard Gere, Looking for Mr. Goodbar John Travolta, Saturday Night Fever Best Actress Julie Christie, Demon Seed Jane Fonda, Julia Liza Minnelli, New York, New York Diane Keaton, Looking for Mr. Goodbar Marsha Mason, The Goodbye Girl Best Supporting Actor Peter Cushing, Star Wars Alec Guinness, Star Wars James Earl Jones, Star Wars Strother Martin, Slap Shot Tony Roberts, Annie Hall Paul Sorvino, Oh God! Best Supporting Actress Melinda Dillon, Close Encounters of the Third Kind Teri Garr, Close Encounters of the Third Kind Carol Kane, Annie Hall Vanessa Redgrave, Julia Tuesday Weld, Looking for Mr. Goodbar Best Original Song Eastbound and Down-Jerry Reed Goodbye Girl-David Gates Night Fever-The Bee Gees Best Juvenile Performance Quinn Cummings, The Goodbye Girl Carey Guffey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind Best Unnerving Performance by a Bit-Player Christopher Walken as Annie's brother Duane in Annie Hall 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted January 1, 2017 Author Share Posted January 1, 2017 The New York Film Critics Circle Awards for 1977 were … Best Actor John Gielgud, Providence* Fernando Rey, That Obscure Object fo Desire John Travolta, Saturday Night Fever Best Actress Diane Keaton, Annie Hall* Shelley Duvall, 3 Women Diane Keaton, Looking For Mr. Goodbar Best Supporting Actor Maximilian Schell, Julia* Bill Macy, The Late Show Dvid Hemmings, Islands In the Stream Best Supporting Actress Sissy Spacek, 3 Women* Vanessa Redgrave, Julia Donna Prescow, Saturday Night Fever ————————————————————————————————— The Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards for 1977 were … Best Actor Richard Dreyfuss, The Goodbye Girl* Best Actress Shelley Duvall, 3 Women* Best Supporting Actor Jason Robards, Julia* Best Supporting Actress Vanessa Redgrave, Julia* 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoraSmith Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Happy New Year, everybody. Here are my votes for forty years ago: ACTOR:1. Woody Allen - Annie Hall 2. John Travolta - Saturday Night Fever 3. Anthony Hopkins - Audrey Rose 4. Marcello Mastroianni - A Special Day 5. Roger Moore - The Spy Who Loved Me6. Burt Reynolds - Smokey and the Bandit7. Robert De Niro - New York, New York 8. Rutger Hauer - Soldier of Orange 9. Richard Dreyfuss - Close Encounters of the Third Kind 10. Mel Brooks - High Anxiety ACTRESS: 1. Diane Keaton - Annie Hall 2. Gena Rowlands - Opening Night 3. Sophia Loren - A Special Day4. Susan Swift - Audrey Rose 5. Liza Minnelli - New York, New York6. Shelley Duvall - 3 Women7. Jane Fonda - Fun with Dick and Jane 8. Marsha Mason - Audrey Rose 9. Carole Bouquet - That Obscure Object of Desire 10. Sissy Spacek - 3 Women SUPPORTING ACTOR 1. Tony Roberts - Annie Hall 2. John Cassavetes - Opening Night3. Richard Kiel - The Spy Who Loved Me4. David Gulpilil - The Last Wave 5. Martin Shakar - Saturday Night Fever 6. Paul Simon - Annie Hall7. Robert Walden - Capricorn One 8. Sean Connery - A Bridge Too Far SUPPORTING ACTRESS:1. Barbara Bach - The Spy Who Loved Me 2. Joan Blondell - Opening Night 3. Shelley Duvall - Annie Hall4. Donna Pescow - Saturday Night Fever 5. Janet Margolin - Annie Hall 6. Teri Garr - Close Encounters of the Third Kind 7. Françoise Berd - A Special Day 8. Karen Black - Capricorn One BEST JUVENILE PERFORMANCE: 1. Susan Swift - Audrey Rose 2. Lars Söderdahl - The Brothers Lionheart BEST EXTRA: Truman Capote as Truman Capote lookalike in Annie Hall BEST BIT PART: Jeff "I forgot my mantra" Goldblum - Annie Hall BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FELON: O. J. Simpson - Capricorn One BEST PERFORMANCE BY A DICTATOR'S GRANDDAUGHTER: Alessandra Mussolini - A Special Day BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: John Williams - Close Encounters of the Third Kind BEST ORIGINAL SONG: 1. Theme from New York, New York (Liza Minnelli in New York, New York) 2. Stayin' Alive (Bee Gees in Saturday Night Fever)3. Nobody Does It Better (Carly Simon in The Spy Who Loved Me) BEST NON-ORIGINAL SONG: You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me (Liza Minnelli in New York, New York) BEST QUOTE: 1. "That was the most fun I ever had without laughing." (Annie Hall) 2. "All you have to do is say the lines clearly and with a degree of feeling." (Opening Night) 3. "I love being reduced to a cultural stereotype!" (Annie Hall) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted January 1, 2017 Author Share Posted January 1, 2017 Here are my choices of the 75 films I've seen from 1977 for… Best Actress of 1977 1. JANE FONDA (Lillian Hellman), Julia 2. DIANE KEATON (Annie Hall), Annie Hall 3. LIZA MINNELLI (Francine Evans), New York, New York 4. DIANE KEATON (Theresa Dunn), Looking For Mr. Goodbar 5. ANNE BANCROFT (Emma Jacklin), The Turning Point 6. SHIRLEY MACLAINE (Deedee Rodgers), The Turning Point 7. MARSHA MASON (Paula McFadden), The Goodbye Girl 8. SHELLEY DUVALL (Mildred ‘Millie’ Lammoreaux), 3 Women 9. SOPHIA LOREN (Antonietta), A Special Day 10. JULIE CHRISTIE (Susan Harris), Demon Seed and... ELLEN BURSTYN (Sonia Langham), Providence HOLLIS MCCLAREN (Liza Connor), Outrageous! MONIQUE MERCURE (Rose-Aimee Martin), J.A. Martin, Photographe SISSY SPACEK (Mildred “Pinky” Rose), 3 Women 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted January 1, 2017 Author Share Posted January 1, 2017 Here are my choices of the 75 films I've seen from 1977 for… Best Actor of 1977 1. JOHN GIELGUD (Clive Langham), Providence 2. ROBERT DE NIRO (Jimmy Doyle/”Mr. M. Powell”), New York, New York 3. WOODY ALLEN (Alvy Singer), Annie Hall 4. RICHARD DREYFUSS (Elliott Garfield), The Goodbye Girl 5. JOHN TRAVOLTA (Tony Manero), Saturday Night Fever 6. BRUNO S. (Bruno Stroszek), Stroszek 7. JOHN MEILLON (Maurice Pym), The Picture Show Man 8. CRAIG RUSSELL (Robin Turner), Outrageous! 9. GEORGE C. SCOTT (Thomas Hudson), Islands In the Stream 10. RICHARD DREYFUSS (Roy Neary), Close Encounters of the Third Kind and... ART CARNEY (Ira Wells), The Late Show MARCELLO MASTROIANNI (Gabriele), A Special Day RICHARD BURTON (Dr. Martin Dysart), Equus SANJEEV KUMAR (Mirza Sajjad Ali), The Chess Players SAEED JAFFREY (Mir Roshan Ali), The Chess Players GREGORY PECK (General Douglas MacArthur), MacArthur MICHAEL YORK (Andrew Braddock), The Island of Dr. Moreau PAUL NEWMAN (Reggie ‘Reg’ Dunlop), Slap Shot DIRK BOGARDE (Claude Langham), Providence 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted January 1, 2017 Author Share Posted January 1, 2017 The National Board of Review Awards for 1977 were… Best Actor John Travolta, Saturday Night Fever* Best Actress Anne Bancroft, The Turning Point* Best Supporting Actor Tom Skerritt, The Turning Point* Best Supporting Actress Diane Keaton, Annie Hall* 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted January 1, 2017 Author Share Posted January 1, 2017 The National Society of Film Critics Awards for 1977 were … Best Actor Art Carney, The Late Show* John Gielgud, Providence Fernando Rey, That Obscure Object of Desire John Travolta, Saturday Night Fever Best Actress Diane Keaton, Annie Hall* Shelley Duvall, 3 Women Jane Fonda, Julia Best Supporting Actor Edward Fox, A Bridge Too Far* Bill Macy, The Late Show Maximilian Schell, Julia David Hemmings, Islands In the Stream Best Supporting Actresses Ann Wedgeworth, Handle With Care* Marcia Rodd, Handle With Care Sissy Spacek, 3 Women 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrat Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 One of the biggest stars of the 1970s, but one perhaps not so familiar to younger moviegoers, was Burt Reynolds. From 1972's Deliverance on into the mid-80s, Reynolds was a fixture on the movie screen and also on the talk show circuit, which provided a major boost to his career. Indeed, Pauline Kael opined that Reynolds was the first film actor to become a star based on his talk-show persona. It's worth considering Reynolds' talk-show persona in a little more detail. The period of Reynolds' stardom was the era in which America was beginning, if only a little, to become more open to the subject of homosexuality. Reynolds had traditional tall, dark, and handsome looks, he dated famous women, and he had played college football, so he had the necessary resume of masculinity credentials, yet the lively sense of humor he displayed on television and sometimes in his films was surprisingly campy, even downright queeny at times. I have no idea what his private life was like, but I'm sure most gay men assumed that he was also gay. Instead of being an actual macho man, like Lee Marvin, Burt Reynolds was more like the Village People's "Macho Man." Reynolds comes across as much gayer than such gay stars as Rock Hudson. Whether intentionally or not, Reynolds found a way of incorporating a campy sensibility into an ostensibly straight masculine persona that was acceptable to mainstream audiences. He was perceived as one of the most likable stars of the time. If Reynolds is not so well known today, that is probably because he didn't often work with top directors or on prestige projects. Deliverance is the major exception, and so is Starting Over, in which Reynolds plays a journalist turned college professor. Deliverance belongs, however, more to John Boorman and Jon Voight (and even Ned Beatty and Ronny Cox) than to Reynolds, and Starting Over perhaps belongs more to Jill Clayburgh and Candice Bergen. Reynolds was especially popular in the South, where many of his films were set, including 1977's megahit Smokey and the Bandit. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Burt Reynolds was the king of the good ole boys. He was handsome and usually well-groomed enough that the ladies liked him, but he was macho enough to appeal to the guys, as well. There was a big Southern culture wave during the 1970's, on TV shows like The Dukes of Hazzard, a major upswing in country music and country rock, and lots of backwoods films that dominated the drive-ins and eventually mainstream theaters. Burt Reynolds was the biggest star of this wave, starting back with Deliverance, White Lightning and Gator, and eventually going superstar with Smokey and the Bandit. Reynolds was a bit of a local legend around here, having played football at Florida State University, and he eventually bought a large amount of land in my home county. I never saw him in town, and most people around here weren't the gawking fan types. He sold the land and large house on it sometime in the late 1990's when he started hitting his severe financial problems, issues that plague him still, along with seriously deteriorating health. Reynolds biggest enemy was always himself. His affected egotism that he used for comic effect on many of his TV appearances wasn't that far from the truth. Reynolds never loved anyone more than the man in the mirror. This made him harder and harder to work with, as he started exerting more and more control over his projects, while at the same time getting lazier about their productions. As long as the checks cleared and he got to hang out with friends that he would inevitably insist be hired behind or in front of the camera, he was happy. After a string of flops in the 1980's, he found some redemption back on TV, with the show Evening Shade, although that eventually ran its course. He made a splashy "comeback" with 1997's Boogie Nights, and got an Oscar nod, but that didn't lead to anything substantial, and he was back in direct-to-video garbage very quickly. Around this time his money troubles started, as his lavish lifestyle and tabloid-fodder divorces were outspending his much-diminished earnings. His health also started to decline, and recent appearances have seen him extremely gaunt and unable to walk. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 1976 BEST PICTURE The Bad News Bears Burnt Offerings Carrie Freaky Friday Murder By Death Network Rocky The Shootist That's Entertainment II BEST ACTOR Walter Matthau, The Bad News Bears Oliver Reed, Burnt Offerings Peter Finch, Network William Holden, Network Sylvester Stallone, Rocky John Wayne, The Shootist BEST ACTRESS Tatum O'Neil, The Bad News Bears Karen Black, Burnt Offerings Sissy Spacek, Carrie Jodie Foster, Freaky Friday Barbara Harris, Freaky Friday Faye Dunaway, Network Lauren Bacall, The Shootist BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR David Niven, Murder By Death Robert Duvall, Network Carl Weathers, Rocky Burgess Meredith, Rocky Ron Howard, The Shootist BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Bette Davis, Burnt Offerings Piper Laurie, Carrie Nancy Allen, Carrie Maggie Smith, Murder By Death Elsa Lanchester, Murder By Death Beatrice Straight, Network Talia Shire, Rocky UNINTENTIONALLY HILARIOUS MOVIE Burnt Offerings. I love that Karen Black slowly transforms into a Victorian Era woman. CREEPIEST SIBLINGS Burgess Meredith and Eileen Heckart in Burnt Offerings BEST LINE "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore!" Peter Finch, Network BEST SCORE Rocky GROSSEST SCENE Tie between the pig blood scene in Carrie; and Karen Black tossing Oliver Reed out the window and him landing face down on the windshield in Burnt Offerings. THE "SANE" AWARD GOES TO: William Holden in Network. He seems to be the only character in Network who isn't completely bonkers. MOST BORING FILM Logan's Run. It's way too long and dull. It seems like Michael York and Jenny Agutter spend hours running and running and running and running some more. MOST JARRING MOMENT I find it weird sometimes to see Golden Era stars appearing in post-studio era films with very non-studio era content, such as Network. While I don't doubt that William Holden swore in his personal life, hearing him using vulgarity made me do a double take when I heard it first. He also has a sex scene in this film which was also interesting. SPEEDRACER'S TAKEAWAY FROM "LOGAN'S RUN" When I saw the movie a few years ago before hitting the deadly "Carousel" age of 30, I thought, "If I lived in Logan's Run, my name would be Kayla 4!" 1977 BEST PICTURE Looking for Mr. Goodbar The Rescuers Saturday Night Fever Smokey and the Bandit Star Wars BEST ACTOR Bob Newhart, The Rescuers John Travolta, Saturday Night Fever Burt Reynolds, Smokey and the Bandit Mark Hamill, Star Wars BEST ACTRESS Diane Keaton, Looking for Mr. Goodbar Eva Gabor, The Rescuers Sally Field, Smokey and the Bandit Carrie Fisher, Star Wars BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Richard Gere, Looking for Mr. Goodbar LeVar Burton, Looking for Mr. Goodbar Tom Berenger, Looking for Mr. Goodbar Jackie Gleason, Smokey and the Bandit Jerry Reed, Smokey and the Bandit Fred the dog, Smokey and the Bandit Harrison Ford, Star Wars James Earl Jones' voice, Star Wars Alec Guinness, Star Wars Kenny Baker, Star Wars Anthony Daniels, Star Wars BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Tuesday Weld, Looking for Mr. Goodbar BEST OPENING Hands down, the iconic scroll prologue in Star Wars BEST SCORE Star Wars, by far. Probably one of the most famous (if not the most famous) film scores of all time. BEST LINE "I've got a bad feeling about this," Star Wars And pretty much all of Jackie Gleason's dialogue in Smokey and the Bandit. "When we get home, I'm gonna punch your mama in the mouth." MOST ANNOYING CHARACTER Junior in Smokey and the Bandit. Why did Sally Field even agree to marry him? CREEPIEST CHARACTER Richard Gere in Looking for Mr. Goodbar. SCARIEST ENDING The ending of Looking for Mr. Goodbar. Poor Diane Keaton. BEST SCENE John Travolta's solo dance on the light-up floor in Saturday Night Fever. FUNNIEST DROID R2-D2 in Star Wars. Beep Beep Beep! BIGGEST FUSSBUDGET C-3PO in Star Wars. Calm down dude! Stop being such a worry wart! BEST HAIRSTYLE Princess Leia's iconic cinnamon roll hairstyle in Star Wars. SPEEDRACER'S TAKEAWAY FROM "STAR WARS" Chewy got screwed! Han Solo and Luke Skywalker got medals from Princess Leia, but Chewy was there the whole time doing just as much work! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted January 2, 2017 Author Share Posted January 2, 2017 The BAFTA winners for 1977 were …. Best Actor Peter Finch, Network* (76) Woody Allen, Annie Hall William Holden, Network (76) Sylvester Stallone, Rocky (76) Best Actress Diane Keaton, Annie Hall* Lily Tomlin, The Late Show Faye Dunaway, Network (76) Shelley Duvall, 3 Women Best Supporting Actor Edward Fox, A Bridge Too Far* Colin Blakely, Equus Zero Mostel, The Front (76) Robert Duvall, Network (76) Best Supporting Actress Jenny Agutter, Equus* Joan Plowright, Equus Shelley Winters, Next Stop Greenwich Village (76) Geraldine Chaplin, Welcome to L.A. (76) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted January 2, 2017 Author Share Posted January 2, 2017 2. DAVID HEMMINGS (Eddy), Islands In the Stream I'd like to pay a small tribute to David Hemmings (1941-2003) who played Eddy in Islands of the Stream (1977). Walter Brennan basically played the same character in To Have and Have Not (1944). He's a sweaty, booze soaked deck hand who is tragic, heroic and loyal. Hemmings pulls off this character balancing act admirably and it is a pity he didn't undertake similar challenging roles. Instead, Hemmings concentrated a good part of his later career on directing television dramas. It was not long ago that I discovered that he also had a career as a teen actor. I look forward to seeing him in some of those films in the future. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted January 2, 2017 Author Share Posted January 2, 2017 I happened to be travelling in Europe in 1977 when I heard of the passing of these giants ... Elvis Presley (August 16, 1977) Groucho Marx (August 19,1977) Zero Mostel (September 8, 1977) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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