Dargo, I'm late to the party on this one, but . . . HAIL, CAESAR! DING, DING, DING, DING!!! YES, and we have a winner here, folks! You got it, Holden. Funny thing about this Coen Bros' movie. I've always seemed to be among the minority who liked it. Although of course, the enjoyment of it is probab...

From 1940 to Present: Ten actresses who were nominated for best actress, didn't win, but should have: Katharine Hepburn ( The Philadelphia Story, 1940) Barbara Stanwyck ( Ball of Fire , 1941) Gloria Swanson ( Sunset Boulevard , 1950) Julie Andrews ( Victor/Victoria , 1982) Jane Alexander ( Testament...

And now for the Golden Globe nominees for best actress I haven't seen and haven't mentioned yet: 1950 Louisa 1951 The Blue Veil Too Young to Kiss 1953 Call me Mada 1956 Bundle of Joy 1957 This could be the Night 1958 The Tunnel of Love 1959 Ask any Girl 1960 Midnight Lace The World of Suzie Wong 196...

And here are the nominees for 1961: Black and White The Hustler The Absent-Minded Professor The Children's Hour Judgment at Nuremberg One, Two, Three Color West Side Story Fanny Flower Drum Song A Majority of One One-Eyed Jacks I have not seen A Majority of One. Interestingly, of my favorite 15 movi...

Now for Golden Globe nominees for best actor I haven't seen 1950 The Magnificent Yankee 1951 On the Riviera 1957 My Man Godfrey 1959 The Middle of the Night 1961 The Pleasure of his Company Raisin in the Sun 1962 The Pigeon that Took Rome Mr. Hobbs takes a Vacation 1963 To bed or not to bed The Whee...

Here is a summary of the clues: 1. A man is writing, beside the sea. The movie ends. 2. An old woman asks for medical advice, doesn't like what she hears, then tells the doctor he shouldn't have told her the truth. 3. A character with an eye patch has a significant supporting role in the film. 4. A...

Ten Performances in a Western Deserving of an Oscar (Best or Supporting): Walter Matthau, 'Lonely are the Brave Robert Ryan, 'The Wild Bunch' Chuck Connors, 'The Big Country' Marlene Dietrich, 'Destry Rides Again' Karl Malden, 'Nevada Smith' Alan Ladd, 'Shane' Josh Brolin, 'No Country for Old Men' ...

And if we had to include two of the Academy's choices for 1986, how would that change things? Picture: Platoon Actor: You know what? I'm going to choose Gordon and Hoskins, though I've never actually seen the movies they're in. But this doesn't change things Actress: Turner, but this doesn't change ...

Ten Performances in a Western Deserving of an Oscar (Best or Supporting): Walter Matthau, 'Lonely are the Brave Robert Ryan, 'The Wild Bunch' Chuck Connors, 'The Big Country' Marlene Dietrich, 'Destry Rides Again' Karl Malden, 'Nevada Smith' Alan Ladd, 'Shane' Josh Brolin, 'No Country for Old Men' ...

If I am correct, there are seven movies that have gotten double digit Oscar nominations, but not won any awards: The Turning Point, The Color Purple (11), The Gangs of New York, True Grit, American Hustle, The Irishman, Killers of the Flower Moon (10). Martin Scorsese has the dubious distinction of ...

And a reminder of my choices for 2022: Actor Park Hae-Il, Decision to Leave Viggo Mortenson, Crimes of the Future Gabriel LaBelle, The Fabelmans Marin Grigoire, R.M.N. Vincent Lindon, Both Sides of the Blade Runner-ups: Colin Farrell ( The Banshees of Inisherin ), Banks Repeta* ( Armageddon Time ), ...

A reminder of my choices for 2021 Actor Hidetoshi Nishijima, Drive my Car Cooper Hoffman, Licorice Pizza Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog Joaquin Phoenix, C’mon C’mon Jack Lowden, Benediction Runner-ups: Adam Driver ( Annette ), Anders Danielsen Lie ( The Worst Person in the World ), Gaby ...

Ok, most of my posts discussing hypothetical oscars going back to 1955 have been deleted. But rather than start all over again, let's go to 1986. Here are the Academy's choices: ACTOR Dexter Gordon – ‘Round Midnight Bob Hoskins – Mona Lisa William Hurt – Children of a Lesser God Paul Newman – The Co...

And continuing on with the Golden Globe best drama nominees that I haven't seen and I haven't already mentioned I haven't seen 1952 The Happy Time 1956 The Rainmaker 1957 Wild is the Wind 1962 Freud Hemingway's Adventures as a Young Man Lisa 1963 The Caretakers 1968 The Fixer 1971 Mary Queen of Scot...

Here are the 1960 nominees for best cinematograpy Black and White Sons and Lovers The Apartment The Facts of Life Inherit the Wind Psycho Color Spartacus The Alamo BUtterfield 8 Exodus Pepe I should point out that I have not seen Pepe . In my view my choice for best black and white cinematography wo...