tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125194422306151768.post8250475129391279314..comments2024-03-16T10:03:59.180-07:00Comments on The Movie Projector: My Oscar Picks, Part 6 Continued: 1962R. D. Finchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05045080274131718843noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125194422306151768.post-87650734422992432672011-02-24T11:51:44.905-08:002011-02-24T11:51:44.905-08:00Theater screening would be ideal. Hopefully the Ta...Theater screening would be ideal. Hopefully the Tampa Theater (old style theater that shows classics and Independent film)gets around to showing it. I agree about "Loneliness" and Tom Courtenay's peformance. The film should be better known, one of the great rebel films of the period.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808503055317962289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125194422306151768.post-58083840611997986732011-02-24T09:52:51.436-08:002011-02-24T09:52:51.436-08:00John, you must see "Lawrence," but by al...John, you must see "Lawrence," but by all means try to see it in a theater the first time. I agree that the other titles you mention are all very good movies. I think "Cape Fear" doesn't get the attention it deserves--Robert Mitchum is as menacing as he was in "Night of the Hunter"--and "Loneliness" needs to be better known. It's one of the very best British films of the sixties and Tom Courtenay is just a knockout in it.R. D. Finchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05045080274131718843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125194422306151768.post-13810460414642133252011-02-24T04:06:38.227-08:002011-02-24T04:06:38.227-08:00R.D.
Okay, I have to admit I still have not seen L...R.D.<br />Okay, I have to admit I still have not seen LAWRENCE. It is one of those lapses in my film watching that have yet to be corrected. Of the films I have seen THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE and THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE would lead the pack with CAPE FEAR, THE LONELINESS OF THE LONG DISTANCE RUNNER and TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD close by.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808503055317962289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125194422306151768.post-84735002706357908442011-02-22T22:04:10.274-08:002011-02-22T22:04:10.274-08:00Kevin, thanks for leaving a comment, and I'm p...Kevin, thanks for leaving a comment, and I'm pleased to hear of your enjoyment of my thoughts about past Oscars. According to IMDb, Peter O'Toole is indeed the actor with the most nominations (8) and no wins. I think you're right about voters being reluctant to take a chance on an unknown entity, thinking that someone worthy of the award will have more chances in the future. The Academy has traditionally been reluctant to give the Oscar to a young actor for a breakthrough performance, the award usually going to a popular veteran instead, and 1962 seems to be a case in point. It has not shown the same reluctance towards actresses; in fact, just the opposite seems true in this category. I would have thought they would have made up for it in 1968 when O'Toole was nominated for "The Lion in Winter," but they didn't, going with Cliff Robertson instead. A lot of people attributed his win to a vigorous ad campaign in the trade papers. Richard Burton received 7 nominations (one for supporting actor) without a win.R. D. Finchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05045080274131718843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125194422306151768.post-14813031203924291302011-02-22T14:21:52.477-08:002011-02-22T14:21:52.477-08:00I've been enjoying this series. I have a parti...I've been enjoying this series. I have a particular interest in 1962 - it was the year I was born. "Lawrence of Arabia" is the obvious choice. I think "To Kill A Mockingbird" was likely its only serious rival. <br /><br />In terms of Best Actor, I wonder if the Academy thought Gregory Peck had been nominated several times before without winning, and since Peter O'Toole was just starting out, he would likely be a future Oscar winner. We know how that turned out. Does he have the most nominations without ever winning? (Apart from the Career Oscar, of course).Kevin Deanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697597405552599370noreply@blogger.com