tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post8631118768850763685..comments2024-01-24T15:33:58.720-05:00Comments on A<br> Mythical<br> Monkey<br> writes<br> about<br> the<br> movies: The Katie-Bar-The-Door Awards (1937)Mythical Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-82885936577516387922012-01-17T20:52:53.061-05:002012-01-17T20:52:53.061-05:00Realistically, I'll probably go up to about 19...Realistically, I'll probably go up to about 1969 then start getting ready for Monty's Greatest Actresses Tournament starting on March 5. I'll be hosting the Silent Era/1930s bracket, 32 actresses in all.<br /><br />Then we'll see what happens ...Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-50034357490238659792012-01-17T06:39:43.494-05:002012-01-17T06:39:43.494-05:00How long do you think people will put up with this...<i>How long do you think people will put up with this nonsense? I can go until about 2004, but I may not have any readers left by that time.</i><br /><br />I can't speak for everyone else but I know I would. It's nice to get a second opinion, especially for films that came out before I existed.theduckthiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17255259957279220797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-79544978255527864802012-01-16T19:51:06.773-05:002012-01-16T19:51:06.773-05:00What the Monkey didn't mention about Grand Ill...What the Monkey didn't mention about Grand Illusion was that we we sitting in a very large movie theater, all by ourselves, and about halfway through the movie two people come in and sit DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF US. We looked at each other, silently said WTF, and moved over a couple of seats. They stayed about 5 minutes and then left.Katienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-84319599091987862812012-01-16T11:27:09.603-05:002012-01-16T11:27:09.603-05:00I know you're very busy but will you ever be p...<i>I know you're very busy but will you ever be putting together a list of essential films for the film lover? </i><br /><br />I could do that -- say, ten top films in various categories or for various moods. The lists would be weighted toward watch-ability rather than castor-oil-swallowing character building exercises.<br /><br />Maybe when I'm done with the Katie Awards. How long do you think people will put up with this nonsense? I can go until about 2004, but I may not have any readers left by that time.Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-48904033740471506722012-01-16T04:04:02.895-05:002012-01-16T04:04:02.895-05:00Aw...no best picture nominations, drama wise, for ...Aw...no best picture nominations, drama wise, for two (more) of my absolute favorites!! CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS and DEAD END.<br /><br />Don't you think the Dead End Kids deserve some special award for it? For being so darn wonderful? How 'bout one for Freddie Bartholomew for being so darn cute? ;)<br /><br />I think Joel McCrea really does deserve a nomination for best actor in DEAD END.<br /><br />And I'd nominate Ginger for best supporting actress in STAGE DOOR a million years before I'd nominate her for lead in SHALL WE DANCE. I thought she was pretty rotten in that one; too mean-spirited or something; like she was tired of making movies with Fred and it showed. <br /><br />As for your winner and nominees for best picture in a comedy/musical: I got to say...I don't care how groundbreaking it was, overall SNOW WHITE just isn't that great. It's really good, and yes, I'm impressed, but...I don't know; I much prefer EASY LIVING and A DAY AT THE RACES.<br /><br />Glad to see a win for Jean Arthur, anyway! :)Ginger Ingenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06904339551806493214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-90121963521837700562012-01-16T01:16:02.642-05:002012-01-16T01:16:02.642-05:00Glad to see that "Stage Door" is getting...Glad to see that "Stage Door" is getting its due! <br /><br />I know you're very busy but will you ever be putting together a list of essential films for the film lover? <br /><br />I'm always on the lookout for good older films but I don't really trust the books with published lists. It always feels like I'm only ever getting half the story and they're leaving out screen gems I should know about.theduckthiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17255259957279220797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-33540501306783189682012-01-15T11:59:40.756-05:002012-01-15T11:59:40.756-05:00Shirley Temple? Sure. She was Hollywood's #1...Shirley Temple? Sure. She was Hollywood's #1 box office star from 1935 to 1938, she still has a substantial fanbase and <i>Wee Willie Winkie</i> is her best performance. I wouldn't choose her to play Hamlet, but since the full title of the Oscar is "Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role" -- distinct, to my mind, from "best <i>acting</i> by an actress in a leading role" -- I'm comfortable handing an award to an iconic figure who still has a hold on her audience seventy-five years after most of her contemporaries have turned to dust and been forgotten.<br /><br />With a thousand other entertainment options available, the ability to cut through the clutter and draw people's attention, not just in the original context but for generations thereafter, is the real screen talent. It's that ability to appeal across generations that distinguishes Shirley Temple from, say, Ali McGraw, who was a hot commodity for a couple of years but who couldn't get arrested now. It's why we still watch John Wayne, Cary Grant and Humphrey Bogart, when there were probably better technical actors competing against them.<br /><br />Something like that. One day, decades from now when I get to 1937, I'll write a lengthy essay on the subject.Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-10803906482431671482012-01-15T07:16:15.454-05:002012-01-15T07:16:15.454-05:00Shirley Temple? Really? Over Janet Gaynor? Real...Shirley Temple? Really? Over Janet Gaynor? Really???<br /><br />And I must admit, in spite of it's melancholy climax, I have always viewed Stage Door as a Comedy. But with you having it as a drama, it makes the award to Temple even more perplexing.Erik Beckhttp://nighthawknews.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com