Directed by Vincente Minnelli
Story and Screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner
Starring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron
Movies, by their very nature, are artificial and could not possibly capture real life. The closet we come is documentaries, but with the constant excising of the boring bits from the filming, creative editing and the like, even the truth is manipulated and artificial. Continue reading
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Directed by Norman Jewison
Screenplay by Stirling Silliphant, Based on the novel by John Ball
Starring Rod Steiger, Sidney Poitier and Warren Oates
At this point in The Best Picture Project, I’ve seen 38 Best Picture Winners – 39 if you count this film – which amounts to roughly half of the Academy’s big winners. After seeing all those films I’d like to think I have a pretty good grasp on what the Academy prefers. Generally they like their movies light and airy and uplifting, but occasionally they get a yen for something epic or even a little bit edgy, as long as both are ultimately sunny. In short, they like ‘safe’ films, the kind that are likely to offend the fewest number of people. Continue reading
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