tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286673910044050811.post6503464328671733678..comments2024-03-26T18:28:58.729-04:00Comments on Just a Cineast: Thursday Movie Picks #360: Oscar-winning ScreenplayTed S. (Just a Cineast)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12394770582776749331noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286673910044050811.post-45960280503600736802021-06-08T08:44:45.320-04:002021-06-08T08:44:45.320-04:00The Hospital definitely sounds like something I wa...The Hospital definitely sounds like something I want to check out. I adore George C. Scott. Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04350671197602014321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286673910044050811.post-27920791121972391532021-06-04T08:24:30.771-04:002021-06-04T08:24:30.771-04:00I like Princess O’Roarke which is a nice movie but...I like Princess O’Roarke which is a nice movie but I am surprised it won. I still have to see The Bobby sober which is strange since I had the ability to see it many times but didn’t take the chance...yet. I saw The Hospital when I was a young teen and remembered as being funny and more spot onas a typical hospital than what we normally see. I need to watch it again. Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286673910044050811.post-41395997278399288112021-06-04T07:15:58.170-04:002021-06-04T07:15:58.170-04:00I really enjoyed Network so I'll have to check...I really enjoyed Network so I'll have to check out The Hospital. That sounds intriguing, and I don't have any procedures coming up.Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286673910044050811.post-11804033766244688712021-06-03T21:59:50.000-04:002021-06-03T21:59:50.000-04:00I LOVE The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer!! It has a...I LOVE The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer!! It has a huge advantage by having the incredible lineup of Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Shirley Temple, Rudy Vallee, Ray Collins and Harry Davenport but the clever script keeps what could have been a salacious mess from becoming that. Instead its a charmingly sweet, if unbelievable, slice of hilarity.<br /><br />I agree about The Hospital being something not to watch before you have to go to one but a clever incisive drama with a super cast. <br /><br />Princess O'Rourke won an Oscar? It's a pleasant little trifle and a nice change of pace for Olivia de Havilland and looking at its competition that year it was a thin field but even so it's awfully flyaway to take a top prize. <br /><br />Mine are all original screenplay winners as well. <br /><br />The Sting (1973)-David S. Ward-When their mutual friend is murdered in 30’s Chicago small-time crook Johnny Hooker (Robert Redford) teams with seasoned conman Henry Gondorff (Paul Newman) to exact revenge on crime boss Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw) who ordered the hit. Joining with an odd assortment of colorful associates they formulate a long con to settle the score. Jaunty caper flick was a reuniting for the stars and director of Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid ending up being showered with Oscars (7 in total including Best Picture as well as three other nominations) and leading to a jazz revival courtesy of its Scott Joplin musical score.<br /><br />Chinatown (1974)-Robert Towne-What he assumes will be a routine infidelity stakeout soon becomes an incredibly complex web of deceit and murder for L.A. private eye Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson) when he discovers he was hired by an imposter and is being used as a pawn in a game with deadly stakes. Smart, stylish mystery amassed 11 Oscar nominations but only Towne won for his original screenplay.<br /><br />Dog Day Afternoon (1975)-Frank Pierson-Young and desperate Sonny Wortzik (Al Pacino) and his not terribly bright buddy Sal Naturile (John Cazale) attempt to pull off a bank heist in Brooklyn that quickly goes wrong. Trapped inside with the tellers a standoff, first with NYPD Sgt. Moretti (Charles Durning) and then FBI agent Sheldon (James Broderick) escalates into a media circus leading to a tense conclusion. Forceful, incisive drama garnered six Oscar nominations but again only Pierson actually picked up the award for his screenplay. joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.com