tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288732393699331930.post1298006176427990896..comments2024-03-28T03:27:52.615-07:00Comments on My Love Of Old Hollywood: The Academy Awards: 1936Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15063277863578004836noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288732393699331930.post-34906586852484426562012-01-19T10:00:16.400-08:002012-01-19T10:00:16.400-08:00Becks,
It looks like everyone agrees regarding The...Becks,<br />It looks like everyone agrees regarding The Great Ziegfeld! It bored me to tears and I had such high expectations since it was a bio on such a talented and interesting man.<br /><br />I know I get wound up over Charlie, his treatment and I agree that it was due to his political views, actions even if they were exaggerated.<br />So glad you're enjoying my Oscar series. <br />PagePagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063277863578004836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288732393699331930.post-50623085652142571642012-01-19T05:01:30.728-08:002012-01-19T05:01:30.728-08:00I agree about The Great Ziegfeld. It was not Best...I agree about The Great Ziegfeld. It was not Best Picture worthy in my eyes. To see Modern Times ignored tells me it was obviously a political move to rob Chaplin -- it is a great movie. I love these Oscar posts, Page. The trivia part is always fun, and these posts remind me of movies I'd like to see again!ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288732393699331930.post-299544385224718512012-01-14T04:27:23.950-08:002012-01-14T04:27:23.950-08:00@Dawn,
I agree! I mentioned to Eve that they are ...@Dawn, <br />I agree! I mentioned to Eve that they are in a group of stars that should have won! Cary Grant of course is the main one for me. <br />Thanks for stopping by!<br />PagePagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063277863578004836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288732393699331930.post-45510837602677166202012-01-14T04:26:00.585-08:002012-01-14T04:26:00.585-08:00@CaftanWoman,
I started watching Anthony Adverse ...@CaftanWoman, <br />I started watching Anthony Adverse last night on TCM and I couldn't stop thinking about what you said about her 'baring her teeth and glaring' every time she came on screen! Ha Ha<br />I think you're in a very large group that felt the same about The Great Ziegfeld. I was talking to my mom about it and she said she couldn't get through it either. <br />Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the winners and Warner getting snubbed in 1936.<br /><br />@Kim, <br />I think your observation about Chaplin are spot on! Thanks so much for stopping by! Always great having you in our discussions on the Oscars. <br /><br />@Christian, <br />I feel the same about TGZ! The costumes and dance numbers were visually appealing but it was the script that made it feel like it went on for 6 hrs! So glad you've been following along as I make my way through the early Oscars. As for Charlie, it is troublesome that he had a fondness for the 'younger ladies' and after reading so much on it I have to wrap my mind around the fact that it was during a time when these young women had their mothers over their shoulders, hoping that Charlie would consider them worthy of a bit of attention if ya know what I mean. Of course that still doesn't make it right. <br /><br />@Tom, Thanks for stopping by! The montage videos are a lot of fun.<br /><br />@Eve,<br />You certainly aren't alone in your opinion of TGZ! It's pretty surprising that Irene never received an Oscar but she's in great company with Cary Grant, Chaplin, Garbo, Harlow and Lombard. <br /><br />Some years I've wondered why I still watch the Awards but I try to see as many of the noms as I can beforehand, which usually just gets me frustrated because my choices don't win! Ha Guess that's how viewers felt from the inception. <br />Thanks for joining in on our Oscar discussion Eve. Always great to hear your opinions.<br />PagePagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063277863578004836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288732393699331930.post-26311592147942534532012-01-12T20:21:22.615-08:002012-01-12T20:21:22.615-08:00I always become irritated as I read about Oscars t...I always become irritated as I read about Oscars that were won...and not won! "The Great Ziegfeld" is, I'm sorry, an overblown turkey. I won't rave on about how much better "Dodsworth" and "My Man Godfrey" were and how much more either/both (a tie!) deserved the statuette. Really, I won't...<br /><br />And I won't complain about the fact that Irene Dunne, who could act circles around most and was the best co-star Cary Grant ever had, never won a Best Actress Oscar - though nominated five (count 'em) times. <br /><br />But before I lose it completely I should say that I haven't watched the Academy Awards for years. Much as I like to see who's wearing what, the awards so rarely seem to reflect much more than Hollywood politics.<br /><br />But I enjoyed your post, Page!The Lady Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963115499930520653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288732393699331930.post-18450816260682822282012-01-12T08:41:36.239-08:002012-01-12T08:41:36.239-08:00I wish that both.. Jean Harlow and Carole Lombard,...I wish that both.. Jean Harlow and Carole Lombard, would have won an Oscar, before their passing.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476174860119487509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288732393699331930.post-69305728047419584722012-01-11T11:08:59.657-08:002012-01-11T11:08:59.657-08:00Thanks for your continuing series on the Oscars wi...Thanks for your continuing series on the Oscars wins and snubs of the Golden Age. I loved the costumes, sets and music for Great Ziegfeld, but it certainly wasn't a great a movie as were several of the other nominees. Can't get better than Dodsworth or My Man Godfrey in that year. Thanks for speaking up for Chaplin. We forget now that he was considered the most well known man on earth in his prime, but also smeared for his serial mariages to teenage women. His legacy is profound, Oscar or no.Christian Esquevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04442827724576856379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288732393699331930.post-51294975729394407242012-01-09T21:59:00.492-08:002012-01-09T21:59:00.492-08:00Just love the montage. So lovely to see Olivia de ...Just love the montage. So lovely to see Olivia de Havilland in so many of the clips. :)Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212743923364795680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288732393699331930.post-70330965738525928282012-01-09T17:58:30.436-08:002012-01-09T17:58:30.436-08:00My theory about the Chaplin Oscar saga is that he ...My theory about the Chaplin Oscar saga is that he was punished for not conforming. There's a reason the Academy Awards started at the same time as talkies, but he wouldn't play the game and so he was viewed as an outcast. A shame, because he was more talented than most of the people who won Oscars.Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288732393699331930.post-48530109915143821632012-01-09T17:54:52.925-08:002012-01-09T17:54:52.925-08:00Who am I to second guess the Oscar voters of 1936?...Who am I to second guess the Oscar voters of 1936? However, "The Great Ziegfeld" winning over "Dodsworth" and/or "Libeled Lady" makes me grind my teeth.<br /><br />What really sends me over the edge is the Best Supporting Actress category! I don't deny Gale Sondergaard's talent, but in "Anthony Adverse" all she did was bare her teeth and glare. Beulah Bondi would get my vote for absolutely stealing "The Gorgeous Hussy" from a power house cast. I'd be happy as well if Alice Brady's note perfect comedy performance in "My Man Godfrey" had been honoured or Bonita Granville as the hateful Mary in "These Three" or Maria Ouspenskaya as the tower of aristocracy in "Dodsworth". It's not that I don't love her, but anybody but Sondergaard in 1936.<br /><br />My snub of the year goes to former Oscar winner Warner Baxter in "The Prisoner of Shark Island". It's a moving, naturalistic performance of great depth.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.com