Simply the Best Picture

Awards Won:  Best Picture, Best Director (John Schlesinger), Best Writing (Screenplay based on another medium) Nominated for: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Jon Voight), Best Actor in a Leading Role (Dustin Hoffman), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Sylvia Miles), Best Film Editing (Hugh A. Robertson) Other nominees that year: Anne of a Thousand Days, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Hello, Dolly!, Z IMDb Description: A naive hustler travels from Texas to New York to seek personal fortune but, in the process, finds himself a new friend. My thoughts: So this is my first movie I've watched for this new blog and it was a pretty great one to start with. I'll do my best to not spoil anything when I write my thoughts. I really enjoyed it, despite some flaws that I'll address in a bit. I'll start with the positive elements. Firstly, this has aged very well, there were some inevitable cues that this film is pushing 50, but the story ...

So after a brief three year hiatus without writing I've decided to start a brand new blog. Those of you that remember my other blog (thanks select family members!) which started as a series of opinionated (i.e., whiny) pieces, only to transform into a series of dark and profound (maybe?) stories, will be comforted to know that this blog will not be so angsty. Probably not, anyways. No, instead I am writing about something I love. Film. Those of you that know me know that I have almost always loved movies. It started at a young age, enjoying a whole host of disney movies and matured from there. There were some dark traumatic times; my first trip to the theatre when I saw Aladdin only to get to the part where Jafar turns into a giant snake and then decide I never want to be subjected to this psychological torture again! Or when my beloved Nana put on Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom while babysitting and I still have nightmares about having monkey brains for dessert! Or maybe...