Comments on: Oscar’s Dead Dogs Rover (movies it overlooked)

By: BRIAN

BRIAN — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 23:12:10 +0000

Treasure Of The Sierra Madre(1948)This was one of the Greatest Films ever made.How this was overlooked Ill never figure out.

By: TCM’s Movie Blog

TCM’s Movie Blog — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:07:57 +0000

[...] I typically ‘hate’ top 10 lists, especially movie top 10 lists, because I’ve found that it’s nearly impossible to narrow down almost any large category to such a finite number. However, I have recommended AFI’s original top 100 list as a good place to begin. Even though I don’t agree with all the choices on the AFI’s list(s), and certainly not the rankings therein, there are a lot of quality titles to chose from and most are available on DVD. That being said, I’m frequently frustrated by their demonstrable myopia with regards to Academy Award winning movies (or nominees), a malady from which I also frequently suffer. Still, while there seems to be a near cottage industry of Oscar bashing, one can’t ignore the quality of many (most?) of Oscar’s choices. But to limit one’s selections to only those films which received an Academy Award (or a nomination) would be to ignore movies like those on the list I compiled earlier this year. [...]

By: moira

moira — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:52:11 +0000

Jeez, HighHurdler, I knew that comedies got the shaft from Oscar almost every year (probably 'cause it's so easy to make people laugh, huh? Yeah, right!), but your list of noir films that got the go-bye are among the most influential movies made in the last 70 years. I really hadn't realized that the genre had been so neglected. I suppose it is because of the inherently subversive nature of noir films. AMPAS seems to favor those that uplift the audience, (even when they are worthy yet boring films). Thanks for bringing this to light in your entertaining piece.Moira