Citizen Kane

Nominated in: 1942
Did it win? No, the Oscar went to How Green Was My Valley
Worth watching: Yes
Standout performance: Orson Welles as Charles Foster Kane
Watchfl’s favorite quote: “You just want to persuade people that you love them so much they ought to love you back. Only you want love on your own terms.” – Joseph Cotten
My [...]

Time’s 100 Greatest

While pondering my next film rental I came across Time’s list of the 100 greatest movies. I’m not particularly interested in how/why the winners were chosen; I like it because it lets me rate how highly I would recommend each one.
What is missing is a better argument…I’m certain that It Happened One Night is “greater” [...]

It Happened One Night (Romantic comedy tirade)

Nominated in: 1935
Did it win? Yes
Worth watching: Definitely
Standout performance: Clark Gable as Peter Warne
Watchfl’s favorite quote: “He despises everything about me. He says that I’m spoiled and selfish and pampered and thoroughly insincere. He doesn’t think so much of you, either. He blames you for everything that’s wrong with me. He says you [...]

Taxi Driver

Nominated in: 1977
Did it Win? No (The Oscar went to Rocky)
Worth watching? Yes
Standout performance: Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle
Watchfl’s favorite quote: “You’re only as healthy as you feel” – Robert De Niro
I’ve finally finished plodding through Taxi Driver in three segments. I’ve seen parts of it before, but it was time to commit to [...]

A Streetcar Named Desire

Nominated in: 1952
Did it win? No (the Oscar went to An American in Paris)
Worth watching? Yes
Standout performance: Marlon Brando as Stanley Kowalski
Watchfl’s favorite quote: “I have always relied on the kindness of strangers” – Vivien Leigh
This is the first Watchfl blog post, my personal journey toward cinematic enlightenment. The goal is to watch every Oscar [...]