Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner

Nominated in: 1968
Did it win? No, the Oscar went to In the Heat of the Night
Worth watching? Yes
Standout performance: Spencer Tracy as Matt Drayton, Sidney Poitier as Dr. John Wade Prentice
Watchfl’s favorite quote: “You don’t know how I feel, what I think. And if I tried to explain it the rest of your life you [...]

Bonnie and Clyde

Nominated in: 1968
Did it win? No
Worth watching? Yes
Standout performance: Warren Beatty as Clyde Barrow
Watchfl’s favorite quote: “You’ve heard the story of Jesse James, of how he lived and died. If you’re still in need of something to read, here’s the story of Bonnie and Clyde.” – Bonnie Parker
Bonnie and Clyde was a hugely celebrated film; [...]

In the Heat of the Night

Nominated in: 1967
Did it win? Yes
Worth watching? Yes
Standout performance: Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger are both excellent as Detective Virgil Tibbs and Police Chief Bill Gillespie, respectively
Watchfl’s favorite quote: “They call me Mister Tibbs!” – Sidney Poitier
There have been many outstanding movies about race relations and civil rights in the United States. My favorites are [...]

The Apartment (Did the 60s suck for movies?)

Nominated in:1961
Did it win? Yes
Worth watching? No
Standout performance: Shirley MacLaine as Fran Kubelik
Watchfl’s favorite quote: “When you’re in love with a married man, you shouldn’t wear mascara” – Shirley MacLaine
The Apartment is a lame movie that fits the stereotypes I maintain about 1960s romantic comedies. The decade in general was an awkward adolescence for [...]