Nominated in: 1998
Did it win? No, that and most other Oscars went to a little film called Titanic
Worth watching? Yes!
Standout performance: Russell Crowe as Officer Wendell “Bud” White
Watchfl’s favorite quote: “Off the record, on the QT and very hush-hush”
What a difference a screenplay makes! L.A. Confidential is the best crime drama I’ve seen in years [...]
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September 1, 2008
L.A. Confidential
July 31, 2008
The Best Years of Our Lives
Nominated in: 1947
Did it win? Yes
Worth watching: Definitely
Standout performance: Tough to say, but I’ll go with Harold Russell as Homer Parrish
Watchfl’s favorite quote: “I’ve seen nothing. I should have stayed home and found out what was really going on” – Fredric March
The movie that beat out It’s a Wonderful Life for best picture must [...]
June 9, 2008
All About Eve (I love a psychotic)
Nominated in: 1951
Did it win? Yes. “Eve” won 6 Oscars total and was nominated for 14, the most for any film up to that point
Worth watching: Yes
Standout performance: Bette Davis as Margo Channing
Watchfl’s favorite quote: “I love a psychotic” – Bette Davis
Haven’t we all made friends who, as we got to know them better, turned [...]
May 28, 2008
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 [...]
May 15, 2008
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 [...]
May 2, 2008
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 [...]
