I rarely comment on videos but I just found your channel. Not even five minutes into this video and you have no idea how completely in my niche this is. Long form video discussing not only the movies but the culture of the Oscars. I am in love lmao
If I can make one small note, sense it stuck out to me. The appreciation of Camp is not meant to be ironic. It's reveling in the defiance of "good taste" and "prestige". It's an appreciation for melodrama and excessive theatricality as a direct expression of heightened emotion. It's good stuff
yeah i ofc enjoy the old school idea of camp but i think its become an overused term slapped onto just about anything vaguely gay or postmodern or 'unintentionally' funny. for a lot of younger people it becomes a way to sidestep art that feels uncanny and laugh at it rather than deal with the intent of the director/writer/actor (which is usually more earnest and interesting to me)
Remember, due to the infamous Blacklist of the 1950s, Friendly Persuasion still does not have a screenplay title card. Michael Wilson is one of the few screenwriters in history with no credit at all.
And High Society was nominated for Best Story, but it was based on The Philadelphia Story. Oops! No, not the Grace Kelly & Bing Crosby musical, but the Bowery Boys comedy. Respectfully, the Boys requested to have the nom removed. What a year!
You make such an intriguing and convincing case for Around the World, and for 56 in general as an important year. There are many fun side notes and comments one could engage with too…. But I watched this days ago and I still can’t quite understand your hot take on McCarthyism in general. Are you saying HUAC and McCarthy just like weren’t a big deal? Because people went to literal prison, people like Trumbo WERE standing up for very important ideals. People like Kazan are, I think, rightly remembered as cowards and turncoats or worse. I just don’t see how you make such an unexpected and compelling point as you did about the bad seed and not dismissing it as camp, but also just toss off a line like that about a hugely pivotal moment in American history. One that I might add has direct resonance today.
I saw this movie at the Clairidge theater in Monctclair New Jersey in 1957, or I should say I witnessed it. At the time it was stupendous. Mike Todd's name was everywhere in the media then. He really made his mark.
that's amazing...looking through the old papers it was so clear he and liz totally captivated the press for all of 1957. every gossip column was about where they were traveling
This is very solid. You know how to research, but together a narrative, get the clips you need, and package it all into a very satisfying overall look at the 1956 Oscars. Bravo! I would have liked the video to be 5 hours long, but I think a bit under 2 hours is what most people want. I do not agree with all your thoughts, and while that might eat at me on some movies/performances, you've clearly seen the vast majority of the movies that were nominated, so you are 100% qualified to say what you think about them. Buuuuttt, there are just a few things I want to comment/critique in hopes of being helpful: Best Foreign Language File: It was odd that you only talked about winner, but then I looked back at the other nominees and was horribly confused. It is interesting because it feels like some countries submitted the wrong movies. Japan, France, and Italy had to make choices, but it is noteworthy that The Seven Samurai and Umberto D. were nominated outside of this category, but not in it. Umberto D. makes sense, La Strada is so damn good. Best Score: I really liked that you mention Forbidden Planet as a strong contender, but you overlook the drama that, as far as I know, the Barron's were not allowed to be nominated in any of the categories because, since their score wasn't using an orchestra or any recognized instrument, it was viewed as tones/sound and not an actual score. But then that begs the question: "Why didn't they get nominated for Best Sound?" I think their exclusion is an indication of Hollywood not moving with the times enough and still looking back. HUAC: They should not be ignored or pushed aside. I thought your mention of Elizabeth Taylor's wardrobe was hilarious and would have been a tasteful way to avoid talking about HUAC without diminishing how bad they were, but then you kept going and it really seems like you thought they were justified and that the people caught in the crosshairs were just worthless commies, which is horrifying. HUAC was fundamentally un-American, it was sinister, and it ruined peoples' lives. Trumbo is probably overblown, as he did still get work during the period under pseudonyms. It is especially odd that you list Invasion of the Body Snatchers as one of your favorite movies of that year (which, i mean it is fantastic), but that movie can been viewed as a commentary on HUAC/McCarthyism or also life under Soviet "communism." Would HUAC be worth talking about if they had been calling Rock Hudson and Anthony Perkins to talk about their sexuality? I'm sorry to be such a hard-ass about HUAC, but you can't ignore that type of thing in 2024 because it lingers on in book bans and christian nationalism.
I’m somehow nostalgic for all of ur vids and I watched the Sight and Sound ranking for the millionth time to go to sleep last night. A new ATP drop is considered a blessing to me.🙏
thank you! and i know right, same with trying to beat gone with the wind's box office numbers, there were so many little anecdotes like that it's amazing
I enjoyed your video essay, and appreciate the amount of work you put into it. However I disagree strongly with a number of your assessments of the films . I've seen Around the World in 80 Days several times and agree with the usual consensus that it's it's not deserving of best film by any stretch. I also think that the Ten Commandments is deeply flawed despite being a very impressive production, some of the actors are truly Hammy, and the special effects do look very phony, even for the period when the film was made. You are ignorant about the blacklist. Most of the people who are blacklisted were not communists, they were liberals and progressives. Most of the blacklisted people were completely undeserving of being unable to work or in the case of writers having to work for far less than their usual money amounts under assumed names. There was more than a little anti-Semitism going on with the Congressional hearings and who was blacklisted.
This actually inspired me to watch Around the World in 80 Days. It’s one of the 13 Best Picture winners I haven’t seen yet. And you’re absolutely correct it’s extremely charming!
I rarely manage an hour plus video in one sitting, but your delivery is so utterly engaging I’ve watched it all - and now I want to watch at least a dozen films. Thank you.
Your dismissal of and disdain for the significance of Blacklisting and its lingering effects is absurd, but to do so during this particular year is utterly irresponsible. I've never seen a more superficial evaluation of an Oscar year.
@@Dench999or911 I don't think it's out of character, if you've listened carefully to his other videos, especially the Sight and Sound one and the one ranking the 2023 Best Picture nominees
That was the very best moment of the whole video. Brave and accurate 💪... There's life outside Woke in Classic Hollywood RUclips analysis. Found a diamond 💎.
@@henridarocha606 Nothing brave about prosecuting someone for their political beliefs mate. If this is what you actually believe, then the irony is that your politics lines up more with Russia than the victims of the blacklist!
@@Dench999or911 the "brave" is in reference to not spending time on the issue by the maker of the video, who is concerned with the awards and not about repeating the same story you yourself seem to have heard enough of to form an opinion about Stalinist political activists who got a taste of what the regime they supported did (in worse ways) in their beloved USSR.
others are saying it, but the dismissal of the conversation about HUAC/McCarthyism is absurd-- you cannot talk about art without politics being involved, ESPECIALLY when it comes to the oscars of all things. to talk about hollywood in the '50s and dismiss focus on mccarthyism and even outright show disdain for those who do is a huge misstep
What a wonderful examination of the 1956 Oscars and tribute to one of my favorite movies, "Around the World in 80 Days"! BRAVO!! And I totally agree with you comment that most contemporary reviews of "80 Days" miss the point of this magnificent motion picture. My parents took me to the roadshow presentation back in 1956 and this movie influenced my love of movies for the next 68 years thereafter.
The Red Balloon-winning screenplay makes me so happy. I had absolutely no idea about that! That movie has such a special place in my heart, being one I grew up with, and one that I saw many, many times.
You've bypassed the most entertaining nomination of 1956. It seems like you haven't noticed that there was only four nominees in the writing category. That's because the fifth nominee was High Society which of course was not an original , and I'm sure many members were wondering why it was in that category. But they nominated it anyway. Turns out it was not the writers of the Bing Crosby Grace Kelly Frank Sinatra movie that got nominated, but the latest Bowery Boys programmer. The academy was humongously embarrassed but the producers of the movie graciously withdrew the nomination because it was a case of mistaken identity Even though they said comically the series couldn't have lasted that long without its fine writers. It's unfortunate that the academy has stricken the nomination from its records without so much as even a mention of what had occurred, but it is highlighted in Inside Oscar.
Im surprised you understated the big presence Yul had in the Oscars, considering not only did he win for The King and I, but also starred in The Ten Commandments (surprised you didnt say his snub for Supporting Actor for playing Ramses) and alongside the Best Actress winner, Ingrid, in Anastasia
What a phenomenal piece of work, especially the in depth examination of Producer Mike Todd's "Around the World..." and the life and careers of Todd himself!
Suuuuch a great series of videos you have here, found them in the weekend and have been nonstop watching them, love that the stories behind the awards can be preserved. Take this less as a recomendation and more like a request for esperimentation: don't tell us who wins the category right at the start, reveal it dramatically when you think it has a punch. You have the writing, editing and narration ability to make La La Land's loss shocking again. Now if you excuse me, I'm gonna make my letterboxd watchlist double in size.
oh, hi! I'm new to your channel but I'm already really loving the way you contextualize all of this. It's exactly what I needed. But I also really love your honest assessment of "modern interpretations" of these movies. (ex: Around the World in 80s days and colonialism, Eileen Heckart being camp in The Bad Seed). you honestly state the prevailing "opinion" but don't give it more air than it deserves or acquiesce to it. I thoroughly appreciate that.
I would actually LOVE see the video on Trumbo and his views, because it sounds like you have a different opinion on that whole situation that would be facinating to hear!
Great analysis as always. Thank you for focusing on this moment in the history of cinema without politicizing it by telling stories about the politics of the 50s that have already been told a thousand times and that the subscribers of a channel like this know all too well.
Really love your videos, they are always so well made and researched and a great breakdown of each oscars, always excited when a new one comes out. I do have to be completely honest I was quite disappointed with your strange out of left field take on the McCarthy blacklisting in Hollywood, and in a sense seemed justify it? which considering the large consensus it was an awful time for the film industry. I thought that was blazingly bizare to hear you say "I dont care about fervent stalinist communists", honestly this was the last channel I would expect to use reactionary conservative talking points, an incredibly disingenuous thing to say considering its completely antithetical to what America is "supposed" to stand for. I'm sure you're very happy fervent stalinist communists like Chaplin were blacklisted and force to flee America, what an incredibly disappointing take to have in this otherwise great video.
The whole channel is unfortunately plagued by a Camille Paglia Wannabeism that stretches from elementary Nietzchean analysis (calling Mike Todd the "Ubermensch" lol) to overzealously Freudian analysis... he even imitates her cattiness lmao. Even the putting down of other viewpoints that cite "imperialism" as a criticism is hilarious to me. There are many problems with modern day film criticism and even pseudo-leftist filmmaking but he obviously only has a problem with it because it challenges his American view of Western civilization as bad for the rest of the world (which it overwhelmingly has been). He does his research very well, though, and the videos aren't bad otherwise.
Thank you so much for this, what a wonderful video! For additional performances, my pick for Best Supporting Actress is acutally Helen Hayes in Anastasia. In Supporting Actor, I really liked Earl Holliman who won the Golden Globe
There's something almost Trumpian that the narrator thinks anyone who disagrees with him about "Around the World in 80 Days" is "stupid." Please Junior, don't throw your rattle."
Regarding your comment about Cantinflas performance “… pure physicality and facial expressions …those types of performance barely exist anymore let alone get rewarded”; immediately reminded me of Jean Dujardin who won Best Actor in 2011.
Another ATP, long form video essay, you love to see it. It’s a great shame for me that 50’s big budget studio movies are a blind spot in my movie watching portfolio. It’s probably a product of my edgy teenage to early 20’s phase where I thought being a cultured cinephile was only watching critically acclaimed, “Art house”, “”cerebral”” films like Primer, Paris, Texas, Chungking Express and so on. With some occasional B-grade action fluff like Die Hard, Blade 2 (I still love this movie btw), and Dredd. It’s the kind of mindset that only recognizes “real movies” as something that began in the late 60’s to present. But as I’ve matured, I have an ever growing appreciation for the craftsmanship that goes into movies like “Around the World …” and especially “Ten Commandments.” Even the dramas like “Giant” and “Friendly Persuasion” have a sort of sincerity and class to them that I feel only those filmmakers at that time could achieve. Late stage studio system Hollywood is a fascinating animal, and I’m glad your channel is giving it a spotlight. That being said if you are to do more contemporary Oscars’ I think 2007, 2009, and 2013 would make for banger videos. But I personally would love to see a 1968 vid, especially after reading the book “Pictures at a Revolution” by Mark Harris contextualizing socio-political landscape of that time and productions of each of the nominees.
YT again, didn't notify me you had a new video out. I started watching you after your Sight & Sound video. I don't always agree with you, but I definitely respect your opinion, and this series is informative and really motivates me to fix my blindspots. Love the series. Your comments about camp, and our shared apathy towards fervent stalinist communists being rejected by Hollywood, really cements you as one of my favorites lol.
Having watched all of the videos you've produced for RUclips. And having just watched the new one. I think you are a very talented individual who knows their ass from a hole in the ground more so than a lot of other people I've met and seen. I think you should tackle next the Oscars for the films of 1973 in particular the rumored snubbing of The Exorcist in favor of the Sting by the academy's board of governors. Definitely a much better film than Silence of the Lambs as far as oscar-worthy horror films. I'm not even sure that these are truly horror films as they are riveting dramas. But the Exorcist will always be a standout in motion picture history. And of course the dress how the academy gave Ellen burstyn an Oscar the following year for her great performance in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, when she and many other people believed her finest performance was in The Exorcist... And I agree with you 150% about Elizabeth Taylor and her jewelry. I still mourn her loss❤
Growing up we had an LP record of this show. Which I loved. It was theater of the mind. I much later married a woman who was half Indian. She has since passed away. Now I'm married to a Japanese woman named Mari (or Mariko , ko being girl)
Actually you forgot to mention David Niven's non-nomination for Around the World. There had been some controversy at the time regarding this. Speculation is that his win for the tiny, supporting role in Separate Tables two year later was to partly make up for this
Hello dear, I just wanted to tell you that I managed to watch The Brutalist at the Venice Film Festival and I can't wait for its inevitable Best Picture nom (in a just world it would be a hands-down winner but with the way its distribuition is looking like currently it might actually miss the nomination too) so I can hear your thoughts on it
vox lux is one of the best movies of the '10s so i was really excited for this new one. i got less excited when i heard its a prestige, there will be blood style "Story Of America" or whatever (well-worn territory) but i trust him to do something interesting with it
To the commentaries of the individuals who have compared Mike Todd and yourself to Donald trump. That is completely uncalled for. Mike Todd will always be greater and smarter than any politician. It really is unfortunate that he died. And about yourself, anyone who's educated about film has the right to say what they want. Knowing film is Paramount in my mind before you say anything about film. Keep up the good work!
Do you spin a wheel? Also its sad that back then big scope films were still art. It feels weird comparing them to the MCU or MCU style franchise films since there the only thing getting people off the couch. Do 1969 or 1975 next.
I do think Around the World in 80 Days is pretty fun. Its style over substance for sure but makes sense to win. I would have preferred 10 Commandments, The King and I and Giant to win.
@@alltalkingpictures 1941 would be interesting I wanna see you make a case for How green is my Valley since you always stick up for Best Picture winners that get shit on for beating a classic. Whatever year was the first Hayes Code year would be interesting. 1977 cause how Annie Hall is important for the 70s despite kinda being a black sheep against the other 70s winners and also how Star Wars changed the industry.
I'm 22 minutes in, I have seen all the Best Picture winners of the 20th century. This is probably in the bottom 5. I saw this movie 20 years ago, so don't write it off as politics, I just don't think it is as good as other movies of that year, let alone other Best Picture winners. We'll see if you can change my mind, but I am not holding my breath. It is at least not the worst BP of the 50s, that would be The Greatest Show On Earth (ironically titled). The early 1930s with Cimarron, Grand Hotel, and Cavalcade, might also be worse, but I am running out of other options. It isn't a bad movie, it's perfectly fine. But I don't see it as anything special. I don't think it breaks any new ground, "This Is Cinerama" is what should be getting 100% of the credit for grand spectacle. I've also seen that movie and when I saw it I was captivated by all the work and effort and it had no plot, but it is a damn good time. I saw both movies on the same TV, so I want to add that as a sort of benchmark to show there was no scale bias. I do look forward to learning more. I always figure the movie snuck by with a fluke win. I had no idea it was sweeping awards. That is baffling, maybe you had to be there in 1956. I haven't seen Friendly Persuasion, but I've seen the 3 other nominees and I'd put all of them ahead of ATWI80D
TL;DR - I have thoughts, haha! I don't really agree with you on 80 Days, but look at the length of my comments and the lack of name-calling! You got me to think a lot about Hollywood in the 50s and write a giant ass comment that is actually trying to have substance :D Hmmmm...I think my takeaway about 80 Days is that I should probably give it another watch. I don't think I will change my view on it too much, but I could see it getting out of the very bottom and falling in the area of "Probably shouldn't have won, but it is perfectly fine. I do remember Cantiflas being absolutely fantastic, but then not really thinking Shirley MacClaine was a great fit. The big takeaway for me is that I'm not sure any of the 5 nominees really deserved to be there. I can only look with hindsight, but I am much more intrigued by La Strada, The Seven Samurai, The Bad Seed, and Tea and Sympathy. I think you could throw A Man Escaped, War and Peace, Forbidden Planet, and several others to have a much more interesting race. Circling back to 80 Days...I just don't think it is enough to point to the technical achievement of Todd-AO as being enough, or even saving movies. You point out yourself that it was out-grossed by The Ten Commandments and that Richard III did well in theaters after being shown on TV. VistaVision, CinemaScope, and Panavision were all out at the time. The film industry had had great success (for a short time) using 3-D movies. And then, of course, Cinerama existed, which was not only about the size of the image, but also had used a type of surround sound system. That's why there are the choir scenes in This Is Cinerama! It was to show off the sound capabilities. Your overall thesis has merit, but I don't see 1956 as a turning point. Hollywood always liked big productions, think of all the musicals that won in the following 10 years, some were big hits, but overall musicals were losing popularity. Was the win for 80 Days a consolation for This Is Cinerama! not even getting a BP nomination??? It is a shame Cinerama didn't come out the year that The Greatest Show On Earth came out, that would have been one heck of a narrative: "Don't give out consolation Oscars. You just end up rewarding a lesser picture later on"
I remember you saying in your Sight and Sound Ranking video that you’d probably watch someone else’s video ranking all 100 of the films. Well, I made a video ranking the critic’s list and director’s list if you’re interested. It’s a four hour video on my channel, but I had a lot of fun making it! ruclips.net/video/o6rLhp6AZ14/видео.htmlsi=RKfhpdrKCR8t-0cw
Reportedly, Darryl F. Zanuck wanted Maureen O'Hara for Anna who was much closer to the character and type for Mrs. Leonowens (and who also could sing it). I always felt that Ms. Kerr was too British; too delicate and lady like for the part of such a woman. But Yul Brynner had recently met Ms. Kerr and wanted to work with her; and that was that.
Let's agree to disagree about Don Murray. Maybe it's not the actor's fault, anyway, that the character who wasn't meant to terrify me, terrifies me. That's on the writing.
The Academy Awards are a joke IMO. From 1927-1967 I have agreed with their choice of best picture ONCE!' And that was in 27 with Sunrise which was given some sort of special award. In 1956 The Searchers was so far superior to all these it isn't even funny. So were The Man Who Knew Too Much and The Wrong Man. Kubrick's The Killing is far better than those also. So is Siegel's Invasion of the Body Snatchers but does anyone really think the Academy is going to give a film like this a second thought? Giant is pretty good and The Ten Commandments not bad. Must admit to not being a fan of blockbuster spectacles. They bore me, really. Eye candy, nothing else.
I certainly liked Around The World In 80 Days. It's not my favorite by any means but more than enjoyable enough to rewatch PLUS it had a great score. IMHO the worst pic for best picture was The Greatest Show On Earth. Talk about dated. Adults acting like toddlers are embarrassing.
You're passionate, informed and opinionated, without any sign of democratised moral responsibility that many RUclipsrs use to garner traction/reaction.
My favorite trivia about this oscars is the movie The Bowery Boy's movie High Society nomtnied for best story is the only movie to be nominated mistake, as they thought it was the musical high society. Witch is funnier when you know that The Bowery Boys movies were cosndierd the lowest of low brow trash cinema at the time
BABE WAKE UP A NEW ALL TALKING PICTURES VIDEO JUST DROPPED
Why do people comment this stupid overused crap?
the horror and shock i just felt as I went to type this and saw that you beat me to it
@@timw7256Stop being such a downer
I rarely comment on videos but I just found your channel. Not even five minutes into this video and you have no idea how completely in my niche this is. Long form video discussing not only the movies but the culture of the Oscars. I am in love lmao
If I can make one small note, sense it stuck out to me.
The appreciation of Camp is not meant to be ironic. It's reveling in the defiance of "good taste" and "prestige". It's an appreciation for melodrama and excessive theatricality as a direct expression of heightened emotion. It's good stuff
yeah i ofc enjoy the old school idea of camp but i think its become an overused term slapped onto just about anything vaguely gay or postmodern or 'unintentionally' funny. for a lot of younger people it becomes a way to sidestep art that feels uncanny and laugh at it rather than deal with the intent of the director/writer/actor (which is usually more earnest and interesting to me)
Great video as always! I'm curious why you have such an apathetic reaction to Trumbo and McCarthyism in this video, it definitely seems interesting
Remember, due to the infamous Blacklist of the 1950s, Friendly Persuasion still does not have a screenplay title card. Michael Wilson is one of the few screenwriters in history with no credit at all.
And High Society was nominated for Best Story, but it was based on The Philadelphia Story. Oops! No, not the Grace Kelly & Bing Crosby musical, but the Bowery Boys comedy. Respectfully, the Boys requested to have the nom removed. What a year!
I was just looking at your channel yesterday wondering when you were gonna upload again. So this is rad
same omg... the univere heard my heart calling !
You make such an intriguing and convincing case for Around the World, and for 56 in general as an important year. There are many fun side notes and comments one could engage with too…. But I watched this days ago and I still can’t quite understand your hot take on McCarthyism in general. Are you saying HUAC and McCarthy just like weren’t a big deal? Because people went to literal prison, people like Trumbo WERE standing up for very important ideals. People like Kazan are, I think, rightly remembered as cowards and turncoats or worse. I just don’t see how you make such an unexpected and compelling point as you did about the bad seed and not dismissing it as camp, but also just toss off a line like that about a hugely pivotal moment in American history. One that I might add has direct resonance today.
I saw this movie at the Clairidge theater in Monctclair New Jersey in 1957, or I should say I witnessed it. At the time it was stupendous. Mike Todd's name was everywhere in the media then. He really made his mark.
that's amazing...looking through the old papers it was so clear he and liz totally captivated the press for all of 1957. every gossip column was about where they were traveling
This is very solid. You know how to research, but together a narrative, get the clips you need, and package it all into a very satisfying overall look at the 1956 Oscars. Bravo! I would have liked the video to be 5 hours long, but I think a bit under 2 hours is what most people want. I do not agree with all your thoughts, and while that might eat at me on some movies/performances, you've clearly seen the vast majority of the movies that were nominated, so you are 100% qualified to say what you think about them.
Buuuuttt, there are just a few things I want to comment/critique in hopes of being helpful:
Best Foreign Language File: It was odd that you only talked about winner, but then I looked back at the other nominees and was horribly confused. It is interesting because it feels like some countries submitted the wrong movies. Japan, France, and Italy had to make choices, but it is noteworthy that The Seven Samurai and Umberto D. were nominated outside of this category, but not in it. Umberto D. makes sense, La Strada is so damn good.
Best Score: I really liked that you mention Forbidden Planet as a strong contender, but you overlook the drama that, as far as I know, the Barron's were not allowed to be nominated in any of the categories because, since their score wasn't using an orchestra or any recognized instrument, it was viewed as tones/sound and not an actual score. But then that begs the question: "Why didn't they get nominated for Best Sound?" I think their exclusion is an indication of Hollywood not moving with the times enough and still looking back.
HUAC: They should not be ignored or pushed aside. I thought your mention of Elizabeth Taylor's wardrobe was hilarious and would have been a tasteful way to avoid talking about HUAC without diminishing how bad they were, but then you kept going and it really seems like you thought they were justified and that the people caught in the crosshairs were just worthless commies, which is horrifying. HUAC was fundamentally un-American, it was sinister, and it ruined peoples' lives. Trumbo is probably overblown, as he did still get work during the period under pseudonyms. It is especially odd that you list Invasion of the Body Snatchers as one of your favorite movies of that year (which, i mean it is fantastic), but that movie can been viewed as a commentary on HUAC/McCarthyism or also life under Soviet "communism." Would HUAC be worth talking about if they had been calling Rock Hudson and Anthony Perkins to talk about their sexuality?
I'm sorry to be such a hard-ass about HUAC, but you can't ignore that type of thing in 2024 because it lingers on in book bans and christian nationalism.
I’m somehow nostalgic for all of ur vids and I watched the Sight and Sound ranking for the millionth time to go to sleep last night. A new ATP drop is considered a blessing to me.🙏
this is so nice! thank u
Another incredible video! The popcorn quote is so completely Trumpian LOL
thank you! and i know right, same with trying to beat gone with the wind's box office numbers, there were so many little anecdotes like that it's amazing
not only fantastic overview & analysis of the medium of the era, but excellent visual coverage as well. really impressive work. bravo!
I enjoyed your video essay, and appreciate the amount of work you put into it. However I disagree strongly with a number of your assessments of the films . I've seen Around the World in 80 Days several times and agree with the usual consensus that it's it's not deserving of best film by any stretch. I also think that the Ten Commandments is deeply flawed despite being a very impressive production, some of the actors are truly Hammy, and the special effects do look very phony, even for the period when the film was made. You are ignorant about the blacklist. Most of the people who are blacklisted were not communists, they were liberals and progressives. Most of the blacklisted people were completely undeserving of being unable to work or in the case of writers having to work for far less than their usual money amounts under assumed names. There was more than a little anti-Semitism going on with the Congressional hearings and who was blacklisted.
This actually inspired me to watch Around the World in 80 Days. It’s one of the 13 Best Picture winners I haven’t seen yet. And you’re absolutely correct it’s extremely charming!
As usual, an outstanding work, in a great channel. As a Mexican, I have Around the world in a special place because of Cantinflas, a movie icon for us
thank you! i havent seen any of his movies from mexico but i want to
@@alltalkingpictures hope you have the chance to do it, specially his early movies
I rarely manage an hour plus video in one sitting, but your delivery is so utterly engaging I’ve watched it all - and now I want to watch at least a dozen films. Thank you.
Your dismissal of and disdain for the significance of Blacklisting and its lingering effects is absurd, but to do so during this particular year is utterly irresponsible. I've never seen a more superficial evaluation of an Oscar year.
Yeah, that tirade was totally out of character. Maybe he was trying to be humorous? Poor stuff.
@@Dench999or911 I don't think it's out of character, if you've listened carefully to his other videos, especially the Sight and Sound one and the one ranking the 2023 Best Picture nominees
That was the very best moment of the whole video. Brave and accurate 💪... There's life outside Woke in Classic Hollywood RUclips analysis. Found a diamond 💎.
@@henridarocha606 Nothing brave about prosecuting someone for their political beliefs mate. If this is what you actually believe, then the irony is that your politics lines up more with Russia than the victims of the blacklist!
@@Dench999or911 the "brave" is in reference to not spending time on the issue by the maker of the video, who is concerned with the awards and not about repeating the same story you yourself seem to have heard enough of to form an opinion about Stalinist political activists who got a taste of what the regime they supported did (in worse ways) in their beloved USSR.
others are saying it, but the dismissal of the conversation about HUAC/McCarthyism is absurd-- you cannot talk about art without politics being involved, ESPECIALLY when it comes to the oscars of all things. to talk about hollywood in the '50s and dismiss focus on mccarthyism and even outright show disdain for those who do is a huge misstep
What a wonderful examination of the 1956 Oscars and tribute to one of my favorite movies, "Around the World in 80 Days"! BRAVO!! And I totally agree with you comment that most contemporary reviews of "80 Days" miss the point of this magnificent motion picture. My parents took me to the roadshow presentation back in 1956 and this movie influenced my love of movies for the next 68 years thereafter.
Worth the wait 🎉🎉🎉
I've never clicked faster! Thank you for feeding us, king.
I've been so waiting for this
The Red Balloon-winning screenplay makes me so happy. I had absolutely no idea about that! That movie has such a special place in my heart, being one I grew up with, and one that I saw many, many times.
Yay, cannot wait to watch!
You've bypassed the most entertaining nomination of 1956. It seems like you haven't noticed that there was only four nominees in the writing category. That's because the fifth nominee was High Society which of course was not an original , and I'm sure many members were wondering why it was in that category. But they nominated it anyway. Turns out it was not the writers of the Bing Crosby Grace Kelly Frank Sinatra movie that got nominated, but the latest Bowery Boys programmer. The academy was humongously embarrassed but the producers of the movie graciously withdrew the nomination because it was a case of mistaken identity Even though they said comically the series couldn't have lasted that long without its fine writers. It's unfortunate that the academy has stricken the nomination from its records without so much as even a mention of what had occurred, but it is highlighted in Inside Oscar.
Im surprised you understated the big presence Yul had in the Oscars, considering not only did he win for The King and I, but also starred in The Ten Commandments (surprised you didnt say his snub for Supporting Actor for playing Ramses) and alongside the Best Actress winner, Ingrid, in Anastasia
Please keep these videos coming!
You’re a gifted storyteller.
What a phenomenal piece of work, especially the in depth examination of Producer Mike Todd's "Around the World..." and the life and careers of Todd himself!
Great video as usual. I'd really like an essay on the 1951 Oscars someday.
Never clicked a video so fast
Another great video! I absolutely agree that the Bad Seed rocks!
Suuuuch a great series of videos you have here, found them in the weekend and have been nonstop watching them, love that the stories behind the awards can be preserved. Take this less as a recomendation and more like a request for esperimentation: don't tell us who wins the category right at the start, reveal it dramatically when you think it has a punch. You have the writing, editing and narration ability to make La La Land's loss shocking again. Now if you excuse me, I'm gonna make my letterboxd watchlist double in size.
Giant is criminally underrated today. Top 10 film for me
I love these videos so much!! Thank you for your research.
I love your videos, despite the annoying commercials. Pls make many more. You are unique!
oh, hi!
I'm new to your channel but I'm already really loving the way you contextualize all of this. It's exactly what I needed.
But I also really love your honest assessment of "modern interpretations" of these movies. (ex: Around the World in 80s days and colonialism, Eileen Heckart being camp in The Bad Seed). you honestly state the prevailing "opinion" but don't give it more air than it deserves or acquiesce to it. I thoroughly appreciate that.
I would actually LOVE see the video on Trumbo and his views, because it sounds like you have a different opinion on that whole situation that would be facinating to hear!
Your videos are extremely well made and narrated. ❤❤
We need comprehensive breakdowns of some modern oscar ceremonies like the 1991 or 1992 ones which were incredible to discuss or 1999 or 2005
Great analysis as always.
Thank you for focusing on this moment in the history of cinema without politicizing it by telling stories about the politics of the 50s that have already been told a thousand times and that the subscribers of a channel like this know all too well.
The amount of Oscar nominated and winning that don’t get distribution or film restorations is insane.
I love these videos, never seen any of these movies but I will now
wait just the other day i was listening to a podcast you were on.... hi and also thank you!
Hey your videos rock. Thanks for all the good content, I love old Hollywood and I love the history of the academy awards thank you
god i love ypur throwback oscars retrospectives. i was just revisiting 1940 video missing the series
Really love your videos, they are always so well made and researched and a great breakdown of each oscars, always excited when a new one comes out.
I do have to be completely honest I was quite disappointed with your strange out of left field take on the McCarthy blacklisting in Hollywood, and in a sense seemed justify it? which considering the large consensus it was an awful time for the film industry. I thought that was blazingly bizare to hear you say "I dont care about fervent stalinist communists", honestly this was the last channel I would expect to use reactionary conservative talking points, an incredibly disingenuous thing to say considering its completely antithetical to what America is "supposed" to stand for. I'm sure you're very happy fervent stalinist communists like Chaplin were blacklisted and force to flee America, what an incredibly disappointing take to have in this otherwise great video.
The whole channel is unfortunately plagued by a Camille Paglia Wannabeism that stretches from elementary Nietzchean analysis (calling Mike Todd the "Ubermensch" lol) to overzealously Freudian analysis... he even imitates her cattiness lmao. Even the putting down of other viewpoints that cite "imperialism" as a criticism is hilarious to me. There are many problems with modern day film criticism and even pseudo-leftist filmmaking but he obviously only has a problem with it because it challenges his American view of Western civilization as bad for the rest of the world (which it overwhelmingly has been).
He does his research very well, though, and the videos aren't bad otherwise.
everyone on earth should be a paglia wannabe
if this was the last channel you expected to hear this kind of political hints from, you haven't been paying attention to the other videos on it
How you seen his Singh and sound video?
Thank you so much for this, what a wonderful video! For additional performances, my pick for Best Supporting Actress is acutally Helen Hayes in Anastasia. In Supporting Actor, I really liked Earl Holliman who won the Golden Globe
There's something almost Trumpian that the narrator thinks anyone who disagrees with him about "Around the World in 80 Days" is "stupid." Please Junior, don't throw your rattle."
So, the narrator thought the Blacklisting wasn't important? Has he voted for Trump yet?
It’s like Christmas to me
i think it's definitely worth reviewing the 1999 or 1959 oscars
Great video. The history behind Mike Todd was interesting, and I agree about Giulietta Masina.
Regarding your comment about Cantinflas performance “… pure physicality and facial expressions …those types of performance barely exist anymore let alone get rewarded”; immediately reminded me of Jean Dujardin who won Best Actor in 2011.
The Artist is great
So a novelty film (solid as it is) from decade and a half ago,
Another ATP, long form video essay, you love to see it. It’s a great shame for me that 50’s big budget studio movies are a blind spot in my movie watching portfolio. It’s probably a product of my edgy teenage to early 20’s phase where I thought being a cultured cinephile was only watching critically acclaimed, “Art house”, “”cerebral”” films like Primer, Paris, Texas, Chungking Express and so on. With some occasional B-grade action fluff like Die Hard, Blade 2 (I still love this movie btw), and Dredd. It’s the kind of mindset that only recognizes “real movies” as something that began in the late 60’s to present. But as I’ve matured, I have an ever growing appreciation for the craftsmanship that goes into movies like “Around the World …” and especially “Ten Commandments.” Even the dramas like “Giant” and “Friendly Persuasion” have a sort of sincerity and class to them that I feel only those filmmakers at that time could achieve. Late stage studio system Hollywood is a fascinating animal, and I’m glad your channel is giving it a spotlight. That being said if you are to do more contemporary Oscars’ I think 2007, 2009, and 2013 would make for banger videos. But I personally would love to see a 1968 vid, especially after reading the book “Pictures at a Revolution” by Mark Harris contextualizing socio-political landscape of that time and productions of each of the nominees.
I love these in-depth analyses I think you should either do 98 or 99 next or 2019 that would be a good one too
YT again, didn't notify me you had a new video out. I started watching you after your Sight & Sound video. I don't always agree with you, but I definitely respect your opinion, and this series is informative and really motivates me to fix my blindspots. Love the series.
Your comments about camp, and our shared apathy towards fervent stalinist communists being rejected by Hollywood, really cements you as one of my favorites lol.
Having watched all of the videos you've produced for RUclips. And having just watched the new one. I think you are a very talented individual who knows their ass from a hole in the ground more so than a lot of other people I've met and seen. I think you should tackle next the Oscars for the films of 1973 in particular the rumored snubbing of The Exorcist in favor of the Sting by the academy's board of governors. Definitely a much better film than Silence of the Lambs as far as oscar-worthy horror films. I'm not even sure that these are truly horror films as they are riveting dramas. But the Exorcist will always be a standout in motion picture history. And of course the dress how the academy gave Ellen burstyn an Oscar the following year for her great performance in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, when she and many other people believed her finest performance was in The Exorcist... And I agree with you 150% about Elizabeth Taylor and her jewelry. I still mourn her loss❤
An incredible video indeed!!!
Growing up we had an LP record of this show. Which I loved. It was theater of the mind. I much later married a woman who was half Indian. She has since passed away. Now I'm married to a Japanese woman named Mari (or Mariko , ko being girl)
Deborah Kerr should have won Best Actress. BTW I would recommend BeKindRewind's video on Ingrid Bergman's cancellation.
Around the World in 80 days was the first movie I ever saw. My Dad took me to see it for my 4th birthday.
I was two months old when this premiered
I'm embarrassed that it took me until 1:23:53 to realize I was watching a video made by a Trumpist.
Just when I was about to go to sleep. Welp, gotta hit play now.
In the trailer for her new movie, you can really see how much Isabella Rossellini looks like her mother.
Actually you forgot to mention David Niven's non-nomination for Around the World. There had been some controversy at the time regarding this. Speculation is that his win for the tiny, supporting role in Separate Tables two year later was to partly make up for this
OH I AM SAAAAAAAAAT
One of the weirdest things is that here in Mexico Around the world is one of the least known talk about or liked of all of the Cantinflas films.
Oof, your dismissiveness towards The King and I 😞
Are there episodes missing on this channel? I feel like I remember Oscar years I don't see here.
Gay sassy contrarian myself, I loved this video. Giuletta Masina, yes*. Dorothy Malone, yes yes yes.
*Nights of Cabiria is my favorite movie
Hello dear, I just wanted to tell you that I managed to watch The Brutalist at the Venice Film Festival and I can't wait for its inevitable Best Picture nom (in a just world it would be a hands-down winner but with the way its distribuition is looking like currently it might actually miss the nomination too) so I can hear your thoughts on it
vox lux is one of the best movies of the '10s so i was really excited for this new one. i got less excited when i heard its a prestige, there will be blood style "Story Of America" or whatever (well-worn territory) but i trust him to do something interesting with it
Awk Tuah Podcast dropped
do you have a letterboxd account? also, looove this series
do have the ceremony available in its entirety?
Met her in NYaC. Stunning and sweet. She glowef
To the commentaries of the individuals who have compared Mike Todd and yourself to Donald trump. That is completely uncalled for. Mike Todd will always be greater and smarter than any politician. It really is unfortunate that he died. And about yourself, anyone who's educated about film has the right to say what they want. Knowing film is Paramount in my mind before you say anything about film. Keep up the good work!
1:24:20 please don't cover that topic, your film contrarianism is enough
I love Journey to Italy, too, and I agree it’s gorgeous and brilliant film, but do you really think that’s a better performance than Autumn Sonata?
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Do you spin a wheel? Also its sad that back then big scope films were still art. It feels weird comparing them to the MCU or MCU style franchise films since there the only thing getting people off the couch. Do 1969 or 1975 next.
I do think Around the World in 80 Days is pretty fun. Its style over substance for sure but makes sense to win. I would have preferred 10 Commandments, The King and I and Giant to win.
i just choose based on whatever i'm interested in at the time-both of those are on my radar though so they'll def come up sooner rather than later
@@alltalkingpictures 1941 would be interesting I wanna see you make a case for How green is my Valley since you always stick up for Best Picture winners that get shit on for beating a classic. Whatever year was the first Hayes Code year would be interesting. 1977 cause how Annie Hall is important for the 70s despite kinda being a black sheep against the other 70s winners and also how Star Wars changed the industry.
I'm 22 minutes in, I have seen all the Best Picture winners of the 20th century. This is probably in the bottom 5. I saw this movie 20 years ago, so don't write it off as politics, I just don't think it is as good as other movies of that year, let alone other Best Picture winners. We'll see if you can change my mind, but I am not holding my breath. It is at least not the worst BP of the 50s, that would be The Greatest Show On Earth (ironically titled). The early 1930s with Cimarron, Grand Hotel, and Cavalcade, might also be worse, but I am running out of other options.
It isn't a bad movie, it's perfectly fine. But I don't see it as anything special. I don't think it breaks any new ground, "This Is Cinerama" is what should be getting 100% of the credit for grand spectacle. I've also seen that movie and when I saw it I was captivated by all the work and effort and it had no plot, but it is a damn good time. I saw both movies on the same TV, so I want to add that as a sort of benchmark to show there was no scale bias.
I do look forward to learning more. I always figure the movie snuck by with a fluke win. I had no idea it was sweeping awards. That is baffling, maybe you had to be there in 1956. I haven't seen Friendly Persuasion, but I've seen the 3 other nominees and I'd put all of them ahead of ATWI80D
TL;DR - I have thoughts, haha! I don't really agree with you on 80 Days, but look at the length of my comments and the lack of name-calling! You got me to think a lot about Hollywood in the 50s and write a giant ass comment that is actually trying to have substance :D
Hmmmm...I think my takeaway about 80 Days is that I should probably give it another watch. I don't think I will change my view on it too much, but I could see it getting out of the very bottom and falling in the area of "Probably shouldn't have won, but it is perfectly fine. I do remember Cantiflas being absolutely fantastic, but then not really thinking Shirley MacClaine was a great fit.
The big takeaway for me is that I'm not sure any of the 5 nominees really deserved to be there. I can only look with hindsight, but I am much more intrigued by La Strada, The Seven Samurai, The Bad Seed, and Tea and Sympathy. I think you could throw A Man Escaped, War and Peace, Forbidden Planet, and several others to have a much more interesting race.
Circling back to 80 Days...I just don't think it is enough to point to the technical achievement of Todd-AO as being enough, or even saving movies. You point out yourself that it was out-grossed by The Ten Commandments and that Richard III did well in theaters after being shown on TV. VistaVision, CinemaScope, and Panavision were all out at the time. The film industry had had great success (for a short time) using 3-D movies. And then, of course, Cinerama existed, which was not only about the size of the image, but also had used a type of surround sound system. That's why there are the choir scenes in This Is Cinerama! It was to show off the sound capabilities.
Your overall thesis has merit, but I don't see 1956 as a turning point. Hollywood always liked big productions, think of all the musicals that won in the following 10 years, some were big hits, but overall musicals were losing popularity. Was the win for 80 Days a consolation for This Is Cinerama! not even getting a BP nomination??? It is a shame Cinerama didn't come out the year that The Greatest Show On Earth came out, that would have been one heck of a narrative: "Don't give out consolation Oscars. You just end up rewarding a lesser picture later on"
I’m sat
I remember you saying in your Sight and Sound Ranking video that you’d probably watch someone else’s video ranking all 100 of the films. Well, I made a video ranking the critic’s list and director’s list if you’re interested. It’s a four hour video on my channel, but I had a lot of fun making it!
ruclips.net/video/o6rLhp6AZ14/видео.htmlsi=RKfhpdrKCR8t-0cw
Reportedly, Darryl F. Zanuck wanted Maureen O'Hara for Anna who was much closer to the character and type for Mrs. Leonowens (and who also could sing it). I always felt that Ms. Kerr was too British; too delicate and lady like for the part of such a woman. But Yul Brynner had recently met Ms. Kerr and wanted to work with her; and that was that.
*this sounds like it was narrated by a formal Chris Griffith*
yes yes yes
I fucking love your videos
the bit about the McCarthyism pearl clutchers was much needed
Whom do you have in mind?
Let's agree to disagree about Don Murray. Maybe it's not the actor's fault, anyway, that the character who wasn't meant to terrify me, terrifies me. That's on the writing.
Didn't GIANT win for best picture and Geirge Steven's for best director?
imagine if this is how i found out i spent months making a video about the wrong movie
deborah kerr was robbed that night but not for the king and I😂
Yul Brynner was so hot. 🥵
So, you like Around the World in Eighty Days and not Greatest Show on Earth? Interesting.
The vocal fry here is so severe it’s grating.
by far one of the worst years in oscar history: 80 days, bad seed, 10 com., kind and i etc all awful films.
Mike Todd really resembles a late Dick Miller to me
i like cars
The Academy Awards are a joke IMO. From 1927-1967 I have agreed with their choice of best picture ONCE!' And that was in 27 with Sunrise which was given some sort of special award.
In 1956 The Searchers was so far superior to all these it isn't even funny. So were The Man Who Knew Too Much and The Wrong Man. Kubrick's The Killing is far better than those also. So is Siegel's Invasion of the Body Snatchers but does anyone really think the Academy is going to give a film like this a second thought?
Giant is pretty good and The Ten Commandments not bad. Must admit to not being a fan of blockbuster spectacles. They bore me, really. Eye candy, nothing else.
I certainly liked Around The World In 80 Days. It's not my favorite by any means but more than enjoyable enough to rewatch PLUS it had a great score.
IMHO the worst pic for best picture was The Greatest Show On Earth. Talk about dated. Adults acting like toddlers are embarrassing.
You're passionate, informed and opinionated, without any sign of democratised moral responsibility that many RUclipsrs use to garner traction/reaction.
ideal compliment!
Give me a break
@@kostajovanovic3711 oh? Care to expand?
My favorite trivia about this oscars is the movie The Bowery Boy's movie High Society nomtnied for best story is the only movie to be nominated mistake, as they thought it was the musical high society. Witch is funnier when you know that The Bowery Boys movies were cosndierd the lowest of low brow trash cinema at the time
I dont know or have any evidence to support my intuition.
Mike Todd was offed by a jealous man or woman.