ENTERTAINMENT SHOWCASE’S BEST PICTURE SHELF-(introduction)
Let us not go- way- back to the beginning! We will pick out
a few? Leave many out, and analyze what might of being going on inside the
minds of some at the time of conception! That‘s to say, at the very least, the
birth of the; BEST PICTURE.
Let’s briefly look
at why some pictures’ win!
Well, obviously to win, you must’ve been better than the
rest, (ha) not necessarily!
Perhaps that’s correct, but winning is never that easy! Ninety
nine percent of the time, best picture winner is deserving of its award, the
other one percent, the voters are seeking to reestablish and/or bring awareness
to a fresh or once-upon-a-time paradigm. That is not necessarily a bad thing; I
tend to agree to like it, as long as the one percent is original work.
We all have certain
criterion, what tends to be mental trickery, because our minds tease us, is when
we its time to make our selection for best movie. Removing emotion, personal feelings towards specific
actors, genre, etc… vote next time for the overall craftsmanship / originality
of the film. The actual story, the mental imagery that someone / people
experienced and how well they exploited it from first conception to ending. If it has your DNA on it, its original work,
it must be applauded, even if it did not win best picture, I’m sure it was
nominated, and the world took notice. Human nature always recognizes when someone
created an original work of art! Right, we do it all the time! Haven’t you said
to someone…”wow, you made that!”
I have favorites that
I’m happy won! And others I have my
doubts! That’s not to say they’re bad
films.
What I feel will be a
plus positive for the future of the industry as a body of entertainment, is
when comprehensive, unbiased collaboration among all the principles involved on
making a show / film is sincere. This is vitally important, voice is important
(Alive in heaven, they did it better than anyone else). Human nature has a
tendency to spoil some wonderful recipes, by not allowing ourselves the
unbiased ability to accept a better way or perhaps a cleverer (ha) storyline.
Read what I wrote in, “Explore for entertainment,” those are
some of the restrictions cramping the industry.
Bring your own tools to work- not someone else’s.
Movie-Making; A
VISIONARY! (Frank Capra) (John Ford) (Vincent Minnelli) (David. Selznick)
(Darryl F. Zanuck) (Cecil B.DeMille) (Sam Spiegel) (Walt Disney-for
entertainment).
I know about-Demme,
Hawk, Hitchcock, Huston, and Leone!
Contemporaries are
omitted purposely. Some are extraordinarily superb! Sorry.
We will not speak of
individual faults, or any of that bullshit, here we speak of the brilliance that
came from a dream, and how it might have been FIRST conceived.
Sounds Silly! Its not!
Remember, it’s for the art! NOT YOU!
Loyalty, trust- you
figure it out!
Patience to allow the
mind to unravel what it sees, haste makes waste! Demands happen due to the
nature of things! Personalities may
become falsely tarnished, not because of the person, but because of the nature
of things! Figure that out 2.
Dream! Does your
minds eye see it! Dream it to life! It comes alive, doesn’t it! The movie maker’s vision; I’ve made it sound
easy, its not, let’s step- aside from the actual production, (production
another time, ugh) and examine first tickle the creator felt. The production team will manufacture a
camouflaged vision, camouflaged because many times throughout the franchise,
things in thoughts seem disguised, clarity takes time to rise, it percolates,
slowly - creative patience. I always
say, a book is better than the movie, because of the span to explain. (Edit)
similar to a great novelist / novel stories evolve! Many fine novels have, and
or had the stuffing to go on forever if the author chose to evolve the story! Remember! To always remember! Your audience! The viewer! What tends to run
interference in the entertainment industry, as with any industry, is this thing
called, “ego,” what happens is! A maker, visionary will sense a tickle; see a
scene(s); attach a feeling(s), which is cool! BUT, somewhere they attach
something bias to the work, their piece of shit to show it’s them! Its mine! (You forgot the
viewer, and thought of yourself)Which tends to blow the story in a new direction
than originally dream t? Detouring only to lapse into blind bias from the,
“ego.” A truly great maker, visionary
knows, “ego,” does not let it interfere in their work. It’s extremely difficult
to isolate your feelings for the well-being of the art. ANYTHING ELSE DOES NOT WORK!
We will continue to talk of the brilliance the mind of some has
provided! Never throw stones, denounce, or speak behind someone’s back! Everyone’s shoes has some stink on the bottom
and everyone’s shirt smells of sweat more than twice in their lifetime! Shit
happens.
The basics! Dream to
sense a feeling; (every great storyteller / creator feels it) what is the story
saying to you! Not what you are saying to it (it becomes difficult to work
with) add “face,” for the space, patience, Collaborate. (Imagine a room where
all of you feel the tickle). Truly enjoy the ones you work with, you will
inspire each other; it causes wonderful things to happen.
Frank Capra, David O. Selznick, Darryl F. Zanuck, Cecil B.
DeMille., Walt Disney. What might have
been going on inside the minds at the time of first tickle? One thing was for
sure! Deep relaxed thought, allowed
their mind to construct from a natural instinct! Awake dreaming the vision! Eventually
adrenalin kicks in and the mind becomes a machine of creativity! From that
point, allow instinct to flourish!
All great movies fit perfectly inside the time in date/
history! (that’s is correct) the images for film instinctively happen to great
makers, their mind Auto Creates to the time in history-as if no thought went
into what to make-instead, who, and let’s begin!
Not as easy as I just made it seem. At this point, it’s more
than a tickle, soon to be reality.
They felt the rush of a beating heart, fine work was about
to be built “ego” did -not interfere.
Contemporaries omitted for now, there are some great ones.
1939 – GONE WITH THE WIND –
1953 – FROM HERE TO ETERNITY –
1957 – THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI
1959 – BEN HUR –
1961 – WEST SIDE STORY –
1962 – LAWRENCE of ARABIA - to win against, to kill a
mockingbird! Whew!
1963 – LILIES OF THE FIELD
1965 – THE SOUND OF MUSIC,
Lee Marvin that year in “CAT BALLOU,”
just the name and the face(s) of CAT BALLOU should have been enough to win
first prize. Cat Ballou, it s all about the face! There’s a face somewhere that
fits every scene nicely!
1970’s, some not necessarily original, though?
1971 – THE FRENCH CONNECTION
1972 – THE GODFATHER
1973 – THE STING – clever, don’t you agree, a sign of
patience,
1974 – THE GODFATHER TWO
1975 - ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST, Jack, nothing else
to say!
1976 – ROCKY – simple you say, you think so! We still think
of him today, admit it!
1988 – RAIN MAN – the art of keeping your eyes on the prize!
It can be done. Tickle man!
1991 – THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS – you know that face,
perfection, holy molly! Hopkins!
1994 – FORREST GUMP – full collaboration, we appreciated
every scene, absorbed each character to the fullest. Eyes on the prize, it can
be done, Perfection.
1997 – TITANIC – ok! Time to leave the ship alone now! Until
it rises from the deep!
2001 – A BEAUTIFUL MIND, courage to make this film, all
about a vision!
2004 – MILLION DOLLAR BABY – heart & soul baby, the way
it supposed to be, perfection.
2011 – THE ARTIST – read what I wrote about silent films
winning best picture!
SIMPLE stuff to think
about before & during the making of a best picture.
Keep creepy people away
Dream everyday and night about the dream (edit)
Keep creepy people away
REMEMBER WHO?
Have others dream with you, next 2 u!
Work!
If you won!
Dream some more!
Movies that are not
originally conceived, should they be considered for best picture? Historical events can be heartfelt and tragic,
and are categorized as documentary! Best Picture is for originality, I believe we
would see more creativity, more selection, (non-arguable, ha). A filmmaker can undertake the task to recreate,
document actual events, and maneuver as they wish to receive the most exposure for
/ from the film, (which is fine, we need that knowledge). The best picture
should be solely based on originality conceived from within the creator! And find the face(s) that will best exploit
your imagination, (Cat Ballou).
Why during the
fifties, where there were so many magnificent films.
Originality
There was a concerted, sincere effort to the art / work, to
create something, a story. That time in our history, the world was ripe for entrepreneurship,
the industry as a whole body was searching for direction, searching for an
identity, and today this feeling is almost non-existent, except for the superb few
who pioneer the progression for the future.
A best picture nomination
should be one hundred and twenty minutes of actual film to be considered for
best picture. if the costs weren’t astronomical, I would go out on a very thin
limb and suggest…one hundred and eighty minutes- than movie- makers of all
shapes, sizes and stink would begin to truly dream, as the men and lady did in,
ALIVE IN HEAVEN,” did, imagine all the great storytelling, risk to imagine a
great-story, movies would actually speak to us, think of a novelist!
Short films are just that, short films!
Tim Bottiglieri; Illustrated by John E. Bishop
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