Sunday, December 26, 2010

My Film Marathon / Film Festival

This week I went on a massive film binge. Like that of the Cannes, Venice and Berlin Film Festivals, I watched eleven pictures in about four days.

These were:

Looking for Mr. Goodbar -
Richard Brooks, 1977
Deconstructing Harry - Woody Allen, 1997
Crimes and Misdemeanors - Woody Allen, 1989
The Purple Rose of Cairo
- Woody Allen, 1985
Women in Love -
Ken Russell, 1969
A Touch of Class - Melvin Frank, 1973
Bullets over Broadway - Woody Allen, 1994
Mighty Aphrodite
- Woody Allen, 1995
Julia -
Erick Zonca, 2008
Junebug - Phil Morrison, 2005
Sunday Bloody Sunday - John Schlesinger, 1971

And like the way they do in these film festivals, and on
Filmspotting, after they've finish a marathon, they give out imaginary awards.

So after much consideration with me, myself and I, in my one-man jury, I'd like to present my fake awards for:

  • Best Supporting Actor to Martin Landau for Crimes and Misdemeanors.
    Honourable Mention: Jeff Daniels for
    The Purple Rose of Cairo.

  • Best Supporting Actress (Ex-aequo) to Mira Sorvino for Mighty Aphrodite and Amy Adams for Junebug.
    Honourable Mentions: Dianne Wiest
    for her scene-stealing cameo in The Purple Rose of Cairo and Jennifer Tilly for Bullets over Broadway.

  • Best Actor to Peter Finch for Sunday Bloody Sunday.
    Honourable Mentions: Alan Bates
    for Women in Love and, of course, Woody Allen for Deconstructing Harry, Crimes and Misdemeanors and Mighty Aphrodite.

  • Best Actress (Ex-aequo) to Diane Keaton for Looking for Mr. Goodbar and Tilda Swinton for Julia.
    Honourable Mention: Glenda Jackson for her award-winning performances in
    Women in Love, Sunday Bloody Sunday and A Touch of Class.

  • Best Screenplay to Woody Allen for Deconstructing Harry.

  • Best Director to Phil Morrison for Junebug.

  • Grand Prix/Jury Prize/Runner Up to Erick Zonca for Julia.

  • Gui d'Or/Golden Mistletoe/Best Picture to Woody Allen for The Purple Rose of Cairo.

That indeed was a fun exercise, and soon I shall write a discursive report on all that I learnt from the marathon experience.

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