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Friday, March 2, 2012

Saltzman Sees...1997 Oscars

1997 Nominees & Award Winners of My Oscars

  • Best Picture
  • Best Director
  • Best Family Picture
  • Best Screenplay
  • Best Actor
  • Best Actress
  • Best Supporting Actor
  • Best Supporting Actress

  • Austin Powers. International Man of Mystery
    Good Will Hunting
    Prefontaine
    The Rainmaker


    Francis Ford Coppola (The Rainmaker)
    Barry Levinson (Wag The Dog)
    Jay Roach (Austin Powers. International Man of Mystery)
    Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting)


    Fools Rush In
    Hercules
    In and Out
    The 6th Man


    Ben Affleck & Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting)
    John D. Brancato & Michael Ferris (The Game)
    Francis Ford Coppola (The Rainmaker)
    Robert Farrar (The Man Who Knew Too Little)


    Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting)
    Daniel Day-Lewis (The Boxer)
    Harrison Ford (Air Force One)
    Mike Myers (Austin Powers. International Man of Mystery)


    Joey Lauren Adams (Chasing Amy)
    Joan Cusack (In & Out)
    Minnie Driver (Good Will Hunting)
    Deborah Kara Unger (The Game)


    Dustin Hoffman (Wag the Dog)
    John Malkavich (Con Air)
    Gary Oldman (Air Force One)
    Robin Williams (Good Will Hunting)


    Kim Basinger (L.A. Confidential)
    Glen Close (Air Force One)
    Connie Nielson (Devil's Advocate)
    Charlize Theron (Devil's Advocate)



To see all the movies I've seen in 1997, Click Here

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Saltzman Sees...Good Will Hunting (1997)

Good Will Hunting was my Best Picture, Best Director (Gus Van Sant), 
Best Supporting Actor (Robin Williams) & Best Screenplay (Matt Damon & Ben Affleck)





SPOILER ALERT: Final scene of the movie.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Saltzman Sees...School Ties (1992)

School Ties is the story of a prestigious 1950s school who bring in a transfer student to help their football team to beat the school's old rivals. This transfer student, however, is from a working class background, so he isn't really "one of them", but seems to fit in perfectly. David, played by Brendan Fraser, is Jewish, and has to keep this a secret from his friends for fear of being rejected.  One of the most remarkable things about this movie is the job by the young cast.  Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Chris O'Donnell, Cole Hauser, and Amy Locane were all no names at the time the movie. Dick Wolf, the creator of the Law & Order franchise, wrote the screenplay.  Fraser is tremendous as the principal character.  Matt Damon is tremendous as well as the jealous and therefore key adversary of Fraser.  Like young up and coming boxers hoping for a title fight, they shine and plant the seeds for future A-List status.

School Ties did not receive a single major nomination, and only grossed $14.7 million worldwide.

School Ties was nominated for my Best Picture for 1992.
It is also my choice for the Most Underrated Movie of 1992.