Saltzman Sees...L.A. Confidential (1997)

L.A. Confidential won my Best Supporting Actress (Kim Basinger) in 1997.



Saltzman Sees...The Artist (2011)

The Artist is a love letter to the movies.  It is a tribute to the days before sound.  It is a homage to the days before color.  It is message from the creators of this film that the true beauty of film making is the way the movie speaks to the audience.  This movie told me that we live in an era of movie making where franchises must be created and previously told stories must be revisited.  We live in a world where original thought and creative ideas are brushed aside for prequels, sequels, and remakes.  With IMAX and 3D and Blu-Ray, movies have become more about what a computer can create instead of a writer.  Movies have become lazy and repetitive instead of captivating and heartwarming. Love stories don't have to tell the story of 'Happily Ever After' but they can make the audience love the story.

The Artist is a beautiful journey of what 'out with the old and in with the new' can mean to a man who is being thrown out.  Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo were magnificent, and for a silent movie in 2011 to receive this kind of praise by critics and audiences alike is simply wonderful.