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

Saltzman Sees...Toy Story 3 (2010)

Toy Story 3 is just the next example of how Pixar has become the pinnacle for amazing family pictures.  It has taken the spirit of Disney, with the technology of Pixar and the talent of it's actors to create priceless motion pictures by the bundle.  This third take on the adventures of Woody and Buzz might be the most tender of the collection.  The end sequence alone as Andy finally decides what to do with his toys, is movie magic that will live with us forever.

It is the Best Family Picture of 2010 because it pulls at all the right heart strings and teaches us a new lesson about friendship and loyalty that the other two became famous for.

Saltzman Sees...Toy Story 2 (1999)

Toy Story 2 is the first sequel in the Disney Pixar franchise is also one of the best movies of 1999.  The second installment of the Toy Story empire is just as heartwarming and just as fun as the first.  It introduces new characters to 'Andy's Room' and includes one of the most beautiful, emotional sequences in the company's history...(You Tube Clip below)

Tom Hanks and Tim Allen are just as fabulous in the sequel, and the message this franchise sends through their movies about loyalty and friendship are second to none.

It is the Best Family Picture of 1999.

Saltzman Sees...In and Out (1997)

In & Out is a hilarious story of a man coming to grips with who he is.  Kevin Kline is marvelous as a man set to get married when the entire world finds out he's gay...including him.  Bob Newhart, Joan Cusack, Matt Dillon and Tom Selleck are terrific in this unusual comedy about what happens when everyone in town isn't ready for the truth.

How the town comes to terms with their new reality is beautiful and is a great message to all families about acceptance, understanding and love.

It is the Best Family Picture of 1997.

In & Out also won my Best Actress (Joan Cusack) in 1997.