Saltzman Sees...Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011)

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close won my Best Supporting Actor (Max Von Sydow) in 2011.

Saltzman Sees...The Big Lebowski (1998)

The Big Lebowski won my Best Supporting Actor (John Goodman) in 1998.



Saltzman Sees...1998 Oscars

1998 Nominees & Award Winners of My Oscars

• Best Picture

Enemy of the State
Saving Private Ryan
There's Something About Mary
The Truman Show


• Best Director

Bobby & Peter Farrelly (There's Something About Mary)
Michael Moore (The Big One)
Tony Scott (Enemy of the State)
Steven Spielberg (Saving Private Ryan)


• Best Family Picture

Antz
A Bug's Life
Mighty Joe Young
Possums


• Best Screenplay

David Marconi (Enemy of the State)
Andrew Niccol (The Truman Show)
Robert Rodat (Saving Private Ryan)
Gary Ross (Pleasantville)


• Best Actor

Jim Carrey (The Truman Show)
Edward Norton (American History X)
Will Smith (Enemy of the State)
Ben Stiller (There's Somethig About Mary)


• Best Actress

Cameron Diaz (There's Something About Mary)
Monica Potter (Patch Adams)
Charlize Theron (Mighty Joe Young)
Reese Witherspoon (Pleasantville)


• Best Supporting Actor

Matt Dillon (There's Something About Mary)
Robert Duvall (Deep Impact)
John Goodman (The Big Lebowski)
Gene Hackman (Enemy of the State)


• Best Supporting Actress

Joan Allen (Pleasantville)
Regina King (Enemy of the State)
Julianne Moore (The Big Lebowski)
Liv Tyler (Armageddon)

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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.