Saltzman Sees...Awakenings (1990)

Awakenings won my Best Actor (Robert DeNiro), and was nominated for Best Picture, Best Director (Penny Marshall) and Best Screenplay (Steven Zaillian)

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)

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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.

Saltzman Sees...Robots (2005)

Robots is a world, where a young idealistic inventor travels to the big city to join his inspiration's company, only to find himself opposing its sinister new management. His only dream is to make the world a better place with his inventions.  After discovering his idol isn't as great a robot as he thought, Ewen McGregor sets out to help all the robots of the town survive.

It is the Best Family Picture of 2005.

Robots focus is on helping everyone, no matter how broken down, and making everyone feel important and a part of their community.  These are certainly ideas worth embracing as a family.

Saltzman Sees...The Birdcage (1996)

Saltzman Sees Presents...The Funniest Movie of 1996: The Birdcage

Saltzman Sees...Aladdin (1992)

Robin Williams is brilliant in one of the best roles Disney ever created.  Aladdin is a hilarious, action packed and heart warming story.  After The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin certainly continued the tradition of new look princesses.  Ariel was the red headed mermaid that became a woman.  Belle was the bookworm who didn't want to get married. Now we have Jasmine, already a princess, but unwilling to marry just any prince.  If for no other reason than Williams as the genie, Aladdin is a must see for any family.

This movie teaches us that the most important thing you can do is to make sacrifices for the people you care about. 

It is the Best Disney Picture of 1992.