Wrap-Up for May, 2007
A-ha! A short month because I started to curtail my viewing to try and get back on track. So, only 16 films for the month of May, but still a nice array of choices for awards.
Best Supporting Actor
Pat Hingle as Judge Adam Fenton in Hang ‘Em High (1968)
A strong performance by Clint in this one, but it is Hingle that holds it all together and articulates the film’s main theme of the cost of justice.
Best Supporting Actress
Michelle Yeoh as Yu Shu Lien in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Yes, I gave her this award last time and the year-end one, too. But is anyone from May better? Hmmm? No.
Best Director
Ted Post for Hang ‘Em High (1968)
Without the visuals of the spaghetti westerns, Post relies on a straightforward style that perfectly focuses on the film’s themes without distraction. The realities he tries to put forth are all the more powerful because they come off so real.
Best Actor
Buster Keaton as Elmer gantry in Spite Marriage (1929)
His last great performance, he shows off all of his skills and how he could still shine, even with his hands tied.
Best Actress
Dorothy Sebastian as Trilby Drew in Spite Marriage (1929)
A solid performance in and of itself, but all the more impressive when you consider how she puts herself totally in Buster’s hands and never lets him down.
Best Film
The Producers (1968)
A true classic that has stood the test of time.
And…
Worst Film
Johnny Dangerously (1984)
It’s just not as funny as it should have been.