OSCARS 1978
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gluserty — 17 years ago(May 07, 2008 07:17 PM)
that's why the character of jimmy is limited. his charm is the only real ace in his sleeve. talented, maybe, but not really a guy who knew how to open doors for himself. i will say he was a better man by the end of the film. deniro did what he could with this character. i just didn't find jimmy to be particularly interesting or strong.
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artihcus022 — 17 years ago(May 07, 2008 08:27 PM)
But you are not saying the character is limited. You are just listing his flaws. Which is not the way to judge limitations of roles. Indeed the most creative roles for actors are the ones who are highly flawed.
"a va by me, madamea va by me!"The Red Shoes
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artihcus022 — 17 years ago(May 08, 2008 07:26 AM)
Nothing to clarify. It's a typo.
In any case if your only argument is grammatical error then you clearly don't have good reasons for calling DeNiro's performance bad. So you proved my point.
"a va by me, madamea va by me!"The Red Shoes
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gluserty — 17 years ago(May 29, 2008 12:22 AM)
"new york, new york" is a decent film, yet i feel the deniro character is limited. there just simply not a lot to do with such an unbendable character. thing is, all our opinions are right, because we own them:)
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vampirock_x — 17 years ago(July 19, 2008 05:19 AM)
I really though this film was underrated. Both the leading actors are great though Liza is greater. It is not cold as ice, well some parts are, but they should be. And the whole story just got me right through the end.
Besides, I never really love Scorsese's work until this one came
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mrgogonyc — 17 years ago(January 31, 2009 11:41 PM)
People!!! Let's talk about the biggest Oscar injustice of 1978: that the title song: "Theme from New York, New York" was not even nominated for best song.
And what song won that year? That omnipresent piece of drek "You Light Up My Life", sung by that ubervirgin Debbie Boone, spawn of cryptonazi Pat. Everytime you turned on the radio in 1978, that song was playing, reducing the nation to bulimia while trying to maintain control of an automobile. I'm sure many deaths and travesty can be attributed to it.
Meanwhile, "Theme from NY, NY" has proven to be an inspiring and beloved anthem.
That it was not nominated caused me to question the Academy for the first time and to truly test my belief in God. Those were long years in the wilderness for me. -
Milevskiy — 17 years ago(February 07, 2009 07:43 PM)
The movie doesn't add up to much, but Minelli does some nice singing - especially in the last half hour or so. De Niro does a lot of his improv that used to work well in Mean Streets and Taxi Driver, but he goed a bit over the top.
It just doesn't work with this character and this script. And there no real chemistry between him and Minelli, who seems out of place whenever she's not on stage doing a number. -
brookwriter — 15 years ago(January 20, 2011 09:27 AM)
In 1977, this movie was easily my favorite, and while I did not question my belief in God when the Oscar nominations were announced, I definitely questioned the sanity of the Academy voters.
In a perfect world, "New York, New York" would have received these Oscar nominations:
Best Picture
Best Actress (Minnelli)
Best Actor (DeNiro)
Best Director (Scorsese)
Best Song "Theme From New York, New York"*
Best Song "'But The World Goes Round"*
Best Costumes (Ms. Van Runkle was ROBBEDMinnelli and DeNiro have never been more glam on screen)
Best Art Direction/Set Decoration
Best Cinematography
Best Sound
Best Original Song Score/Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score (the Oscar went to the film version of "A Little Night Music"; the omission of a nomination here and in the Best Song categories really underscore the DISLIKE the Academy had for this film, particularly if you research past nominees in both of these musical categoriesyou'll be shocked at what made it in and indeed what WON over the years)
Best Editing (a long shot due to length issues, but since we're dreaming)
Realistically, due to the amount of improv in the film, I don't think it had a real shot at a Screenplay Oscar. And while I enjoyed Lionel Stander, Georgie Auld and the hilarious Mary Kay Place, their roles aren't really meaty enough for Supporting nods (possible exceptions being Stander and, if more of her scenes had made it into the final cut, Place).
Guess that's it. A total of 12. And maybe Liza would have gotten to make more movie musicals. We'll never know.- To this day, after the failure to nominate one or both of these songswhich have gone on to become bonafide classicsI have never taken this Oscar category seriously. Just ain't possible. This should just eliminate it entirely out of shame.