Given, that it appears virtually every cinema related medium-(AFI. BFI, “EW” “Premiere” & of course the every ten years Sight & Sound Survey Even a local newspaper as well)
It would be a superb idea, for this superb classic cinema website, to conduct it’s own all-time favs in motion picture history survey-(nothing as massive as AFI’s 100yrs But, a poll of it’s fans top 5/10 fav. flix, actors, actresses & filmmakers>(for some ridiculous reason, somethin AFI has yet to cover?)
Please consider & allow, all enough time to vote Thank You
Well, this is 2nd attempt at same topic. Hope it takes this time. I only wanted to cast my vote for my A #1 Idol: “The Great: Spencer Tracy”–(1900-67)–(on your voting of all-time finest movie actors) & had a big complaint on that as well! I’ve had rare pleasure of being pals with his remaining family members-(going on almost 4yrs now)
& they attend all of the anniversaries,etc such as “Cinerama Dome”–(1 of many) & of course “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, World” & even the far superior movie that same yr of 1963. His penultimate & 73rd film: “How the West Was Won”–(both were shown at “CD” & such Golden Age Heavyweights, still alive, try & attend. Mos notably: ickey “The Mick” Rooney-(TRIVIA: He is opening an official “Motion Picture Hall-of-Fame” set for Jan. of 2006! At Hollywood & Vine)(To any others that are aware of this, please reply & better yet.Drop me a line) Robert Alexander, is co-founder of it.
& typically, with each passing yr less & less can show-up. But, Sid Caesar, J. Winters, Edie Adams, P. Falk & a few others still attend anniversaries of that ‘63 comedy. & on that note, Mickey was also voted all-time Honorary Mayor of actual Boys Town in Nebraska-(a couple yrs ago) I was a bit “stunned’ when Tracy’s name went missing from this site & it’s online poll though, to say the least-(In a 1950 poll in Variety of ½ a century in cinema. Spencer was voted greatest male actor of "Sound Era”) & being a card-carrying AFI member-(though at lowest leel) It’s 1999 “AFI’s 100yrs…10 Stars” voted him #9 of all-time male actors-(just behind James Cagney!)
He was/is to movie acting what: 0livier was to stage. Even Lord 0livier himself was quoted as saying “I learned more about movie acting from just watching Tracy than anything else"
Given, he was from the stage & had to over-act & reach to the rafters. A problem which plagued him on 1939’s "Wuthering Hgts” But, only at 1st. W. Wyler-(OSCAR Record Holder for most BD noms with 12!) & he, had some fights at inception of that classic. Due to Laurence overdoing his lines,etc & Wyler, needed him to just tone it down & let the camera do the rest. It obviously worked, because 0livier earnd his 1st of 10 noms. for his Hathcliff.–(only if Vivien Leigh coulda' payed: Cathy!) He & Spence were excited about finallygetting to work toether, for 1961’s massive courtroom drama “Judgment at Nuremberg” Unfortunately,0livier was still tied-up with “Spartacus”–(plus, “The Entertainer”)
He was originally set for Lancaster’s role by the way
Given, that it appears virtually every cinema related medium-(AFI. BFI, “EW” “Premiere” & of course the every ten years Sight & Sound Survey Even a local newspaper as well)
It would be a superb idea, for this superb classic cinema website, to conduct it’s own all-time favs in motion picture history survey-(nothing as massive as AFI’s 100yrs But, a poll of it’s fans top 5/10 fav. flix, actors, actresses & filmmakers>(for some ridiculous reason, somethin AFI has yet to cover?)
Please consider & allow, all enough time to vote Thank You
Spencer Shannon
Well, this is 2nd attempt at same topic. Hope it takes this time. I only wanted to cast my vote for my A #1 Idol: “The Great: Spencer Tracy”–(1900-67)–(on your voting of all-time finest movie actors) & had a big complaint on that as well! I’ve had rare pleasure of being pals with his remaining family members-(going on almost 4yrs now)
& they attend all of the anniversaries,etc such as “Cinerama Dome”–(1 of many) & of course “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, World” & even the far superior movie that same yr of 1963. His penultimate & 73rd film: “How the West Was Won”–(both were shown at “CD” & such Golden Age Heavyweights, still alive, try & attend. Mos notably: ickey “The Mick” Rooney-(TRIVIA: He is opening an official “Motion Picture Hall-of-Fame” set for Jan. of 2006! At Hollywood & Vine)(To any others that are aware of this, please reply & better yet.Drop me a line) Robert Alexander, is co-founder of it.
& typically, with each passing yr less & less can show-up. But, Sid Caesar, J. Winters, Edie Adams, P. Falk & a few others still attend anniversaries of that ‘63 comedy. & on that note, Mickey was also voted all-time Honorary Mayor of actual Boys Town in Nebraska-(a couple yrs ago) I was a bit “stunned’ when Tracy’s name went missing from this site & it’s online poll though, to say the least-(In a 1950 poll in Variety of ½ a century in cinema. Spencer was voted greatest male actor of "Sound Era”) & being a card-carrying AFI member-(though at lowest leel) It’s 1999 “AFI’s 100yrs…10 Stars” voted him #9 of all-time male actors-(just behind James Cagney!)
He was/is to movie acting what: 0livier was to stage. Even Lord 0livier himself was quoted as saying “I learned more about movie acting from just watching Tracy than anything else"
Given, he was from the stage & had to over-act & reach to the rafters. A problem which plagued him on 1939’s "Wuthering Hgts” But, only at 1st. W. Wyler-(OSCAR Record Holder for most BD noms with 12!) & he, had some fights at inception of that classic. Due to Laurence overdoing his lines,etc & Wyler, needed him to just tone it down & let the camera do the rest. It obviously worked, because 0livier earnd his 1st of 10 noms. for his Hathcliff.–(only if Vivien Leigh coulda' payed: Cathy!) He & Spence were excited about finallygetting to work toether, for 1961’s massive courtroom drama “Judgment at Nuremberg” Unfortunately,0livier was still tied-up with “Spartacus”–(plus, “The Entertainer”)
He was originally set for Lancaster’s role by the way
Thank You