The Big Five

No, my title does not refer to the five articles of clothing required to play in the snow at Gurney (but I do not blame you for reminiscing), I mean the top five Academy Awards a film can win (Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Screenplay (Adapted or Original).)  Only three films have swept the Academy and won all five, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest happens to stand among those three. I decided (since we are not watching this movie for some strange reason) that I would make a list of the other big five winners (and some other films which came close) and let you guys discover some new films to check out (although who knows?  Maybe Shutter Island will five Academy Aw-HAHAHAHA I couldn't even type that with a straight face.)

1.It Happened One Night (All 5) - The weird thing about this movie is that ...nothing happens in one night.   It takes place over several nights and none really define the plot.  It's standard Clark Gable fare, (Woman doesn't initially like him, woman then loves him after hitchhiking by showing off her leg), but still very fun and worth seeing.

2.The Silence of the Lambs (All 5) - I have seen hundreds (if not thousands) of films, and Anthony Hopkin's performance will always be in my top ten.  The film revolves around Jodie Foster, a new FBI agent, trying to find Buffalo Bill, a serial killer, with the help of former serial killer and cannibal Hannibal Lector (Anthony Hopkins).  This movie made me want to be an actor.  I recommend this movie very highly

3.Gone with the Wind (4, Gable lost Best Actor) - 1939 is generally held as one of the greatest years of cinema, partially because of this film.  I'm not going to go deep plot-wise because it's like four hours long and you probably don't care but trust me, this film is worth every second (even the four minute intermission)

4.American Beauty (4, Bening lost Best Actress) - Kevin Spacey went to Juilliard...they have a bit of a reputation for popping out the best actors ever, Mr. Spacey holds that reputation quite strongly in this film about one man dealing with suburbia slowly killing everything around him.  Not the cheeriest of movies but frankly I do not care if you leave any of these films feeling happy about yourself, welcome to film school.

5. You're welcome