CallaghanFilms
Veteran
1973...
:crybaby: "Mother of mercy, is this the end of Rico?"...no, but '73 did mark the end of Edward G Robinson - :crybaby: We also lost two of the silver screen's most dazzling dames in Betty Grable and Veronica Lake - :crybaby: The deaths don't stop there (RavinesEdge, you were busy)...masters of their respective fields Lon Chaney Jr and Bruce Lee also joined the dearly departed
Please try to do a top 10 in order (hard as it may be) with an optional two or three "honorable mentions".
The Callaghan Best Films of 1973 List:
01 The Sting
02 American Graffiti
03 The Exorcist
04 Westworld
05 The Friends of Eddie Coyle
06 Serpico
07 Papillon
08 High Plains Drifter
09 Mean Streets
10 Enter the Dragon
Honorable Mentions:
-Soylent Green
-The Day of the Jackal
-Save the Tiger
Also...
The Oscars; Who Won, and Who Shoulda Won IMHO
Best Picture
Who Won: The Sting
Shoulda Won: I concur
Best Director
Who Won: George Roy Hill (The Sting)
Shoulda Won: George Lucas (American Graffiti)
Best Actor
Who Won: Jack Lemmon (Save the Tiger)
Shoulda Won: Paul Newman (The Sting) *Not even nominated
Best Actress
Who Won: Glenda Jackson (A Touch of Class)
Shoulda Won: Ellen Burstyn (The Exorcist)
Best Supporting Actor
Who Won: John Houseman (The Paper Chase)
Shoulda Won: Robert Redford (The Sting) *Not even nominated
Best Supporting Actress
Who Won: Tatum O’Neal (Paper Moon)
Shoulda Won: Eileen Brennan (The Sting) *Not even nominated
Best Cinematography
Who Won: Sven Nykvist (Cries and Whispers)
Shoulda Won: Robert Surtees (The Sting)
Best Score (Keep In Mind...That's Best ORIGINAL Score)
Who Won: Marvin Hamlisch (The Way We Were)
Shoulda Won: Jerry Goldsmith (Papillon) *Not even nominated
Forgot Which Films Came Out That Year?
Have No Fear - The IMDB Is Here...
http://us.imdb.com/List?year=1973&&...ing=7;Most popular titles;1973 by total votes
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The Oscar Nods & Winners...
http://us.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Academy_Awards_USA/1974
