Showing posts with label 1776. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1776. Show all posts

Monday, May 31, 2021

The 1972 Retro Hollmann Awards, Part Two

Our final day of looking at the films of 1972. With three (performance-based) wins for 1776 yesterday, three for Cabaret, and one apiece The Poseidon Adventure and Super Fly (in its only nomination), here are the remainder of the 1972 Retro Hollmann Awards winners. As always, re-familiarize yourself with the Top Ten and nominees, then come back here to witness:

Best Cinematography
1. 1776
Harry Stradling, Jr.
2. Across 110th Street
Jack Priestley
3. Cabaret
Geoffrey Unsworth
4. The Godfather
Gordon Willis
5. Lake of Dracula
RokurĂ´ Nishigaki

The remaining eight awards, after the jump...

Sunday, May 30, 2021

The 1972 Retro Hollmann Awards, Part One

The Top Ten is done, you've seen the nominees - now the winners of the 1972 Retro Hollmann Awards...Part One:

Best Original Song
1. "Pusherman" from Super Fly
music and lyrics by Curtis Mayfield
2. "Money, Money" from Cabaret
music by John Kander
lyrics by Fred Ebb
3. "Sister" from Black Girl
music and lyrics by Ed Bogas and Jesse Osborne
4. "Mein Herr" from Cabaret
music by John Kander
lyrics by Fred Ebb
5. "The Song from The Poseidon Adventure" from The Poseidon Adventure
music and lyrics by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn

Eight more categories, including Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor, and Best Director, after the jump...

Thursday, May 27, 2021

The Top Ten Films of 1972

Here it is, finally: my Top Ten Films of 1972! With apologies to Buck and the Preacher, DeliveranceFrogsThe King of Marvin Gardens, Malcolm XMurmur of the Heart, and What's Up, Doc?.

Now, without further ado, in alphabetical order:

Monday, May 10, 2021

1972: Some Nominees

Cinematography, documentary, and film editing - these are the films honored in those categories only, who didn't break the threshold into the music, screenplay, acting, directing, or Picture categories - though, frankly, one or more of them definitely should have: