The 2019 Hollmann Awards Nominees

 For the fourteenth year running, I present the nominees for the Hollmann Awards! Refresh your memory with the list of films seen and the Top Ten, then return here to see which 32 films will be competing in 18 categories to be proclaimed - BEST! Order of categories was decided via raffle.

The nominees are....

My Top Ten of 2019

As I noted earlier, my tally for 2019 releases seen in 2019 was 97; to that, I add three more: 1917, The Rise of Skywalker and Uncut Gems, for a comfortable 100. Which means I've finally seen enough films to comfortably make my Top Ten of the year!


Apologies to the also-rans: 1917, Atlantics, Climax, Diane, Extreme Job, Ford v. Ferrari, Knives Out, Late Night, Little Women and Mal-Mo-E: The Secret Mission.

And now, in alphabetical order...

The 1954 Retro Hollmann Awards: Part Two

Yesterday, we finally began the 1954 Retro Hollmann Awards. Today...we complete them.

Best Original Song

1. A Star is Born - "The Man That Got Away"
music by Harold Arlen
lyrics by Ira Gershwin


2. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers - "Wonderful Wonderful Day"
music by Gene de Paul
lyrics by Johnny Mercer


3. White Christmas - "Sisters"
music and lyrics by Irving Berlin


4. Johnny Guitar - "Johnny Guitar"
music and lyrics by Peggy Lee and Victor Young


5. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers - "Lonesome Polecat"
music by Gene de Paul
lyrics by Johnny Mercer

After the jump - Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Picture....and more!

The 1954 Retro Hollmann Awards: Part One

Extremely late. The 1954 Retro Hollmann Awards are today and tomorrow, nine categories each day. Who's nominated? You'll find out as we go along. For now, let's start with....

Best Actress

Judy Garland as Esther Blodgett / Vicki Lester

A Star is Born

She truly does it all: singing, dancing, comedy, drama - and more than once, all at once. Her chemistry with James Mason is perfect, her watchfulness, her knowing when to turn it on to cheer him up and when to fade back. Her song-work, of course, is superb, from the way she conjures a second "Born in a Trunk" out of nothing but living room furniture for "Someone at Last" to her gathering all her strength to sell the optimistic "Lose That Long Face" to, of course, "The Man That Got Away." You've heard the legend of Judy Garland; come see for yourself.

In second place, Danielle Darrieux in The Earrings of Madame De... - where frivolous flirting gives way to genuine passion. In third place, Rosaura Revueltas in Salt of the Earth - a marvelous arc where quiet housewife becomes fierce fighter for the working class. In fourth place, Brenda de Banzie in Hobson's Choice - a force of nature that's never overbearing, a genuine warmth that lives in tandem with her curt professionalism. In fifth place, Jane Powell in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers - leading the film's balance between rough-and-ready horniness and family-friendly sweetness.

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

The Films of 2019

2019 was a crazy year. New job - hell, new career path - with some extracurricular highs and lows. It meant less time for new movies - ironic, considering my work - but more time for older ones. So it is that my final tally of 2019 films seen in 2019 comes in at 97. That's a reflection of new time constraints and shuffling priorities, but, except for missing out on Uncut Gems and The Rise of Skywalker, I'm OK with that. Here's what I saw, in alphabetical order:

Top Ten of 1954

With apologies for both the late posting and the absence of beloved titles like Executive Suite, Hobson's Choice, Prince Valiant, Riot in Cell Block 11, Salt of the Earth, and White Christmas.....

I present the Top Ten of 1954....

1954: The Films

As 2019 draws to a close, there is still some unfinished business here at the Silver Screening Room regarding 1954. I've covered the Oscars, but what of my own best-ofs? That's all this week: Top Ten tomorrow, Retro Hollmann Awards nominations Thursday, awards this weekend. The 63 films screened are:

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

About Mrs. Leslie

The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe

The Barefoot Contessa

Beat the Devil

Betrayed

Black Widow

Brigadoon

Broken Lance

Carmen Jones

Carnival Story

The Country Girl

Creature from the Black Lagoon

Dangerous Mission

Desiree

Dial M for Murder

Dragnet

Drive a Crooked Road

The Earrings of Madame De...

The Egyptian

Executive Suite

Forbidden Games

Gate of Hell

Genevieve

The Glenn Miller Story

Hell and High water

The High and the Mighty

Hobson's Choice

Indiscretion of an American Wife

It Should Happen to You

Jail Bait

Johnny Guitar

Knock on Wood

The Last Time I Saw Paris

The Long, Long Trailer

The Mad Magician

Magnificent Obsession

The Miami Story

Monster from the Ocean Floor

Naked Alibi

Night People

On the Waterfront

Le Plaisir

Prince Valiant

Rear Window

Red Garters

Riot in Cell Block 11

Rogue Cop

Sabrina

Salt of the Earth

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Shield for Murder

The Silver Chalice

A Star is Born

Suddenly

Susan Slept Here

Taza, Son of Cochise

Them!

There's No Business Like Show Business

Three Coins in the Fountain

Valley of the Kings

White Christmas

Young at Heart

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