You know what they say about it being better to be late… Well, I finally made it through all of the Edgar movies that have been nominated and there are quite a few really good mystery movies that you might be interested in checking out…<\/p>\n
1949 was an extremely good year… One of my favorite Barbara Stanwyck movies (Sorry, Wrong Number<\/strong>) was nominated, along with Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope<\/strong>, Call Northside 777<\/strong>, and the Big Clock<\/strong>. Wow! What a year for classics (and Jimmy Stewart!)… And, you know what they say about making them like they used to….<\/p>\n 1955’s winning movie was Rear Window<\/strong>. Has anyone out there NOT seen that movie classic? The combination of Alfred Hitchcock, Jimmy Stewart and Grace Kelly… Does it get any better? Some may argue that 1961’s winning movie Psycho<\/strong> is "getting better" with Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh teaming up with Alfred Hitchcock…. I guess that is left up to each individual’s taste…. Both movies are well worth renting, purchasing, or taping off of late night television.<\/p>\n A movie that was nominated in 1958 was based on none other than Agatha Christie’s play… Witness for the Prosecution<\/strong> lost out to a true classic… Twelve Angry Men<\/strong>. Of course, a remake of that movie today would necessitate a different title… since women are now "able" to sit on a jury!<\/p>\n 1965 threw me a loop… I could definitely understand how Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte<\/strong> won for that year, but, I can’t quite understand how It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World<\/strong> made it as a nominated movie. While I really enjoyed the movie when I saw it during my youth, I don’t really remember it as a mystery… I remember it as more of a madcap comedy. ("I’m coming, Mama!" is one of the scenes I truly enjoyed… with Ethel Merman’s performance as every man’s nightmare-of-a-mother-in-law, making me smile… years later, as I type this…)<\/p>\n