Tournament of your favorite movie stars
I almost forgot about this myself. The Finals Post is way back on Page 10! Obvious Winner Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade turned out to be… The Obvious Winner, pummeling runner up The Hunt for Red October by almost … Continue reading Connery: The Results
…And then there were two. Obvious Winner Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade had no trouble eluding The Untouchables 45-15. It will now go up against the 2nd biggest voted film in the tournament, The Hunt for Red October. Dr. … Continue reading Connery: The Finals
Well, my team lost, so I guess we can get back to this. 2 Brutal Battles were held in Rounds 3 and 4, and they went back and forth during the past few days. In the end, one Top Seed … Continue reading Connery: The Final Four
The Movie that I thought would be going up against Obvious Winner Indiana Jones… is gone. The Rock lost to, of all things, the original Highlander by just 2 votes. 34 – 32. You all surprised me! (Incidentally, The Rock … Continue reading Connery – The Elite Eight
There was some brawling going on during the Round of 32 Sean Connery tournament. And FOUR of the favored got knocked down by some upstarts. In the second battle of the James Bonds, You Only Live Twice earned 9 more … Continue reading Connery: The Sweet 16
Sir Connery got a boisterous and animated discussion on his films in the Nomination thread, but the Number one is such a runaway this might be pointless. With 53 votes, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade crushed all else, with … Continue reading Connery: Round of 32
After a long break, we’re back to find our favorite movie from another Movie Star. Sadly, we lost Sir Sean Connery last Halloween. He was the first James Bond, making six official James Bond movies, and one unofficial one. He … Continue reading Connery: The Nominations
I was going to finish this by Christmas. But at least I got it done before 2021. Better late than never? We had a tight race for the past several days with our leading candidates. It was tied several times, … Continue reading Jimmy: The Results
I was SOOO trying to finish this before Christmas. But OTOH, now that the pressure given by Mr. Potter is off, will the humanistic power of Capra-Corn affect It’s a Wonderful Life? Because, no surprises, here. The final we all … Continue reading Jimmy: The Finals
Brutality. Which is not really in James Stewart’s oeuvre, but there it is. That’s what happened when TWO front runners got upset by, well, other classic movies. It’s a Cruel Life. By just 1 vote, The Man Who Shot Liberty … Continue reading Jimmy: The Final Four
Once again, most were blow outs, but that Round 6 was a brawl to the very end. With 12 votes, Anatomy of a Murder bests The Man Who Knew Too Much by just 2 votes. Most of this week, they … Continue reading Jimmy: The Elite Eight
As per usual in the first rounds, we had a lot of blow outs, but we did have two upsets. 18th seeded Destry Rides Again trapped 15th seeded Fievel in American Tail 2 10 votes to 7. And by just … Continue reading Jimmy: The Sweet 16
