tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569750317755310322.post7764141306986634872..comments2023-11-19T04:43:33.827+11:00Comments on Matt vs. the Academy: 1939 - Dark VictoryMatt Fosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317583098531787395noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569750317755310322.post-18959142136131853962010-08-11T02:24:04.511+10:002010-08-11T02:24:04.511+10:00I'm not sure why the poster says Academy Award...I'm not sure why the poster says Academy Award winner.Andrew R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08656464274438644356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569750317755310322.post-66307103851959500462009-09-04T13:39:30.090+10:002009-09-04T13:39:30.090+10:00There are a lot more examples of differences in th...There are a lot more examples of differences in the Australian English and US English. For example, the dropping of doubling the consonant at the end of a word when using past tense or present participle (I think that the correct word for -ing) such as, travel, travelled, travelling (Oz English) whereas the US English version is traveled and traveling. Perhaps it's just laziness or a reason to save ink ;-)Matt's Mum/Momnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569750317755310322.post-65962446325752724812009-09-04T08:34:28.771+10:002009-09-04T08:34:28.771+10:00As Emperor Joseph said to Mozart in "Amadeus&...As Emperor Joseph said to Mozart in "Amadeus": "There are simply too many notes," American lexicographers must have decided that some English words had too many letters. So aluminium became aluminum, and with it the accent was placed on the second syllable. Why we dropped the 'u' I don't know - bad behavior on our part. At least we kept it in glamour, which just looks classier I think. <br /><br />Dark Victory was part of TCM's schedule (I'll pronounce it shedule :) last month during its 1939 tribute. I only caught about an hour, but had seen it before. One of those classic weepers, with Davis at her peak (she and Greer Garson being the only performers to earn 5 consecutive Best Actress nominations.) George Brent, her frequent co-star was a dependable, albeit bland leading man. An odd role for Bogart - he was two years from coming into his own iconography. As for the medical incongruities, thank goodness Magnificent Obsession wasn't nominated for Best Picture in 1954. Rock Hudson's Doctor is a wonder to behold.Mike Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953461679716236054noreply@blogger.com