Oregon Movies, A to Z

Shawn Levy snapped this picture on his phone of Gus Van Sant, James Ivory and Bill Plympton, posing with Mike Rich at the Oregon Sesquicentennial Film Festival. For whatever it says about Oregon, Gus Van Sant, James Ivory, and Bill Plympton are all highly regarded in France.

Stagecoach (1939), based on story by Ernest Haycox, nominated for 7 Oscars, including Best Picture

Hud (1963), co-written by Harriet Frank, Jr., nominated for Best Screenplay

A Few Notes On Our Food Problem ( 1968), directed by James Blue, nominated for Best Documentary

One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (1975), based on Ken Kesey’s novel, nominated for 9 Oscars, won the top five, including Best Picture

Norma Rae (1979), co-written by Harriet Frank, Jr., nominated for Best Screenplay

Room With A View (1985), James Ivory nominated for Best Director

Howard’s End (1992), James Ivory nominated for Best Director

Remains of the Day (1993), James Ivory nominated for Best Director

Good Will Hunting (1997), Gus Van Sant nominated for Best Director

In The Bedroom (2001), Todd Field nominated for Best Screenplay, Best Picture

Iraq In Fragments (2006) James Longley nominated for Best Documentary, Feature

Little Children (2006), Todd Field nominated for Best Screenplay

Milk (2008), Gus Van Sant nominated for Best Director

The Final Inch (2009), directed by Irene Taylor Brodsky,  nominated for Best Documentary