At the vey beginning of the oscars they attempted to connect of golden age of Hollywood to the post-Sound of Music age of Hollywood. How arrogant!
A room nearly full of lock-and-step non-thinking libs congratulating themselves, laughing at Chris "Didn't" Rock's pandering jokes, patting each other on the back, thumbing their noses at middle America (and the President), and foisting off largely also-rans as being in the tradition of Cary Grant's, Jimmy Stewart's and Alfred Hitchcock's golden age Hollywood. And the whole time the most upstanding, artistic, and deeply personal film of 2004 is locked out with a mere 3 obligatory nominations (as if trying to meet middle American half-way and say, "Here, but we still hate your Christianity."). It's pathetic. And now so are they.
Hey now that post 'Sound of Music' age produced lots of great movies in the 70s! :-) The Godfather, Taxi Driver. That's just as good as anything in the Golden Age.