Slowly getting back into the swing of things; we're back with another timely episode talking about movies from nearly 70 years ago. It's almost silly, but SPOILER WARNING! We're going to spoil them all, insofar as that's possible, since some of them really aren't traditionally spoil...able? Enjoy!
00:10 Intro and desultory chit-chat
02:45 The nominees
04:05 They're how long?!
04:41 Around the World in 80 Days
10:43 Palin's Around the World in 80 Days
14:32 The cameos!
17:47 Could it have been shorter?
19:18 Giant
21:26 Race relations in Giant
24:55 Muddled character motivations for Jet
28:01 Escalates, but without resolution
31:13 The King and I
35:41 Anna and the King
38:49 Friendly Persuasion
44:31 The Hays Code and Gary Cooper
47:10 The Ten Commandments
52:42 Story variances and a different acting style
56:03 "Old" movies
58:55 What does Bob complain about this time?
1:04:30 Best Picture choices
1:05:57 Non-nominees worth mentioning
Note: Oscar® and Academy Awards® are the trademarks and service marks of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. This podcast is neither endorsed by nor affiliated with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Music:
Intro and Outro music excerpted without alteration other than length and volume from AcidJazz by Kevin McLeod under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode
Slowly getting back into the swing of things; we're back with another timely episode talking about movies from nearly 70 years ago. It's almost silly, but SPOILER WARNING! We're going to spoil them all, insofar as that's possible, since some of them really aren't traditionally spoil...able? Enjoy!
00:10 Intro and desultory chit-chat
02:45 The nominees
04:05 They're how long?!
04:41 Around the World in 80 Days
10:43 Palin's Around the World in 80 Days
14:32 The cameos!
17:47 Could it have been shorter?
19:18 Giant
21:26 Race relations in Giant
24:55 Muddled character motivations for Jet
28:01 Escalates, but without resolution
31:13 The King and I
35:41 Anna and the King
38:49 Friendly Persuasion
44:31 The Hays Code and Gary Cooper
47:10 The Ten Commandments
52:42 Story variances and a different acting style
56:03 "Old" movies
58:55 What does Bob complain about this time?
1:04:30 Best Picture choices
1:05:57 Non-nominees worth mentioning
Note: Oscar® and Academy Awards® are the trademarks and service marks of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. This podcast is neither endorsed by nor affiliated with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Music:
Intro and Outro music excerpted without alteration other than length and volume from AcidJazz by Kevin McLeod under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode