Shea Cinema: The Best Picture Project
TLDR; Father/Daughter team watch and review all movies nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, starting back in 1927.
Welcome to Shea Cinema, The Best Picture Project!
Join host Sara Shea and her father, William Shea, as they watch and explore every film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Sara and Dad are recreating a project Sara assigned to her high school Film Studies students, which includes contextual historical research, discussing their personal responses to each film, what makes these films important, why these films need to be understood in context, and, finally, did the winner deserve the Oscar?
So grab your popcorn, pull up a chair, sit back and relax, and let's begin Shea Cinema.
Shea Cinema: The Best Picture Project
Latest Episodes
S6E12: 42nd Street, 1933
(Episode recorded May 7, 2025)Review #11 of the season, and our 7th nominee for Outstanding Production at the Sixth Academy Awards. 42nd Steet is a full-blown musical, and we have a full-blown stupendous guest in Klaris...
S6E11: King Kong, 1933 BONUS EPISODE!
(Episode recorded November 2, 2024)00:00 Introduction to Shea Cinema and King Kong01:54 Guest Intro: Andrew Corns05:31 The Academy Awards and Cultural Context10:52 Production Insights and Screenplay Details14:29 ...
King Kong Pre-Show Ramble (Behind the Scenes)
(Episode recorded November 2, 2024)While the official episode on King Kong is just over three hours, Sara, Dad, and guest Andrew Corns recorded for nearly four hours! Not everything deserves to wind up on the cutting room floor,...
