Editing The Academy
Two friends get together to discuss the best picture nominees of each year starting in 1969. We discuss each nominated film in detail breaking down the technical aspects, character development, acting, story presentation, etc. But, we also chat about how they hit us...our emotional reactions. We try hard to let our modern filters fade and put ourselves in the mind frame of the year of release, but we’ll admit...it’s hard. So join us as we dive deep in these films and discuss whether academy made the correct choice that year. Feel free to join in the discussIO and agree or disagree, we only ask that you do so respectfully. Oh, and yeah...major spoilers for each film.
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Episodes
Episodes
Monday Nov 18, 2024
Monday Nov 18, 2024
Welcome to Laura and Darryl's discussion of the movies of 1981 (nominated for Best Picture in 1982). This year it was difficult to compare the films as we had historical epics v. popcorn films v. Oscar bait.
Major Spoilers for all the films!
Atlantic City
Chariots Of Fire
On Golden Pond
REDS
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
Join in the discussion of "The Legend of 1900", a modern fable about a baby boy discovered on an ocean liner in 1900 who grows into a musical prodigy, never setting foot on land.
Never heard of it? It is one of Darryl's favorites and just might become one of yours too!
MAJOR SPOILERS!
Monday Nov 04, 2024
Monday Nov 04, 2024
Welcome to our conversation about the movies nominated for the 1981 best picture that were released in 1980. It was a time when men were pretty awful, suburban mothers were cold, and it was rough to be a poor woman from the country or disfigured.
The movies were:
The Elephant Man
Raging Bull
Tess
Coal Miner's Daughter
Ordinary People
Major Spoilers for all movies! Please join us as we discuss whether the academy got it right or not!
Monday Oct 28, 2024
Monday Oct 28, 2024
Darryl discusses why Monty Python is so important to comedy, this movie in particular, and Laura chimes in, a lot, she just can't help herself as she is such a fan as well. So we'll forgive her. This time.
Monday Oct 28, 2024
Monday Oct 28, 2024
We have a very special guest this time! Our friend Becca loves the movie Scream, possibly even more than Laura. Becca shares a ton of interesting facts about the movie and adds quite a bit to our podcast. We were honored to have her.
This one is Laura's #16 and it's all about horror movies and playing with, what in 1996 was a rather stale genre.
Enjoy!
#editingtheacademy #scream
Monday Oct 21, 2024
Monday Oct 21, 2024
The End of a decade. Congrats to us for reviewing a full decade of films! (Yeah, congratulate us dammit!) Anyway, the nominated films released in 1979 are:
All That Jazz
Breaking Away
Kramer Vs. Kramer
Norma Rae
Apocalypse Now
Monday Oct 14, 2024
Monday Oct 14, 2024
Listen in on why Laura thinks this Jane Austen adaptation is one of the best movies out there. Romantic, funny, well-paced, beautiful costumes and a behind-the-scenes love affair that has lasted for decades. It's no wonder that Emma Thompson is her friendship crush and Laura confesses that she wants to hang out with her and drink margaritas!
Major Spoilers (for a 200 year old book, so that's really more on you than us)
Monday Oct 14, 2024
Monday Oct 14, 2024
The Best Picture winner of 2022 is also one of Darryl's favorites. It's a beautiful movie, and if you haven't seen it already, please go check out CODA!
Major Spoilers for all aspects of the movie
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