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by Adelaide and Antonio
We review Best Picture winners throughout Oscars history and talk about why they won - for season 1, we’re covering the 1960s winners.
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- 2 weeks ago57 min
Why It Won: Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Antonio, Adelaide, and special guest Aaron (Adelaide's dad!) talk epic films, WWI history, and the David Lean to Christopher Nolan pipeline as they discuss why Lawrence of Arabia won best picture.Sad piano music at the start is by leberch
- 4 weeks ago45 min
Snubbed: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Adelaide (with the help of some special guest appearances) reviews/recaps 2001: A Space Odyssey.
- Aug 10, 202653 min
Why It Won: Oliver! (1968)
Adelaide, Antonio and special guest Brayden talk movie musicals, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and the end of the studio era as they figure out why Oliver! won best picture.Brayden's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/braymcqueen/
- Jul 27, 202630 min
Snubbed: High and Low (1963)
Adelaide recaps/reviews Akira Kurosawa's High and Low & discusses why it was snubbed of an Oscar nomination.
- Jul 13, 202654 min
Why It Won: Tom Jones (1963)
Adelaide and Antonio talk the British New Wave, the birth of the novel, and the disastrous production of Cleopatra as they figure out why Tom Jones won best picture.
- Jun 29, 202632 min
Snubbed: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Adelaide and special guest Sarah (Adelaide's mom!) discuss the death of the Western & whether Paul Newman or Robert Redford is hotter as they recap/review Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
- Jun 15, 202656 min
Why It Won: Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Adelaide & special guest JJ talk the American New Wave, queer subtext, and Clavicular (somehow) as they explore why Midnight Cowboy won best picture.JJ's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jj.cardillo/
- May 18, 202632 min
Snubbed: The Graduate (1967)
Adelaide discusses the beginning of the American New Wave as she recaps/reviews The Graduate.
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