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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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- 3 weeks ago55 min
Why It Won: The Awards (audio only)
For the season 1 finale, Antonio and Adelaide give out awards to the Best Picture winners of the 60s.
- Oct 5, 20261h 14m
Why It Won: In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Adelaide & Antonio talk the robbery of Sidney Poitier, the Canadian-ness of Norman Jewison, and unpack one of the best years in film history as they discuss why In the Heat of the Night won best picture.
- Sep 21, 202633 min
Snubbed: Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Adelaide reviews/recaps Bonnie and Clyde and discusses why it's credited with starting the American New Wave.
- Sep 7, 202657 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
- Aug 24, 202645 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.
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