The OSCARS: What Were They Thinking?!

• 2007 — Departing with an Oscar, Finally!

  Finally!  After leaving empty handed with 5 Best Director (and 4 Best Picture) nominations… one of the greatest film directors of all-time, the God of pure cinema, Martin Scorsese, finally gets to go home with Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director.  The Departed, his 2006 crime epic starring half of Hollywood seemed like the perfect vehicle to get him to the finish line… But at the same time, it’s a little bittersweet because in many people’s minds because The Departed might not have been the best movie of the year — and is nowhere near the best film Scorsese has ever made over his long and storied career.  In fact, as we inspect this year’s Oscar awards — we discover a lot of nominations rewarding good people for their not best work.  (And a few who deliver career benchmark performances!)  Join us as we hash through a year that is equal parts rewarding and confounding and try to discover whether there was a ‘rat’ in the Academy who had it in the bag for a legend.  As always, thanks for listening and supporting the show! Movies Mentioned   (*Recommended) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest *Night at the Museum Cars X-Men: The Last Stand The DaVinci Code Superman Returns Happy Feet Ice Age: The Meltdown *Casino Royale *The Pursuit of Happiness *Dreamgirls Babel  *Pan’s Labyrinth *The Queen Blood Diamond *The Departed *Letters From Iwo Jima *Little Miss Sunshine *Notes on a Scandal *Flags of Our Fathers **Children of Men *Apocalypto *Inside Man *The Prestige The Illusionist *United 93 *Little Children *Volver *The Last King of Scotland Half Nelson *Venus *The Devil Wears Prada *Borat *An Inconvenient Truth *1917 **The Lives of Others Contact us at: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Bonus - Here's Looking at You, Bogart

  Hey Oscars WWTT? Fans — for this bonus episode, a companion piece to our recent 1938 Oscars episode, “Tex” and Mark take a fun look back at an acting legend — the incomparable Humphrey Bogart. However, rather than do a full retrospective of Bogart’s entire career in front of the camera (70+ films) — instead we’re focusing on the 7 films Bogart acted in, in 1937. Two of these films received Oscar nominations (DEAD END and BLACK LEGION) while the other five showcased an actor on the rise trying to turn the corner from a bit player in the ‘Also Starring’ section of the credits — to a well-rounded actor capable of playing more than just mobsters and wise-guys. This was a breakthrough year for Bogie and a chance to learn about some great hidden gem films for anyone who is a fan of movies, great acting and the rise of one of America’s greatest acting treasures.  Thanks for listening!  Movies Mentioned (*Recommended) *Casablanca *High Sierra *The Maltese Falcon *Key Largo *The African Queen *Treasure of the Sierra Madre *Black Legion *The Great O’Malley *Marked Woman San Quentin *Kid Galahad *Dead End Stand In *To Have and Have Not *In a Lonely Place *Beat the Devil *The Caine Mutiny *The Petrified Forest *The Roaring 20’s *The Harder They Fall Contact us: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• 1938 - The Awful Truth About the Oscars...

  I know, I know, another old Oscars ceremony from over 85 years ago. It can’t possibly be interesting!  You can think that… but you’d be wrong!  This year had 10 best picture nominees, covering a wide range of interesting topics — from the rise of fascism, the great Chicago fire and a love affair with Napoleon to the struggles of making it as an actress or Broadway star, the pitfalls of divorce and the plight of ancient Chinese farmers (played by non-Chinese actors.) Plus the first of four versions of A Star is Born. It’s an amazing year featuring the rising stars of the industry (Bogart, Spencer Tracy, Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Greta Garbo, Barbara Stanwyck, Paul Muni and more!) Trust us, if you love movies, (and adding movies you've never heard of to your watch list) you’re gonna love this episode.  As always, thanks for listening! Films Mentioned (* recommended) *The Awful Truth *The Life of Emile Zola *A Star is Born *Dead End *One Hundred Men and a Girl *Stage Door *The Good Earth *Lost Horizon *In Old Chicago *Captains Courageous *Conquest *Night Must Fall *Hurricane *The Black Legion Topper *Camille *Stella Dallas *Angel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Bonus: Bring Me the Head of Sam Peckinpah!

  Few filmmakers achieve the level of notoriety and legendary status of Sam Peckinpah. He didn’t just direct movies — he detonated them. And while he never received any love from the Oscars, that was never his goal. Unflinching, uncompromising, and unrelenting, Peckinpah existed to turn on-screen violence into an art form… often in slow motion. Join us as we break down the bruised beauty of his short but lasting filmography — and pay homage to the man whose balletic violence and broken heroes changed the language of film forever. Films Mentioned *Recommended    (P) Peckinpah directed *The Ballad of Cable Hogue  (P) Airport Noon Wine (P) **The Wild Bunch (P) *Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (P) **Straw Dogs (P) *The Getaway (P) *Convoy (P) The Other Side of the Wind *The Deadly Companions (P) *How Green Was My Valley *The Quiet Man McLintock *Ride the High Country (P) *Lawrence of Arabia *The Music Man *To Kill a Mockingbird *The Longest Day *Major Dundee (P) *Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid *Midnight Cowboy A Clockwork Orange *The French Connection *Fiddler on the Roof *The Last Picture Show Sunday Bloody Sunday Junior Bonner (P) The Last Straighter Smokey and the Bandit Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (P) The Killing of a Chinese Bookie *The Godfather The Killer Elite (P) *Cross of Iron  (P) *Inglorious Basterds *Saving Private Ryan The Osterman Weekend (P) Straw Dogs (2011) The Killer Elite (2011) The Getaway (1994) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• 1971 - No Poor Bastard Ever Won an Oscar Dying for His Country

  Hey Oscar fans, welcome to the 1971 Oscars for the films of 1970.  The title of the episode refers to the opening line of this year’s Best Picture Winner — Patton — a movie driven by one of the most powerful performances in film history.  In fact, George C. Scott’s portrayal of General George S. Patton was so acclaimed that despite telling the Academy not to vote for him and that he wouldn’t show up to the Oscars; wouldn’t accept the award; and thought the entire concept of actors competing for awards was a stupid ‘meat parade’ — he still won for Best Actor!  Yep, this was a strange year full of strange movies, bizarre choices and enough ‘WTF?’ to make you wonder if George C. Scott had the right idea!  As always, thanks for listening! Movies Mentioned (*Recommended) Love Story  Airport *M*A*S*H *Patton *Woodstock *Little Big Man *Tora! Tora! Tora! *Ryan’s Daughter Catch-22 The Owl and the Pussycat *The Haunting (1963) *Citizen Kane *Five Easy Pieces  *The Ballad of Cable Hogue *The Great White Hope *The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes *Joe *Rocky *The Karate Kid Lovers and Other Strangers The Landlord Women in Love Fellini’s Satyricon  *Planet of the Apes *The Country Girl *Miracle on 34th Street *Diary of a Mad Housewife *Barry Lyndon *Easy Rider *I Never Sang For My Father *Hud *Being There *Ninotchka *The Hustler *The Getaway *The Godfather *Hobson’s Choice *Pollyanna *The Hours *Lawrence of Arabia *Bridge on the River Kwai *Doctor Zhivago *A Raisin in the Sun *My Night At Maud’s *Wanda Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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