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The 52nd Academy Awards (Films of 1979)
Description
We're discussing the 52nd Academy Awards, which honored the films of 1979. The nominees were: All That Jazz, Apocalypse Now, Breaking Away, Kramer vs. Kramer, Norma Rae. We also discuss non-nominees Alien and The Jerk.
Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.
Timestamps are approximate:
9:00 - Breaking Away
16:45 - Kramer vs. Kramer
33:35 - All That Jazz
41:15 - Apocalypse Now
1:00:35 - Norma Rae
1:11:05 - Should something else have been nominated?
- 1:11:50 - Alien
- 1:20:35 - The Jerk
1:26:40 - Did the Oscars get it wrong?
1:30:00 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner
1:33:00 - Conclusions
1:38:00 - Next Time
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