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The Shape of Water (2017)
Season 3 Episode 38
There are films that seem strange when you read the plot outline. You think to yourself, why would this be made? Then you find out that the perfect …
2 years, 8 months ago
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Season 3 Episode 37
It has been 25 years, but there are still many who believe that the 1998 winner for Best Picture should NOT have been Shakespeare in Love. Jack revi…
2 years, 8 months ago
Wings (1927/28)
Season 3 Episode 36
It all started with this one. The first Best Picture winner was also a silent film ... the only completely non-talkie to ever win the top award. Yes,…
2 years, 9 months ago
Bonus Episode 4: Top 20 Jack Nicholson Performances
Season 3 Episode 35
Rewatching Oscar with Jack Ferdman
Here is another Bonus Episode, and this time it's all about ... JACK!! No, not the host of this show (although he …
2 years, 9 months ago
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Season 3 Episode 34
This is one of the great films of the last 50 years. Jack analyzes this film in depth, talking about how it came about, as well as themes of authori…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Apartment (1960)
Season 3 Episode 33
Billy Wilder is one of the greatest directors in cinematic history. Here Jack talks about one of his gems, The Apartment. The screenplay, the direc…
2 years, 10 months ago
Chicago (2002)
Season 3 Episode 32
Well ... it took the Academy a while, but finally, 34 years after the last musical to win Best Picture, the Rob Marshall blockbuster Chicago took hom…
2 years, 10 months ago
From Here to Eternity (1953)
Season 3 Episode 31
SEVENTY years ago this movie dominated Hollywood and the Academy Awards. It is a drama disguised as a war film. From Here to Eternity is a movie th…
2 years, 11 months ago
The Artist (2011)
Season 3 Episode 30
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences loves to talk and pay respects to actors and films from a bygone era. They had a huge opportunity to…
2 years, 11 months ago
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Season 3 Episode 29
There are films that deserve the Best Picture award and there are films that are just movies that shocked us that they even got nominated ... and the…
2 years, 11 months ago