Almost everyone loves Christmas movies. But that wasn’t always the case for Re-Oscared co-host Steven. Check out this clip where he describes how prepping for the Holiday Oscars bonus episode put him into his own Christmas Carol story, and then get the full episode at the link. And drop your favorite holiday film in the comments below! 👇 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/re-oscared/id1710999011?i=1000638143616
Oprah, Uma. Uma, Oprah. The 1995 Academy Awards ceremony was a fun one thanks to the discomfort of its host David Letterman. The nominees were an interesting group, too, with more traditional Hollywood fare like Forrest Gump and Nobody's Fool sharing equal billing with the soon-to-explode independent movement embodied by Quentin Tarantino and his groundbreaking film Pulp Fiction. Did the voting members get it right? We break it all down in this episode, along with a discussion about a handful of other great films from the year. Listen to the whole episode here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/re-oscared/id1710999011?i=1000637385755
Pulp Fiction’s Best Original Screenplay win at the 1995 Oscars—along with its several other nominations—helped to shine a light on the burgeoning independent film world of that decade. Nominations for other indie filmmakers would follow in subsequent years, but it was Tarantino who got the ball rolling. Click the link in the bio to listen to Mike and Steven discuss this in-depth along with a bunch of other Academy Award topics here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/re-oscared/id1710999011
In our latest episode we establish that the crop of films honored at the 1977 Oscars was incredibly good: Taxi Driver, All the President’s Men, Rocky, and Network to name a few. But all of these started with very solid screenplays from some top-notch writers. This clip discusses that often overlooked aspect of filmmaking. Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/re-oscared/id1710999011?i=1000635383705
The 1977 Oscars were an embarrassment of riches for Hollywood. Films like Rocky, Network, and All the President’s Men ruled the night. But why was 1976 such a great year for film? Mike and Steven try to figure it out in this clip. Is it the quotability? That’s one theory. Listen to the full episode of Re-Oscared here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/re-oscared/id1710999011
It was always going to be an uphill battle for Wolfgang Petersen in the 1983 Best Director Oscar race. He was up against American heavyweights Spielberg, Pollack, and Lumet, and lost out to British director Richard Attenborough. But Das Boot is a great feat of filmmaking, and in this clip, Mike explains why he thinks the German director greatly deserved his nomination. Listen to the full episode here: https://open.substack.com/pub/reoscared/p/re-oscared-episode-003-1983
The 1983 Oscars were filled with some great dramas and even a few surprising comedies. But one of Mike’s favorites from the year was far from award contention. Actually, that’s not true; Willie Aames did receive a Razzie nomination for Worst Actor. The film is Zapped!, writer/director Robert J. Rosenthal’s story of a kid who gets telekinetic powers and, well, just watch the clip to hear how he uses them. . . . Zapped! marks the first team-up of Scott Baio and Willie Aames before their Charles in Charge days, which would come a few years later. It’s outrageous and the perfect encapsulation of a guilty pleasure, especially one from the ‘80s.Hear more of this clip and the rest of our 1983 episode wherever you get your podcasts, and let us know your ‘80s guilty pleasure in the comments below!
In our latest episode about the Oscars of 1983 Mike makes his case about Steven Spielberg’s direction of children in E.T. was statue-worthy. Hear this and the rest of the show wherever you get your podcasts—and don’t forget to subscribe!
October is over but it’s not too late to listen to our Horror Oscars bonus episode and aftershow. We talk about a ton of scary films, with The Texas Chain Saw Massacre possibly being the scariest of them all. Check out this clip where Mike talks about why its realism creeps him out so much. Listen to the whole show wherever you get your podcasts. Https://reoscared.substack.com
Of the many films discussed in this week’s Horror Oscars episode, The Lost about is one that both Mike and Steven have a real affection for. It’s fun, scary, and very much of its time. Plus: the two Coreys! Check out the full episode wherever you get podcasts. #horror #horrormovies #horrorfilms #podcast #movie #film #filmpodcast #moviepodcast #thelostboys #FilmHistory
Four werewolf films came out in 1981, but An American Werewolf in London was easily the best of the batch. This John Landis production balanced horror and comedy perfectly, while very effectively incorporating new special effects and makeup techniques of the time to create its now-iconic transformation scene. Even the “moon”-heavy soundtrack is a lot of fun! On this week’s bonus episode Mike and Steven discuss the film and Steven tells a story about his first viewing of it when he was a little kid. It’s a lot of fun, so check out the show wherever you get your podcasts.
2006 was a strong year in the Best Supporting Actress category. Mike has some thoughts about Amy Adams and Junebug. She performance lost to Rachel Weisz in The Constant Gardener, a somewhat forgettable follow-up to director Fernando Meirelles’s powerful debut, City of God.
