The Academy’s Captive Audience

Ben and Kit finish up the 44th Academy Awards and it is a doozy. We describe this year as a rather bleak year for cinema. Iconic in every sense of the word as we step off the stage to the familial strife of a beloved Russian Jewish family before taking a turn for the not so great. Be warned that the dark underside through the eyes of a youthful delinquent is not for the faint of heart. So if you wish to avoid watching this little horror show, you're in the right place because we basically tell you the whole story. Compared to this story however, the hero of the Oscar Best Picture winner is a saint. The following films in this episode are...
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Fiddler on the Roof
A Clockwork Orange
The French Connection
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Ben and Kit return to their regularly scheduled programing to bring you the 44th Academy Awards. We start the year with the birth of the Tsar and Tsarina's fifth child and first son and boy what a life he lives. Then we mosey on down to a small oil town in Texas to salute the last ticket sale of the town's movie theater. The following films of the 44th Oscars are...
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Nicholas and Alexandra
The Last Picture Show
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Ben and Kit are breaking off from our regular schedule to interact with some questions asked by our listeners. We also engage in the current discussion on The Odyssey by Christopher Nolan and take a look at the new rule implemented by the Academy for next years' Oscars and beyond.
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With the final films of the 52nd Academy Awards coming to a close, Ben and Kit make a huge discovery. After punching in to the life of a textile factory worker, we live it up once again on Broadway hitting the after party of a lifetime, before bringing down the ultimate ruling on a never before witnessed trilogy of films. The following films are...
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Norma Rae
All That Jazz
Kramer vs. Kramer
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We begin this journey into the heart of the 52nd Academy Awards by going through a brief overview of what was happening during the latter part of the 1970's. Ben then takes us on a descent through the thick overgrowth of the Vietnam jungle, and Kit takes us on a well needed and timely bicycle tour around Bloomington Indiana. Go Hoosiers! The films in this episode are...
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Apocalypse Now
Breaking Away
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We wrap up our look into the 20th Academy Awards but not before we have a chance to check our pulse as we encounter the high strangeness surrounding Christmas. Afterward Ben and Kit encounter the antisemitism of 1947... not sure much has changed since then but maybe there is something to be learned from our last two nominees. Our following films are...
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The Bishop's Wife
Crossfire
Gentleman's Agreement
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Welcome back to our regularly scheduled programing! In this episode Ben and Kit kick off the 20th Academy Awards. We start by getting into the well dressed and smokey post war cinema mindset before spending Christmas at Macy's. Then we hop the pond to take in the Dickens tale of a boy named Pip. The following films in this episode are...
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Miracle on 34th Street
Great Expectations
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Well we finally made it! One last installment before the big night. In this episode Ben and Kit take their final look across the nominees including other categories and films seen from them. To top it all off we touch on a potential theme that seemed to be a driving force in the majority of the films nominated for Best Picture. So listen in and let us know what you think! Do you agree, disagree, or did you notice something about the films this year that we missed? Let us know!
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We made it to the final two Best Picture nominees of the year! In early celebration Ben and Kit make their way down south to check out the Juke Joint nightlife scene, after which we make our way further south to experience the brief reprieve of Carnival in 1977 Brazil. Dancing or running shoes are recommended as we take a look at the following films...
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Sinners
The Secret Agent
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In this installment of our look at the Best Picture nominees, Ben and Kit prepare for the actions and consequences of the resistance before returning home to reconnect with family. Be ready for a wild ride as we look at the following nominees...
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One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
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