2009 Best Picture Nominees For Films Released In 2008
A kinda lackluster year for the best picture nominees. A
The Films:
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Front/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
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The Princess Bride - Laura's Top Twenty #2
Laura adds a bit to our conversation about the Princess Bride, the only cross over we have in our top twenty list.
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2008 Best Picture Nominees For Films Released in 2007
This is an interesting one. Darryl posits a question...does a film actually need a point? He's heard the criticism of folks asking, "What was the point of this movie?" and asks Laura if a film truly needs a point to make it good. And ohhh the hilarity that ensues.
The films:
Atonement
Juno
Michel Clayton
No Country For Old Men
There Will Be Blood
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The Muppet Movie - Darryl's Top 20 #2
Listen in as Darryl goes on about how important the Muppets were to his development as a person and how impactful this movie was in his life.
And if you do not like the muppets, we cannot be friends. Seek help, there is something seriously wrong with you.
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2007 Best Picture Nominees For Films Released In 2006
A bit of a rant in this one as Laura and Darryl dive into the standardization of the nominated films and their disappointment. Let us know in the comments if you agree with their thoughts.
Considering the other films released that year, these make sense, but are not overall top quality releases in our opinion.
The Films:
Babel
Departed
Letters From Iwo Jima
Little Miss Sunshine
The Queen
Two friends get together to discuss the best picture nominees of each year starting in 1969. We discuss each nominated film in detail breaking down the technical aspects, character development, acting, story presentation, etc. But, we also chat about how they hit us...our emotional reactions.
We try hard to let our modern filters fade and put ourselves in the mind frame of the year of release, but we’ll admit...it’s hard.
So join us as we dive deep in these films and discuss whether academy made the correct choice that year.
Feel free to join in the discussIO and agree or disagree, we only ask that you do so respectfully.
Oh, and yeah...major spoilers for each film.
Brasil