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We discuss the best picture decisions made by the Academy and whether they were right or wrong...we decide! We also discuss the many different categories and movies of the particular Oscar year we are reviewing and add a few new categories ourselves.
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Send us a text Welcome to SEASON 2!! As we start the new year, we start a new season of laughs and movie talk here on the Retros. We're so happy to have found such success when we launched season 1 last year. We appreciate everyone who took the time to listen to us and we hope you continue to listen and enjoy our ramblings. Even though this is Episode 1 of Season 2, we're going to continue the numbering pattern for the list of episodes to keep it from being confusing, so in the episode list, ...
Send us a text Since we had so much to say, this week we're presenting the second part of 1985! But first, here is a reminder of this years list of Oscar nominees: Out of AfricaThe Color PurpleKiss of the Spider WomanPrizzi's HonorWitnessAs if that wasn't enough, we added a few other categories to the Oscar list like The Best Grandma Moment, The Independent Darling, and Who Did It Best! Was Rocky IV the sequel of the year? Is Dario Argento's Demons the kind of horror movie that sticks w...
Send us a text This week we go "back in time" to 1985! Wow, it was such an enjoyable trip to a time of our tumultuous youth to watch the movies that were so essential to our formative years, and boy did we find a lot to talk about! So much so, we decided to split the show into two parts! Part one is available now, Part 2 will be available next week. But first, we are so excited to discuss this years list of Oscar nominees: Out of AfricaThe Color PurpleKiss of the Spider WomanPrizzi's Ho...
Send us a text This week we look back at our 1987 episode and see if it needs any mistakes rectified or omissions told. In this episode: We made some mistakes. We hold ourselves accountable for those mistakes! Even if we have to make fun of each other for making those mistakes. We talk about the late, great John Witherspoon, who starred in cinematic touchstones such as I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, Boomerang, House Party, and the Friday series of movies, and apologized for forgetting his nam...
Send us a text This week we go back, way back, to 1939! It was a fascinating dive into an era of movies we didn't know that much about. But we learned! Oh, we learned... Here are the ten movies nominated for Outstanding Production (what they called "Best Picture" back then): Gone With the WindDark VictoryMr. Smith Goes to WashingtonGoodbye, Mr. ChipsLove AffairNinotchkaWizard of OzOf Mice and MenWuthering HeightsStagecoachAs if that wasn't enough, we added a few other categories to the Oscar ...
Send us a text Sorry for the delay, we were on a brief marketing sabbatical! This week we look back at our 2008 episode and see if it needs any mistakes rectified or omissions told. But probably not. But probably, we're not always that accurate... In this episode: We made some mistakes. We hold ourselves accountable for those mistakes! Even if we have to make fun of each other for making those mistakes. Except this time! No mistakes, maybe a few omissions... This week we talk about 2008 being...
Send us a text This week we look at the Best Picture nominations of 2012 and noticed something different! This year the Academy went with a ten movie list. Not to be daunted, we dove right in: ArgoAmourBeasts of the Southern WastesDjango UnchainedLes MiserablesLife of PiLincolnSilver Linings PlaybookZero Dark ThirtyAs if that wasn't enough, we added a few other categories to the Oscar list like Comedy Gold, The Independent Darling, and Who Did It Best! Did Argo deserve the win? Did Les Misera...
Send us a text Where we look back at our 1974 episode and see if it needs any mistakes rectified or omissions told. But probably not. But probably, we're not always that accurate... In this episode: We made some mistakes. We hold ourselves accountable for those mistakes! Even if we have to make fun of each other for making those mistakes. The toys of the 70s were the best. Not an opinion; it's a fact. We also talk a bit more about what kind of Lord of the Rings movie would have been made in t...
Send us a text This week we go back in time and look at the Best Picture nominations of 1967 and we are really excited to talk about them: Bonnie and ClydeThe GraduateIn the Heat of the NightDoctor DoolittleGuess Who's Coming for DinnerPlus a few other categories we felt needed to be added to the Oscar list like Comedy Gold, The Independent Darling, and Who Did It Best! This week we discuss Carlos nearly crashing out because he didn't understand that the first two and half minutes of Doctor D...
Send us a text In honor of March Madness and the upcoming NFL season, we put together a bracket of our own! This is the Final round for the Irwin Uber Allin Award! Who will win? We've tallied up the votes and determined the victor. Listen in and find out who! Support the show Thank you for listening and watch more movies!
Send us a text In honor of March Madness and the upcoming NFL season, we put together a bracket of our own! This is the Fifth round! We are now in the Final Four vying for the Irwin Uber Allin Award! What next? Go listen to the fifth round show, and afterwards go to the Retros Podcast Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/15y4zeBWCZ/ Fill out the bracket polls with your choices. That's it! We'll tally everything up and announce the winners for the next round. Any brackets not...
Send us a text Our 20th episode! We look at the Best Picture nominations of 1987 and we are really excited to talk about them: The Last EmperorBroadcast NewsFatal AttractionHope and GloryMoonstruckPlus a few other categories we felt needed to be added to the Oscar list like Comedy Gold, The Independent Darling, and Who Did It Best! This week we dive deep into comedies and why they should be nominated more by the academy, and why Raising Arizona wasn't! But for every Raising Arizona, there is ...
Send us a text In honor of March Madness, the NBA and NHL playoffs, we put together a bracket of our own! This is the fourth round! We are now in the Elite Eight vying for the Irwin Uber Allin Award! What next? Go listen to the fourth round show, and afterwards go to the Retros Podcast Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/15y4zeBWCZ/ Fill out the bracket polls with your choices. That's it! We'll tally everything up and announce the winners for the next round. Any brackets no...
Send us a text Back to the 2000s and another list of fantastic movies! We were really excited to talk about the best picture nominations: Slumdog MillionaireThe Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonFrost/NixonMilkThe ReaderPlus a few other categories we felt needed to be added to the Oscar list like Comedy Gold, The Independent Darling, and Who Did It Best! This week we deep dive into Ironman launching of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and what superheroes would we have started MCU with, hint: it's ...
Send us a text Where we look back at our 2001 episode and see if it needs any mistakes rectified or omissions told. But probably not. But probably, we're not always that accurate... In this episode: We made some mistakes. We hold ourselves accountable for those mistakes! Even if we have to make fun of each other for making those mistakes. Rat Race! A criminally overlooked movie in the chase genre. Every twenty years or so, Hollywood brings out a chase movie starting with It's a Mad, Mad, Mad,...
Send us a text This is quite possibly our favorite year we've done on this show! The 70s was full of avant guard cinema and outright crazy gonzo productions. We were really excited to talk about the best picture nominations: The Godfather Part 2ChinatownThe ConversationLennyThe Towering InfernoPlus a few other categories we felt needed to be added to the Oscar list like Comedy Gold, The Independent Darling, and The Sequel of the Year! This week we deep dive into our love for a genre that peak...
Send us a text Where we look back at our 1983 episode and see if it needs any mistakes rectified or omissions told. But probably not. But probably, we're not always that accurate... In this episode: We made some mistakes. We hold ourselves accountable for those mistakes! Even if we have to make fun of each other for making those mistakes. The Outsiders, Coppola's coming of age film about teenagers in mid century Tulsa, Oklahoma overcoming adversities and fights with the Socs was a hit with au...
Send us a text In honor of March Madness, the NBA and NHL playoffs, we put together a bracket of our own! This is the third round! The votes were in and we winnowed the matches down to 16 actors vying for the Irwin Uber Allin Award! What next? Go listen to the third round show, and afterwards go to the Retros Podcast Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/15y4zeBWCZ/ Fill out the bracket polls with your choices. That's it! We'll tally everything up and announce the winne...
Send us a text We are moving into the 21st Century and discussing all the Oscar movies for the year 2001!! We were really excited to talk about the best picture nominations: Gosford ParkIn the BedroomFellowship of the RingMoulin RougeA Beautiful MindPlus a few other categories we felt needed to be added to the Oscar list like Comedy Gold, The Independent Darling, and The Sequel of the Year! This week we deep dive into the casting decisions of Fellowship of the Ring and the many actors conside...
Send us a text Where we look back at our 1997 episode and see if it needs any mistakes rectified or omissions told. But probably not. But probably, we're not always that accurate... In this episode: What exactly is the nomination process for the Academy Awards? We don't really know for sure, Price Waterhouse keeps that info close to their chest. But, we have a pretty good idea. Which movie had the best marketing campaign for Best Picture of 1997? Which one had the worst? We don't dither, we h...
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