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This Had Oscar Buzz

A podcast about movies the awards forgot

Ranked #1

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086 – The Bonfire of the Vanities

086 – The Bonfire of the Vanities

We’ve got our oldest movie yet this week and it’s a doozy! In 1990, auteur Brian DePalma gave us a prestige adaptation o... Read more

23 Mar 2020

1hr 41mins

Ranked #2

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115 – The Death and Life of John F. Donovan

115 – The Death and Life of John F. Donovan

For his first English language film The Death and Life of John F. Donovan, Cannes darling Xavier Dolan assembled a stunn... Read more

12 Oct 2020

1hr 55mins

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026 – Crazy, Stupid, Love.

026 – Crazy, Stupid, Love.

In many ways, 2011 was the year of Ryan Gosling. This was the peak “Hey Girl” era, and this year alone gave us the criti... Read more

18 Dec 2018

1hr 23mins

Ranked #4

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105 – Somewhere (with George Civeris)

105 – Somewhere (with George Civeris)

After reaching Oscar success in 2003 with Lost in Transalation, Sofia Coppola has stayed mostly on the fringes of Oscar ... Read more

3 Aug 2020

1hr 55mins

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118 – Far And Away

118 – Far And Away

Plunge and scrub, listeners! We’re going back to the early 90s to look at Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, and director Ron Ho... Read more

2 Nov 2020

1hr 47mins

Ranked #6

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BONUS – And From Canada, Virtual Festival (A TIFF ’20 Recap)

BONUS – And From Canada, Virtual Festival (A TIFF ’20 Recap)

BONUS EPISODE ALERT! Though physically returning to the Toronto International Film Festival this year proved impossible,... Read more

19 Sep 2020

1hr 17mins

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003 – Pay It Forward

003 – Pay It Forward

This week we’re calling all angels as we discuss 2000’s major critical disaster and thwarted Oscar grab, Pay It Forward.... Read more

3 Jul 2018

1hr 2mins

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107 – Prime

107 – Prime

We’re back to discussing Meryl Streep (for the SIXTH time!) this episode for a film starring the legend opposite an actr... Read more

17 Aug 2020

1hr 50mins

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119 – Solaris

119 – Solaris

After following up his 2000 Oscar triumph with audience favorite Ocean’s 11, Steven Soderbergh pivoted into a different ... Read more

9 Nov 2020

1hr 40mins

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Class of 2019

Class of 2019

With last week’s announcement of this year’s Academy Award nominees, we can now discuss the episode a year in the making... Read more

21 Jan 2020

1hr 48mins

Ranked #11

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076 – In Her Shoes

076 – In Her Shoes

Though it was not the victor of our Listeners’ Choice, the very vocal fans of In Her Shoes told us we shouldn’t make you... Read more

6 Jan 2020

1hr 41mins

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070 – Prêt-à-Porter (Ready to Wear)

070 – Prêt-à-Porter (Ready to Wear)

Robert Altman had a major comeback in the early 90s, scoring back-to-back lone Director nominations for The Player and S... Read more

19 Nov 2019

1hr 32mins

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043 – The Girl on the Train

043 – The Girl on the Train

The Girl on the Train will likely be remembered for following in the mold that Gone Girl had previously set for it, than... Read more

30 Apr 2019

1hr 32mins

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121 – About Time (with Katey Rich)

121 – About Time (with Katey Rich)

Richard Curtis arrived in the early 90s with his Oscar-nominated screenplay for Four Weddings and A Funeral and immediat... Read more

23 Nov 2020

1hr 55mins

Ranked #15

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008 – Double Jeopardy

008 – Double Jeopardy

Before this year’s Oscar season kicks off, we have a cautionary tale for your early predictions: 1999′s revenge thriller... Read more

7 Aug 2018

1hr 4mins

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A Holiday Mailbag!

A Holiday Mailbag!

As an exciting holiday treat to show our love to our lovely listeners, Joe and Chris have wrapped up a special mailbag e... Read more

23 Dec 2019

2hr 3mins

Ranked #17

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007 – Lions For Lambs

007 – Lions For Lambs

In 2007, the movies went hard on the War in Iraq. But what happened when that righteous roar, bolstered by some of the b... Read more

31 Jul 2018

1hr 10mins

Ranked #18

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013 – It’s Complicated

013 – It’s Complicated

Close your eyes. Picture the movie about kitchens you’ve always wanted. Now open them. Is Alec Baldwin blowing pot smoke... Read more

11 Sep 2018

1hr 16mins

Ranked #19

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009 – Serena

009 – Serena

Grab your snake-catchin’ eagle and buckle up for this week’s Oscar misstep: Susanne Bier’s literary adaptation Serena. S... Read more

14 Aug 2018

1hr 1min

Ranked #20

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092 – Le Divorce (with Bobby Finger) (Naomi Watts – Part One)

092 – Le Divorce (with Bobby Finger) (Naomi Watts – Part One)

We kick off our Nao-May miniseries this week with contemporary Merchant Ivory misfire Le Divorce. After missing out on a... Read more

4 May 2020

1hr 33mins

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