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The Best of Pictures: Kramer vs. Kramer

24 Jul

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In this minisode, Tyler and Josh discuss Robert Benton’s Kramer vs. Kramer, winner of Best Picture of 1979.

The Best of Pictures: Ordinary People

9 Jul

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In this minisode, Tyler and Josh discuss Robert Redford’s Ordinary People, the Best Picture of 1980.

The Best of Pictures: Chariots of Fire

12 Jun

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In this minisode, Tyler and Josh discuss Hugh Hudson’s Chariots of Fire, Best Picture of 1981.

The Best of Pictures: Gandhi

14 May

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In this minisode, Tyler and Josh discuss Richard Attenborough’s Gandhi, the Best Picture of 1982.

The Best of Pictures: Terms of Endearment

1 May

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In this minisode, Tyler and Josh discuss James L. Brooks’ Terms of Endearment, the Best Picture of 1983.

Minisode 62: Amadeus

23 Apr

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In this minisode, Tyler and Josh discuss Milos Forman’s Amadeus, the Best Picture of 1984.

Episode 128: Gone Girl

16 Apr

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In this episode, Tyler and Josh discuss David Fincher’s Gone Girl and Mike Nichols’ Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

EPISODE BREAKDOWN
00:00:48- Intro, Podcast Awards, Bonus Episode, International Christian Film Fest
00:04:40- Plans for May, changes to the podcast
00:11:15- Gone Girl
01:20:25- Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
01:55:00- Episode wrap-up

Minisode 61: Out of Africa

9 Apr

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In this minisode, Tyler and Josh discuss Sydney Pollack’s Out of Africa, Best Picture of 1985.

Episode 127: Going Clear

2 Apr

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In this episode, Tyler and Josh discuss Alex Gibney’s Going Clear and Robin Hardy’s The Wicker Man.

EPISODE BREAKDOWN
00:00:44- Intro, Battleship Pretension, Wondercon Meetup, ASMR
00:05:10- Going Clear
01:01:30- The Wicker Man (1973)
01:09:25- What’s the difference between Scientology and Christianity?
01:36:20- Episode wrap-up

An “A” for Effort, by Josh Long

1 Apr

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Traditionally, the American Christian right is closely associated with conservatism and traditional “American” values. So it’s no surprise that Burns Family Studios, a Christian film company started by two home-schooling families, chooses to set their new film around the American Revolution. The company has one film under their belt so far, the medieval epic Pendragon: Sword of His Father, which was well received at several Christian and Family Film festivals. While Pendragon was a passion project shot in back yards and starring the Burns family themselves, Beyond the Mask is a more ambitious, higher budget project, aiming to stand alongside similar Hollywood projects.

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