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02 Nov 2022A Few Good Men (1992 Bonus Episode)01:11:33
    NOTE: This episode is a timed exclusive over on our producer David Rosen’s Patreon. Sign up to one of the tiers for access to this bonus episode and more great content from us, Piecing It Together, All Rice No Beans and David Rosen. https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen   This special bonus episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1992 features Rob Reiner’s A Few Good Men. Directed by Rob Reiner from a screenplay by Aaron Sorkin and starring Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Kevin Pollak and Jack Nicholson, A Few Good Men was the most frequently mentioned movie on our social media posts about 1992 favorites.   The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/a-few-good-men-1992), Todd McCarthy in Variety (https://variety.com/1992/film/reviews/a-few-good-men-1200430976/), and Kenneth Turan in the Los Angeles Times (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-12-11-ca-1517-story.html).   Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.   Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod   You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy   You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed   You can find our producer David Rosen’s Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.   You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we’ve been watching at goforjasonsignalbleed and bydavidrosen.   Subscribe on Patreon...
23 Dec 2022Muppets Christmas Double Feature (1977 / 1992 Holiday Bonus)01:11:11

In this special holiday episode, we’re looking back to our seasons on the films of 1977 and 1992, to talk about two Christmas movies featuring Jim Henson’s Muppets, Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas and The Muppet Christmas Carol. Both written by Jerry Juhl and featuring the Muppets, Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas was directed by Jim Henson and The Muppet Christmas Carol was directed by Henson’s son Brian.

The contemporary reviews for Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas quoted in this episode come from Bill Musselwhite in the Calgary Herald and Tom Shales in the Washington Post. 

The contemporary reviews for The Muppet Christmas Carol quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-muppet-christmas-carol-1992) and Janet Maslin in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/11/movies/review-film-kermit-etc-do-dickens-up-green.html). 

Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.

Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod

You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy

You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed

You can find our producer David Rosen’s Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.

You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.

Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content from Awesome Movie Year, plus fellow podcasts Piecing It Together and All Rice No Beans, and music by David Rosen: https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen

All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com

Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in as we continue our season on the films of 1953.

15 May 2024The Gleaners and I (2000 Documentary)00:51:47

The fifth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2000 features our documentary pick, Agnes Varda’s The Gleaners and I. Directed by and featuring Agnes Varda, The Gleaners and I is considered one of the greatest documentaries of all time.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-gleaners-and-i-2001), Kevin Thomas in the Los Angeles Times (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-apr-06-ca-47419-story.html), and Stephanie Zacharek in Salon (https://www.salon.com/2001/03/08/gleaners/).

Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.

Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod

You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy

You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed

You can find our producer David Rosen’s Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.

You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.

Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content from Awesome Movie Year, plus fellow podcasts Piecing It Together and All Rice No Beans, and music by David Rosen: https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen

All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com

Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 2000 installment, featuring Josh’s personal pick, Curtis Hanson’s Wonder Boys.

05 Oct 2022Raging Bull (1980 Bonus Episode)01:09:54

NOTE: This episode was a timed exclusive over on our producer David Rosen's Patreon. Sign up to one of the tiers for access to bonus episodes and more great content from us, Piecing It Together, and David Rosen. https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen

This special bonus episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1980 features Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull. Directed by Martin Scorsese from a screenplay by Paul Schrader and Mardik Martin and starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Cathy Moriarty, Raging Bull was nominated for eight Oscars and won two.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/raging-bull-1980), Vincent Canby in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1980/11/14/archives/robert-de-niro-in-raging-bull.html), and Pauline Kael in The New Yorker

Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.

Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod

You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy

You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed

You can find our producer David Rosen’s Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.

All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com

Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content from Awesome Movie Year, plus fellow podcast Piecing It Together, and music by David Rosen: https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen

Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for future episodes.

22 Mar 2023The Hunt (2012 Foreign Film)01:00:43

The seventh episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2012 features our foreign film pick, Thomas Vinterberg’s The Hunt. Co-written and directed by Thomas Vinterberg and starring Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Annika Wedderkopp, Lasse Fogelstrøm, and Alexandra Rapaport, The Hunt premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Ann Hornaday in The Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/the-hunt-movie-review/2013/07/24/a391b5c8-eb04-11e2-a301-ea5a8116d211_story.html), David Rooney in The Hollywood Reporter (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/hunt-cannes-review-326887/), and Mike D’Angelo in the AV Club (https://www.avclub.com/cannes-12-day-four-bootleggers-transsexuals-and-fals-1798231397).

Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.

Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod

You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy

You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed

You can find our producer David Rosen’s Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.

You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.

Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content from Awesome Movie Year, plus fellow podcasts Piecing It Together and All Rice No Beans, and music by David Rosen: https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen

All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com

Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 2012 installment, featuring Jason’s personal pick, hockey comedy...

01 May 2024Battlefield Earth (2000 Box Office Flop)01:05:36

The third episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2000 features the year’s biggest flop, L. Ron Hubbard adaptation Battlefield Earth. Directed by Roger Christian from a screenplay by Corey Mandell and J.D. Shapiro and starring John Travolta, Barry Pepper, Forest Whitaker and Kim Coates, Battlefield Earth was a passion project for Scientology follower Travolta.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/battlefield-earth-2000), Rita Kempley in The Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/entertainment/movies/reviews/battlefieldearthkempley.htm), and Elvis Mitchell in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/12/movies/film-review-earth-capitulates-in-9-minutes-to-mean-entrepreneurs-from-space.html).

Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.

Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod

You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy

You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed

You can find our producer David Rosen’s Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.

You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.

Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content from Awesome Movie Year, plus fellow podcasts Piecing It Together and All Rice No Beans, and music by David Rosen: https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen

All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com

Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 2000 installment, featuring the Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or winner, Lars von Trier’s Dancer in the Dark.

28 Feb 2024Only Angels Have Wings (1939 Jason’s Pick)00:57:54

The ninth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1939 features Jason’s personal pick, Howard Hawks’ Only Angels Have Wings. Directed by Howard Hawks from a screenplay by Jules Furthman and starring Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Thomas Mitchell, Rita Hayworth and Richard Barthelmess, Only Angels Have Wings is often considered one of Hawks’ greatest films.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Frank S. Nugent in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1939/05/12/archives/the-screen-in-review-howard-hawkss-only-angels-have-wings-reaches.html), The Age, and Marion Aitchison in the St. Petersburg Times.

Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.

Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod

You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy

You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed

You can find our producer David Rosen’s Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.

You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.

Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content from Awesome Movie Year, plus fellow podcasts Piecing It Together and All Rice No Beans, and music by David Rosen: https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen

All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com

Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1939 installment, featuring the New York Film Critics Circle Best Film winner, William Wyler’s Wuthering Heights.

17 Jan 2024The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939 Box Office Flop)00:57:08

The third episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1939 features the year’s biggest flop, ice skating showcase The Ice Follies of 1939. Directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring James Stewart, Joan Crawford, Lew Ayres and Lewis Stone, The Ice Follies of 1939 was created as a showcase for the International Ice Follies touring ice show.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Frank S. Nugent in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1939/03/17/archives/the-screen-love-affair-a-bittersweet-romance-opens-at-the-music.html), Variety (https://variety.com/1938/film/reviews/ice-follies-of-1939-1200412063/), and R.W.D. in The New York Herald Tribune.

Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.

Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod

You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy

You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed

You can find our producer David Rosen’s Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.

You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.

Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content from Awesome Movie Year, plus fellow podcasts Piecing It Together and All Rice No Beans, and music by David Rosen: https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen

All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com

Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1939 installment, featuring the Cannes Film Festival retrospective winner, Frank Capra’s Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.

26 Jun 2024Girlfight (2000 Sundance Award Winner)00:53:50

The eleventh episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2000 features one of the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winners, Karyn Kusama’s Girlfight. Written and directed by Karyn Kusama and starring Michelle Rodriguez, Santiago Douglas, Jaime Tirelli, Paul Calderón and Ray Santiago, Girlfight was the first feature film for both Kusama and Rodriguez.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/girlfight-2000), A.O. Scott in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/29/movies/film-review-floating-like-a-butterfly-stinging-like-a-bee.html), and Lisa Schwarzbaum in Entertainment Weekly (https://ew.com/article/2000/10/06/movie-review-girlfight/).

Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.

Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod

You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy

You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed

You can find our producer David Rosen’s Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.

You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.

Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content from Awesome Movie Year, plus fellow podcasts Piecing It Together and All Rice No Beans, and music by David Rosen: https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen

All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com

Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 2000 installment, featuring the Academy Awards Best Picture winner, Ridley Scott’s Gladiator.

03 Feb 20231953 Epilogue00:25:26

In this epilogue to our season on the awesome movie year of 1953, we talk about alternate movies we considered including in all of our different categories this season, and read suggestions from some listeners about which movies they hoped we would cover.

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Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod

You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy

You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed

You can find our producer David Rosen’s Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.

You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.

Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content from Awesome Movie Year, plus fellow podcasts Piecing It Together and All Rice No Beans, and music by David Rosen: https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen

All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com

Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in next time for the premiere of our season on the awesome movie year of 2012, featuring the box-office champion, Marvel Cinematic Universe entry The Avengers.

22 Jan 2025Bad Boys II (2003 Dave's Pick)01:08:07

The seventh episode of our special retrospective 20th season looks back to the awesome movie year of 2003 with the second of our producer Dave’s three picks, Michael Bay’s Bad Boys II. Directed by Michael Bay and starring Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Gabrielle Union and Jordi Molla, Bad Boys II was one of the highest-grossing movies of 2003.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/bad-boys-ii-2003), A.O. Scott in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/18/movies/film-review-hot-cars-burning-rubber-and-guys-good-and-bad.html), and Scott Tobias in the AV Club (https://www.avclub.com/bad-boys-ii-1798198792).

Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.

Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod

You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy

You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed

You can find our producer David Rosen’s Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.

You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason,

20 Dec 2023Christmas Evil (1980 Holiday Bonus)00:54:39

In the first of two special holiday episodes for this year, we’re looking back to our season on the films of 1980, to talk about holiday horror movie Christmas Evil. Written and directed by Lewis Jackson and starring Brandon Maggart, Jeffrey DeMunn and Dianne Hull, Christmas Evil was banned and vilified in its initial release but has since become a cult classic.

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Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod

You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy

You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed

You can find our producer David Rosen’s Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.

You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.

Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content from Awesome Movie Year, plus fellow podcasts Piecing It Together and All Rice No Beans, and music by David Rosen: https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen

All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com

Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for our next holiday bonus episode, featuring Satoshi Kon’s 2003 animated film Tokyo Godfathers.

18 Aug 2023Jiro Dreams Of Sushi (2012 Bonus Episode)01:00:23

This special bonus episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2012 features David Gelb’s documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi. Directed by David Gelb and starring Japanese chef Jiro Ono, Jiro Dreams of Sushi has had a major influence on the development of food documentaries in TV and movies.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/jiro-dreams-of-sushi-2012), Ty Burr in the Boston Globe, and Maggie Lee in The Hollywood Reporter (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/jiro-dreams-sushi-berlin-review-100368/).

Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.

Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod

You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy

You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed

You can find our producer David Rosen’s Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.

You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we’ve been watching at goforjasonsignalbleed and bydavidrosen.

Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content from Awesome Movie Year, plus fellow podcasts Piecing It Together and All Rice No Beans, and music by David Rosen: https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen

All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com

Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for future episodes.

14 Dec 2022Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953 Josh’s Pick)01:06:24

The sixth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1953 features Josh’s personal pick, Howard Hawks’ Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Directed by Howard Hawks, adapted from Anita Loos’ novel and stage musical, and starring Marilyn Monroe, Jane Russell, Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid and Tommy Noonan, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes was the seventh highest-grossing film of 1953.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Bosley Crowther in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1953/07/16/archives/the-screen-in-review-gentlemen-prefer-blondes-at-roxy-with-marilyn.html), William Brogdon in Variety (https://variety.com/1953/film/reviews/gentlemen-prefer-blondes-2-1200417560/), and Kate Cameron in the New York Daily News.

Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.

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Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1953 installment, featuring our foreign film pick, Yasujiro Ozu’s Tokyo Story.

24 Apr 2024Sexy Beast (2000 First Feature)01:00:41

The second episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2000 features our pick for a notable filmmaking debut, Jonathan Glazer’s Sexy Beast. Directed by Jonathan Glazer from a screenplay by Louis Mellis and David Scinto and starring Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Ian McShane, Amanda Redman and Cavan Kendall, Sexy Beast was nominated for an Oscar for Kingsley’s supporting performance.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Owen Gleiberman in Entertainment Weekly (https://ew.com/article/2001/06/22/sexy-beast-5/), Desson Thomson in The Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/entertainment/movies/reviews/sexybeasthowe.htm), and Derek Elley in Variety (https://variety.com/2000/film/reviews/sexy-beast-1200464166/).

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Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 2000 installment featuring the year’s biggest flop, L. Ron Hubbard adaptation Battlefield Earth.

01 Nov 2023The Last Emperor (1987 Best Picture Winner)01:06:31

The eleventh episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1987 features the Academy Awards Best Picture winner, Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Last Emperor. Directed and co-written by Bernardo Bertolucci and starring John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O’Toole and Ying Ruocheng, The Last Emperor was nominated for nine Oscars and won them all.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-last-emperor-1987), Sheila Benson in the Los Angeles Times (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-11-20-ca-15017-story.html), and Pauline Kael in The New Yorker.

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Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1987 installment, featuring our producer David Rosen’s pick, Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead 2.

17 May 2023Jaws (1975 Box Office Champ)00:55:00

The first episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1975 features the highest-grossing film at the box office, Steven Spielberg’s Jaws. Directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay co-written by Peter Benchley (based on his novel) and starring Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw, Lorraine Gary and Murray Hamilton, Jaws stood for two years as the highest-grossing movie of all time.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/jaws-1975), Pauline Kael in The New Yorker, and Charles Champlin in the Los Angeles Times (https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/herocomplex/la-et-hc-jaws-original-review-20150619-story.html).

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Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1975 installment, featuring our pick for a notable filmmaking debut, Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones’ Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

13 Dec 2023Barry Lyndon (1975 Bonus Episode)00:47:22

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This special bonus episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1975 features the movie most requested by listeners on our social media pages, Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon. Written and directed by Stanley Kubrick (from the novel by William Makepeace Thackeray) and starring Ryan O’Neal, Marisa Berenson, Patrick Magee, Hardy Krüger and Michael Hordern, Barry Lyndon was nominated for seven Oscars, including Best Picture, and won four.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/barry-lyndon-1974), Vincent Canby in the New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1975/12/19/archives/screen-kubricks-barry-lyndon-is-brilliant-in-its-images.html), and Charles Champlin in the Los Angeles Times.

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31 Jan 2025Punk In London - Bonus Interview With ML Compton & Skip King00:43:54

This bonus supplement to the eighth episode of our special retrospective 20th season features guests ML Compton and Skip King talking with Jason about their experiences in the punk scene and their thoughts on Wolfgang Büld’s 1977 documentary Punk in London

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Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next retrospective episode, looking back to the awesome movie year of 1992 with the third of our producer Dave’s three picks, Abel Ferrara’s Bad Lieutenant.

17 Apr 2024Mission: Impossible II (2000 Box Office Champ)01:12:46

The first episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2000 features the highest-grossing film at the box office, John Woo’s Mission: Impossible II. Directed by John Woo from a screenplay by Robert Towne and starring Tom Cruise, Thandiwe Newton, Dougray Scott, Ving Rhames, John Polson and Anthony Hopkins, Mission: Impossible II topped the worldwide box office and firmly established the series as a blockbuster franchise.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/mission-impossible-ii-2000), Owen Gleiberman in Entertainment Weekly (https://ew.com/article/2000/06/02/mission-impossible-2-3/), and Dennis Harvey in Variety (https://variety.com/2000/film/reviews/mission-impossible-2-2-1200462090/).

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You can find our producer David Rosen’s Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.

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04 Dec 2024Season 20 Draft00:45:28

In this special intro episode for our retrospective 20th season, we’re drafting picks of movies from the years we’ve covered in previous seasons, to set the upcoming episode lineup. Josh, Jason and our producer Dave each pick three movies for us to talk about this season.

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You can find our producer David Rosen’s Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.

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Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in next time for Jason’s first retrospective pick, returning to the awesome movie year of 1996 for Steve Buscemi’s Trees Lounge.

19 Oct 2022Idle Hands (1999 Halloween Bonus)00:55:59

In the second of three special Halloween episodes this year, we’re looking back to our season on the awesome movie year of 1999, to talk about horror comedy Idle Hands. Directed by Rodman Flender from a screenplay by Terri Hughes and Ron Milbauer and starring Devon Sawa, Seth Green, Elden Henson, Jessica Alba, Jack Noseworthy and Vivica A. Fox, Idle Hands was a semi-finalist in our 1999 audience choice teen-movies tournament.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/idle-hands-1999), Robert Koehler in Variety (https://variety.com/1999/film/reviews/idle-hands-1200457159/), and Lawrence Van Gelder in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/30/movies/film-review-a-demon-hand-a-cleaver-and-a-druid-named-debi.html). 

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You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed

You can find our producer David Rosen’s Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.

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Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in next time for our third special Halloween episode for this year, featuring Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 horror classic The Shining.

02 Oct 2024The Wild Bunch (1969 Jason’s Pick)01:01:24

The ninth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1969 features Jason’s personal pick, Sam Peckinpah’s The Wild Bunch. Directed and co-written by Sam Peckinpah and starring William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan, Edmond O’Brien and Jaime Sánchez, The Wild Bunch was nominated for two Oscars.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Vincent Canby in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1969/06/26/archives/violence-and-beauty-mesh-in-wild-bunch.html), Pauline Kael in The New Yorker, and Judith Crist in New York Magazine.

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30 Oct 2024Eye Of The Cat (1969 Dave’s Pick)00:53:57

The thirteenth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1969 features our producer David Rosen’s pick, David Lowell Rich’s Eye of the Cat. Directed by David Lowell Rich and starring Michael Sarrazin, Gayle Hunnicutt, Eleanor Parker and Tim Henry, Eye of the Cat is the return to filmmaking for Psycho screenwriter Joseph Stefano.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Howard Thompson in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1969/06/19/archives/horror-melodrama.html), Variety (https://variety.com/1968/film/reviews/eye-of-the-cat-1200421928/), and Kevin Thomas in the Los Angeles Times.

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You can also check out David Rosen's pet project The Pup Pups and their new album A Boy and His Dog and Three Cats and A Bear at https://thepuppups.bandcamp.com

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Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1969 installment, featuring our audience choice winner, Bob Fosse’s Sweet Charity.

20 Sep 2023Sherman’s March (1987 Documentary)01:04:14

The fifth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1987 features our documentary pick, Ross McElwee’s Sherman’s March. Directed by and featuring Ross McElwee, Sherman’s March won the documentary Grand Jury Prize at the 1987 Sundance Film Festival.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Vincent Canby in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1986/09/05/movies/film-a-documentary-sherman-s-march.html), Paul Attanasio in The Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/shermansmarchnrattanasio_a0ad8a.htm), and Jay Carr in The Boston Globe.

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You can find our producer David Rosen’s Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.

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Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1987 installment, featuring Josh’s personal pick, Norman Jewison’s Moonstruck.

09 Nov 2022The Robe (1953 Box Office Champ)01:02:18
The first episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1953 features the highest-grossing film at the box office, Biblical epic The Robe. Directed by Henry Koster, based on the novel by Lloyd C. Douglas and starring Richard Burton, Victor Mature, Jean Simmons and Michael Rennie, The Robe was the first movie released in CinemaScope. The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Abel Green in Variety, Richard L. Coe in the Washington Post, and Bosley Crowther in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1953/09/17/archives/the-screen-the-rose-shown-in-cemascope-movie-based-on-douglas-novel.html). Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show. Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed You can find our producer David Rosen’s Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod. You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen. Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content from Awesome Movie Year, plus fellow podcasts Piecing It Together and All Rice No Beans, and music by David Rosen: https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1953 installment, featuring our pick for a notable filmmaking debut, Stanley Kubrick’s Fear and Desire.
08 Jan 2025Hot Rod (2007 Dave's Pick)01:06:59

The fifth episode of our special retrospective 20th season looks back to the awesome movie year of 2007 with the first of our producer Dave’s three picks, the Lonely Island’s Hot Rod. Directed by Akiva Schaffer and starring Andy Samberg, Isla Fisher, Ian McShane, Jorma Taccone, Danny McBride and Bill Hader, Hot Rod was the first feature film from comedy troupe The Lonely Island.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/hot-rod-2007), Wesley Morris in The Boston Globe, and A.O. Scott in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/03/movies/03hot.html).

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You can find our producer David Rosen’s Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.

You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and

11 Dec 2024Trees Lounge (1996 Jason’s Pick)01:02:25

The first episode of our special retrospective 20th season looks back to the awesome movie year of 1996 with the first of Jason’s three picks, Steve Buscemi’s Trees Lounge. Written and directed by Steve Buscemi and starring Buscemi, Mark Boone Junior, Chloë Sevigny, Anthony LaPaglia and Elizabeth Bracco, Trees Lounge was Buscemi’s debut feature as a writer and director.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/trees-lounge-1996), Owen Gleiberman in Entertainment Weekly (https://ew.com/article/1996/10/11/trees-lounge/), and Marjorie Baumgarten in The Austin Chronicle (https://www.austinchronicle.com/events/film/1996-10-25/trees-lounge/).

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01 Mar 2023Amour (2012 Cannes Palme d’Or Winner)00:59:00

The fourth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2012 features the Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or winner, Michael Haneke’s Amour. Written and directed by Michael Haneke and starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva and Isabelle Huppert, Amour went on to receive five Oscar nominations and one win.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/amour-2013), Manohla Dargis in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/19/movies/michael-hanekes-amour-with-jean-louis-trintignant.html), and Kenneth Turan in the Los Angeles Times (https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-xpm-2012-dec-18-la-et-mn-1219-amour-20121219-story.html).

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29 May 2024Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000 Foreign Film)00:56:36

The seventh episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2000 features our foreign film pick, Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Directed by Ang Lee and starring Michelle Yeoh, Chow Yun-fat, Zhang Ziyi, Chang Chen and Cheng Pei-pei, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was the first foreign-language movie to gross $100 million at the U.S. box office.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon-2000), Lisa Schwarzbaum in Entertainment Weekly (https://ew.com/article/2000/12/08/crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon-6/), and Desson Thomson in The Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/entertainment/movies/reviews/crouchingtigerhiddendragonhowe.htm).

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Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 2000 installment, featuring our animation pick, Aardman Animations’ Chicken Run.

10 May 20232012 Epilogue00:31:30

In this epilogue to our season on the awesome movie year of 2012, we talk about alternate movies we considered including in all of our different categories this season, and read suggestions from some listeners about which movies they hoped we would cover.

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14 Feb 2024Love Affair (1939 Valentine’s Bonus)00:52:51

The seventh episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1939 features a special Valentine’s Day pick, Leo McCarey’s Love Affair. Directed and co-written by Leo McCarey and starring Charles Boyer, Irene Dunne, Maria Ouspenskaya and Lee Bowman, Love Affair was nominated for six Oscars, including Best Picture.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Frank S. Nugent in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1939/03/17/archives/the-screen-love-affair-a-bittersweet-romance-opens-at-the-music.html), Variety (https://variety.com/1938/film/reviews/love-affair-1200412039/), and Box Office Digest.

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Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1939 installment, featuring our foreign film pick, Jean Renoir’s The Rules of the Game.

01 Dec 20231987 Epilogue00:40:22

In this epilogue to our season on the awesome movie year of 1987, we talk about alternate movies we considered including in all of our different categories this season, and read suggestions from some listeners about their favorite 1987 movies.

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Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in next time for the first of two special holiday episodes this year, featuring a return to our 1980 season with horror movie Christmas Evil.

15 Feb 2023Antiviral (2012 First Feature)00:51:55

The second episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2012 features our pick for a notable filmmaking debut, Brandon Cronenberg’s Antiviral. Written and directed by Brandon Cronenberg and starring Caleb Landry Jones, Sarah Gadon, Joe Pingue and Malcolm McDowell, Antiviral premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Megan Lehmann in The Hollywood Reporter (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/david-cronenberg-brandon-antiviral-review-cannes-326883/), Gary Goldstein in the Los Angeles Times (https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-xpm-2013-apr-18-la-et-mn-antiviral-review-20130419-story.html), and Noel Murray in The AV Club (https://www.avclub.com/antiviral-1798176420).

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Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 2012 installment featuring the year’s biggest flop, Andrew Stanton’s John Carter.

12 Jun 2024Billy Elliot (2000 Jason’s Pick)01:01:33

The ninth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2000 features Jason’s personal pick, Stephen Daldry’s Billy Elliot. Directed by Stephen Daldry from a screenplay by Lee Hall and starring Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, Gary Lewis, Jamie Draven and Stuart Wells, Billy Elliot was Daldry’s first feature film after a successful career in theater.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/billy-elliot-2000/), A.O. Scott in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/13/movies/film-review-escaping-a-miner-s-life-for-a-career-in-ballet.html), and Peter Bradshaw in The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/sep/29/1).

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Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 2000 installment, featuring one of the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winners, Kenneth Lonergan’s You Can Count on Me.

07 Feb 2024The Women (1939 Josh’s Pick)01:01:17

The sixth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1939 features Josh’s personal pick, George Cukor’s The Women. Directed by George Cukor from a screenplay by Anita Loos and Jane Murfin and starring Norma Shearer, Rosalind Russell, Joan Crawford, Paulette Goddard, Mary Boland and Joan Fontaine, The Women was based on the hit 1936 Broadway play by Clare Boothe.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Mildred Martin in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Mae Tinee in the Chicago Tribune, and Katherine Howard in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

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Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1939 installment, featuring a special Valentine’s Day pick, Leo McCarey’s Love Affair.

07 Jun 2023The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1975 Cannes Award Winner)00:47:09

The fourth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1975 features a Cannes Film Festival award winner, Werner Herzog’s The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser. Written and directed by Werner Herzog and starring Bruno S., Walter Ladengast, and Brigitte Mira, The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser won three awards at Cannes in 1975.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Richard Eder in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1975/09/28/archives/herzogs-every-man-for-himself-is-stunning-fable-full-of-universals.html), Stephen Schiff in The Boston Phoenix, and Pauline Kael in The New Yorker.

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08 May 2024Dancer In The Dark (2000 Cannes Palme d’Or Winner)01:25:33

The fourth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2000 features the Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or winner, Lars von Trier’s Dancer in the Dark. Written and directed by Lars von Trier and starring Björk, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse and Peter Stormare, Dancer in the Dark also won the Best Actress award at Cannes for Björk’s lead performance.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/dancer-in-the-dark-2000), Edward Guthmann in the San Francisco Chronicle (https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Dancer-Dares-to-Be-Different-Singer-Bjork-3303305.php), and Peter Bradshaw in The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/sep/15/1).

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Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 2000 installment, featuring our documentary pick, Agnes Varda’s The Gleaners and I.

24 May 2023Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975 First Feature)00:53:47

The second episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1975 features our pick for a notable filmmaking debut, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam’s Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Directed by Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam and starring and written by Jones, Gilliam, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin and Eric Idle, Monty Python and the Holy Grail was the first original feature film from the Monty Python comedy troupe.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Vincent Canby in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1975/04/28/archives/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail.html), Stanley Kauffmann in The New Republic (https://newrepublic.com/article/83972/monty-python-holy-grail-invitation-kauffmann), and Richard Schickel in Time Magazine (https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,917485,00.html).

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Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1975 installment featuring the year’s biggest flop, Ken Russell’s Lisztomania.

10 Jul 2024American Psycho (2000 Dave’s Pick)01:00:06

The thirteenth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2000 features our producer David Rosen’s pick, Mary Harron’s American Psycho. Directed and co-written by Mary Harron and starring Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Samantha Mathis, Justin Theroux and Chloë Sevigny, American Psycho is adapted from Bret Easton Ellis’ controversial 1991 novel.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/american-psycho-2000), Kenneth Turan in the Los Angeles Times (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-apr-14-ca-19332-story.html), and Owen Gleiberman in Entertainment Weekly (https://ew.com/article/2000/04/14/american-psycho-6/).

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21 Feb 2024The Rules of the Game (1939 Foreign Film)01:04:22

The eighth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1939 features our foreign film pick, Jean Renoir’s The Rules of the Game. Directed and co-written by Jean Renoir and starring Nora Gregor, Paulette Dubost, Mila Parély, Marcel Dalio, Julien Carette, Roland Toutain, Gaston Modot and Jean Renoir, The Rules of the Game was considered a failure until its restoration and rediscovery in the 1950s.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Variety (https://variety.com/1938/film/reviews/the-rules-of-the-game-2-1200411957/), Bosley Crowther in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1950/04/10/archives/the-screen-four-films-bow-over-weekend-golden-twenties-chronicle-of.html), and Virginia Graham in The Spectator (http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/2nd-february-1951/14/cinema).

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Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1939 installment, featuring Jason’s personal pick, Howard Hawks’ Only Angels Have Wings.

31 May 2023Lisztomania (1975 Box Office Flop)00:55:41

The third episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1975 features the year’s biggest flop, Ken Russell’s Lisztomania. Written and directed by Ken Russell and starring Roger Daltrey, Sara Kestelman, Paul Nicholas, Fiona Lewis and Veronica Quilligan, Lisztomania was intended as part of a never-completed series of biopics about composers directed by Russell.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/lisztomania-1975), Richard Eder in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1975/10/11/archives/screen-lisztomaniaits-ken-russells-spangled-postbeatles-rococo-and.html), and Janet Maslin in The Boston Phoenix.

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Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1975 installment, featuring a Cannes Film Festival award winner, Werner Herzog’s The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser.

20 Mar 2024The Gorilla (1939 Dave’s Pick)00:56:13

The twelfth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1939 features our producer David Rosen’s pick, Ritz Brothers comedy The Gorilla. Directed by Allan Dwan and starring the Ritz Brothers (Jimmy, Harry, Al), Patsy Kelly, Anita Louise, Lionel Atwill, Bela Lugosi and Edward Norris, The Gorilla was the fourth film adaptation of Ralph Spence’s play.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1939/05/28/archives/the-screen-the-gorilla-with-the-ritz-brothers-patsy-kelly-and.html), Mary Harris in The Washington Post, and J.R.R. in the Seattle Daily Times.

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19 Jun 2024You Can Count On Me (2000 Sundance Award Winner)00:56:28

The tenth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2000 features one of the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winners, Kenneth Lonergan’s You Can Count on Me. Written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan and starring Laura Linney, Mark Ruffalo, Matthew Broderick, Rory Culkin and Jon Tenney, You Can Count on Me was Lonergan’s first feature film after a successful career as a playwright.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/you-can-count-on-me-2000), Stephen Holden in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/10/movies/film-review-a-dysfunctional-family-with-wounds-exposed.html), and Lisa Schwarzbaum in Entertainment Weekly (https://ew.com/article/2000/11/17/you-can-count-me-4/).

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11 Jan 2023From Here To Eternity (1953 Best Picture Winner)00:54:42

The tenth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1953 features the Academy Awards Best Picture winner, military drama From Here to Eternity. Directed by Fred Zinnemann from a script by Daniel Taradash (based on James Jones’ novel) and starring Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Donna Reed and Frank Sinatra, From Here to Eternity was nominated for 13 Oscars and won eight, including Best Picture.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from A.H. Weiler in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1953/08/06/archives/the-screen-in-review-from-here-to-eternity-bows-at-capitol-with.html), Edwin Schallert in the Los Angeles Times, and Mildred Martin in The Philadelphia Inquirer.

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18 Oct 2023Working Girls (1987 Sundance Award Winner)00:57:48

The ninth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1987 features a Sundance Film Festival award winner, Lizzie Borden’s Working Girls. Directed and co-written by Lizzie Borden and starring Louise Smith, Ellen McElduff, Amanda Goodwin and Marusia Zach, Working Girls premiered in the Directors’ Fortnight at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival and won Special Jury Recognition at Sundance in 1987.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode comes from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/working-girls-1987), Vincent Canby in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1987/02/27/movies/film-working-girls.html), and Sheila Benson in the Los Angeles Times (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-03-27-ca-291-story.html).

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Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1987 installment, featuring a special Halloween selection, Joel Schumacher’s The Lost Boys.

12 Mar 2025Sergeant York (1941 Box Office Champ)00:58:53

The first episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1941 features the box-office champion, Howard Hawks’ Sergeant York. Directed by Howard Hawks and starring Gary Cooper, Joan Leslie, Walter Brennan, Margaret Wycherly and George Tobias, Sergeant York is based on the diaries of real-life World War I veteran Alvin York.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Bosley Crowther in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1941/07/03/archives/sergeant-york-a-sincere-biography-of-the-world-war-hero-makes-its-a.html), Time Magazine, and Herbert Cohn in the Brooklyn Eagle.

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22 Feb 2023John Carter (2012 Box Office Flop)01:02:34

The third episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2012 features the year’s biggest flop, Andrew Stanton’s John Carter. Directed and co-written by Andrew Stanton and starring Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Willem Dafoe, Samantha Morton, Dominic West and Mark Strong, John Carter was meant to launch a franchise based on Edgar Rice Burroughs’ classic novels.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/john-carter-2012), Owen Gleiberman in Entertainment Weekly (https://ew.com/article/2012/03/09/john-carter/), and Todd McCarthy in The Hollywood Reporter (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/john-carter-film-review-297041/).

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11 Oct 2023The Princess Bride (1987 Jason’s Pick)00:54:48

The eighth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1987 features Jason’s personal pick, Rob Reiner’s The Princess Bride. Directed by Rob Reiner from a screenplay by William Goldman and starring Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon and Andre the Giant, The Princess Bride was adapted by Goldman from his own 1973 novel.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-princess-bride-1987), Janet Maslin in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/25/movies/film-princess-bride-full-length-fairy-tale.html), and Michael Wilmington in the Los Angeles Times (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-09-25-ca-6496-story.html).

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Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1987 installment, featuring a Sundance Film Festival award winner, Lizzie Borden’s Working Girls.

19 Mar 2025The Maltese Falcon (1941 First Feature)01:10:21

The second episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1941 features our pick for a notable debut feature, John Huston’s The Maltese Falcon. Written and directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet, The Maltese Falcon is the third adaptation of Dashiell Hammett’s 1930 novel.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Bosley Crowther in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1941/10/04/archives/the-maltese-falcon-a-fast-mysterythriller-with-quality-and-charm-at.html), Variety (http://variety.com/1941/film/reviews/the-maltese-falcon-2-1200413694/), and The Film Daily.

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09 Apr 2025Target For Tonight (1941 Documentary)00:52:41

The fifth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1941 features our documentary pick, Harry Watt’s Target for Tonight. Written and directed by Harry Watt and starring members of the Royal Air Force, Target for Tonight was the first documentary feature to be awarded an Oscar.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Variety, the Monthly Film Bulletin (http://www.screenonline.org.uk/media/mfb/997449/index.html), and Colvin McPherson in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

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26 Jul 2023Dolemite (1975 Dave’s Pick)00:55:46

The eleventh episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1975 features our producer David Rosen’s pick, Blaxploitation classic Dolemite. Directed by D’Urville Martin from a screenplay by Jerry Jones and starring Rudy Ray Moore, Lady Reed, D’Urville Martin, Jerry Jones and West Gale, Dolemite was based on a character created by Moore in his wildly popular underground comedy routines.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Linda Gross in the Los Angeles Times, Variety, and Earl Calloway in the Chicago Defender.

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Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1975 installment, featuring our future cult classic pick, midnight movie staple The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

01 Jan 2025The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012 Holiday Bonus)01:03:19

The fourth episode of our special retrospective 20th season looks back to the awesome movie year of 2012 with the second of two Christmas episodes, on Edward Burns’ The Fitzgerald Family Christmas. Written and directed by Edward Burns and starring Edward Burns, Michael McGlone, Kerry Bishé, Heather Burns, Marsha Dietlein Bennett and Caitlin FitzGerald, The Fitzgerald Family Christmas premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Stephen Holden in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/07/movies/the-fitzgerald-family-christmas-from-edward-burns.html), Frank Scheck in The Hollywood Reporter (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/fitzgerald-family-christmas-review-398753/), and Mary Pols in Time (https://entertainment.time.com/2012/12/06/3524768/).

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05 Apr 20241939 Epilogue00:27:33

In this epilogue to our season on the awesome movie year of 1939, we talk about alternate movies we considered including in all of our different categories this season, and read suggestions from some listeners about their favorite 1939 movies.

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Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in next time for the premiere of our season on the awesome movie year of 2000, featuring the box office champion, John Woo’s Mission: Impossible II.

15 Nov 2023Withnail and I (1987 Future Cult Classic)01:27:43

The twelfth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1987 features our future cult classic pick, Bruce Robinson’s Withnail and I. Written and directed by Bruce Robinson and starring Paul McGann, Richard E. Grant, Richard Griffiths and Ralph Brown, Withnail and I was inspired by Robinson’s own experiences as a young man in the 1960s.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Vincent Canby in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/19/movies/film-withnail-and-i-a-british-60-s-comedy.html), Joel Siegel in the Chicago Reader (https://chicagoreader.com/film/two-english-guys/), and Hilary Mantel in The Spectator (http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/27th-february-1988/37/cinema).

Thanks to our guest Jon Towlson, author of 40 Cult Movies: From Alice, Sweet Alice to Zombies of Mora Tau. Check out Jon on Twitter at @systemshocks and purchase his book on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/40-Cult-Movies-Alice-Zombies/dp/B0CKLR41KW).

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19 Apr 2023Spring Breakers (2012 Dave’s Pick)00:56:08

The eleventh episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2012 features our producer David Rosen’s pick, Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers. Written and directed by Harmony Korine and starring Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson, Selena Gomez, Rachel Korine and James Franco, Spring Breakers premiered at the 2012 Venice International Film Festival and was the third theatrical release from A24.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Manohla Dargis in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/15/movies/spring-breakers-directed-by-harmony-korine.html), Robert Abele in the Los Angeles Times (https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-xpm-2013-mar-14-la-et-mn-spring-breakers-20130315-story.html), and Guy Lodge in Variety (https://variety.com/2013/film/reviews/spring-breakers-1117948216/).

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16 Nov 2022Fear and Desire (1953 First Feature)00:51:24
    The second episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1953 features our pick for a notable filmmaking debut, Stanley Kubrick’s Fear and Desire. Directed by Stanley Kubrick from a screenplay by Howard O. Sackler and starring Kenneth Harp, Frank Silvera, Steve Coit and Paul Mazursky, Fear and Desire was disowned by Kubrick and remained unavailable for decades following its premiere.   The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from A.H. Weiler in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1953/04/01/archives/the-screen-in-review-fear-and-desire-tale-of-war-fashioned-by-young.html), Jane Corby in The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, and Mildred Martin in The Philadelphia Inquirer.   Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.   Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod   You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy   You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed   You can find our producer David Rosen’s Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.   You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.   Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content from Awesome Movie Year, plus fellow podcasts Piecing It Together and All Rice No Beans, and music by David Rosen: https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen   All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com   Please like, share, rate and...
03 Jul 2024Gladiator (2000 Best Picture)01:00:16

The twelfth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2000 features the Academy Awards Best Picture winner, Ridley Scott’s Gladiator. Directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Djimon Hounsou and Oliver Reed, Gladiator won five Oscars, including Best Picture.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/gladiator-2000), Kenneth Turan in the Los Angeles Times (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-may-05-ca-26670-story.html), and Manohla Dargis in LA Weekly (https://www.laweekly.com/saving-general-maximus/).

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12 Oct 2022Death Becomes Her (1992 Halloween Bonus)01:06:44

In the first of three special Halloween episodes this year, we’re continuing with 1992, the year we covered in our most recent season, to talk about Robert Zemeckis’ Death Becomes Her. Directed by Robert Zemeckis from a screenplay by David Koepp and Martin Donovan and starring Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn, Bruce Willis and Isabella Rossellini, Death Becomes Her won an Oscar for its pioneering special effects.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Rita Kempley in the Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/deathbecomesherpg13kempley_a0a2cd.htm), Kenneth Turan in the Los Angeles Times (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-07-31-ca-4212-story.html), and Owen Gleiberman in Entertainment Weekly (https://ew.com/article/1992/08/14/death-becomes-her-2/). 

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29 Nov 2023RoboCop (1987 Audience Choice)01:04:45

The finale of our season on the awesome movie year of 1987 features our audience choice pick, Paul Verhoeven’s RoboCop. Directed by Paul Verhoeven from a screenplay by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner and starring Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Miguel Ferrer, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith and Daniel O’Herlihy, RoboCop prevailed over two other classic action movies in our 1987 audience choice poll.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/robocop-1987), Michael Wilmington in the Los Angeles Times (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-07-17-ca-2777-story.html), and Dave Kehr in the Chicago Tribune (https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-07-17-8702220474-story.html).

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05 Jun 2024Chicken Run (2000 Animation)00:57:19

The eighth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2000 features our animation pick, Aardman Animations’ Chicken Run. Directed and co-written by Nick Park and Peter Lord and starring the voices of Julia Sawalha, Mel Gibson, Miranda Richardson, Tony Haygarth and Benjamin Whitrow, Chicken Run was the first feature-length film produced by stop-motion studio Aardman.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/chicken-run-2000), Lisa Schwarzbaum in Entertainment Weekly (https://ew.com/article/2000/06/23/chicken-run-3/), and Peter Bradshaw in The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/jun/30/culture.reviews).

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08 Feb 2023The Avengers (2012 Box Office Champ)01:09:47

The first episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2012 features the highest-grossing film at the box office, Marvel Cinematic Universe entry The Avengers. Written and directed by Joss Whedon and starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson and Jeremy Renner, The Avengers was the sixth movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-avengers-2012), Ann Hornaday in The Washington Post, and A.O. Scott in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/04/movies/robert-downey-jr-in-the-avengers-directed-by-joss-whedon.html).

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21 Aug 2024The Comic (1969 Box Office Flop)00:51:51

The third episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1969 features the year’s biggest flop, Carl Reiner’s The Comic. Directed and co-written by Carl Reiner and starring Dick Van Dyke, Michele Lee and Mickey Rooney, The Comic was inspired by Van Dyke’s love of silent film comedians.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Greenspun in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1969/11/20/archives/comic-and-desperados-on-double-bill.html), Jack Goff in The Hollywood Reporter (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/comic-review-movie-1969-1254978/), and Pauline Kael in The New Yorker.

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29 Jan 2025Punk In London (1977 Jason’s Pick)00:56:10

The eighth episode of our special retrospective 20th season looks back to the awesome movie year of 1977 with the second of Jason’s three picks, documentary Punk in London. Directed by Wolfgang Büld, Punk in London features influential early punk bands including The Jam and The Clash.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Time Out (https://www.timeout.com/movies/punk-in-london) and Chris Barsanti in PopMatters (https://www.popmatters.com/111807-punk-in-london-punk-in-england-2496086552.html).

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17 Jul 2024Boiler Room (2000 Future Cult Classic)01:04:35

The fourteenth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2000 features our cult classic pick, Ben Younger’s Boiler Room. Written and directed by Ben Younger and starring Giovanni Ribisi, Nicky Katt, Nia Long, Vin Diesel and Ben Affleck, Boiler Room was inspired by Younger’s experience interviewing for a job at a Long Island brokerage firm.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/boiler-room-2000), A.O. Scott in The New York Times (https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/film/021800boiler-film-review.html), and Emanuel Levy in Variety (https://variety.com/2000/film/reviews/boiler-room-1117778648/).

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27 Mar 2024Son of Frankenstein (1939 Future Cult Classic)00:52:48

The thirteenth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1939 features our future cult classic pick, Universal horror sequel Son of Frankenstein. Directed by Rowland V. Lee from a screenplay by Willis Cooper and starring Basil Rathbone, Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Lionel Atwill and Josephine Hutchinson, Son of Frankenstein was the third movie in Universal’s franchise based on Mary Shelley’s classic novel.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from B.R. Crisler in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1939/01/30/archives/the-screen-son-of-frankenstein-with-boris-karloff-seen-at-the.html), Variety, and Basil Wright in The Spectator (http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/10th-march-1939/16/the-cinema).

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24 Jul 2024High Fidelity (2000 Audience Choice)01:34:03

The finale of our season on the awesome movie year of 2000 features our audience choice poll winner, Stephen Frears’ High Fidelity. Directed by Stephen Frears (based on the novel by Nick Hornby) and starring John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Jack Black and Todd Louiso, High Fidelity defeated two other music-themed dramas in our audience choice poll.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/high-fidelity-2000), Stephen Holden in The New York Times (https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/film/033100fidelity-film-review.html), and Owen Gleiberman in Entertainment Weekly (https://ew.com/article/2000/03/24/high-fidelity-8/).

Thanks to special guest Rich Rosen of Wax Trax Records in Las Vegas for joining us. Check out Wax Trax at https://www.waxtraxonline.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/waxtraxrecords.

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28 Aug 2024If…. (Cannes Award Winner)01:01:02

The fourth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1969 features the Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or winner, Lindsay Anderson’s If….. Directed by Lindsay Anderson from a screenplay by David Sherwin and starring Malcolm McDowell, Robert Swann, Richard Warwick, Christine Noonan and David Wood, If…. is the first of three films Anderson directed featuring McDowell’s character Mick Travis.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Vincent Canby in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1969/03/10/archives/screen-if-begins-runtale-of-school-revolt-opens-at-the-plaza.html), Paul Schrader in the Los Angeles Free Press (https://paulschrader.org/articles/pdf/1969-If.pdf), and Penelope Houston in The Spectator (https://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/20th-december-1968/20/much-virtue-in-if-arts).

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03 Jan 2024The Wizard of Oz (1939 Box Office Champ)01:12:48

The first episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1939 features one of the highest-grossing films at the box office, fantasy musical The Wizard of Oz. Directed by Victor Fleming, based on the novel by L. Frank Baum, and starring Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Burt Lahr, Jack Haley, Margaret Hamilton and Frank Morgan, The Wizard of Oz was nominated for six Oscars and is considered one of the greatest movies ever made.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Frank S. Nugent in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1939/08/18/archives/the-screen-in-review-the-wizard-of-oz-produced-by-the-wizards-of.html), John C. Flinn in Variety (https://variety.com/1939/film/reviews/the-wizard-of-oz-3-1200412289/), and Russell Maloney in The New Yorker (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1939/08/19/the-wizard-of-hollywood).

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10 Jan 2024Stagecoach (1939 Major Filmmaker)00:59:51

The second episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1939 features our pick for a movie from a major filmmaker, John Ford’s Stagecoach. Directed by John Ford from a screenplay by Dudley Nichols and starring John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Andy Devine, John Carradine, Thomas Mitchell and Louise Platt, Stagecoach was Wayne’s breakthrough film and the first Western that Ford shot in Monument Valley.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Frank S. Nugent in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1939/03/03/archives/the-screen-a-fordpowered-stagecoach-opens-at-music-hall-mickey.html), Variety (https://variety.com/1939/film/reviews/stagecoach-1200412191/), and Jay Carmody in The Washington Evening Star.

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26 Feb 2025Airplane! (1980 Audience Choice)00:59:20

The twelfth episode of our special retrospective 20th season looks back to the awesome movie year of 1980 with our audience choice winner, the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker production Airplane!. Written and directed by Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams and David Zucker and starring Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack and Lloyd Bridges, Airplane! was producer David Rosen’s pick for our audience choice poll of 1980 films.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/airplane-1980), Janet Maslin in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1980/07/02/arts/screenairplanedisasterfilm-spoof.html), and Ron Pennington in The Hollywood Reporter (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/airplane-review-1980-movie-1018276/).

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26 Oct 2022The Shining (1980 Halloween Bonus)01:08:11
In the third of three special Halloween episodes this year, we’re looking back to our season on the awesome movie year of 1980 to talk about Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. Directed and co-written by Stanley Kubrick (based on the Stephen King novel) and starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd and Scatman Crothers, The Shining opened to mixed response but has since become a horror classic. The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Janet Maslin in The New York Times (https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/film/052380kubrick-shining.html), Gary Arnold in the Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1980/06/13/kubricks-12-million-shiner/1159d306-6c4e-4ba1-b0dd-3f39d3b947e1/), and Pauline Kael in The New Yorker. Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show. Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed You can find our producer David Rosen’s Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod. You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen. Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content from Awesome Movie Year, plus fellow podcasts Piecing It Together and All Rice No Beans, and music by David Rosen: https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in next time for our our previously Patreon-only bonus...
04 Jan 2023I Vitelloni (1953 Venice Film Festival Award Winner)00:51:18

The ninth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1953 features the Venice International Film Festival co-winner, Federico Fellini’s I Vitelloni. Directed and co-written by Federico Fellini and starring Franco Fabrizi, Franco Interlenghi, Alberto Sordi, Leopoldo Trieste, and Riccardo Fellini, I Vitelloni shared the top prize at Venice in 1953 with five other movies.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Campbell Dixon in the Daily Telegraph, Bosley Crowther in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1956/10/24/archives/the-screen-vitelloni-italian-drama-delves-into-social-problem.html), and K.W. in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

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13 Mar 2024Gone With The Wind (1939 Best Picture)01:17:36

The eleventh episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1939 features the Academy Awards Best Picture winner, Civil War-era epic Gone With the Wind. Directed by Victor Fleming and starring Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Olivia de Havilland, Leslie Howard and Hattie McDaniel, Gone With the Wind won 10 Oscars including Best Picture.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Frank S. Nugent in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1939/12/20/archives/the-screen-in-review-david-selznicks-gone-with-the-wind-has-its.html), John C. Flinn in Variety (https://variety.com/1939/film/reviews/gone-with-the-wind-2-1200412649/), and The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2010/may/28/archive-gone-with-the-wind-1940).

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08 Mar 2023Stories We Tell (2012 Documentary)01:05:03

The fifth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2012 features our documentary pick, Sarah Polley’s Stories We Tell. Written and directed by Sarah Polley, Stories We Tell premiered at the 2012 Venice Film Festival.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Manohla Dargis in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/10/movies/stories-we-tell-written-and-directed-by-sarah-polley.html), Peter Howell in the Toronto Star (https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2012/10/11/stories_we_tell_review_family_secrets_universal_truths.html), and Stephen Whitty in the Newark Star-Ledger (https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2013/05/stories_we_tell_review_sarah_p.html).

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29 Mar 2023Goon (2012 Jason’s Pick)00:59:10

The eighth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2012 features Jason’s personal pick, Michael Dowse’s Goon. Directed by Michael Dowse from a screenplay by Jay Baruchel and Evan Goldberg and starring Seann William Scott, Alison Pill, Jay Baruchel, Marc-André Grondin, Kim Coates and Liev Schreiber, Goon was inspired by the career of real-life professional hockey player Doug Smith.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/goon-2012), Mick LaSalle in the San Francisco Chronicle (https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Goon-review-Vulgar-but-hilarious-3462246.php), and Robert Koehler in Variety (https://variety.com/2011/film/markets-festivals/goon-1117946055/).

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13 Nov 20241969 Epilogue00:28:03

In this epilogue to our season on the awesome movie year of 1969, we talk about alternate movies we considered including in all of our different categories this season, and read suggestions from some listeners about their favorite 1969 movies.

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19 Feb 2025The Earrings of Madame de... (1953 Josh's Pick)01:00:48

The eleventh episode of our special retrospective 20th season looks back to the awesome movie year of 1953 with the third of Josh’s three picks, Max Ophüls’ The Earrings of Madame de…. Directed by Max Ophüls and starring Danielle Darrieux, Charles Boyer and Vittorio De Sica, The Earrings of Madame de… is based on the novel by Louise de Vilmorin.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from A.H. Weiler in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1954/07/20/archives/the-screen-in-review-new-french-film-bows-at-little-carnegie.html), Variety (https://variety.com/1952/film/reviews/madame-de-1200417461/), and Jacques Rivette in Cahiers du Cinema.

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02 Apr 2025All That Money Can Buy (1941 Box Office Flop)00:58:04

The fourth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1941 features the year’s biggest flop, William Dieterle’s All That Money Can Buy. Directed by William Dieterle and starring James Craig, Walter Huston, Edward Arnold, Anne Shirley and Simone Simon, All That Money Can Buy was co-written by Stephen Vincent Benét, based on his short story “The Devil and Daniel Webster,” and later rereleased under that title.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Bosley Crowther in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1941/10/17/archives/all-that-money-can-buy-a-new-england-legend-at-the-music-hall-texas.html), Herbert Cohn in the Brooklyn Eagle, and Virginia Wright in the Los Angeles Daily News.

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14 Aug 2024Downhill Racer (1969 First Feature)00:43:19

The second episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1969 features our pick for a notable filmmaking debut, Michael Ritchie’s Downhill Racer. Directed by Michael Ritchie from a screenplay by James Salter and starring Robert Redford, Gene Hackman and Camilla Sparv, Downhill Racer was filmed partially at actual Alpine Ski World Cup races.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/downhill-racer-1969), Roger Greenspun in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1969/11/07/archives/screen-for-downhill-racer-time-is-the-master.html), and Time magazine (https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,840387,00.html).

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23 Nov 2022The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953 Box Office Flop)00:51:42

The third episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1953 features the year’s biggest flop, Dr. Seuss’ The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. Directed by Roy Rowland from a concept and a screenplay co-written by Dr. Seuss and starring Tommy Rettig, Hans Conried, Peter Lind Hayes and Mary Healy, The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T was such a disappointment to Dr. Seuss that he vowed never to work in Hollywood again.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Bosley Crowther in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1953/06/20/archives/the-screen-in-review-5000-fingers-of-dr-t-with-hayes-mary-healy.html), Roy Ringer in the Los Angeles Daily News, and Jay Carmody in The Washington Evening Star.

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26 Apr 2023Dredd (2012 Future Cult Classic)00:51:06

The twelfth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2012 features our future cult classic pick, comic book adaptation Dredd. Directed by Pete Travis from a screenplay by Alex Garland and starring Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Lena Headey, Wood Harris and Domhnall Gleeson, Dredd was based on the long-running Judge Dredd character created by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra in the anthology series 2000 AD.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Darren Franich in Entertainment Weekly (https://ew.com/article/2012/10/19/dredd-3d/), Simon Abrams in The Village Voice, and Keith Phipps in the AV Club (https://www.avclub.com/dredd-1798174246).

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03 Apr 2024At the Circus (1939 Audience Choice)01:01:24

The finale of our season on the awesome movie year of 1939 features our audience choice pick, the Marx Brothers comedy At the Circus. Directed by Edward Buzzell from a screenplay by Irving Brecher and starring the Marx Brothers (Groucho, Chico, Harpo), Kenny Baker, Florence Rice, Eve Arden and Margaret Dumont, At the Circus prevailed over two other movies from classic Hollywood comedy stars in our 1939 audience choice poll.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Frank S. Nugent in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1939/11/17/archives/the-screen-marxes-well-under-their-top-in-at-the-circus-at-the.html), Richard L. Coe in The Washington Post, and John Mosher in The New Yorker.

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11 Sep 2024The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969 Josh’s Pick)00:57:13

The sixth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1969 features Josh’s personal pick, Ronald Neame’s The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. Directed by Ronald Neame from a screenplay by Jay Presson Allen (based on the Muriel Spark novel) and starring Maggie Smith, Pamela Franklin, Robert Stephens, Gordon Jackson and Jane Carr, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie was nominated for two Oscars and won one.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Vincent Canby in The New York Times (https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/01/03/11/specials/spark-brodiefilm.html), Variety, and Pauline Kael in The New Yorker.

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02 Aug 2024The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939 Bonus Episode)01:03:33

This special bonus episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1939 features William Dieterle’s adaptation of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Directed by William Dieterle from a screenplay by Sonya Levien and starring Charles Laughton, Maureen O’Hara, Cedric Hardwicke, Thomas Mitchell and Edmond O’Brien, The Hunchback of Notre Dame was the first sound film adapted from Victor Hugo’s classic novel.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Frank S. Nugent in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1940/01/01/archives/the-screen-in-review-hunchback-of-notre-dame-with-charles-laughton.html), John Mosher in The New Yorker, and The Film Daily.

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25 Sep 2024A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969 Animation)01:00:58

The eighth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1969 features our animation pick, Peanuts adaptation A Boy Named Charlie Brown. Directed by Bill Melendez from a screenplay by Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz and starring the voices of Peter Robbins, Pamelyn Ferdin, Glenn Gilger and Andy Pforsich, A Boy Named Charlie Brown was the first theatrical feature film based on the Peanuts characters.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Vincent Canby in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1969/12/05/archives/screen-good-old-charlie-brown-finds-a-home.html), Time magazine, and Molly Haskell in The Village Voice.

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28 Jun 2023Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975 Foreign Film)00:55:47

The seventh episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1975 features our foreign film pick, Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles. Written and directed by Chantal Akerman and starring Delphine Seyrig and Jan Decorte, Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles was named the greatest film of all time in the most recent Sight and Sound poll.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Louis Marcorelles in Le Monde (https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1976/01/22/comment-dire-chef-d-uvre-au-feminin_2956052_1819218.html), Danièle Dubroux in Cahiers du Cinema, and Kevin Thomas in the Los Angeles Times.

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13 Sep 2023Under the Sun of Satan (1987 Cannes Palme d’Or Winner)00:52:11

The fourth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1987 features the Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or winner, Maurice Pialat’s Under the Sun of Satan. Directed and co-written by Maurice Pialat, adapted from the novel by Georges Bernanos, and starring Gerard Depardieu, Sandrine Bonnaire, Maurice Pialat, Alain Artur and Yann Dedet, Under the Sun of Satan was nominated for seven César Awards, including best film.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Janet Maslin in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1987/10/03/movies/film-festival-under-satan-s-sun-on-faith-and-its-testing.html), Hal Hinson in The Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/underthesunofsatan.htm), and Hilary Mantel in The Spectator (http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/7th-may-1988/43/cinema).

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15 Mar 2023Sound Of My Voice (2012 Josh’s Pick)00:52:22

The sixth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2012 features Josh’s personal pick, Zal Batmanglij’s Sound of My Voice. Directed and co-written by Zal Batmanglij and starring Christopher Denham, Nicole Vicius and co-writer Brit Marling, Sound of My Voice was the first feature from longtime collaborators Batmanglij and Marling.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-sound-of-my-voice-2012), Wesley Morris in The Boston Globe (http://archive.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2012/05/11/sound_of_my_voice_review_a_brilliant_and_ridiculous_sci_fi_thriller/), and Karina Longworth in the Village Voice.

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28 Dec 2022The Wild One (1953 Jason’s Pick)00:54:06

The eighth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1953 features Jason’s personal pick, outlaw biker drama The Wild One. Directed by László Benedek and starring Marlon Brando, Mary Murphy, Robert Keith and Lee Marvin, The Wild One was inspired by media coverage of a so-called riot at a 1947 motorcycle rally in Hollister, California.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Milton Luban in The Hollywood Reporter (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/wild-one-1953-review-959962/), Jay Carmody in The Washington Evening Star, and Marjory Adams in The Boston Globe.

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09 Oct 2024Fellini Satyricon (1969 Venice Film Festival Winner)00:54:25

The tenth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1969 features one of the Venice International Film Festival’s major award winners, Federico Fellini’s Fellini Satyricon. Directed and co-written by Federico Fellini and starring Martin Potter, Hiram Keller, Max Born and Salvo Randone, Fellini Satyricon won the Pasinetti Award for Best Italian Film at the 1969 festival and was nominated for an Oscar.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/fellini-satyricon-1970), Vincent Canby in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1970/03/15/archives/fellinis-magical-mystery-tour-fellinis-magical-mystery-tour.html), and Pauline Kael in The New Yorker.

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30 Aug 2023Adventures In Babysitting (1987 First Feature)00:59:59

The second episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1987 features our pick for a notable filmmaking debut, Chris Columbus’ Adventures in Babysitting. Directed by Chris Columbus from a screenplay by David Simkins and starring Elisabeth Shue, Keith Coogan, Maia Brewton and Anthony Rapp, Adventures in Babysitting marked Columbus’ directorial debut after establishing himself as a successful screenwriter.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/adventures-in-babysitting-1987), Janet Maslin in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/01/movies/film-baby-sitting.html), and Michael Wilmington in the Los Angeles Times (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-07-01-ca-710-story.html).

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12 Apr 2024Broadcast News (1987 Bonus Episode)00:59:38

This special bonus episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1987 features James L. Brooks’ Best Picture nominee Broadcast News. Written and directed by James L. Brooks and starring Holly Hunter, Albert Brooks, William Hurt and Robert Prosky, Broadcast News was nominated for seven Oscars, including Best Picture.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/broadcast-news-1987), Vincent Canby in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/16/movies/film-broadcast-news-comedy.html), and Hal Hinson in the Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/broadcastnewsrhinson_a0c913.htm).

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14 Jun 2023Grey Gardens (1975 Documentary)00:55:20

The fifth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1975 features our documentary pick, the Maysles brothers’ Grey Gardens. Directed by David and Albert Maysles along with Ellen Hovde and Muffie Meyer and featuring “Big Edie” and “Little Edie” Bouvier Beale, Grey Gardens premiered at the 1975 New York Film Festival.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/grey-gardens-1976), Janet Maslin in The Boston Phoenix, and Charles Michener in Film Comment (https://www.filmcomment.com/article/nyff-preview-grey-gardens/).

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24 Jan 2024Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939 Cannes Award Winner)01:06:45

The fourth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1939 features the Cannes Film Festival winner, Frank Capra’s Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Directed by Frank Capra from a screenplay by Sidney Buchman and starring James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, Thomas Mitchell, Eugene Pallette and Edward Arnold, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington was awarded the top prize at the 2019 recreation of the canceled 1939 Cannes Film Festival.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Frank S. Nugent in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1939/10/20/archives/the-screen-in-review-frank-capras-mr-smith-goes-to-washington-at.html), The Hollywood Reporter (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/mr-smith-goes-to-washington-1939-review-1235003057/), and Jay Carmody in The Washington Evening Star.

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You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed

You can find our producer David Rosen’s Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.

You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.

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All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com

Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1939 installment, featuring our animation pick, the Fleischer brothers’ Gulliver’s Travels.

06 Sep 2023Ishtar (1987 Box Office Flop)00:59:06

The third episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1987 features the year’s biggest flop, Elaine May’s Ishtar. Written and directed by Elaine May and starring Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman, Isabelle Adjani and Charles Grodin, Ishtar was May’s final narrative film as a director.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/ishtar-1987), Hal Hinson in The Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/ishtarpg13hinson_a0c971.htm), and Janet Maslin in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/15/movies/film-hoffman-and-beatty-in-elaine-may-s-ishtar.html).

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You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed

You can find our producer David Rosen’s Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.

You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.

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All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com

Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1987 installment, featuring the Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or winner, Maurice Pialat’s Under the Sun of Satan.

18 Dec 2024Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death (1989 Josh’s Pick)01:02:29

The second episode of our special retrospective 20th season looks back to the awesome movie year of 1989 with the first of Josh’s three picks, J.F. Lawton’s Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death. Written and directed by J.F. Lawton (under the name J.D. Athens) and starring Shannon Tweed, Karen Mistal, Bill Maher and Adrienne Barbeau, Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death was a staple of basic cable programming in the 1990s.

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You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed

You can find our producer David Rosen’s Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.

You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.

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All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com

Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next retrospective episode, looking back to the awesome movie year of 1999 with the first of two Christmas episodes, on Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut.

27 Dec 2023Tokyo Godfathers (2003 Holiday Bonus)00:50:38

In the second of two special holiday episodes for this year, we’re looking back to our season on the films of 2003, to talk about Japanese animated movie Tokyo Godfathers. Directed and co-written by Satoshi Kon and starring the voices of Toru Emori, Yoshiaki Umegaki and Aya Okamoto, Tokyo Godfathers was Kon’s third feature-length animated film.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/tokyo-godfathers-2004), Manohla Dargis in the Los Angeles Times (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-jan-16-et-dargis16-story.html), and Tasha Robinson in the AV Club (https://www.avclub.com/tokyo-godfathers-1798199284). 

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You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed

You can find our producer David Rosen’s Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.

You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.

Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content from Awesome Movie Year, plus fellow podcasts Piecing It Together and All Rice No Beans, and music by David Rosen: https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen

All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com

Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the premiere of our new season on the films of 1939, featuring the box office champion, The Wizard of Oz.

30 Nov 2022The Wages of Fear (1953 Cannes Palme d’Or Winner)00:57:59

The fourth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1953 features the Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or winner, Henri-Georges Clouzot’s The Wages of Fear. Directed and co-written by Henri-Georges Clouzot, based on the novel by Georges Arnaud, and starring Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Folco Lulli and Peter van Eyck, The Wages of Fear won the top prizes at both Cannes and the Berlin Film Festival in 1953.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Bosley Crowther in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1955/02/17/archives/wages-of-fear-has-premiere-at-paris.html), Richard L. Coe in The Washington Post, and Philip K. Scheuer in the Los Angeles Times.

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Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod

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You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed

You can find our producer David Rosen’s Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.

You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.

Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content from Awesome Movie Year, plus fellow podcasts Piecing It Together and All Rice No Beans, and music by David Rosen: https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen

All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com

Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1953 installment, featuring our documentary pick, Disney’s The Living Desert.

06 Dec 2023Nashville (1975 Bonus Episode)00:58:51

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This special bonus episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1975 features Robert Altman’s Best Picture nominee Nashville. Directed by Robert Altman from a screenplay by Joan Tewkesbury and starring Ronee Blakley, Henry Gibson, Ned Beatty, Keith Carradine, Geraldine Chaplin, Lily Tomlin and many more, Nashville was nominated for five Oscars, including Best Picture.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/nashville-1975), Pauline Kael in The New Yorker, and Vincent Canby in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1975/06/12/archives/nashville-lively-film-of-many-parts.html).

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Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod

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You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed

You can find our producer David Rosen’s Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.

You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we’ve been watching at goforjasonsignalbleed and bydavidrosen.

Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content from Awesome Movie Year, plus fellow podcasts Piecing It Together and All Rice No Beans, and music by David Rosen: https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen

All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com

Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for future episodes.

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