Oscar Loves Film Club

Two Best Pictures, one link, many thoughts. Join Mark, Chris, Amelia and Izzy as they watch their way through the entire history of Academy Award Best Picture winners, and discuss the Oscar Loves link between them.

Oscar Loves... Sequels 02/20/2023

Oscar Loves... Sequels Sometimes the Academy just can't get enough. This month, your friendly Oscarologists look at those Best Pictures whose successors also picked up the grand prize. The films we explore in this episode are: The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather Part II (1974). This episode was recorded remotely. Thank you to Rachel Valentine Smith for our artwork and Thomas Whitelaw for our intro music. /episode/index/show/oscarlovesfilmclub/id/25984593

Oscar Loves... American Gothic 01/17/2023

Oscar Loves... American Gothic For our first deep dive of 2023, Mark and Izzy delve into what exactly defines American Gothic and how this relates to our two Best Pictures. The films we explore in this episode are: Rebecca (1940) and Million Dollar Baby (2004). This episode was recorded remotely. Thank you to Rachel Valentine Smith for our artwork and Thomas Whitelaw for our intro music. /episode/index/show/oscarlovesfilmclub/id/25627707

Oscar Loves... The Theatre 09/22/2022

Oscar Loves... The Theatre This month, your friendly Oscarologists delve into the films that connect the magic of the theatre to the joy of film, winning Best Picture in the process. The films we explore in this episode are: All About Eve (1950) and Birdman (2014). Thank you to Rachel Valentine Smith for our artwork and Thomas Whitelaw for our intro music. /episode/index/show/oscarlovesfilmclub/id/24464268

Oscar Loves... The 'Luck' of the Irish 08/16/2022

Oscar Loves... The 'Luck' of the Irish This month, Mark and Izzy look into the films that walked away with Best Picture, which highlight their connection to Ireland. The films we explore in this episode are: Going My Way (1945) and Titanic (1998). Thank you to Rachel Valentine Smith for our artwork and Thomas Whitelaw for our intro music. /episode/index/show/oscarlovesfilmclub/id/24074634

Oscar Loves... Hyperlink Cinema 07/16/2022

Oscar Loves... Hyperlink Cinema This month, your friendly Oscarologists dive into those rare films with multiple perspectives and narrative tributaries which have walked away with the Best Picture award. The films we explore in this episode are: Cavalcade (1933) and The Best Years of Our Lives (1946). Thank you to Rachel Valentine Smith for our artwork and Thomas Whitelaw for our intro music. /episode/index/show/oscarlovesfilmclub/id/23762216

Oscar Loves... Biographical Fiction 06/16/2022

Oscar Loves... Biographical Fiction This month, Mark and Izzy discuss the Best Picture winners that seem like biopics and yet their protagonists are completely fictional. The films we dive into in this edition are: Tom Jones (1963) and Forrest Gump (1994). Thank you to Rachel Valentine Smith for our artwork and Thomas Whitelaw for our intro music. /episode/index/show/oscarlovesfilmclub/id/23442263

Oscar Loves... Noir 05/16/2022

Oscar Loves... Noir In this edition, Mark and Izzy discuss the Academy's continued interest in film noir and neo noir. And just what is noir anyway? To answer that, we discuss best picture winners All The Kings Men (1950) and No Country For Old Men (2008). Thank you to Rachel Valentine Smith for our artwork and Thomas Whitelaw for our intro music. /episode/index/show/oscarlovesfilmclub/id/23131436

Oscar Loves... Making History 04/16/2022

Oscar Loves... Making History This month, Mark and Izzy divert from their planned double feature to discuss this year's Best Picture winner CODA and the ceremony itself. In a year that will no doubt go down in history for one specific moment, there were many others that were also groundbreaking. DIrected and adapted by Sian Heder, CODA tells the story of Ruby (Emilia Jones) - the only hearing child of deaf adults, Jackie (Oscar winner Marlee Matlin), and Frank (Oscar winner Troy Kotsur) - who must balance the needs of her family's fishing business against the opportunity to audition for music college. /episode/index/show/oscarlovesfilmclub/id/22813829

Oscar Loves... Sports 02/16/2022

Oscar Loves... Sports This month, your friendly Oscarologists rally to discuss the most athletic of Best Picture winners. Written by and starring Sylvester Stallone, Rocky (1976) charts the sudden rise to fame of Rocky Balboa, a down on his luck southpaw boxer from Philadelphia. The film also began one of the most successful film franchises in cinema history, with eight sequels. In Chariots of Fire (1982), we follow the competition and shared experiences between fellow 1924 Olympic athletes Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell, portrayed by Ben Cross and Ian Charleson, featuring one of the most famous opencing sequences and musical theme by Vangelis. Thank you to Thomas Whitelaw for our intro music and Rachel Valentine Smith for our artwork. /episode/index/show/oscarlovesfilmclub/id/22161074

Oscar Loves... Adaptations 01/16/2022

Oscar Loves... Adaptations This month, we delve into the archives for a previously recorded but unreleased episode where the original OLFC gang discuss those Best Picture winners that also have an adapted screenplay. /episode/index/show/oscarlovesfilmclub/id/21788498

Oscar Loves... A Western 12/16/2021

Oscar Loves... A Western This month, the OLFC gang delve into the Oscars' relationship with the wild west and great frontier. /episode/index/show/oscarlovesfilmclub/id/21509999

Oscar Loves... Semi-Autobiography 11/21/2021

Oscar Loves... Semi-Autobiography This month, your friendly Oscarologists examine how those writer-directors who brought a flavour of their real life into their work secured the highest accolade at the Academy Awards. /episode/index/show/oscarlovesfilmclub/id/21235376

Oscar Loves... Fantasy Films 10/16/2021

Oscar Loves... Fantasy Films This month, Mark and Izzy look at the Academy's relationship with all things fantasy and explore those in the genre that have won Best Picture. /episode/index/show/oscarlovesfilmclub/id/20837159

Oscar Loves... the Inevitable Remake 09/17/2021

Oscar Loves... the Inevitable Remake This month, Izzy, Vincent and Mark discuss the films that have been made... and then made again, this time with Oscar-winning success. /episode/index/show/oscarlovesfilmclub/id/20503595

Oscar Loves... Musicals 08/18/2021

Oscar Loves... Musicals This month, the team discuss the musicals that have won Best Picture: the good, the bad, and the never agains. Thank you to Thomas Whitelaw for our intro music and Rachel Valentine Smith for our artwork. This episode was recorded remotely and so we apologise for any changes in sound quality present. /episode/index/show/oscarlovesfilmclub/id/20180825

Oscar Loves... Swords and Sandals 07/17/2021

Oscar Loves... Swords and Sandals This month, your friendly Oscarologists, Mark, Izzy and Vincent, discuss the Academy's penchant for historical epics. /episode/index/show/oscarlovesfilmclub/id/19838330

Oscar Loves... Shakespeare 06/18/2021

Oscar Loves... Shakespeare This month, Mark and Izzy discuss The Bard and Best Pictures - those Oscar winners who capture Shakespeare's work on screen or use it as the basis for inventive adaptations. /episode/index/show/oscarlovesfilmclub/id/19530182

Oscar Loves... Leading Ladies 05/16/2021

Oscar Loves... Leading Ladies This month, terrific trio, Mark, Izzy and Vincent, discuss those Best Pictures that shared Oscar glory with the leading ladies who won Best Actress too. Thank you to Thomas Whitelaw for our intro music and Rachel Valentine Smith for our artwork. /episode/index/show/oscarlovesfilmclub/id/19121471

Oscar Loves... East Asia 04/17/2021

Oscar Loves... East Asia This month, team OLFC gather to discuss the Academy's fascination with East Asia, and the landmark moment in which the first film not in the English language took home Best Picture. /episode/index/show/oscarlovesfilmclub/id/18761165

Oscar Loves... Black History 03/16/2021

Oscar Loves... Black History This month, our Oscarologists gather to discuss how the Academy loves Black History. Or do they? Thank you to Thomas Whitelaw for our intro music and Rachel Valentine Smith for our artwork. /episode/index/show/oscarlovesfilmclub/id/18352292

Oscar Loves... A Courtroom Drama 02/16/2021

Oscar Loves... A Courtroom Drama As award nominations for Aaron Sorkin's The Trial of the Chicago 7 continue to amass, our Oscarologists explore the only two Best Picture winners to feature a prominent courtroom scene. /episode/index/show/oscarlovesfilmclub/id/17969408

Oscar Loves... Taking The Bait 01/16/2021

Oscar Loves... Taking The Bait Love 'em or hate 'em, a good marketing strategy can make all the difference when it comes to success at the Academy Awards. This month our Oscarologists gather to chat about two films whose publicity campaigns changed the game. /episode/index/show/oscarlovesfilmclub/id/17574386

Oscar Loves... Playing Mind Games 12/16/2020

Oscar Loves... Playing Mind Games This month our Oscarologists gather to discuss two Best Picture winners that explore neurodivergence and mental illness... to very different degrees of success. Thank you to Thomas Whitelaw for our intro music and Rachel Valentine Smith for our artwork. /episode/index/show/oscarlovesfilmclub/id/17221394

Oscar Loves... The Open Road 11/17/2020

Oscar Loves... The Open Road Whether it's hitchhiking or the night bus, this month our Oscarologists gather to discuss the Academy's love of an epic road trip. Thank you to Thomas Whitelaw for our intro music and Rachel Valentine Smith for our artwork. /episode/index/show/oscarlovesfilmclub/id/16841939

Oscar Loves... The Overdue 10/16/2020

Oscar Loves... The Overdue Our Oscarologists kick off Season 3 by a look at those great, oft nominated Directors, who finally secure their Oscar late into their careers. /episode/index/show/oscarlovesfilmclub/id/16432139

Oscar Loves... WW1 09/06/2020

Oscar Loves... WW1 This month, your friendly Oscarologists discuss the Academy's interest in exploring unique perspectives on World War 1. Thank you to Thomas Whitelaw for our intro music and Rachel Valentine Smith for our artwork. /episode/index/show/oscarlovesfilmclub/id/15903323

Oscar Loves... Female Filmmakers 10/31/2019

Oscar Loves... Female Filmmakers This month, Izzy, Chris and Mark discuss female firsts for directors and producers at the Academy Awards. Thank you to Thomas Whitelaw for our intro music and Rachel Valentine Smith for our artwork. /episode/index/show/oscarlovesfilmclub/id/11863418

Oscar Loves... The Biopic 09/30/2019

Oscar Loves... The Biopic Izzy and Mark gather round the microphone to discuss the real lives recreated on celluloid that went on to win Best Picture. Thank you to Thomas Whitelaw for our intro music and Rachel Valentine Smith for our artwork. /episode/index/show/oscarlovesfilmclub/id/11451494

Oscar Loves... The Musical Bio-Pic 08/28/2019

Oscar Loves... The Musical Bio-Pic This month, it's dynamic duo Mark and Izzy discussing the musical geniuses that caught the Academy's attention when their lives hit the screen. We apologise for the slight technical difficulties with lower-than-normal volume. Thank you to Thomas Whitelaw for our intro music and Rachel Valentine Smith for our artwork. /episode/index/show/oscarlovesfilmclub/id/11033954

Oscar Loves... To Cannes Cannes 07/21/2019

Oscar Loves... To Cannes Cannes After a short hiatus, Amelia, Mark and Izzy reconvene to discuss the only two Best Picture winners to win the highest honours at the Cannes Film Festival. Thank you to Thomas Whitelaw for our intro music and Rachel Valentine Smith for our artwork. /episode/index/show/oscarlovesfilmclub/id/10603511

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