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Universal, Neon, Focus, Bleecker St, and More in YIP 4 - Oscars Year In Preview p.4 - Ep 428 Apr 05, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . YEAR IN PREVIEW, PART IV: . QUICK REVIEWS OF RYE LANE, TETRIS, MURDER MYSTERY 2 - 1:53 . UNIVERSAL: Already Released Titles - 6:03 Super Mario Has Good Early Word of Mouth - 6:54 Renfield, Fast X, Strays, Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken - 9:41 Oppenheimer Brings Questions and Nolan History - 12:06 Please Don’t Destroy + The Exorcist Sequels Excite Mike1 - 16:40 Trolls Band Together, Migration are Animated Plays - 18:40 . FOCUS FEATURES: A Thousand and One - 20:46 Asteroid City Should Have Sandler - 22:25 The Holdovers and the Allegations Against Alexander Payne - 25:25 Diablo Cody Tries Horror Comedy - 31:50 . NEON: How to Blow Up a Pipeline - 33:27 Cuckoo, It Lives Inside are Horror Offerings - 34:46 The Actor Has Us Asking Big Questions - 36:10 Lots of Spider Talk w/ Longlegs - 37:45 Mother’s Instinct Asks Are You Team Chasten or Team Anne? - 39:42 . MAGNOLIA PICTURE: MASTER GARDENER FINALLY COMING - 42:35 . BLEECKER STREET: AlsoMike Dislikes Emily - 46:13 And Mafia Mama’s Trailer - 48:10 The Starling Girl, The Lesson - 50:06 Helen Mirren Smells Like a Contender - 51:45 . NO DISTRIBUTOR YET: Trans Los Angeles + May December - 53:00 Lee, One Life, Firebrand - 56:19 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:01:25 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:04:00

Sony, WB, and IFC All On Deck for YIP 3 - Oscars Year in Preview p.3 - Ep 427 Apr 01, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . YEAR IN PREVIEW, PART III: . QUICK REVIEW OF DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS - 1:51 . SONY: Their Summer Slate of Blockbusters - 5:11 . Saoirse’s and Nora’s The Outrun - 7:52 Spider-Verse 2 - 9:50 Jeymes Samuels’ The Book of Clarence - 14:20  Dumb Money Could be Big Short 2 - 17:12 . SONY PICTURES CLASSIC: Carmen. No Sandiego + Frued’s Last Session w/ Anthony Hopkins - 20:09 A Little Prayer, Shayda, Shortcomings, Crunchyroll’s Suzume - 22:37 . STX: Ferrari from Michael Mann w/ Adam Driver - 24:44 . WARNER BROS: Already Released 2023 Movies - 27:13 Evil Dead Rise, The Flash, Meg 2, and a DCEU Chat - 27:49 Greta’s and Margot’s Barbie - 31:28 The Color Purple Gets a Remade and Prime Release - 35:09 Dune Part 2 is Coming for Noms - 38:18 Wonka Sounds Wonky - 44:10 . IFC: Already Released - 46:55 Owen Wilson as Bob Ross - 49:00 Monica - 50:43 Blackberry - 51:55 Hot Milk - 52:46 . MUBI - 53:11 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 55:17 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 56:55

Amazon, Apple, Paramount HIghlight YIP2 - Oscars Year In Preview p.2 - Ep 426 Mar 30, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . YEAR IN PREVIEW, PART II: . QUICK REVIEW OF JOHN WICK 4 - 2:12 . AMAZON/MGM: Creed III - 6:19 Jonathan Majors Arrest - 7:11 . Dave Franco’s Somebody I Used to Know - 13:30 Reggie - 14:42 Air - 16:33 Luca’s + Zendaya’s Challengers - 21:07 . Foe - 24:18 Saltburn aka The Plot to Kill Barry K - 27:26 Flint Strong - 28:57 . PARAMOUNT AND PARAMOUNT’S AWARDS HISTORY - 31:10 . APPLE/PARAMOUNT: Tetris - 36:20 Ghosted/Argyle - 39:40 . The Big Killers or the Flower Moon/Apple Purchaser Talk - 43:32 Joaquin’s/Ridley Scott’s NAPOLEON BIOPIC - 53:53 Spellbound - 57:56 . The Beanie Bubble - 59:02 Flora and Son - 1:00:25 Steve McQueen’s Blitz - 1:01:03 Fingernails - 1:02:02 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:04:15 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:05:05

A24, Disney, Lionsgate and Their Films of 2023 - Oscars Year In Preview p.1 - Ep 425 Mar 25, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . YEAR IN PREVIEW, PART I: . A24 UPCOMING MOVIES w/ RELEASE DATES: Close, Sharper, Sowing Up, Beau is Afraid, - 3:24 You Hurt My Feelings, Past Lives, Talk To Me - 11:30 . Undated Upcoming A24 Movies: All Dirt Roads, Civil War, Dream Scenario, The Iron Claw - 14:51 Love Lies Bleeding, Priscilla, Problemista, Tuesday - 21:01 Earth Mama, Maxxxine, The Front Room, I Saw the TV Glow - 26:05 . DISNEY AND ITS STUDIOS: 3 Big Tentpole Films: Mermaid, Indiana Jones 5, Haunted Mansion - 31:44 . And Their Big New Animated Feature: Wish - 34:50 . 20th Century Studios: Boston Strangler, The Boogeyman - 36:30 A Haunting in Venice, True Love - 40:30 The Bikeriders - 42:04 . Searchlight: Rye Lane, Chevalier, Flamin Hot, Theater Camp - 45:55 Next Goal Wins, Magazine Dreams, Poor Things- 49:56 Strangers, Nightbitch - 54:06 . PIXAR/MARVEL: Elemental, Ant Man 3, GotG 3, The Marvels - 56:07 . GKIDS: How Do You Live - 59:10 . LIONSGATE: John Wick 4, Somewhere in Queens, Are You There God? - 1:00:54 About My Father, The Blackening, Joy Ride - 1:02:55 White Bird, Expendables 4, Saw X, Hunger Games Prequel - 1:05:37 Ordinary Angels - 1:07:17 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:14:15 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:15:15

Scott Feinberg Is Back To Say Goodbye to Oscars 2023! - ORC 3/20/23 Mar 20, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show Introducing Scott Feinberg of The Hollywood Reporter! . PUTTING A BOW ON OSCARS 2022/23 Scott, The Movie Fan, On The 95th Oscars - 2:45 Janet Yang, Bill Kramer’s Ability to Win Back Academy Members - 5:00 Nielsen Ratings in a Modern Day - 9:15 The Future of Oscars Rules - 11:58 A24’s Strategy Campaign Game - 15:12 Does History Register With Academy Voters? - 17:57 The Changing Academy is Finally Bearing Fruit - 20:30 BAFTA Needs Fixing + The Future of Precursors - 23:34 What Happened w/ Elvis - 30:04 . RAPID FIRE HOT TAKES - 32:10 Will Kimmel and Producers Return Next Year? Does Scott Prefer One, Multiple, or Zero Hosts? Which Oscars Win Surprised Him Most? Will a Marvel Performance or Movie Ever Win an Oscar? Upcoming Movie He Sees as an Awards Player? . How The Hell DO Those THR Oscars Oral Histories Come Together? . . Scott’s Work/Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 41:39

MMO's 95th Oscars Recap - This Is The Way The Film Year Ends - 3/13/23 Mar 14, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . Thank You for 2022! - 1:28 . THE 95TH ACADEMY AWARDS REVIEW SHOW: . THE PRELIM STUFF: EEAAO is THE Oscars Film - 2:31 SAG vs BAFTA - 5:52 Our Predix Were Bad - 8:52 The ABC Red Carpet Special = Not Great - 13:21 . THE SHOW: Kimmel Played it Relatively Safe - 16:30 GDT Started Hot After a Last Second Switch - 21:18 Mike1 Takes Issue w/ Disney’s Business Side - 22:58 Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis Had MOMENTS - 25:30 Dianne Warren Performs, Again, Again - 29:45 Navalny Wins, Oscars Forced To Play Politics - 31:47 . The Backgrounds of Every Award Were GREAT - 36:00 This Is a Weird Moment - 38:21 Austin Butler Was On Alert From MUAH - 39:34 100 Years of WB Was Random - 43:04 . Ruth E Carter Makes History Herself - 47:22 Naatu Naatu Was Fun; Problematic? - 49:24 All Quiet Went Back to Winning; Kicked Off a Lull - 51:29 Lady Gaga is a Gift and We All Should Act Accordingly - 55:52 . Babylon Was Screwed. SCREWED WE SAY! - 57:42 The Cocaine Bear Made Things Weird - 1:00:22 . The Mikes Fought On Twitter - 1:03:18 The Screenplay Categories Were Pleasant Surprises - 1:06:00 AlsoMike Comes to Grip w/ Maverick’s Year - 1:07:57 MM Keeravani Redeems His Speech Season - 1:11:28 John Travolta Had Us All Choked Up - 1:12:52 . From Then On, It Was ALL EEAAO - 1:15:55 Fraser, Yeoh, Are King and Queen Leads - 1:18:39 Harrison Ford Gave EEAAO Best Picture - 1:26:30 . How Did Everything Happen? - 1:29:11 Will This Affect Future Release Dates? - 1:33:40 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:36:47 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:38:00

Oscar Sunday Morning Show: News, Predix, + Scream 6 Gumbo - ORC 3/12/23 Mar 12, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show . LAST SECOND AWARDS NEWS: Oscars/ABC Advertising Going Well; SAG Ratings Too - 1:42 Indie Spirits Not As Much - 4:24 How The Mikes Are Watching Oscar Sunday - 6:25 . LINE CHANGES AND PREDICTION SWITCHES: Overall Movements, Who’s Gaining Strength? - 8:13 Original Screenplay: Does AlsoMike Change His Pick? - 12:16 The Lone Prediction Change for Either Mike - 17:07 Supporting Actress is Even Tighter Now - 18:17 Our Predicted Tallies - 24:22 . SCREAM 6 NONSPOILER DISCUSSION: AlsoMike is Higher Than Mike1 - 30:35 Where Does Scream 7 Fit? - 33:53 A Scream That Isn’t Scream - 36:03 Kids are Tough - 39:24 . . Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 41:31 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 43:10

Oscar Gambling Preview + Predictions w/ David Long! - ORC 3/8/23 Mar 09, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show Introducing The Duke of Bettingham David Long! . An Introduction To Gambling Odds - 2:09 . 2023 OSCARS GAMBLING PREVIEW AND PREDICTIONS: Best Picture: The Heaviest Favorite in a Decade - 4:40 Director: A Fox in The Daniels’ House? - 18:46 Lead Actor: The Ballad of David’s Wallet in Brendan’s Hands - 26:53 Lead Actress: The Two Queens Battle - 37:23 Supporting Actress: Campaign vs Credentials vs Conviction - 45:33 Supporting Actor: One Final Dig at BAFTA’s BAFTA-ing - 54:05 . Original Screenplay: Does Banshees Win Anything? - 57:33 Adapted Screenplay: Hey Speaking of BAFTA Success… - 1:03:00 . Animated Feature: It’s Pinocchio. Moving On… - 1:10:02 International Feature: It’s All Quiet. Moving On… - 1:13:02 Doc Feature: It’s a Mess. Moving On… - 1:15:01 . Cinematography: This Used to be Close - 1:20:22 Editing: Is This The Tech EEAAO Wins? - 1:23:10 Sound: Is This The Tech Maverick Wins? - 1:26:47 VFX: Blue Man 2-oup - 1:29:24 Original Score: Babylon, Sneaky Oscars Player? - 1:31:30 Original Song: Rihanna, Gaga, and Naatu Naatu - 1:39:00 Production Design: Babylon, Leader - 1:43:33 Costume Design: Two Industry Titans Do Battle - 1:46:11 Makeup and Hair: Elvis Has Become The Favorite - 1:49:00 . Animated Short: We Go FAR Too Long On This - 1:52:23 Live Action Short: An Underrated Category Gem - 1:58:52 Doc Short: Malala’s Moment? - 2:00:17 . . David’s Work/Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 2:03:33 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 2:04:37

Scott Feinberg of THR for The 5th Annual Feinberg Final! (Part 1?) - ORC 3/6/23 Mar 06, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show Introducing THR’s Scott Feinberg! . THE FEINBERG FINAL, 2023: Who’s Winning Best Picture - 2:41 (And Legitimate Reason for EEAAO to Worry) Netflix’s Unique/Lack Of All Quiet Play - 4:51 How To Weigh BAFTA Results - 8:25 The Live Chapman U Podcasts - 12:00 . Is The Academy Ready for The Looming Chris Rock Questions? - 14:00 The Wide Range of Precursor Acting Category Winners - 19:10 A Possible Marvel Bias + The EEAAO Worry, Pt 2 - - 26:05 Was Tom Cruise Underutilized? Banshees 5th Place? - 29:20 . Do or Die Ratings Year for Oscars, and The Future of the Show - 33:24 (Plus a Sneak Preview of THR’s Oscars Print Issue) . . Scott’s Work/Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 41:04 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 43:44

Jazz Tangcay of Variety, THE Artisans Expert, Returns! - ORC 3/4/23 Mar 04, 2023

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What Is This Episode - Top of Show Introducing Variety’s Jazz Tangcay! . THE ARTISAN CATEGORIES W/ JAZZ TANGCAY: Variety’s Artisan Awards + Her Prep - 3:00 On New Academy CEO Bill Kramer Presenting All 23 This Year - 8:36 Academy’s Recognition of Hair + Makeup Mastery - 13:38 Jazz’s Hair and Makeup Prediction - 19:16 , COSTUME DESIGN: Catherine Martin is a Genius - 21:56 What Happened to Ruth Carter @ BAFTA? - 23:16 Jazz’s Pick - 25:51 . CINEMATOGRAPHY: The Curious Case of Top Gun’s Cinematography Oscar - 27:10 Jazz’s Favorite Camera Shot of the Year + Prediction - 30:23 . PRODUCTION DESIGN: Jazz Helps Mike1’s Cinematography vs Production Design Battle - 33:57 . ORIGINAL SONG: Naatu Naatu’s Strength - 38:08 . THE BIG ARTISAN INDUSTRY PROBLEM - 42:42 . . Jazz’s Work/Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 49:37 Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 52:29

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