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Interview With "The Favourite" Production Designer, Fiona Crombie Jun 27, 2018

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For weeks there has been a debate over how much of "The Favourite's" much awarded (and Oscar hopeful) production design was actual production design and how much of it was simply very good location scouting. Here to put the debate to rest is production designer Fiona Crombie who's previous credits include 2016's "Macbeth" and the hit show "Top Of The Lake." Fiona was kind enough to give us a few minutes of her time to talk about the lush, detailed and vast work on Yorgos Lanthimos' new film.

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"Aquaman" Jun 25, 2018

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For this week's second podcast film review, myself, Jacey Aldredge & Danilo Castro review another entry in the DC Extended Universe. After being introduced in the critically and financially disappointing "Justice League," director James Wan now takes the mantle and directs Jason Momoa in "Aquaman." How does this standalone film compare to "Wonder Woman?" How are the visual effects? Is the DCEU back on track with this latest outing? We explore all of this and more in our review!

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Episode 122 - Happy Holidays, The Academy's Shortlists & The "Where'd You Go, Bernadette" Trailer Jun 22, 2018

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For Episode 122, myself, Will Mavity, Michael Schwartz, Ryan C. Showers, DeAnn Knighton & Jacey Aldredge bring you our 2018 Holiday episode where we discuss the Academy's shortlists, the trailers for "Greta" and "Where'd You Go, Bernadette," the polls, answer your fan questions and more!

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"Mary Poppins Returns" Jun 20, 2018

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For this week's podcast film review, myself, Michael Schwartz, Ryan C. Showers & Josh Parham review the much-anticipated sequel to the beloved 1964 film "Mary Poppins," directed by Rob Marshall and starring Emily Blunt in the title role, this is "Mary Poppins Returns." How does it compare to the original? Is it for children or for adults? How will it perform at the Oscars? We explore all of this and more in our review!

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Interview With "First Man" Composer, Justin Hurwitz Jun 18, 2018

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Justin Hurwitz has in a short amount of time, through his collaborations with Damien Chazelle on "La La Land" and "First Man," made a huge impact on the cinematic landscape with his memorable film scores for both movies. An Oscar-winner for the former and now, recently shortlisted for this year's Oscar for the later, the 33 year old composer was kind enough to chat with us about his work on "First Man" and take us into his creative process behind one of the year's most celebrated film scores.

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"If Beale Street Could Talk" Jun 15, 2018

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For this week's podcast film review, myself, Nicole Ackman, Tom O'Brien & guest Sharronda Williams from PayOrWait.com review Barry Jenkins' follow-up film to his Oscar-winning film "Moonlight," titled "If Beale Street Could Talk." How is the film doing in the awards race? How does it compare to "Moonlight?" Why is Barry Jenkins such a masterful director who should be making movies until the end of time? All of this and more is discussed on our review!

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Interview With "Mary Poppins Returns" Screenwriter, David Magee Jun 13, 2018

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David Magee has already earned himself a reputation in Hollywood as being a go-to man for adapting stories for the screen receiving an Oscar nomination in 2012 for "Life Of Pi" and now he's back with a new film, a sequel to a movie that is over 50 years old, "Mary Poppins Returns." How did he go about writing the story for the much anticipated sequel? What was it like working with Rob Marshall, Disney and the other close collaborators on such a beloved project? Find out all of this and more in our in-depth interview below.

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"Saving Mr. Banks" Jun 11, 2018

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THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL REVIEW. Please check out the full review on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture

For this month's Patreon throwback review on the Next Best Picture Podcast, I am joined by Michael Schwartz and Nicole Ackman. Together, the three of us review the 2013 film "Saving Mr. Banks" to help get us ready for the release of "Mary Poppins Returns." The film stars Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Paul Giamatti, Jason Schwartzman, Bradley Whitford & Colin Farrell. Does the film hold up five years later? How did it do at the Oscars? Was it a fair adaptation of the relationship between Walt Disney and P.L. Travers? Find out in our review below!

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Interview With "Cold War" Cinematographer Łukasz Żal Jun 08, 2018

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Łukasz Żal earned an Oscar nomination for his first feature length film as the director of photography on Paweł Pawlikowski's Academy Award winning film "Ida." Five years later, the two have re-teamed for another stunning black and white Best Foreign Language Film Oscar contender with "Cold War." The film premiered at Cannes to great acclaim and has been making its way around the fall film festival circuit. Amazon Studios is releasing the film on December 21st 2018 but we were lucky enough to sit down with Łukasz Żal to talk about his work on the film.

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Episode 121 - SAG & Critics Choice Nominations, Oscar Shortlist Predictions & "Triple Frontier" Jun 06, 2018

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For Episode 121, myself, Will Mavity, Michael Schwartz, Ryan C. Showers, Josh Parham, Cody Derricks & Tom O'Brien give our reactions to the SAG and Critics Choice Nominations. We also go over our predictions for tomorrow's reveal of the Academy's shortlists for Best Makeup & Hairstyling, Best Visual Effects, Best Foreign Language Film, Best Documentary, Best Original Score and Best Original Song. We talk about the polls and the trailer for J.C. Chandor's newest film "Triple Frontier."

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