Here Are The Nominees: Teaser Trailer

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The good folks at The Media By Us who brought you Talkie Talk have another podcast for you, Here Are the Nominees. From the depths of quarantine and worldwide panic comes a teaser trailer that will tell you all you need to know — for movie and awards fans, this sounds like just the ticket.

This will be on the same Talkie Talk feed you’re currently subscribing to. And if you’re not subscribing… what’s wrong with you??

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> Intro theme courtesy of The Willow Walkers

Here Are the Nominees: Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995)

Here Are the Nominees revisits a randomly selected Oscar-nominated film from the past. We’ll examine the nominations it received, weigh in on their merit, and see how the film holds up in general today. 

The Nominations:
  • Best Actor – Richard Dreyfuss
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Talkie Talk #211: Survivor & Media in 2020

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Talkie Talk #211: Survivor & Media in 2020
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Put your best prediction hats on because we’ve put 2019 in the rearview and are talking about all of the things coming in the new year. Stay tuned for Oscar wrap-up, Survivor, and movies, games, and TV we’re excited about.

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Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.

> Intro theme courtesy of The Willow Walkers
> Outro song “Extemporaneous  Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa 

100% Guaranteed Accurate Academy Award Predictions

It’s that time of year again! Well, it’s early this year, but it’s time. Sunday February 9th, the Academy Awards are being held to honor the best (or most) in film from 2019 (with some of these actually releasing in 2020). Confusing? Maybe. To clear some confusion about the nominees and who is 100% guaranteed to win, we are breaking down every category below. It addition, we’ll add some dark horse candidates (with an outside chance at the win) and include our Talkie Talk Winner from from our recent podcast. And away we go!

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Talkie Talk Topic – Our Oscar Winners

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Talkie Talk Topic - Our Oscar Winners
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A-hoy hoy dear listener. Gather your friends and family as we break down who we think should win each award at the Oscars this year. We are not predicting who we think WILL win, these are who we WANT to win. Timestamps below.

Live Action Short – 2:52
Doc Short – 10:56
Animated Short – 18:30
International Feature – 27:29
Documentary Feature – 32:47
Animated Feature – 39:06
Visual Effects – 44:27
Sound – 52:29
Original Song – 58:51
Original Score – 1:04:10
Production Design – 1:10:54
Makeup and Hairstyling – 1:17:13
Costume Design – 1:21:27
Editing – 1:28:00
Cinematography – 1:30:00
Original Screenplay – 1:37:07
Adapted Screenplay – 1:43:47
Supporting Actor – 1:51:31
Supporting Actress – 1:56:19
Best Actor – 2:02:06
Best Actress – 2:06:56
Director – 2:13:26
Best Picture – 2:15:13

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Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.

> Intro theme courtesy of The Willow Walkers
> Outro song “Extemporaneous  Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa 

Talkie Talk #210: Harriet, Judy, The Lighthouse, and Honeyland

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Talkie Talk #210: Harriet, Judy, The Lighthouse, and Honeyland
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We’ve got a full house for this one. Al, Brent, Chris, TJ, and David are here to talk about the movies we’ve caught on our race to the Oscars. We’ve got some fun non Oscar movies in here too. Al stares down a horse and wins. Then we talk about the academy alphabet soup and give our blind movie recommendations (which may be off by a weekend).

Brent: Harriet (1:17), Judy (10:05), Bombshell (14:34), The Outsider (19:35), Unbelievable (21:18)

Al: Thunder Road (24:09), Agirre: Wrath of God (26:12), Filmworker (30:57)

David: Parasite (36:51), Joker (38:08), Little Women (40:43)

TJ: Honeyland (46:21), Richard Jewell (55:56), The Lighthouse (56:46), Jojo Rabbit (59:31), Les Miserables (1:01:42)

Breezy on the Streets: 1:05:20

What to Watch: 1:10:57

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Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.

> Intro theme courtesy of The Willow Walkers
> Outro song “Extemporaneous  Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa 

Talkie Talk #209: 1917, Little Women, and Richard Jewell

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Talkie Talk #209: 1917, Little Women, and Richard Jewell
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Brent watched Bratz: The Movie? We don’t know what happened to him, but he watched Bratz… Kelly and Chris are also here to talk about movies, the latest news, and our blind recommendation.

Brent: Ford v. Ferrari (1:05), Jojo Rabbit (3:38), Little Women (6:11), 1917 (11:58), Kicking & Screaming (16:36), Bratz: The Movie (20:16)

Chris: 2020 Oscar Nominated Short Films (33:14)

Kelly: Breakthrough (40:27), Richard Jewell (46:19), Country Music (53:44)

Breezy on the Streets: 54:38

What to Watch: 1:11:17

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Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.

> Intro theme courtesy of The Willow Walkers
> Outro song “Extemporaneous  Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa 

Talkie Talk Topic – Top Ten of 2019 (and other lists)

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Buckle in! This one’s a doozy – but it’s worth it. We’ve got the whole gang here to talk about our favorite and least favorite movies of the year. See below if you want to skip around.

Best Stand-up Specials: 1:05

Worst Movies: 9:30

Top 10 Movies: 22:14

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Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.

> Intro theme courtesy of The Willow Walkers
> Outro song “Extemporaneous  Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa 

Talkie Talk Topic – Oscar 2020 Nomination Predictions

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Our experts have bashed their heads together to predict the nominees for the 2020 Oscars. Listen in as we discuss the most likely inclusions and exclusions for each category. You’ll be surprised to hear how many nominations Cats is predicted to get!

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Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.

> Intro theme courtesy of The Willow Walkers
> Outro song “Extemporaneous  Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa 

Talkie Talk #208: The Mandalorian, Bombshell, and Uncut Gems

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Talkie Talk #208: The Mandalorian, Bombshell, and Uncut Gems
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We’ve finally all finished the Mandalorian! Also, Brent is continuing his streak of watching terrible movies and… Bustopher Jones is not skin and bones… uhhh. Chris watched Cats and is broken. But TJ watched some new, good movies too!

Brent: The Invasion (1:41), Vantage Point (9:49), The Mandalorian (17:22)

Chris: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (32:48), CATS (47:25)

TJ: Bombshell (57:35), Uncut Gems (1:00:40)

Breezy on the Streets: (1:03:43)

What to Watch: (1:20:19)

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Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.

> Intro theme courtesy of The Willow Walkers
> Outro song “Extemporaneous  Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa