Academy Rewind

Episode 64: Best of 2020 with Lisa!

January 10th, 2021  |  1 hr 56 mins

academy awards, best of 2020, birds of prey, city hall, emma, film, hamilton, harley quinn, i'm thinking of ending things, invisible man, movies, oscars, palm springs, soul, sound of metal, tenet, the devil all the time, trial of the chicago 7

Palmer and Tim are joined by Lisa from "I Love that Movie Podcast" to make the best of the 2020 film scene!

Episode 60: Best Picture 1934: Lady for a Day, Little Women, State Fair, She Done Him Wrong, Smilin' Through, Cavalcade, 42nd Street, A Farewell to Arms, I am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang, The Private Life of Henry VIII

December 10th, 2020  |  Season 6  |  1 hr 45 mins

1934, 42nd street, a farewell to arms, academy awards, best picture, cavalcade, i am a fugitive from a chain gang, lady for a day, little women, oscars, she done him wrong, smilin' through, state fair, the private life of henry viii

Best Picture Nominees 1934
Lady for a Day
Little Women
State Fair
She Done Him Wrong
Smilin' Through
Cavalcade
42nd Street
A Farewell to Arms
I am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang
The Private Life of Henry VIII

Episode 59: Best Picture 1944: Casablanca, The More the Merrier, In Which We Serve, Madame Curie, Heaven Can Wait, The Ox-Bow Incident, The Song of Bernadette, The Human Comedy, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Watch on the Rhine

November 19th, 2020  |  Season 6  |  1 hr 43 mins

1944, academy awards, best picture, casablanca, for whom the bell tolls, heaven can wait, in which we serve, madame curie, oscars, the human comedy, the more the merrier, the ox-bow incident, the song of bernadette, watch on the rhine

Obeying THE HUMAN COMEDY of listeners IN WHICH WE SERVE, Tim, Palmer, and MADAME CURIE (because THE MORE THE MERRIER) ask themselves FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS while singing THE SONG OF BERNADETTE and WATCH ON THE RHINE. Finding no answers, they go to Rick's Cafe in CASABLANCA to investigate THE OX-BOW INCIDENT because, after all, HEAVEN CAN WAIT.

Episode 58: Best Picture 1954: Roman Holiday, Shane, The Robe, Julius Caesar, From Here to Eternity

October 29th, 2020  |  Season 6  |  1 hr 4 mins

1954, academy awards, best picture, from here to eternity, julius caesar, oscars, roman holiday, shane, the robe

On ROMAN HOLIDAY searching for the tomb of JULIUS CAESAR, Tim and Palmer encounter SHANE who tells them that they can find THE ROBE FROM HERE TO ETERNITY.

Episode 57: Best Picture 1964: Cleopatra, America America, Lilies of the Field, Tom Jones, How the West Was Won

October 8th, 2020  |  Season 6  |  18 mins 30 secs

1964, academy awards, america america, best picture, cleopatra, how the west was won, lilies of the field, oscars, tom jones

While touring AMERICA AMERICA hoping to learn HOW THE WEST WAS WON, Tim and Palmer come across a woman claiming to be CLEOPATRA reincarnated dueling TOM JONES in the LILIES OF THE FIELD.

Episode 56: Best Picture 1974: The Exorcist, American Graffiti, The Sting, A Touch of Class, Cries & Whispers

September 17th, 2020  |  Season 6  |  1 hr 9 mins

1974, a touch of class, academy awards, american graffiti, best picture, cries & whispers, oscars, the exorcist, the sting

While adding A TOUCH OF CLASS to a building with some AMERICAN GRAFFITI during THE STING of the century, Palmer & Tim hear some CRIES & WHISPERS from none other than Father Merrin, a.k.a. THE EXORCIST. Shenanigans ensue.

Episode 55: Best Picture 1984: Terms of Endearment, The Right Stuff, The Big Chill, Tender Mercies, The Dresser

August 27th, 2020  |  Season 6  |  1 hr 12 mins

1984, academy awards, best picture, oscars, tender mercies_, terms of endearment, the big chill, the dresser, the right stuff

Before THE BIG CHILL sets in on the set of THE DRESSER, Palmer sets out to right the new TERMS OF ENDEARMENT concerning his friendship with Tim, who reminds Palmer to factor in THE RIGHT STUFF a.k.a TENDER MERCIES.

Episode 54: Best Picture 1994: Schindler's List, The Fugitive, The Remains of the Day, The Piano, In the Name of the Father

August 6th, 2020  |  Season 6  |  1 hr 21 mins

1994, academy awards, best picture, in the name of the father, oscars, schindler's list, the fugitive, the piano, the remains of the day

Palmer and Tim are back to discuss the 1994 Best Picture nominees! Following a viewing over SCHINDLER'S LIST, Palmer and Tim debate what to do with THE REMAINS OF THE DAY. Tim says play THE PIANO, but Palmer wants to reenact THE FUGITIVE ballroom scene IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER of comedy about that specific ballroom, John Mulaney.

Episode 53: Best Picture 2004: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Lost in Translation, Mystic River, Seabiscuit

July 16th, 2020  |  Season 6  |  1 hr 22 mins

2004, academy awards, best picture, lost in translation, master and commander: the far side of the world, mystic river, oscars, seabiscuit, the lord of the rings: the return of the king

Palmer and Tim are back for the Best Picture of 2004! In this episode, they conclude the journey in Middle-Earth (in reverse) by dissecting THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING. Unfortunately, a lot of it is LOST IN TRANSLATION for Palmer who takes SEABISCUIT down by the MYSTIC RIVER to reenact MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD instead.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Lost in Translation, Mystic River, Seabiscuit

Episode 52: Best Picture 2014: The Wolf of Wall Street, Gravity, American Hustle, 12 Years a Slave, Dallas Buyers Club, Her, Nebraska, Captain Phillips, Philomena

June 25th, 2020  |  Season 6  |  2 hrs 10 mins

12 years a slave, academy rewind, american hustle, best picture, captain phillips, dallas buyers club, gravity, her, nebraska, oscars, philomena, the wolf of wall street

Palmer and Tim are back after the season break for the next round of Academy Rewind! This episode, they venture bravely into NEBRASKA discussing 12 YEARS A SLAVE with PHILOMENA and CAPTAIN PHILLIPS, all to find the elusive "HER." On their journey, they encounter THE WOLF OF WALL STREET outside the DALLAS BUYERS CLUB trying to sell GRAVITY in classic AMERICAN HUSTLE style.

Best Picture 2014: The Wolf of Wall Street, Gravity, American Hustle, 12 Years a Slave, Dallas Buyers Club, Her, Nebraska, Captain Phillips, Philomena

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*This episode was recorded months prior to the Black Lives Matter movement currently igniting the United States, therefore, the conversation regarding "12 Years a Slave" does not touch upon the political or cultural climate of the country.