And the Award Goes To . . .

And the Award Goes To . . .

By Luke Shoemaker and Zach KingTV & Film
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  • SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

    Jai-ho! Slumdog Millionaire is a journey through India and Bollywood all on a quest for love. Join Luke and Zach as they breakdown the 81st academy award winner for best picture.

    1 hr 37 min
  • No Country For Old Men

    The Coen brothers are a Hollywood directing tandem that has forged their way through cinema with a catalog of top notch films. No Country for Old Men stands as their crowning achievement and the 80th academy award winner for best picture. Join Zach and Luke as they breakdown this Coen brothers classic.

    1 hr 56 min
  • The Departed
    Martin Scorsese's The Departed is a Boston crime tale that gave him not only his first win with the Academy, but has stood the test of time like Goodfellas as an instant classic. Join Zach and Luke as they dive into this Scorsese Boston crime epic.
    2 hr 3 min
  • Crash

    Crash is another controversial best picture winner in academy history when looking back then and examining it now. Luke and Zach dive into this LA race tale and 78th Academy Award winner. The competition breakdown has someones winner: Munich, Brokeback Mountain , Good Night, and Good Luck, and Capote. 

    The Snubs includes an all time favorite for one of the hosts:

    Syriana

    Hustle & Flow

    Walk the Line 

    Cinderella Man

    A History of Violence 

    Match Point


    1 hr 47 min
  • Million Dollar Baby

    Clint Eastwood is the greatest actor to ever become a director, as proven by his academy awards success. Zach and Luke analyze Mr. Eastwood’s second best picture winning film, Million Dollar Baby, a boxing film that punches you in your soul. The competitors are strong: The Aviator, Finding Neverland, Ray, and Sideways.



    The Snubs from this year include some great pictures:

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    COLLATERAL

    The Passion of The Christ

    Closer

    Hotel Rwanda

    Friday Night Lights

    Kill Bill Vol 2


    1 hr 40 min
  • Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
    One ring to rule them all. Take a journey through middle earth with Zach and Luke as they breakdown the 76th Academy Award winner for best picture, The Return of the King.  Get great information on the competition: LOST IN TRANSLATION, MYSTIC RIVER, MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD, SEABISCUIT.
    The snubbed movies discussed are:
    Cold Mountain
    House of Sand and Fog
    21 Grams
    American Splendor
    The Last Samurai
    Kill Bill Vol1
    Love Actually
    Big Fish
    1 hr 58 min
  • Chicago

    No one loves a good musical more than Zach and Luke. Join the guys as they dive into, Chicago!!! The first musical to win best picture since 1968. The hosts discuss the competition with The Hours, The Lord of the Rings: Two Towers, The Pianist,  and the Gangs of New York. 

    They also throw out several snubs from this year like About Schmidt, Unfaithful, Catch me if you Can, Road to Perdition, Adaptation, About a Boy, and Y Tu Mama Tambien. 



    1 hr 42 min
  • A Beautiful Mind

    Zach and Luke step into the classroom with another best picture winning Russell Crowe performance, A Beautiful Mind, directed by Ron Howard. Join our hosts as they dive into the lasting impact of the film's portrayal of mental illness.

    • Reflections [2:10]
    • Attention to details  ( All the background information on awards won, box office, cast, director, and much much more [7:45]
    • IMDB V ROTTEN TOMATOES OVER/UNDER [37:00]
    • Sell it to my Dad! [38:50]
    • Plot Synopsis/Analysis ( A detailed breakdown of the film with production notes and analysis) [40:03]
    • Favorite Scenes and Quotes [76:10]
    • Musical Score [80:00]
    • The Casting Cut ( All the possibilities for this film) [82:30]
    • Issues with the Movie [86:23]
    • Greatest Resume Additions [87:40]
    • The Competition ( Other best picture nominees from this year) [1:34:32]
    • Snubs ( Films not nominated for best picture from this year) [1:45:00]
    • Our 5 Nominees [1:54:30]
    • And the Award Goes To . . .  OUR PICKS  [1:55:40]
      • 2 hr 2 min
    • Gladiator
      My name is Gladiator. Luke and Zach take you through Ridley Scott's Roman epic and 73rd Academy Award best picture winner, Gladiator. A film still revered to this day. Russell Crowe delivers an Oscar winning performance as Maximus.
      Reflections 2:10
      Attention to details  ( All the background information on awards won, box office, cast, director, and much much more 6:47
      IMDB V ROTTEN TOMATOES OVER/UNDER 34:28
      Sell it to my wife! 36:15
      Plot Synopsis/Analysis ( A detailed breakdown of the film with production notes and analysis) 37:10
      Favorite Scenes and Quotes 82:40
      Musical Score 87:36
      The Casting Cut ( All the possibilities for this film) 89:51
      Issues with the Movie 94:30
      Greatest Resume Additions 96:50
      The Competition ( Other best picture nominees from this year) [1:43:52]
      Snubs ( Films not nominated for best picture from this year) [1:51:11]
      Our 5 Nominees [1:57:00]
      And the Award Goes To . . .  OUR PICKS  [1:58:50]
      2 hr 2 min
    • American Beauty

      20 Years later, American Beauty is as polarizing of a best picture winner as any in academy history. Zach and Luke dive into the lasting legacy of this now controversial film and breakdown it's significance to the Academy today. Segments include:

      Reflections 2:15.

      Attention to details/Directing, Writing, and Casting comments 7:38.

      IMDB/Rotten Tomato's over under 23:00.

      Sell it to my dad 24:50.

      Spoiler alert- plot breakdown with commentary 26:15.

      Top 3 Fav scenes and Favorite quotes 66:00.

      Casting cut - Who almost got the role? 74:00.

      Issues with the film 82:00.

      Greatest resume addition 86:00.

      The fellow nominees, 72nd academy awards 94:00.

      72nd academy awards film snubs 98:00.

      Zach and Luke pick the winner 104:00.

      Zach and Luke pick their 5 nominees 107:00.

      1 hr 49 min

    About And the Award Goes To . . .

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    Two long time friends and cinephiles break down every best picture winner from this centuries Academy Awards. From casting, directors, writers, cinematographers, score, plot, and favorite scenes. All…