Circuit Breaker! - The Awards, Film, & TV Podcast

Welcome to the Awards Circuit movie and awards podcast “CIRCUIT BREAKER!,” a weekly show from AwardsCircuit.com featuring host Clayton Davis along with panelists Sam Coffey, Mark Johnson, Joey Magidson, Chris James, and Karen Peterson. We discuss movies, television and all the awards shows that need predicting. We also host interviews with top celebrities and craftspeople from the industry.  New episodes are released every Monday.  Special episodes released during awards seasons.

Find us on Twitter at @Circuit_Pod, email us at [email protected], and submit your comments and questions at the bottom of the episode.

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On the agenda:

* A sit down with Rolfe Kent, composer of Jon Baird’s “Stan & Ollie” from Sony Pictures Classics.  The musician has worked on such iconic scores such as “Legally Blonde” and “Sideways” and talks about working on the iconic duo Laurel and Hardy and what’s easier for him to work on in terms of genre.

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Welcome to the Awards Circuit podcast titled “CIRCUIT BREAKER!,” a weekly podcast from AwardsCircuit.com featuring host Clayton Davis along with panelists Sam Coffey, Mark Johnson, Joey Magidson, Chris James, and Karen Peterson. We discuss movies, television and all the awards shows that need predicting. New episodes are released every Monday.

Find us on Twitter at @Circuit_Pod, email us at [email protected], and submit your comments and questions at the bottom of the episode.

CHECK OUT THE NEW CIRCUIT HUB FOR ALL YOUR AWARD SHOW PREDICTIONS!

On the agenda:

* Recapping the week of precursors that included the Gotham Awards, NYFCC, and NBR – what does it mean to the Oscar race?

* Delivering our final guesses for nominations for the Golden Globes that are on Thursday.

* “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” dropped and its a unanimous lovefest.  Did we finally meet the match for Pixar and Disney?

* We also have a new logo! – What do you think?

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Welcome to the Awards Circuit podcast titled “CIRCUIT BREAKER!,” a weekly podcast from AwardsCircuit.com featuring host Clayton Davis along with panelists Sam Coffey, Mark Johnson, Joey Magidson, Chris James, and Karen Peterson. We discuss movies, television and all the awards shows that need predicting. New episodes are released every Monday.

Find us on Twitter at @Circuit_Pod, email us at [email protected], and submit your comments and questions at the bottom of the episode.

CHECK OUT THE NEW CIRCUIT HUB FOR ALL YOUR AWARD SHOW PREDICTIONS!

On the agenda:

* Talking about the probability and predictions for the National Board of Review and the New York Film Critics Circle.

* Thanksgiving gave the AMPAS and SAG screenings of “Mary Poppins Returns” and “Vice” – and with that, instant Oscar contenders in Christian Bale and Emily Blunt.

* Big openings for “Creed II,” “Ralph Breaks the Internet,” and “Widows.”

* Going through some of the technical categories for the Oscars including Production Design, Cinematography, Costume Design, and Film Editing.

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Welcome to the Awards Circuit podcast titled “CIRCUIT BREAKER!,” a weekly podcast from AwardsCircuit.com featuring host Clayton Davis along with panelists Sam Coffey, Mark Johnson, Joey Magidson, Chris James, and Karen Peterson. We discuss movies, television and all the awards shows that need predicting. New episodes are released every Monday.

Find us on Twitter at @Circuit_Pod, email us at [email protected], and submit your comments and questions at the bottom of the episode.

CHECK OUT THE NEW CIRCUIT HUB FOR ALL YOUR AWARD SHOW PREDICTIONS!

On the agenda:

* Talking a bit about Lily James who may be a Golden Globe nominee for “Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again.”

* We lost two-time Oscar-winning screenwriter William Goldman.  We’re speaking about his best works.

* The Independent Spirit Award Nominations were announced and we talk about the nominees that included a bunch for “If Beale Street Could Talk” and “First Reformed” and the omissions of “Boy Erased” and “The Old Man & the Gun.”

* Putting a focus on convincing the Academy to expand back to a “straight 10” in Best Picture versus the sliding scale.

* The first reactions to “Vice” and the entry of Christian Bale and Amy Adams in the Oscar race.  Also gauging the talk on “Mary Poppins Returns” and Emily Blunt.

* Pet Peeves are the Oscars are discussed.  What are some of yours?

* A fiery discussion about predicting a director to win the Oscar but NOT have the film in your Top 3 predictions in Best Picture…does it equate?

* Our Oscar Predicted Winners as of 11/18/2018.

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Academy Award-winning composer Hans Zimmer has worked in film and television since the early 1980s. He has worked with Ridley Scott, Ron Howard, Christopher Nolan, and many more of the best-known directors in Hollywood.

Zimmer won an Academy Award for his original score on the beloved Disney classic “The Lion King” in 1994. Disney tapped him again to work on the live-action adaptation due next year. He also earned nominations for “Rain Man,” “The Prince of Egypt,” “Gladiator,” and last year’s “Dunkirk.”

He has also scored video games, commercials, and recently worked on the documentary series “Blue Planet II.”

In 2013, he joined forces with Steve McQueen on “12 Years a Slave,” which would go on to win Best Picture that year. They worked so well together that they reunited for “Widows,” adapted from Lynda LaPlante’s groundbreaking miniseries.

“Widows” stars Viola Davis as Veronica Rawlings, a wealthy Chicago woman whose world collapses after her criminal husband (Liam Neeson) is killed in a standoff with police. It seems her husband stole money from some very bad people who want it back. So Ronnie gathers together the other widows of her husband’s gang to pull off the heist they couldn’t.

The film also stars Elizabeth Debicki, Cynthia Erivo, Michelle Rodriguez, Carrie Coon, Jacki Weaver, Colin Farrell, Daniel Kaluuya, and Brian Tyree Henry.

I recently had the opportunity to speak with Mr. Zimmer about his work on “Widows,” and his collaboration with Steve McQueen. We also talked about why this film is sure to resonate with audiences, and I learned some surprising details about his early life and career.

We hope you’ll enjoy this conversation with Hans Zimmer.

“Widows” is distributed by 20th Century Fox and is in theaters now.

Be sure to check out our Official Oscar Predictions Page to see where “Widows” ranks among the contenders!

Welcome to the Awards Circuit podcast titled “CIRCUIT BREAKER!,” a weekly podcast from AwardsCircuit.com featuring host Clayton Davis along with panelists Sam Coffey, Mark Johnson, Joey Magidson, Chris James, and Karen Peterson. We discuss movies, television and all the awards shows that need predicting. New episodes are released every Monday.

Find us on Twitter at @Circuit_Pod, email us at [email protected], and submit your comments and questions at the bottom of the episode.

CHECK OUT THE NEW CIRCUIT HUB FOR ALL YOUR AWARD SHOW PREDICTIONS!

On the agenda:

* What are the most egregious category frauds this year?  We discuss a few including Thomasin McKenzie (“Leave No Trace“) and Emma Stone (“The Favourite“).

* First reviews drop for Mimi Leder’s “On the Basis of Sex” – how is it factoring into the Oscar race for Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, and Best Picture?

* What are some TV shows that should be made into movies?  This ties into the announcement of “Breaking Bad” coming to a theater near us.

* Giving our thoughts on “The Grinch” and other films bubbling around.

* Viggo Mortensen had a mishap during a Q&A.  Does it spoil his Best Actor chances for “Green Book?”

* Going through an in-depth look at the BEST ACTRESS and BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS race.

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Welcome to the Awards Circuit podcast titled “CIRCUIT BREAKER!,” a weekly podcast from AwardsCircuit.com featuring host Clayton Davis along with panelists Sam Coffey, Mark Johnson, Joey Magidson, Chris James, and Karen Peterson. We discuss movies, television and all the awards shows that need predicting. New episodes are released every Monday.

Find us on Twitter at @Circuit_Pod, email us at [email protected], and submit your comments and questions at the bottom of the episode.

CHECK OUT THE NEW CIRCUIT HUB FOR ALL YOUR AWARD SHOW PREDICTIONS!

On the agenda:

* “Under the Silver Lake” moves to 2019

* “The Other Side of the Wind” from Orson Welles opened on streaming services.  What will it do?

* Magnolia Pictures launched their FYC site and didn’t send out the awards season “brick” this year, and instead, sent out digital screeners.  We go over their slate that includes “RBG,” “Shoplifters,” and “Dogman.”

* British Independent Film Award nominations were announced where “The Favourite” led.  Is this the strong start that it needed?

* Gabriela Rodriguez, producer of “Roma,” is poised to become the first Hispanic woman nominated for Best Picture.  Woman representation is on the rise but still has a long way to go.  We discuss.

* People seem very confident that Spike Lee could be the one to beat in Best Director.  How many categories can “BlackKklansman” show up in below-the-line?

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Celebrated singer and songwriter Annie Lennox rose to international fame as one half of the pop duo The Eurthymics in the 1980s. Some of their most popular songs include “Would I Lie to You?” and “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This).”

Lennox moved on to a successful solo career with songs like “Walking on Broken Glass” and “No More I Love Yous,” winning Grammys along the way. She won the Academy Award for her Original Song “Into the West” from “The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King” in 2003.

In 2008, she launched The Circle, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting women around the world. Their work involves education to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS, developing women as entrepreneurs, and ending human trafficking. The Circle is globally recognized for its humanitarian work, and Lennox herself has earned multiple humanitarian awards for her efforts.

Now, Lennox is back with an original song, “Requiem For A Private War” from Matthew Heineman‘s new film. “A Private War” tells the story of war correspondent Marie Colvin (Rosamund Pike), whose work took her into war zones in Africa and the Middle East from the 80s until 2012. The film also stars Jamie Dornan, Tom Hollander, and Stanley Tucci.

We would like to thank Annie Lennox for speaking with Awards Circuit about her work. You can listen to the full song, “Requiem For A Private War” here:

“A Private War” is distributed by Aviron Pictures and is in theaters now.

Be sure to check out our Official Oscar Predictions Page to see where “A Private War” ranks among the contenders!

Welcome to the Awards Circuit podcast titled “CIRCUIT BREAKER!,” a weekly podcast from AwardsCircuit.com featuring host Clayton Davis along with panelists Sam Coffey, Mark Johnson, Joey Magidson, Chris James, and Karen Peterson. We discuss movies, television and all the awards shows that need predicting. New episodes are released every Monday.

Find us on Twitter at @Circuit_Pod, email us at [email protected], and submit your comments and questions at the bottom of the episode.

CHECK OUT THE NEW CIRCUIT HUB FOR ALL YOUR AWARD SHOW PREDICTIONS!

On the agenda:

* This podcast is dedicated to Mr. Wayne Pratko, the high school Drama and English Teacher of Clayton, who lost his battle with cancer this past week.  We’re highlighting some of our educational influences over the years and what they meant to us.

* Middleburg Film Festival had a big weekend that included Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma,” Elizabeth Chomko’s “What They Had,” Joel Edgerton’s “Boy Erased,” Jason Reitman’s “The Front Runner,” Matthew Heineman’s “A Private War,” Peter Farrelly’s “Green Book” and more.

* Is “Roma” a “critic’s darling” and something that won’t translate for general audiences?

* We’re getting a Yoko Ono/John Lennon film from Jean-Marc Vallee.  How are we excited?

* First Trailer for “Bird Box” with Sandra Bullock and Sarah Paulson debuted and its going to AFI.  Does it mean anything?

* 25 Animated Features were submitted for Oscar.  Which film is on top?

* Other news bits: DiCaprio and Scorsese re-teaming again, George Miller set his next movie, Ruth E. Carter is getting a Career Achievement award, and the first trailer for “Vox Lux” dropped.

* The entire cast of “A Quiet Place” is being campaigned supporting.  Can any of them sneak into the Oscar race?

* Who are the best working actresses today?  Cate Blanchett, Viola Davis, Natalie Portman? Who?

* The first predictions are made for the Independent Spirit Awards with official submissions being named and cited.

* We go through all the major categories and our predictions.  What’s the frontrunner in Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay, and Animated Feature.

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Welcome to the Awards Circuit podcast titled “CIRCUIT BREAKER!,” a weekly podcast from AwardsCircuit.com featuring host Clayton Davis along with panelists Sam Coffey, Mark Johnson, Joey Magidson, Chris James, and Karen Peterson. We discuss movies, television and all the awards shows that need predicting. New episodes are released every Monday.

Find us on Twitter at @Circuit_Pod, email us at [email protected], and submit your comments and questions at the bottom of the episode.

On the agenda:

* Talking about “First Man” and its box office struggle.  Ryan Gosling and Claire Foy are the highlights.  Where do they fall on the prediction chart?

* Talking about “A Star is Born” and its Oscar chances this season.

* Talking about “Roma,” “Ben is Back,” “Widows,” “Capernaum,” and “Green Book.”

* Oscar and critics group voting has different procedures.  Should it change?

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