Film Nobs

Go ahead, make our day! In this episode, the Nobs pull out their man cards to take a look at the greatest action stars in movie history -- male division. From Errol Flynn to Harrison Ford, from Bruce Lee to Bruce Willis, from Sly to Arnie, listen in as these icons Duke it out for the title of toughest tough-guy of all time!

Action Hero Stars Part I-III (in alphabetical order):

Christian Bale Antonio Banderas Charles Bronson Jim Brown Gerard Butler Nicolas Cage Jackie Chan Sean Connery Daniel Craig Russell Crowe Tom Cruise Matt Damon Johnny Depp Vin Diesel Robert Downey, Jr. Clint Eastwood Errol Flynn Harrison Ford Mel Gibson Tom Hardy Samuel L. Jackson Dwayne Johnson Michael B. Jordan Bruce Lee Jet Li Tobey Maguire Lee Marvin Steve McQueen Liam Neeson Chuck Norris Brad Pitt Keanu Reeves Ryan Reynolds Arnold Schwarzenegger Steven Seagal Will Smith Wesley Snipes Sylvester Stallone Jason Statham Patrick Swayze Jean Claude Van Damme Mark Wahlberg Denzel Washington John Wayne Fred Williamson Bruce Willis

The Film Nobs take a look at all the wonderful women of cinema who have taken names and kicked bad-guy butt through the years! From Pam Grier to Princess Leia, from Ellen Ripley to a ripped Linda Hamilton, be sure to listen in to another marvelous episode!

Make your friends green with envy by being first to listen to the Film Nobs 2019 St. Patricks Day episode! From Ben Affleck to John Wayne, the Nobs give the lowdown on the biggest and best Irish actors and actresses in cinema, and that's no blarney!

B-Man and The Morganator discuss the upcoming 2019 Disney slate of movies! Will this be the biggest, most profitable year ever for the House of Mouse studio? What will be the bigger draw, Avengers: Endgame or Star Wars Episode IX? Toy Story 4 or Frozen 2? Captain Marvel or Maleficent: Mistress of Evil? Put on a pair of oversized ears and listen in to find out!

Join B-Man as he celebrates National Procrastination Week by talking about a couple of subjects he's a bit behind on - a 2019 Oscars Recap and his 2018 Year in Movies Review.

What are you waiting for? Let's get this episode started!

Abbreviated 2019 Academy Award Nominations & Winners:

Best Picture:

"Black Panther"

"BlacKkKlansman"

"Bohemian Rhapsody"

"The Favourite"

"Green Book" (WINNER)

"Roma"

"A Star Is Born"

"Vice"

Lead Actor:

Christian Bale, "Vice"

Bradley Cooper, "A Star Is Born"

Willem Dafoe, "At Eternity's Gate"

Rami Malek, "Bohemian Rhapsody" (WINNER)

Viggo Mortensen, "Green Book"

Lead Actress:

Yalitza Aparicio, "Roma"

Glenn Close, "The Wife"

Olivia Colman, "The Favourite" (WINNER)

Lady Gaga, "A Star Is Born"

Melissa McCarthy, "Can You Ever Forgive Me?"

Supporting Actor:

Mahershala Ali, "Green Book" (WINNER)

Adam Driver, "BlacKkKlansman"

Sam Elliott, "A Star Is Born"

Richard E. Grant, "Can You Ever Forgive Me?"

Sam Rockwell, "Vice"

Supporting Actress:

Amy Adams, "Vice"

Marina de Tavira, "Roma"

Regina King, "If Beale Street Could Talk" (WINNER)

Emma Stone, "The Favourite"

Rachel Weisz, "The Favourite"

Director:

Spike Lee, "BlacKkKlansman"

Pawel Pawlikowski, "Cold War"

Yorgos Lanthimos, "The Favourite"

Alfonso Cuarón, "Roma" (WINNER)

Adam McKay, "Vice"

Animated Feature:

"Incredibles 2," Brad Bird

"Isle of Dogs," Wes Anderson

"Mirai," Mamoru Hosoda

"Ralph Breaks the Internet," Rich Moore, Phil Johnston

"Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse," Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman (WINNER)

Adapted Screenplay:

"The Ballad of Buster Scruggs," Joel Coen , Ethan Coen

"BlacKkKlansman," Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee (WINNER)

"Can You Ever Forgive Me?," Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty

"If Beale Street Could Talk," Barry Jenkins

"A Star Is Born," Eric Roth, Bradley Cooper, Will Fetters

Original Screenplay:

"The Favourite," Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara

"First Reformed," Paul Schrader

"Green Book," Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly (WINNER)

"Roma," Alfonso Cuarón

"Vice," Adam McKay

Cinematography:

"Cold War," Lukasz Zal

"The Favourite," Robbie Ryan

"Never Look Away," Caleb Deschanel

"Roma," Alfonso Cuarón (WINNER)

"A Star Is Born," Matthew Libatique

Film Editing:

"BlacKkKlansman," Barry Alexander Brown

"Bohemian Rhapsody," John Ottman (WINNER)

"Green Book," Patrick J. Don Vito

"The Favourite," Yorgos Mavropsaridis

"Vice," Hank Corwin

Sound Editing:

"Black Panther," Benjamin A. Burtt, Steve Boeddeker

"Bohemian Rhapsody," John Warhurst (WINNER)

"First Man," Ai-Ling Lee, Mildred Iatrou Morgan

"A Quiet Place," Ethan Van der Ryn, Erik Aadahl

"Roma," Sergio Diaz, Skip Lievsay

Sound Mixing:

"Black Panther"

"Bohemian Rhapsody" (WINNER)

"First Man"

"Roma"

"A Star Is Born"

Production Design:

"Black Panther," Hannah Beachler (WINNER)

"First Man," Nathan Crowley, Kathy Lucas

"The Favourite," Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton

"Mary Poppins Returns," John Myhre, Gordon Sim

"Roma," Eugenio Caballero, Bárbara Enrı́quez

Original Score:

"BlacKkKlansman," Terence Blanchard

"Black Panther," Ludwig Goransson (WINNER)

"If Beale Street Could Talk," Nicholas Britell

"Isle of Dogs," Alexandre Desplat

"Mary Poppins Returns," Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman

Original Song:

"All The Stars" from "Black Panther" by Kendrick Lamar, SZA

"I'll Fight" from "RBG" by Diane Warren, Jennifer Hudson

"The Place Where Lost Things Go" from "Mary Poppins Returns" by Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman

"Shallow" from "A Star Is Born" by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, Andrew Wyatt and Benjamin Rice (WINNER)

"When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings" from "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" by David Rawlings and Gillian Welch

Visual Effects:

"Avengers: Infinity War"

"Christopher Robin"

"First Man" (WINNER)

"Ready Player One"

"Solo: A Star Wars Story"

B-Man previews the 2019 Oscars telecast, then puts his Nobbish reputation on the line by telling you who should win, who will win, and - most importantly - who he would have nominated in the first place. Listen up to win your Oscar pool! (or if you need a scapegoat should you lose)

Show rundown:

2:25 - Controversy #1:Best Popular Film category 4:30 - Controversy #2:Host search woes 10:30 - B-Man's Oscar host pick 12:00 - Controversy #3:Original song performances controversy 13:30 - Controversy #4: 4 categories receiving awards during commercial break 15:00 - Controversy #5: Overall show length 16:30 - Possible reasons for declining viewership 19:00 - Why B-Man still enjoys and looks forward to the Oscars every year 23:00 - Is Roma winning Best Picture a given? 25:00 - Will the blockbuster once again save Oscar viewer ratings? 27:30 - Makeup and Hair 29:00 - Costume Design 30:50 - Sound Mixing 34:00 - Sound Editing 35:00 - Original Song 35:30 - Original Score 36:30 - Visual Effects 37:00 - Production Design 38:00 - Cinematography 39:00 - Film Editing 40:00 - Foreign Language Film 40:30 - Animated Feature 41:40 - Adapted Screenplay 42:40 - Original Screenplay 45:40 - Best Documentary Feature 47:00 - Supporting Actor 50:00 - Supporting Actress 51:00 - Lead Actor 54:40 - Lead Actress 57:10 - Best Director 59:00 - Best Picture

2019 Academy Award Nominations:

Best Picture:

"Black Panther" "BlacKkKlansman" "Bohemian Rhapsody" "The Favourite" "Green Book" "Roma" "A Star Is Born" "Vice"

Lead Actor:

Christian Bale, "Vice" Bradley Cooper, "A Star Is Born" Willem Dafoe, "At Eternity's Gate" Rami Malek, "Bohemian Rhapsody" Viggo Mortensen, "Green Book"

Lead Actress:

Yalitza Aparicio, "Roma" Glenn Close, "The Wife" Olivia Colman, "The Favourite" Lady Gaga, "A Star Is Born" Melissa McCarthy, "Can You Ever Forgive Me?"

Supporting Actor:

Mahershala Ali, "Green Book" Adam Driver, "BlacKkKlansman" Sam Elliott, "A Star Is Born" Richard E. Grant, "Can You Ever Forgive Me?" Sam Rockwell, "Vice"

Supporting Actress: Amy Adams, "Vice" Marina de Tavira, "Roma" Regina King, "If Beale Street Could Talk" Emma Stone, "The Favourite" Rachel Weisz, "The Favourite"

Director:

Spike Lee, "BlacKkKlansman" Pawel Pawlikowski, "Cold War" Yorgos Lanthimos, "The Favourite" Alfonso Cuarón, "Roma" Adam McKay, "Vice"

Animated Feature:

"Incredibles 2," Brad Bird "Isle of Dogs," Wes Anderson "Mirai," Mamoru Hosoda "Ralph Breaks the Internet," Rich Moore, Phil Johnston "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse," Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman

Animated Short:

"Animal Behaviour," Alison Snowden, David Fine "Bao," Domee Shi "Late Afternoon," Louise Bagnall "One Small Step," Andrew Chesworth, Bobby Pontillas "Weekends," Trevor Jimenez

Adapted Screenplay:

"The Ballad of Buster Scruggs," Joel Coen , Ethan Coen "BlacKkKlansman," Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee "Can You Ever Forgive Me?," Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty "If Beale Street Could Talk," Barry Jenkins "A Star Is Born," Eric Roth, Bradley Cooper, Will Fetters

Original Screenplay:

"The Favourite," Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara "First Reformed," Paul Schrader "Green Book," Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly "Roma," Alfonso Cuarón "Vice," Adam McKay

Cinematography:

"Cold War," Lukasz Zal "The Favourite," Robbie Ryan "Never Look Away," Caleb Deschanel "Roma," Alfonso Cuarón "A Star Is Born," Matthew Libatique

Best Documentary Feature:

"Free Solo," Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi "Hale County This Morning, This Evening," RaMell Ross "Minding the Gap," Bing Liu "Of Fathers and Sons," Talal Derki "RBG," Betsy West, Julie Cohen

Best Documentary Short Subject:

"Black Sheep," Ed Perkins "End Game," Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman "Lifeboat," Skye Fitzgerald "A Night at the Garden," Marshall Curry "Period. End of Sentence.," Rayka Zehtabchi

Best Live Action Short Film: "Detainment," Vincent Lambe "Fauve," Jeremy Comte "Marguerite," Marianne Farley "Mother," Rodrigo Sorogoyen "Skin," Guy Nattiv

Best Foreign Language Film:

"Capernaum" (Lebanon) "Cold War" (Poland) "Never Look Away" (Germany) "Roma" (Mexico) "Shoplifters" (Japan)

Film Editing:

"BlacKkKlansman," Barry Alexander Brown "Bohemian Rhapsody," John Ottman "Green Book," Patrick J. Don Vito "The Favourite," Yorgos Mavropsaridis "Vice," Hank Corwin

Sound Editing:

"Black Panther," Benjamin A. Burtt, Steve Boeddeker "Bohemian Rhapsody," John Warhurst "First Man," Ai-Ling Lee, Mildred Iatrou Morgan "A Quiet Place," Ethan Van der Ryn, Erik Aadahl "Roma," Sergio Diaz, Skip Lievsay

Sound Mixing:

"Black Panther" "Bohemian Rhapsody" "First Man" "Roma" "A Star Is Born"

Production Design:

"Black Panther," Hannah Beachler "First Man," Nathan Crowley, Kathy Lucas "The Favourite," Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton "Mary Poppins Returns," John Myhre, Gordon Sim "Roma," Eugenio Caballero, Bárbara Enrı́quez

Original Score:

"BlacKkKlansman," Terence Blanchard "Black Panther," Ludwig Goransson "If Beale Street Could Talk," Nicholas Britell "Isle of Dogs," Alexandre Desplat "Mary Poppins Returns," Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman

Original Song:

"All The Stars" from "Black Panther" by Kendrick Lamar, SZA "I'll Fight" from "RBG" by Diane Warren, Jennifer Hudson "The Place Where Lost Things Go" from "Mary Poppins Returns" by Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman "Shallow" from "A Star Is Born" by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, Andrew Wyatt and Benjamin Rice "When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings" from "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" by David Rawlings and Gillian Welch

Makeup and Hair:

"Border" "Mary Queen of Scots" "Vice"

Costume Design:

"The Ballad of Buster Scruggs," Mary Zophres "Black Panther," Ruth E. Carter "The Favourite," Sandy Powell "Mary Poppins Returns," Sandy Powell "Mary Queen of Scots," Alexandra Byrne

Visual Effects:

"Avengers: Infinity War" "Christopher Robin" "First Man" "Ready Player One" "Solo: A Star Wars Story"

Join the battle as those heroic Nobs take on the most dastardly villains in film history! From Annie Wilkes to General Zod, the Nobs fight their way through the ultimate list of evil to make the podcast world a safer place!

Show Rundown 2:00 - Who has the better roles: Villains or Heroes? 4:40 - What defines a Villain? 5:00 - Is the Villain the protagonist or the antagonist? 6:00 - Who is really the protagonist in Die Hard? 7:00 - Are antagonists necessarily villains? 8:00 - Key ingredient for making the best villain? 11:00 - Consciously motivated villains vs. unconsciously motivated villains 14:00 - Is it scarier when the villain looks like you? 16:30 - Agent Smith from The Matrix Trilogy 17:00 - Which Joker portrayal is the best villain? 18:10 - Is Nurse Ratched truly a villain or merely an antagonist? 20:30 - Most effective and disturbing villain portrayals 22:30 - Technology as a new villain 25:00 - The villains of Stanlefy Kubrick 28:00 - The villains of Alfred Hitchcock 32:00 - Greatest example of casting an actor as an expected villain 34:00 - The tension of an ever-present, constant threat lurking in the shadows 35:00 - Does the villain make or break the movie? 36:00 - The villain and hero being used in a symphoney to play the audience like a piano 38:00 - The villain heirarchy in a villanious organization 39:30 - Robin Willaims as a movie villain? 41:30 - The original Predator as a great villain 44:00 - Women in effective movie villain roles 52:30 - Music's role in making a villain more effective 53:00 - Villanious great speeches 56:00 - John Travolta's movie villains 57:00 - Darth Vader 60:00 - Movie franchises as villains themselves? 61:00 - AFI's Top 10 Villains 62:30 - Ranker's Top 10 Villains 69:30 - Our villain theme songs

Valentine's Day approaches and love is in the air, so take a deep breath and try to still your beating hearts as the Nobs journey coast to coast - from Manhattan all the way to La La Land - to find true love (spoiler alert: its movies)!

In this episode, the Nobs take a look back at the giants who have cast their far-reaching shadows over the history of motion picture special effects. King Kong? Godzilla? To be sure, they're here, but other giants are discussed as well, including movies themselves such as Forbidden Planet, The Matrix, and The Terminator, along with giant technicians in the field like Willis O'Brien, Ray Harryhausen, and Stan Winston. So come on and join in on what is sure to be a very 'special' episode!

Blade Runner, Raging Bull and Apocalypse Now are just a few of the amazing films that the American Society of Cinematographers has listed as the 100 Best Shot Movies of all-time!

This is the first time the ASC has ever created a list quite like this and we just have to find out their picks!

But behind those shots of sweeping desert landscapes, awe inspiring sunsets and furious action scenes is a master of their craft - the cinematographer.

Join us as we zoom in for a closer look at the ASC Top 10 and onto the magicians of shadow and light who created those beautiful shots. We also take a little time to discuss some of our own favorite films and cinematographers.

Will your favorites make the cut?

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