In this week's episode, Kohn and Thompson remember the late Mike Nichols and explore his unique role in the industry. They also look ahead to the upcoming documentary shortlist and why that process matters during Oscar season. Thompson catches up on "Ida" and "The Tale of Princess Kaguya," while Kohn shares his thoughts on "Selma" and "American Sniper." After they take a question from Twitter, Thompson offers her thoughts on the latest "Hunger Games" installment and Kohn recommends his favorite new release.

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With Thompson at the Los Cabos Film Festival in Mexico and Kohn in Key West, the pair discuss two new fall movies that premiered this week, "Selma" and "America Sniper," examining the Oscar odds for both. They also touch on whether or not Julianne Moore has momentum for her performance in "Still Alice" and if the newly released "Foxcatcher" remains a major player. Outside of awards season chatter, the duo also address the foreign language winners of AFI Fest's New Auteurs section, for which they both served on the jury. NOTE: Due to challenging recording circumstances, some of the audio in this recording is challenged by background sounds.

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In this week's episode, Kohn and Thomson discuss AFI Fest opening night film "A Most Violent Year," the latest drama from J.C. Chandor, and explore why it faces a tough road ahead during awards season. Considering the news that Jessica Chastain has been limiting in her promotion of the movie because of her obligations to "Interstellar," the duo touch on Christopher Nolan's domineering control over the marketing efforts behind his film. They also dig deeper into the acting categories as the Oscar race continues to heat up. Finally, they turn to their favorite new releases, with Thompson favoring the Terrence Malick-inspired "The Better Angels" and Kohn praising the Netflix documentary "Virguna."

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For the 20th episode, Kohn and Thompson sift through the mailbox to address listener questions about the Oscar race. But first, they debate a bunch of new movies, including "Interstellar" — which Kohn liked more than Thompson — and "The Theory of Everything," which Thompson liked more than Kohn. They also discuss "Nightcrawler" and the impact of the recent IDA Documentary Award nominations.

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In this week's episode, Thompson and Kohn discuss the newly announced Gotham awards nominees. Do they have any impact on the Oscar race? Next week, Screen Talk celebrates its 20th episode by inviting our listeners to submit questions to the hosts, which they will address throughout the episode. You can send them to Kohn or Thompson on Twitter or write e-mail Eric Kohn at [email protected] with the subject line "Screen Talk question."

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