Silver Screeners

The city of Boston takes to the field with two comedies filmed and set here in the "Hub," the Jimmy Fallon-Drew Barrymore Red Sox-themed rom com Fever Pitch and the Sandra Bullock-Melissa McCarthy action comedy The Heat. This month of the year especially, with the annual Boston Marathon continuing to persevere, we love that dirty water, even those of us technically just outside the city in the suburbs. Plus, the usual behind-the-scenes fun facts, poll results, interactive trivia, and listener shout-outs!

"The stairs are out!!!" screams Tom Hanks as he dangles for dear life from the second floor of his money pit. While he and Shelley Long just want a beautiful functioning country home, Cary Grant and Myrna Loy as Mr. and Mrs. Blandings have their woes as well, as we dive into two comedies about the joys and perils of home ownership in their determined attempts to turn their American Disasters into the American Dream. They survive everything from missing windows to collapsing staircases as they leave life in the big city behind. Plus, the usual behind-the-scenes fun facts, surprising poll results, interactive trivia, and listener shout-outs!

What do taxes, almond cookies, hot dogs, bagels, laundromats, and Chapstick all have in common? They factor heavily into 2022's Best Picture Oscar winner! It'll make more sense after you hear YouTuber, blogger, and photographer Drew Bennett join me for a conversation about Everything Everywhere All at Once. Plus, the usual online poll results, interactive trivia, and listener shout-outs! "Cherish these few specks of time."

2022 brought us a lot of great flicks, but one that involves severed friendships (and fingers), the beautiful Irish seacoast, Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson reunited onscreen, and Jenny the donkey deserves an episode of its own. Former Reel Life co-host Mike Wigdor guests as we dive into our favorite scenes and characters from writer-director Martin McDonagh's dark comedy/drama that earned a whopping 9 Oscar nods but was goose-egged and went home without a single 'fecking' win. Plus, the usual fun facts, poll results, interactive trivia, and listener shout-outs!

A blend of dark comedy and scathing social commentary, these two satires about class distinction became Oscar darlings and critical successes. Triangle of Sadness was a 3-time nominee, including Best Picture and Director, while Parasite made history as the first film ever to receive Best Picture, Director, and International Feature. Behind the sly cynicism and sardonic wit of both lies a message about the human condition. Plus, the usual fun facts, poll results, listener trivia segment, and shout-outs!

Aspiring filmmakers and former high school film students of mine, Brendan and Zak, join me for a conversation about each of our predictions for the 95th annual Academy Awards! Brendan, a professional production assistant and extra, and Zak, who's in the Air Force, prove their love of cinema as we reveal our picks for the nominees who will bring home the gold. Plus, the usual interactive trivia segment and listener shout-outs!

An Oscar-winning Best Supporting Actor performance by J.K. Simmons and a current nomination for Best Leading Actress for Cate Blanchett wave their batons in this episode about two Best Picture nominees about narcissistic, passionate, and headstrong music conductors. 10 acting nominations between them, and that's nothing to shake a stick at. Plus, the usual behind-the-scenes fun facts, poll results, interactive trivia, and listener shout-outs!

Oscars countdown with Silver Screeners continues with a look at two current Best Leading Actress nominees (Ana de Armas in Blonde and Michelle Williams in The Fabelmans), both of whom earned nominations in their careers for their portrayals of Marilyn Monroe in 2022's Blonde and 2011's My Week with Marilyn, respectively. Two films 11 years apart that serve up different interpretations of the one of the most photographed women of the 20th century ... plus, the usual fun facts, poll results, interactive trivia, and listener shout-outs!

A hunk-hunka-burnin' love and a champion of the world - Oscars countdown with Silver Screeners begins with a look at a current Best Picture and Leading Actor nominee (Austin Butler in Elvis) and a previous Picture nominee and Leading Actor winner (Rami Malek as Freddy Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody)! A look at a pair of biopics of rock stars that brought these two fine actors together in solidarity ... plus, the usual fun facts, poll results, interactive trivia, and listener shout-outs!

The 95th annual Academy Awards season is about to descend upon the entertainment industry! So as we tune in to see which celebrity will be the next to prove that they are one chromosome away from being a potato, we'll be revisiting Oscars of the past while doing a deep dive into some of this year's nominees. It's all explained here, along with the usual interactive trivia segment and listener shout-outs! Plus, a new Oscar-focused feature on famous (and notorious) moments from the past.