We talk about our favorite biographical movies about famous musicians.  From Buddy Holly to James Brown, from Mozart to Johnny Cash, we go over what works and what doesn't work when telling a story in this specific subgenre of film.  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

We profile the Mexican auteur by discussing all of his feature length films, including Amores Perros, 21 Grams, Babel, Biutiful and his most recent Academy Award winning effort, Birdman.  For a more in-depth discussion on Birdman, check out episode 22 of our podcast.  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

In this episode, we talk about Terry Gilliam's most recent film and discuss why our expectations are so high.  We also discuss the great acting jobs by the main characters and some cameo roles.  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

We talk about Chris Rock's most recent, and possible most personal movie.  We also get into the state of  film criticism and stand up comedy today.  We begin the show talking about new trailers that have come out and our most anticipated upcoming movies.  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

Paul and Josh talk about their favorite movies where the actors talk directly to the audience.  We also recommend 5 movies for each other to watch in 5 months.  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

We talk about the phenomenon that we both experience when watching Coen Brothers movies where we don't fully enjoy/understand a Coen Brothers movie the first time around.  We are also in good company (Guillermo Del Toro).  The podcast turns into a lovefest of Coen Brothers movies and we try to figure out why they are so great on repeat viewings.  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

Paul and Josh talk about two documentaries that analyze the relationship between technology and art.  Side By Side talks about the film industry being at a technological crossroads between old and new (film and digital) and Tim's Vermeer is about a graphic designer that gets obsessed with the methodology of a 17th century painter.  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

Paul and Josh reflect on the 2014 Oscars, the good and the bad.  We also took a cue from Steven Soderbergh and tracked what we have been watching (both television and movies) for the last month or so.  We talk about the movies and television programs that we watched and delve into one of those movies:  Jason Reitman's Men, Women and Children.  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

It's Oscar time and Paul and Josh run down their list of top 5 favorite movies of 2014, along with some honorable mentions and Oscar picks for the upcoming Academy Awards.  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

Paul and Josh discuss two movies that are getting a bit of Oscar buzz.  We focus on two movies that are both based on true stories and have centralized characters that are struggling with particular crossroads in their lives.  These movies have garnered Academy Award nominatoins for Best Actress (Reese Witherspoon) Best Supporting Actress (Laura Dern) and Best Picture and Best Song (Selma).  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.