We update you studio by movie studio before we analyze the newly set Awards Season Calendar, recap the BAFTA initiatives, and decry the Box Office Apocalypse. Plus, Mike1 had a big idea on how to change the 2021 Oscars.

What is This Episode? - Top of Show

THE UPDATED AWARDS SCHEDULE - 2:11

BAFTA ANNOUNCES DIVERSITY CHANGES - 6:23

Category Changes - 7:50

Future Effect on Academy? - 11:23

MOVIE THEATERS ARE IN TROUBLE - 13:55

CONTENDER UPDATES BY STUDIO:

WB/HBO Max - 22:02

(The Batman, Dune, Wonder Woman 84, The Witches, etc)

Netflix - 24:26

(Ma Rainey, The Prom, Mank, Trial of the Chicago 7; Over The Moon Trailer 2, etc)

Mike1’s Jerry Lewis Oscars-Thon Pitch - 35:33

Disney - 47:47

(The French Dispatch, Next Goal Wins, West Side Story, Black Widow, The Eternals, Soul, Nomadland, Free Guy, The King’s Man, etc)

Universal/Focus - 57:14

(No Time To Die Moves, Kajillionaire, News of the World, Promising Young Woman, etc)

Neon - 1:02:21

(Palm Springs, Totally Under Control, Night of the Kings, Ammonite, etc)

A24 - 1:03:32

(Boys State, On The Rocks, Zola, The Green Knight, Minari, etc)

Apple - 1:05:19

(a Tom Holland Oscar Vehicle?!)

BBC Films - 1:08:07

(Supernova or Why We Can’t Have Stanley Tucci Date Colin Firth On Film/Ever)

Amazon - 1:11:00

(One Night in Miami, Time, I’m Your Woman, Small Axe, Sylvie’s Love, Sound of Metal, Borat 2, etc)

Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S/HELP US! - 1:19:01

What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:20:00

We begin with a look at the newly set Awards Season Calendar and what that could mean for consensus building. Then we analyze the rule changes at the British Academy of Film & Television Awards before leading into our big sprawling discussion on how the Oscars and the Industry could and should proceed through yet another major covid based schedule shake up.

So we decided to recap all of the news, review all the trailers, and preview all the film slates one movie studio at a time. We start with Warner Brothers because we’re transitioning from the Tenet box office obituary into the latest moves for Dune, The Batman, and the HBO Max announcement for The Witches.

Netflix is next, and we update you on The Prom, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, & Mank as we discuss their Fall & Winter film slates. Then Also Mike teases his review of The Trial of the Chicago 7 before we review the second trailer for Over The Moon, and then, all chaos erupts. For Mike1 is an agent of chaos as he decides to pitch a radical idea for this year’s Oscars 2020/21 ceremony & ABC’s (Disney owned/Netflix biased?) broadcast. How crazy is this idea? You’ve gotta listen to find out.

But don’t worry, we cover most of the other movie studio slates from Disney / Searchlight to Universal / Focus to Neon / Hulu to A24 / Apple to BBC / Amazon, and we preview / speculate about all their films from The French Dispatch & Next Goal Wins to Promising Young Woman & Zola. Plus, we review more trailers in the process like Minari, Sound of Metal, Supernova, & Borat 2.

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