The People vs. Oscar

What's more treacherous - the Temple of Doom or the classical music scene?

We've got the ultimate prestige vs. blockbuster debate in 1984. The Oscars showered Milos Forman's opus "Amadeus" with 8 Oscar wins from 11 nominations. Meanwhile, audiences flocked to the Indiana Jones prequel "The Temple of Doom." Which comes out ahead? Tune in to find out!

Two space movies (of sorts) go head to head in this 1983 battle.

People turned out in droves to see the conclusion of the original "Star Wars" trilogy in "Return of the Jedi." However, the Oscars awarded the 2nd biggest hit of the year, "Terms of Endearment." The three hankie dramedy chronicles the decades long relationship between mother and daughter. Plus, Jack Nicholson plays a womanizing astronaut. What's not to love?

Stay tuned after the episode for some Terms of Endearment from some special fans of the podcast! <3

It's blockbuster vs. biopic this week at the People vs Oscar.

Steven Spielberg's box office champion "E.T. The Extra Terrestrial" won over hearts and wallets as it became the highest grossing movie of its time and even got a Best Picture nomination. It lost, however, to "Gandhi," Richard Attenborough's 3 hour epic on Mahatma Gandhi that spanned over 50 years of his life. Which film wins out in the end? Listen to find out.

It's the war of iconic movie scores!

Steven Spielberg's iconic blockbuster "Raiders of the Lost Ark" takes on the Oscar winning sports drama "Chariots of Fire." The Spielberg classic ranks as the favorite film of all time for one of our co-hosts. However, do the synth filled races of "Chariots of Fire" sway anyone to Oscar's side?

Tune in to find out!

Familial strife is at the heart of our inaugural 80s episode.

The Star Wars sequel "Empire Strikes Back" takes on the Award winning drama "Ordinary People." Many lauded "Empire" for taking its characters to shockingly dark places and tacking on twists no one could forget. Meanwhile, Robert Redford makes the jump to directing with the searing family drama "Ordinary People." Will the blockbuster or prestige drama walk away with the votes? Tune in to find out!

The one thing we can agree on is the 70s were our favorite decade of the podcast! However, we each had different favorites.

Tune in to listen to what both Matt and I thought were the best of the films we saw in the 1970s.

Make sure to stay tuned for all of our recommendations, as we talk about other notable films of the decade we wished got recognition.

Is Bond any match for Meryl Streep?

Roger Moore's incarnation of Bond goes up against Academy Award winning performances from Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep in the latest episode of "The People vs Oscar." Following the success of "Star Wars," audiences flocked to see Bond in Space! Meanwhile, the Oscars turned their eyes towards the family divorce drama "Kramer vs Kramer." Which film prevails? Listen to find out.

These hometown heroes have wildly different lives ahead of them.

Few weeks have such stark contrasts in tone as 1978.

The Oscars wanted to confront the Vietnam War head on, with "The Deer Hunter" (about a bunch of local factory town workers headed off to war) besting "Coming Home" (Jane Fonda/Jon Voight's hospital set war romance). However, the people were more interested in the past, turning out in droves to see "Grease," a bop about summer love in the 50s.

At last, the week that inspired the podcast!

Few pairings encompass the People vs. Oscar debate quite like 1977 - "Star Wars" vs. "Annie Hall." It's the ultimate David and Goliath showing, as the multi-layered rom-com "Annie Hall" beat top-grossing juggernaut in Best Picture. Both films show up all over AFI lists and any conceivable "Best of All Time" list. In fact, between co-hosts Matt and Chris, each movie is an all time favorite of each of the co-hosts. Who's favorite prevails? Listen to find out.

"Adrian! Yo Adrian!"

"Rocky" was the underdog sports story that won everyone over. Made for a minimal budget, Sylvester Stallone's passion project became the highest grossing film of the year and the winner of Best Picture. This is even more incredible when one considers 1976 also had films such as "Taxi Driver," "All the Presidents Men," and "Network." How does the film hold up today? With "Creed" a massive current success, how different or similar does the original feel?