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This is The Greatest Show.....On Earth! This episode of Worthy, Ben and Jon join the circus and discuss Cecil B. DeMille's lone Oscar win. 'The Greatest Show On Earth' is an ode to the big top and glorifies the creative production that goes into it. Our hosts also discuss the history of the use of animals in Hollywood productions.

Ben and Jon look into the films use of the real Ringling Brothers Circus, Charlton Heston's lead performance and an intriguing subplot featuring James Stewart as "Buttons, a Clown". This film's win at the 25th Academy Awards has been debated heavily by modern critics, but do Ben and Jon agree with these modern takes?

Is 'The Greatest Show On Earth' worthy of all the Best Picture award for 1952? Tell us how we’re wrong at [email protected]

The Worthy boys tap dance their way over to Paris in order to discuss the Technicolor MGM musical film ‘An American in Paris’. Inspired by the 1928 orchestral composition by George Gershwin, this 1950s classic adaptation presents the French city with bright and lavish recreations of the iconic landscape. Our hosts also take a deep dive into the climactic 17-minute dialogue-free ballet featuring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron.

We even debate whether an actor such as Gene Kelly can be considered as an auteur filmmaker based on their critical role to the production. The musical won six Academy Awards out of eight nominations. 

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The Worthy boys head backstage to dissect the drama between Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter), a super fan who becomes consumed by ambition and betrays her older mentor, Margo Channing played by Bette Davis. We discuss ageism in Hollywood and how the industry has improved or maybe not improved as much as it should. All About Eve went on to receive 14 nominations, beating and setting the record for most in a ceremony at the time. 

It’s impossible to discuss All About Eve without mentioning one of the biggest Oscar snubs of all time with Bette Davis not receiving a nomination for her role as Margo Channing. However we do celebrate the other wins such as Joseph L. Mankiewicz for Best Screenplay/Best Direction, George Sanders for Best Supporting Actor, and Edith Head and Charles LeMaire winning Best Costume Design – Black and White. 

Is All About Eve worthy of all these nominations and awards? Tell us how we’re wrong at [email protected] 

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Ben and Jon breakdown the announcement of the 94th Academy Awards nominations. The Worthy hosts go through the highlights, snubs, and surprises of this year's nominees and categories. 

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We mob together to discuss Willie Stark’s rants and political fall from grace as we’re discussing the 22nd Best Picture winner All The King’s Men. This 1949 film takes the gaze of a noir film and applies it to a political thriller about a local farmer turned politician. All The King’s Men was based on the popular novel by Robert Penn Warren from 1946. We descend into the earthly mess that is politics to discuss how politics are often portrayed in film as well as some of our favorite “political films”.  

We discuss Mercedes McCambridge’s film debut in All The King’s Men and how it even earned her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming only a handful of actors to win an Oscar in their film debut. It’s impossible to discuss this film without mentioning the sharp script and the dominating performance by Broderick Crawford who even won the Best Actor award for his performance as farmer turned politician Willie Stark.

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Worthy hosts give their end of the year recap and personal Top 10 films of 2021. In this episode Ben and Jon discuss the state of films and their experiences with going back to theaters to watch the newest in Hollywood.

Ben and Jon also give some early Oscar predictions for the 94th Academy Awards and what they hope to see as 2021 Oscar season approaches. From Dune to Belfast to No Time To Die, this episode of Worthy goes through the best of 2021 in film.

Tune in and listen to our Top 10 films of 2021!

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, a Worthy Holiday special to listen to. Ben and Jon talk about Holiday Movies and where they have appeared in Oscar history. Our hosts also dive into what makes a Holiday movie a "Holiday Movie" and the popularity of the genre among different celebrations during the holiday season. 

So warm up to your favorite podcast listening spot and check out this special Holiday episode! 

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‘Hamlet’ and the 21st Academy Awards

The Worthy family seeks revenge as we discuss Laurence Olivier’s 1948 Shakespeare adaptation of ‘Hamlet’! We discuss the work of Shakespeare being adapted to film and whether to strongly diverge from the text or duplicate the words of the playwright. We even talk about our own experiences with Shakespeare and how we’ve changed as we’ve gotten older. Is Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet the best adaptation of Shakespeare's work? 

We dive into the unique camerawork of the film and how the perspective of the camera guides us as if we were God. There’s no way we can discuss Hamlet without honoring the great work in-front and behind the camera by Olivier as he guides us through this tragedy. The production design and costumes truly bring the color to this black and white adaptation of Shakespeare seminal work. 

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The Best Picture breakdown by Worthy hosts, Ben Smith and Jon Roberts, dives into one of Elia Kazan’s first films “Gentleman’s Agreement”. The film deals with the issues of anti-semitism in America and a journalist who pretends to be Jewish in order to understand the central conflict. Gregory Peck’s performance helped to lead this film to its Best Picture win at the 20th Academy Awards.

This episode also celebrates the milestone of the Academy Awards 20-year existence. Worthy hosts, Ben and Jon, debate the past decade of Best Picture winners and what awards they would give to each one. It is certainly an episode that gives highlights of the Oscars second decade of existence and the way that film has expanded in those years.

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Only 18 horror movies have won Oscars and only 6 horror films have been nominated for Best Picture in the Academy Award's 93-year history. Why do we watch the horror genre and how has it changed over time? Where does the Academy lie with horror films and what films have they missed in the past? And can a horror film even be Worthy? 

These are all the questions we discuss in this special Halloween episode! 

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