This week, Gemma chats with Academy President Janet Yang and CEO Bill Kramer about the importance of the Oscars to the global film community, plus its engaging impact on theater-going in a constantly changing industry. Also, Mia and Brian debrief about the Dune: Part Two hype (Space melodrama! More worms! All hail Denis Villeneuve!) and its entry into the Letterboxd Top 250 at a miraculous number six. For the grand finale, riot grrrl rockers Sleater-Kinney make a special appearance, with Carrie Brownstein recounting her brief appearance in Todd Haynes’ Carol. Chapters:
Credits: Recorded in Los Angeles. Edited by Slim, production manager Sophie Shin, editorial producer Brian Formo. Theme: ‘Hyperlight’ by Letterboxd member Trent Walton (AKA Echo Wolf). Artwork by Danny Haas. Best in Show is a TAPEDECK production. Title courtesy of Christopher Guest.
Weekend Watchlist: Summer 2024 Preview Extravaganza
Best in Show Season 2 Finale: Letterboxd Goes to the Oscars
Best in Show: Indie Spirits with Justine Triet and On Cinema’s Gregg Turkington
Best in Show: BAFTAs and Barbie with Billie Eilish and Finneas
Best in Show: Visual Effects with The Creator creators, plus War is Over! with Sean Lennon
Best in Show: International Feature Feast with Juliette Binoche and Tran Anh Hung
Best in Show: Sundance sum-ups and Flower Moon costumes with Oscar nominee Jacqueline West
Best in Show: 2024 Oscar noms and an Animation Celebration with the directors of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best in Show: Sound Design in the Snow, in Osage country and The Zone of Interest
Weekend Watchlist: Giant-Sized 2024 Preview Spectacular
Best in Show: Poor Things, Lord of the Rings, and those pesky Golden Globes
Best in Show: 2023 Year in Review Extravaganza!
Best in Show: Documentary shortlist special with Jon Batiste, Maciek Hamela, listener mailbag questions and award cats!
Best in Show: Chopping it up with Oppenheimer film editor Jennifer Lame
‘Love Actually’ Spectacular
Best in Show: Inside the Actor’s Studio with Paul Mescal, Andrew Scott and Jeffrey Wright
Best in Show: Screenplay Edition with May December Writer Samy Burch
Best in Show: Ringing in Awards Season 2023 with Sean Fennessey
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