The 96th Academy Awards, Part 1: Best Picture Roundtable

"You never fooled me with your song and dance, not for a second." 

It's our Season 4 premiere! As we do to kick off every season, we are joined by Phil Iscove (Podcast Like It's...) to discuss the 1944 crime noir that landed Billy Wilder his first Oscar nomination for Best Director. Don't forget to stick around at the end to find out what films Mike and Tom are selecting for their 2024 Registry Picks.

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In this fourth edition of You're Missing Out's annual Oscar special, things went long, so for the first time, the team is rolling out a two-parter. And that's not the only new thing around. The newest member of the team, social media manager Amanda Rush, joins Mike, Tom, and Kyle to talk through this year's Oscar race.

Last episode, they talked through each of the 10 Best Picture nominees (American Fiction, Anatomy of a Fall, Barbie, The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, Oppenheimer, Past Lives, Poor Things, The Zone of Interest).

Now, in Part 2, they'll rank not just the Best Picture nominees, but every film in every category.

Season 4 of You're Missing Out officially starts next week!

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In this fourth edition of You're Missing Out's annual Oscar special, things went long, so for the first time, the team is rolling out a two-parter. And that's not the only new thing around. The newest member of the team, social media manager Amanda Rush, joins Mike, Tom, and Kyle to talk through this year's Oscar race.

On this episode, they'll talk through each of the 10 Best Picture nominees (American Fiction, Anatomy of a Fall, Barbie, The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, Oppenheimer, Past Lives, Poor Things, The Zone of Interest). In Part 2, they'll rank not just the Best Picture nominees, but every film in every category.

Season 4 of You're Missing Out officially starts next week!

Watch today's episode on YouTube here!

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Michael Natale

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We're taking our own "movie trip through filmland" as we take a look at the 2023 National Film Registry inductees. Livestreamed on YouTube mere hours after the list was announced, hosts Mike Natale and Tom Lorenzo sat down with friend of the show Anthony DiCaprio (standing in for usual producer Kyle Lampar). Only Anthony knew what films were selected as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress this year. You'll hear Mike and Tom's real-time reactions to the selections, including a few films they themselves submitted to the NFR for consideration.

Surprise! Happy Halloween! While you get your favorite horror films ready for your evening viewing, we've got a special treat for you: Tom Lorenzo's audio diary from his eight days down in Austin, Texas for Fantastic Fest 2023! Hear him speak about the wide range of genre films he saw at the festival, from horror to action to...whatever you want to call The People's Joker.

Mike, Tom and Kyle reflect on the third class of 25 films inducted into the registry, giveout superlatives to the standout performances and craftspeople, reflect on their registry submissions, and look ahead to new adventures in Season 4.

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"Five reels of Buster a detective all dressed up and no place to go."

For our final film of the season, we dive into the Buster Keaton movie where Buster Keaton dives into a movie...literally. Producer Kyle Lampar settles in with us was we watch the many film within a films within this film, and look at the fascinating meta-comedy that Buster Keaton broke his neck to make...again, literally.

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Our Season Finale

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"A Mighty Epic Of Modern Morals!"

Vincent Williams and Len Webb of The Micheaux Mission stop by the show to talk about the first "race film" inducted into the National Film Registry, and it's...not by Oscar Micheaux. We're talking about actor/director Spencer Williams' 1941 morality play The Blood of Jesus. We tackle the equally complex topics of race, religion, and whether Madea Goes to Jail or Boo 2! A Madea Halloween is getting into the Registry first.

Watch the full film The Blood of Jesus for free on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/U4oCPxG_UiM

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"Real life screened more daringly than it's ever been before!"

One of the few films whose reputation is based as much on what isn't onscreen as what is, writer Cat Bowen joins us to talk about Orson Welles' famously interfered-with follow-up to Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons. We talk what works, what's missing, and what made Francois Truffaut call the film a "mutilated masterpiece."

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"PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION By Special Arrangement with the New York Motion Picture Company Presents GEORGE BEBAN in 'THE ITALIAN'"

Once again, we're shaking up the format of the show. First we tackled 1924's Greed, and this week, Mike Natale, Tom Lorenzo, and Kyle Lampar provide feature length commentary on 1915's immigration drama The Italian.

Find the full film with commentary to watch along with us here: https://youtu.be/yOA03hTwSi8

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