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Send us a textIn this episode, we go back to the 9th Academy Awards ceremony. The Great Ziegfeld won for Best Picture. Did that film deserve the award? We also explore the winners of Best Actor and Best Actress. Would other choices have been better. Analyze with us! Click and listen!

We watched a boring 3 hour Oscar winner so you don't have to.

We return to the early days of The Oscars, for another semi-biographical winner, 1937's The Great Ziegfeld

There are a lot of Best Picture winners that are big, bold, and epic in size. Well, in 1936, MGM made something pretty big ... and long.  A film that brought people to the theatre to enjoy the spectacle of Broadway, especially if they weren't able to see a show live ad in person.  The Great Ziegfeld, at the time, was the longest talking film ever made! It was a box-office success!  Looking back all these years ... despite its success, should it have also won the Best Picture of 1936 at the Academy Awards? Listen to film critic Jack Ferdman's take on it as he analyzes everything about The Great Ziegfeld as well as many other films from that year, and hear which film he gives his Rewatch Oscar of 1936 to.Download, listen, and share ALL Rewatching  Oscar episodes.SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW Rewatching Oscar:Website: https://rewatchingoscar.buzzsprout.comApple Podcasts/iTunesSpotifyGoogle PodcastsiHear RadioPodchaserPodcast AddictTuneInAlexaAmazon Overcasts Podcast Addict Player FMRSS Feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1815964.rssWebsite: https://rewatchingoscar.buzzsprout.comSocial Media Links: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, InstagramShare your thoughts and suggestions with us through:Facebook Messanger or email us atjack@rewatchingoscar.comMusic by TurpacShow Producer: Jack FerdmanPodcast Logo Design: Jack FerdmanMovie (audio) trailer courtesy of MovieClips Classic TrailersMovie (audio) clips courtesy of YouTubeSupport us by downloading, sharing, and giving us a 5-star Rating.  It helps our podcast continue to reach many people and make it available to share more episodes with everyone.

The elaborate story of Broadway impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr, the mastermind behind the infamous Ziegfeld Follies. Join me as I discuss the 1936 best picture Oscar winner: The Great Ziegfeld

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Helen and Gavin chat about the Oscar-nominated Short Documentaries, Animated, and Live Action movies, with a couple of Highly Commended thrown in for good measure, and it's Week 5 of the list of Oscar Best Picture Winners from 1937 and 1938; The Great Ziegfeld, and The Life of Emile Zola.

From MGM, The Great Ziegfeld winner of the 9th Academy Award for Best Picture, stars William Powell and Luise Rainer and was directed by Robert Z. Leonard.

And now back to your regularly scheduled program. Hosts Brad Garoon and Jake Ziegler return to their examination of the last century in film with a look at 1938. Brad recommended a movie that neither he nor Jake had seen before in My Man Godfrey. They talk about the power of the Thin Man, William Powell, and the tour-de-force performances by the female cast, including Carole Lombard, Gail Patrick, and the indominable Alice Brady. They talk about the peculiar place in Oscar history this Gregory La Cava film occupies, and The theme of the haves vs. the have-nots continues in Jake's pick for the week, Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times. They marvel at how a 90-year-old movie can look like it came out today, at the power of Chaplin's comedic persona, and at the startling beauty of Paulette Goddard (and at her character's baffling backstory). Other movies mentioned in this episode: Sabotage (1936), the Great Ziegfeld (1936) Silver Linings Playbook (2012), Godzilla Minus One (2023).

George Feltenstein of the Warner Archive joins the podcast to review five all-time great classic films released on Blu-ray in December.  We go through each of the films and the included extras to help you decide if you want to add these films to your home collection.We start with the highly requested  TARZAN, THE APE MAN (1932) from MGM starring Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan.  This terrific casting made this film a hit on its initial release and led to a series of films.  But this is the one that started it all and the new 4K scan means that you now get to see and hear the film in the best condition since its initial release.  The same can be said for our next film, ANNA CHRISTIE (1930) starring Greta Garbo in her first "talkie" film.  Garbo shines, and the film still packs a punch 93 years after its initial release.  Next is the Academy Award-winning film THE GREAT ZIEGFELD (1936) starring the irrepressible William Power, Best Actress winner Juice Rainer, and Myrna Loy in the biopic on the famous entertainer.  We review all of the extras on this packed disc and George details the restoration and many of the stars of the film.  Our fourth film is the powerful drama MADAME BOVARY (1949), starring Jennifer Jones, Van Heflin, Louise Jourdan, and James Mason.   We discuss the powerful teaming of director Vincente Minnelli and composer Milos Rossa and their importance to the film.  And we detail the extras, especially the MGM 25th Anniversary retrospective film.  We wrap up our discussion with the fan favorite GENTLEMAN JIM (1942) starring Errol Flynn in his favorite role and directed by one of his favorite collaborators, director Raoul Walsh.  This is pure entertainment at its best, combining drama, comedy, and sport. The disc is loaded with extras and makes for a tantalizing release.Purchase links:TARZAN, THE APE MAN (1932)MADAME BOVARY (1949)THE GREAT ZIEGFELD  (1936)GENTLEMAN JIM (1942)ANNA CHRISTIE (1930) The Extras Facebook pageThe Extras Twitter Warner Archive & Warner Bros Catalog GroupOtaku Media produces podcasts, behind-the-scenes extras, and media that connect creatives with their fans and businesses with their consumers. Contact us today to see how we can work together to achieve your goals. www.otakumedia.tv

For this year's Nutcracker entry, Kerry and Collin fulfill a listener request with "The Nutcracker Prince," surprisingly not a direct-to-video animated film from this era, but sure feels like one. What is Blue (or Bleu) Cheese Cake? Is it acceptable to have a Nutcracker movie without the slightest hint of ballet? Is it worth the effort to travel to Miller's Pub on Wabash Avenue in Chicago to try the seasonal Tom and Jerry beverage? All these questions answered, plus a Blu-ray Gift Exchange from December that feature a few classics and obscurities. Blu-ray films covered: Universal: "Love Actually" (4K) (2003) Criterion: "The Red Balloon" and Other Tales by Albert Lamorisse (1951-1965) Sony: "School Daze" (4K) (1988) MGM: "Bikini Beach" (1964) Warner Bros.: "The Color Purple" (4K) (1985) Warner Archive: "Tarzan The Ape Man" (1932) "Anna Christie" (1930) "Madame Bovary" (1949) "The Great Ziegfeld" (1936) Giant: "A Disturbance In the Force" (2023) Music Box Films: "Fremont" (2023)

[ For full episode catalogue please subscribe to our Patreon at Patreon.com/BestActress ] The year is 1938 and the nominees are: 1. Luise Rainer - The Good Earth 2. Irene Donne - The Awful Truth 3. Greta Garbo - Camille 4. Janet Gaynor - A Star is Born 5. Barbara Stanwyck - Stella Dallas - In 1938 Luise Rainer became the first performer to win back-to-back Oscars as well as the first performer to have two Academy Awards. Her first Oscar was won the year prior for The Great Ziegfeld. If you weren't aware, this is perhaps one of the most controversial Oscar wins because Luise Rainer, a German born woman, is portraying a Chinese woman in yellow face in The Good Earth. A big part of her win for this Oscar was the major financial support from the MGM studio she was represented by. The other nominees gave career standouts in their respective films but were freelance actors and couldn't campaign to the same lengths as a major studio. Luise Rainer was only in Hollywood for a total of 3 years before eventually leaving as a result of the lack of interest in “the glam” of movie stardom. Regardless, she set an Oscar record that has only been repeated (in leading roles) by Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, and Tom Hanks. Join host Kyle Brownrigg with guest host Chris as they discuss.

We're wrapping up 1936 and covering the winners from our 14 movie tournament this week (10 nominees, plus 4 additional films (!!!)) The nominees were: Anthony Adverse; Dodsworth; The Great Ziegfeld; Libeled Lady; Mr. Deeds Goes to Town; Romeo and Juliet; The Story of Louis Pasteur; A Tale of Two Cities; Three Smart Girls; and San Francisco. The additional films we considered were: After the Thin Man, Modern Times, My Man Godfrey, and Swing Time.Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.Timestamps are approximate: 2:35 - After the Thin Man7:35 - Three Smart Girls14:25 - Libeled Lady22:50 - Mr. Deeds Goes to Town32:40 - A Tale of Two Cities45:55 - The Story of Louis Pasteur56:20 - Modern Times1:07:45 - Conclusions1:07:50 - Did the Oscars Get it Wrong?1:10:00 - Top 5 Films1:12:00 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner (+ important Ronald Colman moustache information)1:16:10 - Patterns1:25:05 - Next Time

We're back in the 30's with 10 nominees, so we're doing another bracket! In this episode will be taking the 10 nominees, plus 4 additional films (!!!) and deciding on the winners and losers from Round 1. We'll discuss the films that were eliminated. The nominees were: Anthony Adverse; Dodsworth; The Great Ziegfeld; Libeled Lady; Mr. Deeds Goes to Town; Romeo and Juliet; The Story of Louis Pasteur; A Tale of Two Cities; Three Smart Girls; and San Francisco. The additional films we considered were: After the Thin Man, Modern Times, My Man Godfrey, and Swing Time.Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.Timestamps are approximate: 7:25 - BracketLosers Discussion19:40 - Anthony Adverse vs. After the Thin Man Loser Discussion30:50 - Modern Times vs. Romeo and Juliet Loser Discussion34:10 - My Man Godfrey vs. Three Smart Girls Loser Discussion42:00 - Swing Time vs. Libeled Lady Loser Discussion49:50 - A Tale of Two Cities vs. Dodsworth Loser Discussion59:40 - San Francisco vs. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Loser Discussion 1:12:45 - The Story of Louis Pasteur vs. The Great Ziegfeld Loser Discussion1:25:50 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst1:27:20 - Next Time

Synopsis Today's date marks the anniversary of the first performance of Jerome Kern's Show Boat, produced in 1927 at the National Theater in Washington, D.C. by Florenz Ziegfeld. Show Boat's book and lyrics were by Oscar Hammerstein II, adapted from Edna Ferber's novel, which had been published only the year before. It was a most unusual story for a musical, and dealt frankly with alcoholism and interracial marriage. Mixing tragic and comic elements was something simply unheard of in American musical theater of that time. Ziegfeld's secretary recalled that before the Washington premiere, he fretted that audiences would be disappointed that the girls on stage were wearing much too much clothing for a typical Ziegfeld show. There was little or no applause following the November 15th premiere, and Ziegfeld assumed that “Show Boat” was a flop. But the Washington audiences were simply too stunned to react. When Ziegfeld's secretary told his boss that there were long lines waiting to buy tickets for subsequent performances, at first Ziegfeld didn't believe it. But by the time Show Boat opened on Broadway the following month, even the Great Ziegfeld knew he had a hit on his hands—and one based on great music and a powerful book, with nary a scantily-glad show girl in sight! Music Played in Today's Program Jerome Kern (1885-1945) selections from Showboat Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Carl Davis, cond. EMI 4573

From 1908-1931 THE ZIEGFELD FOLLIES were perhaps the most well known and beloved of the Broadway reviews. In this episode of American Grooves we will play original cast recordings from some of Ziegfeld's most known performers ( Eddie Cantor, Fanny Brice, Burt Williams, Ruth Etting) and a supersizing assortment of recordings by his most unlikely performers! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/american-grooves-hour/support

For this weeks movie review, Mita and Nadeem watched the 1936 Best Picture Winner, "The Great Ziegfeld". Contrary to popular belief, Ziegfeld might not be so great.  

Our retrospective on every Academy Award Best Picture continues with 1936's "The Great Ziegfeld" starring William Powell & Myrna Loy. Does this classic stand the test of time and deserve its place in Oscar history?  ** Deep Dive Movie Reviews contain spoilers ** 1:11 - The Great Ziegfeld synopsis 2:03 - Initial thoughts on the film 11:00 - Understanding Flo Ziegfeld 14:47 - The chemistry of Frank Morgan 19:00 - Blackface and 1936 attitudes 20:51 - The 9th Academy Awards 23:40 - Does The Great Ziegfeld stand the test of time?

This episode was written using the following references:Balio, T. (2012). Selling Stars: The Economic Imperative. In Neale, S. (ed.), The classical Hollywood reader (pp. 209-225). London: Routledge.Barrios, R. (1995). A song in the dark : the birth of the musical film. New York;: Oxford University Press.Bradley, E. (1996). The first Hollywood musicals : a critical filmography of 171 features, 1927 through 1932. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co.CBS. (1959, October 25). The Movies Learn to Talk. The Twentieth Century.Florio, A. & LaVine, W. R. (1980). In a Glamorous Fashion: The Fabulous Years of Hollywood Costume Design. New York: Scribner's Sons.Grant, B. (2012). The Hollywood film musical. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.Herzog, C. C. & Gaines, J. M. Balio, T. (1991). ‘Puffed Sleeves Before Tea-time': Joan Crawford, Adrian and women audiences. In Gledhill, C. (ed.) Stardom: Industry of desire (pp. 74-91). London: Routledge."Irving Thalberg." (2020) In Immigrant Entrepreneurship, Retrieved April 10, 2020, from Immigrant Entrepreneurship: http://www.immigrantentrepreneurship.org/entry.php?rec=58Kenrick, J. (2010). Musical theatre : a history. New York, N.Y. ;: Continuum.Kislan, R. (1995). The musical : a look at the American musical theater. New York, NY ;: Applause.McLean, A. L. (2010). Flirting with Terpsichore: Dance, Class and Entertainment in 1930s Film Musicals. In Cohan, S. (ed.) The sound of musicals. London: A BFI book published by Palgrave Macmillan.Rubin, M. (2002). Busby Berkeley and the Backstage Musical. In Cohan, S. (ed.), Hollywood musicals, the film reader (pp. 53-61). London: Routledge.Thomas, Bob. (1984). Thalberg: Life and Legend. Garland.Vieira, M. (2010). Irving Thalberg: Boy Wonder to Producer Prince. University of California Press.To see more examples of Irving Thalber's work at MGM, watch:Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) dirs. Fred Niblo and B. Reeves EastonThe Divorcee (1930) dir. Robert Z. LeonardThe Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934) dir. Sidney FranklinChina Seas (1935) dir. Tay GarnettThe Good Earth (1937) dir. Sidney Franklin

“The Great Ziegfeld” is a three hour showcase glorifying the ideal American entrepreneur. A classist figure that swings wildly between giving to the working class and conning them into free labor, Mr. Ziegfeld would pull himself up by his bootstraps if his Louis Vuitton Diamond-Studded Oxfords had any. Watch as this movie insists one man can single-handedly change the world of art on his own and ignores all of the horror of producing underage showgirls. Director Robert Leonard spent a lot of money to win the Oscar for Best Picture but we think he should have spent that money on a editor. You can find Andy @royalty_valens and Maevas @MaevasEvergreen. Listen to future episodes at our website: Time Honored Pictures Dot Com.

This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes Izzy from the Be Kind Rewind YouTube channel to discuss the 1936 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Luise Rainer won for her performance in "The Great Ziegfeld," beating Irene Dunne in "Theodora Goes Wild," Gladys George in "Valiant Is the Word for Carrie," Carole Lombard in "My Man Godfrey," and Norma Shearer in "Romeo and Juliet." We discuss all of these performances and discuss why the confirmed runner-up was the runner-up. 0:00 - 7:35 - Introduction 7:36 - 23:13 - Irene Dunne 23:14 - 36:59 - Gladys George 37:00 - 54:04 - Carole Lombard 54:05 - 1:06:53 - Norma Shearer 1:06:54 - 1:18:39 - Luise Rainer 1:18:40 - 1:36:17 - Why Luise Rainer won / Twitter questions 1:36:18 - 1:42:24 - Why was ____ the runner-up? Support And the Runner-Up Is on Patreon at patreon.com/andtherunnerupis! Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter Follow Izzy on Twitter Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter and Instagram Theme/End Music: "Diamonds" by Iouri Sazonov Additional Music: "Storming Cinema Ident" by Edward Blakeley Artwork: Brian O'Meara

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages... come and feast your ears upon the latest dispatch from West Balconysvania as the boys take a look at 1936's The Great Ziegfeld! It's a damn biopic and it's a chockful of damn dancing and William Powell, maybe the most dashing damn man that ever lived. Enjoy it!

In this episode we discuss the ninth Best Picture Winner, The Great Ziegfeld, the first and one of the best Hollywood biopic musicals, the career of Florenz Ziegfeld, and the death and funeral of legendary Hollywood producer Irving Thalberg! Other topics include: George Jessel, musician and songwriter Spike Jones, Walt Disney, William Powell, Billie Burke, William Wyler, Irving Thalberg, costumes by Adrian, A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, film history Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thanktheacademypodcast Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/thankacademypod Email us your thoughts: thanktheacademypod@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thank-the-academy/support

Patrick and Lauren explore the life and times of Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. One of the world's earliest and greatest showmen. Sex Sells. The birth of the Follies and the first biopic to win Best Picture. Join us as we pick apart his life and the ladies he leaves along the way.

The Best Picture breakdown by Worthy hosts, Ben Smith and Jon Roberts, head back to the bright lights of Broadway this episode to explore the 9th Academy Awards and 9th Best Picture winner “The Great Ziegfeld”. This Robert Z. Leonard film tells the true life story of the ups and downs of Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., famed producer of extravagant broadway shows. This biopic would also go on to win the Best Dance Direction award most notably for it’s iconic wedding cake set piece. The film’s exuberant production design is surrounded by dancing and singing from a huge cast. William Powell defines this legendary womanizer and producer while Luise Rainer would go on to win Best actress for her role as Anna Held. This episode explores biopics and their history in cinema as well as what makes a great biopic. We also discuss the addition of the Best Supporting Actor & Actress category as the Osars continue to grow in popularity.  If you like this episode and the show, please leave a review! It really does help us. Give us a follow on Instagram at WorthyPodcast and on Twitter @WorthyPod. Subscribe on Spotify, iTunes, or wherever you may get your podcasts!

Welcome to the episode where Dave says the fateful line, 'I outright refuse to ever watch (this) again'. Yep, it's Robert Z. Leonard's Best Picture winner, The Great Ziegfeld, where the charismatic William Powell misplaces his charm in a bloated epic as follies producer Florenz "Flo" Ziegfeld Jr., paired with the Best Actress winner Luise Rainer, and an extended cameo by Myrna Loy. This is a rather swear-laden episode as co-hosts Dave and Andrew vent their frustrations about this long film. Make sure to check out Dave's new podcast, Off Screen Death with co-host Michael Denniston. Subscribe via RSS Feed, Anchor.fm, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. Follow the hosts on social media at the links below: Andrew F Peirce – @TheCurbAU David Giannini – @Darnthatdave Awards Don't Matter - @AwardsDontPod https://anchor.fm/awards-dont-matter/episodes/1932-1933-Best-Picture-Nominee---42nd-Street-Lloyd-Bacon---Awards-Dont-Matter-epqidhSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to the episode where Dave says the fateful line, 'I outright refuse to ever watch (this) again'. Yep, it's Robert Z. Leonard's Best Picture winner, The Great Ziegfeld, where the charismatic William Powell misplaces his charm in a bloated epic as follies producer Florenz "Flo" Ziegfeld Jr., paired with the Best Actress winner Luise Rainer, and an extended cameo by Myrna Loy. This is a rather swear-laden episode as co-hosts Dave and Andrew vent their frustrations about this long film. Make sure to check out Dave's new podcast, Off Screen Death with co-host Michael Denniston. Subscribe via RSS Feed, Anchor.fm, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. Follow the hosts on social media at the links below: Andrew F Peirce – @TheCurbAU David Giannini – @Darnthatdave Awards Don't Matter - @AwardsDontPod https://anchor.fm/awards-dont-matter/episodes/1932-1933-Best-Picture-Nominee---42nd-Street-Lloyd-Bacon---Awards-Dont-Matter-epqidh

Song, Dance, Drama, a 3-hour runtime? What's not to like about The Great Ziegfeld? Well, as is turns out (and you'll have to listen to the episode to get the full picture), this film was made for a different audience, a different purpose, and in a very different time. This is certainly a film, and that is all the Back Log Boys can agree on. Stick around until the end to find out what film we'll be talking about next time! You can find more of our content on YouTube and Twitter. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Today The Oscar Grouches talk with our 4th Grouch with producer Travis Colton and discuss 1937's best picture winner, The Great Ziegfeld!

On this episode we tackle the 9th Academy Award winner, The Great Ziegfeld! This biopic about famed Broadway producer Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. that includes three whole hours of punchy dialogue and grandiose musical numbers (some might say too many musical numbers). Maggie rants about biopics in general, and Ian rants about romantic comedy tropes. So grab that bottle of champagne you've been hiding in your bed post and take a listen. Follow us on instagram and twitter @bestpicturespod or send us an email at bestpicturespodcast@gmail.com

An incredibly long and boring movie = an extremely funny episode! Here we discuss the 1937 best picture winner, The Great Zeigfeld. We also talk about gorillas vs. bears, elastagirl, U.S. currency, and green eggs and ham. Enjoy!

On this episode, we are discussing the ninth Best Picture Winner: “The Great Ziegfeld.” "The Great Ziegfeld" is a biopic that follows the rise of Florenz Ziegfeld, a theater producer who became renowned during the 1920s for his lavish stage productions. Starting out by promoting individual performers, Ziegfeld established revues featuring dozens of women, shows that developed into his famous Ziegfeld Follies on Broadway. His appreciation of women is also apparent off-stage, leading to a love triangle involving actresses Anna Held and Billie Burke.  Directed by Robert Z. Leonard, the film stars William Powell as Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., Myrna Loy as Billie Burke, Luise Rainer as Anna Held, and Frank Morgan as Jack Billings. Here on The Envelope, we discuss & review every Best Picture Winner in the Academy Awards History. We are a Cinema Squad Production, presented on the Cinema Squad Podcast Channel. You can reach anyone here at TheCinemaSquad.com – Just go there to email us, check our bios, and keep up with the latest episode.

Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky and special guest Yasmine Akram. Episode 26: All About Eve (1950) Released 16 January 2019 For this episode, we watched All About Eve, written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, with cinematography by Milton R Krasner, music by Alfred Newman and starring Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm, Gary Merrill, Hugh Marlowe and Thelma Ritter. From a haul of 14 Academy Award nominations (matched only by Titanic and La La Land), it gained six wins, two for Mankiewicz, one for George Sanders and for its costume design and sound recording as well as Best Picture. The Hollywood Ten (short film) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taancRcLQ8o Next time we will be discussing The Great Ziegfeld. If you want to watch it before listening to the next episode you can buy the DVD on Amazon.co.uk, or Amazon.com, or you can download it via iTunes (UK) or iTunes (USA). To send in your questions, comments, thoughts and ideas, you can join our Facebook group, Tweet us on @bestpickpod or email us on bestpickpod@gmail.com. You can also Tweet us individually, @MrJohnDorney, @ItsJessRegan or @TomSalinsky. You should also sign up to our mailing list to get notified as soon as a new episode is released. Just follow this link: http://eepurl.com/dbHO3n

Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky. Episode 27: The Great Ziegfeld Released 30 January 2019 For this episode, we watched The Great Ziegfeld, written by William Anthony Maguire, directed by Robert Z Leonard and starring William Powell, Luise Rainer, Frank Morgan and – eventually – Myrna Loy. As well as Best Picture, it was one of only three films to win Best Dance Direction (Seymour Felix), and Luise Rainer won the first of her two consecutive Best Actress awards. Next time we will be discussing Casablanca at our second live recording. If you want to watch it before listening to the next episode you can buy the DVD or Blu-Ray on Amazon.co.uk, or Amazon.com, or you can download it via iTunes (UK) or iTunes (USA). To send in your questions, comments, thoughts and ideas, you can join our Facebook group, Tweet us on @bestpickpod or email us on bestpickpod@gmail.com. You can also Tweet us individually, @MrJohnDorney, @ItsJessRegan or @TomSalinsky. You should also sign up to our mailing list to get notified as soon as a new episode is released. Just follow this link: http://eepurl.com/dbHO3n

In this very special Oscars episode (or....not so much, ha!) Heather tells the tale of Luise Rainer, who was the first person to win two Academy Awards (consecutively, no less)for her work in The Great Ziegfeld and The Good Earth, and Morgan gives us a little history lesson on the legendary tale of Boudica, the fearless Celtic Queen who basically laid waste to an entire civilization to defend the honor of her family. A little Oscars, a little violence...what more does a betch need?

More is more with Oscars, but people sure love their silent films back in 1936. This week, Chris and Matt are joined by special guest Anna Delman to break down the epic battle of Chaplin vs. Ziegfeld. Oscar went with the opulent three hour biopic "The Great Ziegfeld," which chronicles the life of legendary entertainer Florence Ziegfeld. With show-stopping feats of costuming, production design and dancing, the film is pure spectacle. Meanwhile, the biggest hit of the year belongs to Charlie Chaplin's "Modern Times." Even in the era of sound, Chaplin marries his traditional silent film persona against themes of industrialization and technology.

It's Oscar season and Sean and Mike celebrate by watching a pair of past Best Picture winners, 1936's musical biopic The Great Ziegfeld and Rob Marshall's 2002 musical Chicago. They also rundown their predictions for the major award categories as well as who they think should win and unveil their Top 5 Films of 2013.