The Best Pictures Podcast

45th Academy Awards - The Godfather

July 29th, 2020  |  1 hr 13 mins

al pacino, diane keaton, francis ford coppola, james caan, marlon brando, robert duvall, the godfather

On this episode, Maggie and Ian tackled another Best Picture heavy hitter: 1972's The Godfather.

44th Academy Awards - The French Connection

July 12th, 2020  |  1 hr 13 mins

fernando rey, gene hackman, roy schneider, the french connection, william friedkin

Listen as Maggie and Ian work through a problematic but technically impressive Best Picture winner with 1971's The French Connection

Special Episode - Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One

June 21st, 2020  |  55 mins 35 secs

classic film, classic movies, film podcast, movie podcast, podcast, william greaves

Join Maggie and Ian as they contemplate reality via William Greaves' brilliant 1968 film Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One

43rd Academy Awards - Patton

June 7th, 2020  |  1 hr 27 mins

patton

Maggie and Ian venture into a whole new decade of Best Picture winners with 1970's Patton.

Special Episode - List Reordering

May 22nd, 2020  |  1 hr 14 mins

academy awards, best picture, classic film, classic movies, film podcast, movie podcast, oscars, podcast

Maggie and Ian take a break from their regular programming to reorder their Best Picture rankings.

42nd Academy Awards - Midnight Cowboy

May 3rd, 2020  |  1 hr 12 mins

dustin hoffman, jon voight, midnight cowboy

Maggie and Ian discuss the only X-rated Best Picture winner, Midnight Cowboy.

41st Academy Awards - Oliver!

April 21st, 2020  |  1 hr 26 mins

musical, oliver

Maggie and Ian tackle the 41st Academy Award winner, Oliver!

Special Episode - Flash Gordon

April 1st, 2020  |  1 hr 17 mins

cult classic, flash gordon, max von sydow, timothy dalton

This podcast has officially been on the air two years! Can you believe it? In order to celebrate, Maggie and Ian are joined by special guest Lola to talk about the 1980 cult classic Flash Gordon.

40th Academy Awards - In the Heat of the Night

March 29th, 2020  |  1 hr 15 mins

in the heat of the night, norman jewison, rod steiger, sidney poitier

Maggie & Ian tackle the 40th Best Picture winner, In the Heat of the Night.

39th Academy Awards - A Man for All Seasons

March 15th, 2020  |  1 hr 8 mins

a man for all seasons, leo mckern, orson welles, paul scofield, robert shaw, susannah york, wendy hiller

38th Academy Awards - The Sound of Music

March 2nd, 2020  |  1 hr 35 mins

christopher plummer, julie andrews, musical, the sound of music

37th Academy Awards - My Fair Lady

February 16th, 2020  |  1 hr 22 mins

Join Maggie and Ian for the latest musical Best Picture, My Fair Lady.

36th Academy Awards - Tom Jones

February 2nd, 2020  |  1 hr 30 mins

albert finney, tom jones, tony richardson

Maggie and Ian return with the delightfully comedic 36th Best Picture winner Tom Jones.

35th Academy Award - Lawrence of Arabia Part 2

January 15th, 2020  |  1 hr 4 mins

david lean, epic, lawrence of arabia, omar sharif, peter o'toole

New year, new Best Picture Winner! Join Maggie and Ian as they watch the historical epic Lawrence of Arabia.

35th Academy Award - Lawrence of Arabia Part 1

January 11th, 2020  |  1 hr 5 mins

david lean, epic, lawrence of arabia, omar sharif, peter o'toole

New year, new Best Picture Winner! Join Maggie and Ian as they watch the historical epic Lawrence of Arabia.

Special Episode - White Christmas

December 21st, 2019  |  1 hr 10 mins

bing crosby, danny kaye, michael curtiz, rosemary clooney, vera-ellen, white christmas

Special guest Lola is back to talk about the holiday classic White Christmas (1954).