Ian
Co-Host of The Best Pictures Podcast
As a fan of the arts in general, Ian has always enjoyed debating and analyzing the merits of film, and after years of saying he wished he'd seen more Oscar winners, he jumped at the chance to start The Best Pictures Podcast with his best friend Maggie. He's the resident "music expert" and can always be counted on to drop a little bit of knowledge about score.
Ian has hosted 127 Episodes.
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Special Episode - Frankenstein
October 14th, 2018 | 54 mins 49 secs
boris karloff, colin clive, john boles, mae clarke
In this episode, Maggie, Ian, and new special guest, Sangita, discuss the iconic Universal Pictures monsters film Frankenstein.
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13th Academy Awards - Rebecca
September 30th, 2018 | 59 mins 19 secs
alfred hitchcock, joan fontaine, judith anderson, laurence olivier, rebecca
In this episode, our hosts tackle the classic Hitchcock thriller Rebecca.
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12th Academy Awards - Gone with the Wind (Part 2)
September 19th, 2018 | 1 hr 3 mins
butterfly mcqueen, clark gable, david o'selznick, gone with the wind, hattie mcdaniel, leslie howard, max steiner, olivia de havilland, victor fleming, vivien leigh
It's time for the second half of our discussion of the epic Gone with the Wind.
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12th Academy Awards - Gone with the Wind (Part 1)
September 16th, 2018 | 1 hr 3 mins
butterfly mcqueen, clark gable, david o'selznick, gone with the wind, hattie mcdaniel, leslie howard, max steiner, olivia de havilland, victor fleming, vivien leigh
On this episode, our hosts tackle the first half of one of the most epic movies ever made: Gone with the Wind.
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11th Academy Awards - You Can't Take It With You
September 3rd, 2018 | 59 mins 43 secs
comedy, frank capra, jean arthur, jimmy stewart, lionel barrymore, you can't take it with you
We're back with another comedy! It's 1938's You Can't Take It With You, and for the first time, our hosts are in a bit of a disagreement.
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10th Academy Awards - The Life of Emile Zola
August 19th, 2018 | 1 hr 3 mins
paul muni, the life of emile zola
Maggie and Ian tackle their second biopic in a row: The Life of Emile Zola.
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9th Academy Awards - The Great Ziegfeld
August 5th, 2018 | 57 mins
luise rainer, myrna loy, the great ziegfeld, william powell
We tackle the 9th Academy Award winner, a biopic of famed Broadway producer Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
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8th Academy Awards - Mutiny on the Bounty
July 8th, 2018 | 55 mins 3 secs
charles laughton, clark gable, franchot tone, historical drama, mutiny on the bounty
We watched the 8th Academy Award winner, Mutiny on the Bounty, a historical drama based on a book based on real events from a long time ago.
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7th Academy Awards - It Happened One Night
June 24th, 2018 | 1 hr 3 mins
clark gable, claudette colbert, comedy, frank capra, it happened one night, romantic comedy
Our hosts dive into the first romantic comedy to win the Oscar for Best Picture, It Happened One Night!
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6th Academy Awards - Cavalcade
June 10th, 2018 | 56 mins
cavalcade, drama, epic
This week we tackle the 6th Best Picture winner from 1933, Cavalcade.
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5th Academy Awards - Grand Hotel
May 27th, 2018 | 55 mins 35 secs
grand hotel, greta garbo, joan crawford, john barrymore, lionel barrymore
We watched Grand Hotel! It's the only Academy Award best picture winner to not receive a nomination in any other category, and for the first time, our hosts are divided. Maggie raves about one Barrymore brother and bashes the other, while Ian praises costuming and complains about editing.
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4th Academy Awards - Cimarron
May 13th, 2018 | 57 mins 53 secs
1931, cimarron, irene dunne, richard dix, western
On this episode of The Best Pictures Podcast, we cover the 1931 western Cimarron...
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3rd Academy Awards - All Quiet on the Western Front
April 29th, 2018 | 1 hr 2 mins
1930, all quiet on the western front, anti-war, epic, lew ayers, lewis milestone, war
We watched All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)!…
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2nd Academy Awards - Broadway Melody
April 15th, 2018 | 48 mins 22 secs
1929, anita page, bessie love, charles king, musical, the broadway melody
We watched The Broadway Melody (of 1929) about sm…
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1st Academy Awards - Wings
April 1st, 2018 | 48 mins 7 secs
1929, buddy rogers, clara bow, richard arlen, silent, wings
In their first episode, our hosts tackle the 1929…