Maggie
Co-Host of The Best Pictures Podcast
A life long movie buff who grew up on a mixture of TCM and (delightfully) bad 80s action films, Maggie fell in love with movies at age three when her dad showed her Star Wars, despite her mom's worrying it might scare her. She spent the following years getting over her fear of Darth Vader, expanding her movie knowledge, and convincing her friends to watch her favorites. Eventually she decided to meld her love of movies with her obsession with podcasts and talked her best friend Ian into launching The Best Pictures Podcast.
Maggie has hosted 127 Episodes.
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55th Academy Awards - Gandhi
June 6th, 2021 | 1 hr 36 mins
ben kingsley, gandhi, richard attenborough
On this episode our hosts tackle their first biopic of the 80s: Gandhi!
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54th Academy Awards - Chariots of Fire
May 12th, 2021 | 1 hr 5 mins
alice krige, ben cross, cheryl campbell, hugh hudson, ian charleson, ian holm, nicholas farrell, nigel hagers
Maggie and Ian discuss the surprisingly plodding 1981 winner, Chariots of Fire.
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53rd Academy Awards - Ordinary People
April 18th, 2021 | 1 hr 8 mins
donald sutherland, judd hirsch, mary tyler moore, robert redford, timothy hutton
Ian and Maggie cover the great (if somber) 1980 winner, Ordinary People. As a heads up, this move deals heavily with suicide, so please be aware!
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Special Episode - Labyrinth
April 1st, 2021 | 1 hr 12 mins
david bowie, jennifer connelly, jim henson, labyrinth
Special Guest Emma is back to celebrate our 3 year podcast anniversary! We watched the 1986 cult classic Labyrinth. We talk about David Bowie, puppetry, David Bowie, great sets, David Bowie...
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52nd Academy Awards - Kramer vs. Kramer
March 25th, 2021 | 1 hr 2 mins
dustin hoffman, jane alexander, justin henry, meryl streep, robert benton
Join Ian and Maggie for the surprisingly great 1979 winner Kramer vs. Kramer
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51st Academy Awards - The Deer Hunter
March 7th, 2021 | 1 hr 15 mins
christopher walken, john cazale, john savage, meryl streep, michael cimino, robert de niro
Listen as Maggie and Ian (over)analyze 1978's The Deer Hunter.
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50th Academy Awards - Annie Hall
February 22nd, 2021 | 1 hr 2 mins
diane keaton, woody allen
Join Maggie and Ian for their take on 1977's Annie Hall
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49th Academy Awards - Rocky
February 7th, 2021 | 1 hr 10 mins
carl weathers, rocky, sports film, sylvester stallone, talia shire
Maggie and Ian kick off 2021 with endearing and inspiring Rocky.
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Special Episode - Christmas Vacation
December 24th, 2020 | 1 hr 36 mins
beverly d'angelo, chevy chase, christmas movie, randy quaid
Maggie and Ian take a trip down memory lane with their friend Matt as they discuss the nostalgia filled romp that is Christmas Vacation.
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Special Episode - Christmas in Connecticut
December 20th, 2020 | 57 mins 35 secs
barbara stanwyck, christmas in connecticut, dennis morgan, peter godfrey, sydney greenstreet
Join Ian, Maggie, and recurring guest Sangita, as they cover the classic gem Christmas in Connecticut.
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48th Academy Awards - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
November 19th, 2020 | 1 hr 19 mins
jack nicholson, louise fletcher, milos forman, one flew over the cuckoo's nest
We're back to cannon episodes, and this time we're covering the dark and emotional One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
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Special Episode - The Mummy (1999)
October 25th, 2020 | 1 hr 23 mins
brendan fraser, rachel weisz, stephen sommers, the mummy
Special guest Jade joins Maggie and Ian on this special Halloween episode to discuss why the 1999 remake of the Mummy is one of the best movies ever and you should go watch it right now.
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Special Episode - The Mummy (1932)
October 14th, 2020 | 1 hr 1 min
boris karloff, the mummy
In this special Halloween episode, Maggie and Ian cover one of the original Universal monster movies: The Mummy.
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47th Academy Awards - The Godfather: Part II
September 21st, 2020 | 1 hr 10 mins
al pacino, diane keaton, francis ford coppola, james caan, john dazzle, lee strasberg, mario puzo, michael v gazzo, robert de niro, robert duvall, talia shire, the godfather, the godfather part ii, the godfather trilogy
Continuing The Godfather trend, Maggie and Ian roast the second installment in this gangster trilogy.
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Special Episode - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
September 3rd, 2020 | 1 hr 19 mins
classic film, classic movies, film podcast, george roy hill, katharine ross, movie podcast, paul newman, robert redford, western
Join Maggie and Ian for a break from your regularly scheduled programming for the 1969 western, Buch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
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46th Academy Awards - The Sting
August 16th, 2020 | 1 hr 8 mins
charles durning, eileen brennan, george roy hill, paul newman, robert earl jones, robert redford, robert shaw, the sting
Maggie and Ian take on one satisfying caper of a film