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Secret Life of Books‘Umble beginnings, childhood neglect, and did Dickens steal from Charlotte Bronte: David CopperfieldDavid Copperfield is the name of an American illusionist, whose feats included levitating over the Grand Canyon, walking through the Great Wall of China and making an airplane disappear. It’s also the name of novel by Charles Dickens. Published in serial form between 1849 and 1850, David Copperfield charts the degradation and eventual success of its narrator - a figure based closely on the author himself. So much so that Dickens later referred to the book as a ‘favourite child’, which considering his self-proclaimed habit of ‘slaughtering’ his child characters is fortunate for Copperfield. David Copper...2025-02-251h 01
Courageously Confident with ClaireEp 28: Confidence issues? Let's overthink it together! A special Q&A session with Claire Elizabeth Wright and Charlotte JacksonConfidence issues? Let's overthink it together!
Join Claire and Charlotte for a special Q&A episode where we discuss and answer all of your confidence and self-esteem questions.
Episode highlights:
- Question: How do you keep confidence high after lots of rejections in dating?
- We also delve into looking at ourself and going within when you have a repeated pattern in dating and relationships. (Claire and Charlotte share personal experiences)
- Validation and self-esteem being impacted by social media flirtations (looking at insta story, slipping into DMs etc) we share...2025-01-1048 min
Courageously Confident with ClaireEp 27, Charlotte Jackson, Breaking Free: Charlotte, a Holistic Transformation Coach's journey from Addiction to EmpowermentCharlotte, a Holistic Transformation Coach bravely shares
her story from addiction to crystal meth to becoming drug free with no rehab, and just a determination to live a better life and to connect to who she truly was.
This is SUCH a powerful story and so much vulnerability, as
well as looking at our childhood homes, the dynamics with our parents and how that can massively impact our self-worth, self-esteem and lead us into unhealthy patterns that do not serve us.
Key highlights of the conversation:
- Charlotte ending an engagement and walking...2024-12-131h 00
Steven DeVoisThe House Of Andrea Erre (Soulful House Essentials | Vol. 2)Again Some Soulful House Tunes With A Funky & Jazzy Touch… Produced Or Remixed By The Italian DJ, Producer And „Soul Mood Records“ Co-Founder Andrea Erre.
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The Bookshop PodcastReinvention, Resilience, and Reading: Diane Park’s Journey to Thriving Bookshop OwnerSend us a textWhat drives a woman to reinvent herself in her 40s and open a thriving bookshop championing strong women and diverse voices? Join me as I sit down with Diane Park, the remarkable owner of Wave of Nostalgia in Hayworth, UK. Diane’s journey is anything but conventional. From leaving school at 16 and facing early adult responsibilities after her mother's passing to a career in banking and achievements in indoor rowing, Diane’s path has been full of twists and turns. Her story is a powerful testament to resilience as she navigates her roles as a...2024-07-1533 min
Books Without Borders52. Slumping, Soaring, and Starting a Path to Publishing.Welcome to Books Without Borders, the podcast where two people in different hemispheres come together to discuss their favourite things: books!
In this episode, Nina’s hit a reading slump, Emma has read more than ever, and we talk about Nina’s publishing intensive course.
Send us an email! BooksWithoutBordersPod@gmail.com
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Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro and catch-up chat
00:08:07 Nightbirds
00:10:02 Good Girl, Bad Blood
00:11:26 Soldier Sailor
00:12:53 We Shall Be Monsters
00:14:59 Undiscovered
00:17:25 The Book of the Unnamed Midwife
00:18:41 Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
00:21:30 Thunderclap
00:25:00 Birnam Wood
00:27:43 Nina reflects on her reading slump
00:28:35 The Empowering ADHD Workb...2024-07-051h 13
Secret Life of BooksJane Eyre 2: the Brontes' real lives are even wilder than their fictionWhen Charlotte Bronte arrived in Brussels at the age of 26 to attend finishing school, she had no idea she would fall desperately in love with the director: Constantine Heger. Heger - a strange, mercurial character - would prove the model for Mr Rochester in Jane Eyre. On returning to Haworth Parsonage, she wrote obsessively to and about him, while her plans to open a school floundered and her brother Branwell sunk deeper into addiction. Determined that her life should not be a failure, she gathered the best poems by herself and her sisters for p...2024-07-0240 min
Secret Life of BooksJane Eyre 1: passion, madness, gaslighting and bad hair daysWhat on earth was going on in the parlour of Haworth Parsonage in the Yorkshire Moors that caused three sisters to write three of the greatest novels in history within a year of one another? This is the question running through this four-part series of the Brontes. In this first episode, Sophie and Jonty look at the impact of Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre the moment it was published in 1847, causing even the mealy-mouthed Queen Victoria to praise it as ‘intensely interesting’. Charlotte’s life was marred by tragedy: the death of h...2024-07-0254 min
Mamahood Our WayEp 39: Breaking down BOUNDARIES in motherhood (and an announcement)When we say boundaries we can often jump to saying NO - but where else can boundaries support (and protect!) our mental health in motherhood? Claire share’s a few ideas and some stories of where boundaries have got the better of her! Listen to the end for an important announcement, Mamahood fam 🧡2023-10-2337 minMamahood Our WayEp 38: Let’s talk mental health in motherhood 🧠It’s mental health awareness month in SA/NSW so I’ve given my co-host a few weeks ago so I can bring you a mini-series to amplify the message - that yours matters 🧡 Over the next four episodes I’ll share 6 life-changing tools that have helped me heal from PND and feel like my head is in a good place again ✨ But first, here’s a speedy zip through my own mental health struggles, and some reflections on why talking about it helps 🧡2023-10-0424 minMamahood Our WayEp 37: Questions to reflect on your month for greater CLARITYCharlotte’s lost the plot and has resorted to scrolling Urban dictionary, and Claire’s so far over feeling shit she’s a bear with a sore head without a sense of humour 🫠 But ‘bear’ with us dearest Mamas because this week we do step you through the easiest journalling ritual for the end of your month, sharing our reflections in the process! ✨ We’d love to know your reflections - why not post them on your stories and tag us at @mamahood.my.way so we can see 😍2023-09-2736 minMamahood Our WayEp 36: The (long) road to one and doneAnother thing society has an opinion on as well as how you conceive, birth, feed and sleep your baby is how MANY babies you have. And when it comes to our choice (shock horror, we are actually doing Mamahood the same here), we’re ‘doing it wrong’. Here we share our very different journeys that have lead to the same outcome of being one and done (with one of us reserving the right to change her mind!)2023-09-2050 minMamahood Our WayEp 35: To sleep (train) or not to sleep…As always this week’s episode gets into two very different schools of thought, this time around SLEEP! So often the BANE of most parents existence in those first few+ years. CJ1 is team sleep support, CJ2 is go with the flow, and they share their very different experiences in a non-judgey but raw + real way. This one’s for anyone who’s in the thick of trying to sort sleep out, who’s given in or up on even trying to, or even the Mum out the other side but can hard relate. The one thing we DO agree on is th...2023-09-1347 minMamahood Our WayEp 34: Spring Clean Your LifeMamahood doesn’t come much differently for these two than when it comes to organisation, cleaning, and the meaning of a ‘spring clean’…Charlotte has the physical spaces Mum hacks nailed, whereas Claire has been finding ways to spring clean her energy ✨ If you loved the episode a rate, review or subscribe would be so appreciated 🙏🏻Book onto the Mama Day Retreat at www.mamahoodmyway.com 🧡 We truly adore you, and hope you feel the same about your glorious self, Mama ✨2023-09-0651 minMamahood Our WayEp 33: Under the hood of the Mama RetreatWhat a wild ride in my stationary yellow car 🤣 We take you on a bit of a journey of Mamahood events, why they exist, and what they’re here to do! For all event deets visit www.mamahoodmyway.com 🧡✨ ps there are a few gargly bits in this episode #newtech so we apologise! Hope you still get a giggle and some useful nuggets nonetheless!2023-08-3044 minMamahood Our WayEp 32: New season, New lewk, New Mamas!The poddy has been on a winter break for 3 whole months…it feels like longer, but also yesterday, and a LOT has happened for us all, huh?
We’re well passed the longest day of the year, three new moons have f*cked us all up a little bit, some of us cried a few tears over school holidays and the latest World Cup, our littlies threw approx 962 tantrums….oh, and I found myself a co-host!
As someone (probably) once said, it takes a village to be a podcaster and a parent, and here’s part of mine…fellow toddler boy mama...2023-08-2345 min
Charlotte Readers PodcastBeing an Outlaw Among In-Laws, and How to Start a PodcastIn this episode 345, we talk to Jenny Jackson about her funny and wise debut novel Pineapple Street, named a most anticipated book of 2023 by Vogue and Time, and about her career editing some of the biggest authors in the business. Jeff Sovel shares tips for how to make launching a podcast an approachable process. And we have book recommendations, and more!
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Pineapple Street has been called “a delicious new Gilded Age family drama–almost a satire–set in the leafy enclaves of Brooklyn Heights,” and “Succession with a soul...2023-06-271h 01Mamahood Our Way💫 Ep 31: The Final Episode!Wow, the end of an era…well, sort of! It’s the end of season 1! I hadn’t planned to have seasons but I’m all about living into our seasons soooo it makes total sense I’d apply that to the poddy. What a 9 months it’s been together riding the waves of what ‘our way’ means in mamahood 🧡 Keep up the self-care work, Mama, and I’ll see you in August 🫶2023-05-2207 minMamahood Our Way💫 Ep 30: So, I quit my day jobIt’s the one you asked for over on the gram! The how, the why, the when and the wild ride that has been resigning from my job of 6 years, and where to next! In this episode I share a little bit about the long winding road, ups and downs, highs and lows to get here, and the thing that made me take the plunge. Finally! 🧡2023-05-0825 minMamahood Our Way💫 Episode 29: Things are changing round here…My encounter with the queen of spirituality & manifestation at the weekend got me digging deep into what I want for this podcast, and how I can *truly* help Mamas live a happier more fulfilled life…and I got my answer baby! Have a listen for a taster of what came up, and what’s to come from the MMW podcast down the track…2023-05-0121 minMamahood Our Way💫 Ep 28: How to design your birthday/mothers day to fill *your* cupIn this episode I share some of the key lessons in being very intentional with my birthday, and how I chose to design it in a way that brought me the most happiness - it wasn’t without its mental challenges but it’s a work in progress for sure 🫶 We also chat about how you could use this in your own Mothers Day plans ✨2023-04-2525 minMamahood Our Way💫 Ep 27: We’re all just a work in progress!Join me this week as I lift the lid on my current mindset project - overcoming a special kind of Mum Guilt - capital M, capital G!2023-04-1721 minMamahood Our Way💫 Ep 26: The problem with birth announcements lately…Spicy 🌶️ and trigger warning re: birth trauma/premature births. A birth announcement over the weekend on my socials really f*cked me off. In this ep I’m sharing where I think we can do better and why 💥2023-04-0317 minMamahood Our Way💫 Ep 25: Mama chats with my own Mamma!In this ep I’m joined by my ultimate hero, my own Mama! I share things I’ve never told her before. She shares her take on self-care, what Me Time means to her now versus when she was a young Mum, and what she thinks of Mamahood My Way (no filter!) So grab a cuppa and join us for this chinwag on all things Mamahood, and doing it your way!2023-03-2054 minMamahood Our Way💫 Ep 24: A shit mental health week, and coming out the other sideThis week I’m spilling the tea on my shit week, the ongoing mental health issues stemming from Bears birth, and what I did to help myself through it over a few days. We all have days/weeks/months like this, so how can we get ourselves out the other side quicker? Please rate, review and share in your stories if this resonated, Mama 🧡 ILY!2023-03-1323 minMamahood Our Way💫 Ep 23: What to do when self-care feels hardWe all know we need it, should do it more, and that we’d help ourselves by practicing self-care every day. So why does it feel so bloody hard sometimes? In this ep we walk through 5 reasons why it might feel difficult to make happen, and most importantly, what you can do to overcome these things because #youreworthit Mama! Plus we lift the lid on what’s been happening in Me Time March this week! Let me know what resonated the most @mamahood.my.way ✨2023-03-0625 minMamahood Our Way💫 Ep 22: Ask Me Anything, Part 2 of 2All the parenting questions you wanted answered - do I ever get mum guilt, what’s my least fav part of motherhood (clue: it’s not sleep deprivation!), what would life be like raising Brodie in Scotland? PLUS a wee announcement of a self-care challenge you can join in March over on the gram 💫 @mamahood.my.way2023-02-2732 minMamahood Our Way💫 Ep 21: Ask Me Anything, Part 1 of 2I asked for it, you brought the spice 🔥 How many kids do you want? Why do you and your husband sleep in separate beds? How’s the sleep regression going? What’s your most toxic trait? Warning, it gets a little fiery so make sure you have a cup of something stronger than coffee in hand 😝2023-02-2040 minMamahood Our Way💫 Ep 20: Productivity hacks that will save your sanity‘Finding time’ doesn’t have to be a mission, there are tiny steps we can take today to create pockets that get to feel less frantic…even spacious! I’ve been into hacking productivity since she was a student and corner cutting exam revision was her #1 goal! In this episode I share everything (ok, a fair chunk of what) I know on getting shit done without sacrificing ourselves in the process 🔥2023-02-1339 minMamahood Our Way💫 Ep 19: OVERSHARE WITH CLAIRE: How my word of the year is going…one month in! 💫In today’s ep I give an update on how I’m embodying my word for the year…and the INs/OUTs I shared at the start of Jan. While you listen why not check in with your own word for the year, how are you tracking with it, one month down? Send me a DM over at @mamahood.my.way and let me know, I’d love to hear!2023-02-0641 minMamahood Our Way💫 Ep 18: MAMAHOOD UNFILTERED - Tales + tips for surviving long haul travel with a toddlerJoin me + fellow toddler mama, Cat, for a journey through our experiences of long haul travel recently with our toddlers. We share the good, the bad and the ugly - not that there was much of the latter, thank feck as we were both sh*t scared beforehand! If you’re thinking about an overseas holiday this year with your under 2(s) Mama, this ep will hold you through it 🫶🎉2023-01-3059 minMamahood Our Way💫 Ep 17: Claire shares… 5 ways intentions can support you as a Mama 💫Goal-setting and new year’s resolutions are out - intention-setting is in! But what is IN for your year, Mama? Have you even thought about it? In this quickie ep I’m sharing 5 ways setting intentions can not only help you have a beautiful year, but it’s role in supporting your motherhood. Head over to www.mamahoodmyway.com to find out more about the 2023 Activation Workshop happening online, Sunday 29 January 2023 🧡 Hope to see you there, Mama 🫶2023-01-2227 minMamahood Our Way💫 Ep 16: I’m back, Mama! Travel, terrible twos + 2023 in a nutshell!Oh Mama, how I’ve missed you! A short and sweet one recorded in Dubai to kick off our new year! Head over to @mamahood.my.way for way more updates, goodies + parenting carnage! ILY!2023-01-1626 minMamahood Our Way💫 Ep 15: Rituals to Reflect for the End of your Year 💫In this episode I take you through my end of year ritual where I reflect, reset and activate for the best 2023 ahead! I do this every year as a dossier of what I’ve achieved, what I’m grateful for and as compass for how I want things to go in the 12 months to follow. If you’d like to join an online session to go through this practice with other mamas shoot me a DM as a workshop is in the making 🫶2022-12-1223 minMamahood Our Way💫 Ep 14: The Mamahood Self-Care Sanctuary Revealed 😍You know you need more you time, but you don’t know where, when or how? Well MMW is bringing you the gift of intentional YOU TIME in 2023 with the first Mamahood Self-Care Sanctuary! Find out all the glorious details in this episode, and nab your spot at www.mamahoodmyway.com2022-12-0533 minMamahood Our Way💫 Ep 13: MAMAHOOD UNFILTERED: Gender chats!The first ep in the Mamahood Unfiltered series goes genitals first into all things GENDER…Mama of 3 boys, Monika, joins me for a vino and a deep dive into gender stereotypes, how they crop up in parenthood, and how we can raise a more aware, less gender-obsessed generation of humans 💪🏻2022-11-2852 minMamahood Our Way💫 Ep 12: Leaving our babes overnight - when is the right time? Plus a sneaky announcement! 💫Join me for a walk down memory lane on my first time leaving Bear…and the many trips that came afterwards. Plus some reflections on societal expectations & double standards when it comes to us Mamas leaving our baby (cue a little rage!)Stay tuned to the end for a surprise announcement from MMW headquarters!2022-11-2130 minMamahood Our Way💫 Ep 11: 19 Mama Hacks (that don’t involve cleaning) 💫Bedtime, feeding time and entertaining our bambino’s can be painful at times - but the mama brainstrust have ways to make things a whole lot easier! These tried and tested hacks are for the mama who needs a bloody break…or if you’re like me, just prefer the easier, lazier option in parenting! LOL. Hot recco of the week is the @wedonthavetimeforthis podcast! Follow along on the adventures of a lazy ass but loveable mama at @mamahood.my.way 🧡2022-11-1426 minMamahood Our Way💫 Ep 10: Parenthood from the Dads perspective 💫The Beard aka my husband Josh, drops by for a very honest chat on all things parenting - how he found Bear’s birth, tips for helping your partner through postpartum, the different phases of parenting, what he thinks of me as a Mum, what he finds challenging….your questions over at @mamahood.my.way were GOLD!Part 2 coming soon so get your questions for the Beard into my DMs, Mamas! 👏🏻2022-11-0749 minMamahood Our Way💫 Ep 9: OVERSHARE WITH CLAIRE: my 10 regrets about postpartum 💫APOLOGIES FOR THE EDITING GLITCH, MAMAS! In this new segment - Overshare with Claire - and episode 9, I need to insert a mahoosive trigger warning mamas. There are big topics. There’s chat about PND & PTSD & separation anxiety. And there are tears, for reals. But there’s also a shit tonne of lessons learned and hot tips for anyone about to enter or in the thick of postpartum. Or just for a chance to reflect on your own, see what lands. And as always, leave what doesn’t 🫶 Hot recco of the week is an essential oil blend from Vasse Virgin...2022-10-3132 minMamahood Our Way✨ Ep 8: The Knowing/Doing Gap and how to finally *do the thing*✨You know that thing you’ve wanted to do since forever? Run a 5km, learn French, book that trip to Japan, join a singing class, make a new bestie…we all have that thing on our heart that we think about often, yet do nothing about. Well it’s not entirely our fault, we can blame our physiological makeup…but we still want to do the thing, so how do we get around it? Well, hit play to find out, Mama 🧡Hot recco of the week is the Doggyland album by Snoop Dogg - hip hop nursery rhymes for a welcome cha...2022-10-2420 minMamahood Our Way✨ Ep 7: Woo Woo or a LIFE WEAPON? 6 Manifestation Practices for Mamas ✨Manifestation has a bad rap, but this Mama is here to showcase how it can help you tap into your power, make feeling good a daily occurrence AND make your big life goals happens!Find a summary of my 6 super-charged manifestation practices over @mamahood.my.way, along with my top 6 manifestation gurus 🧡Don’t forget to leave a review if you enjoyed this episode, share in your stories and give us a shout out to spread the Mamahood My Way magic! ILY 🫶Want to know more about manifesting? Check out Esther & Abraham Hicks, Gala Darling, Manifestation Babe, Rise & Conquer podcast & Jordanna2022-10-1735 minMamahood Our Way✨ Ep 6: What is ‘Good Enough Parenting’ and how can it help me? ✨Clue to the question in the title of this episode: EVERYWHERE!In this sassy ep we get under the hood of ‘Good Enough Parenting’, how it stacks up against ‘Gentle’ or ‘Attached’ parenting, and practical ways we can make good enough work for us. For Claire, it’s a step too far to negotiate footwear choices with a toddler! And of course, the usual truth bombs are scattered throughout 🫶2022-10-1026 minMamahood Our Way✨ Ep 5: The Shit We Need to Shed as Mamas, but how? ✨In this ep we talk through the shit you want to shed as mamas - not feeling good enough, trying to be perfect, living up to expectations, keeping up appearances - yep, you can spot the theme. I polled mamas on my insta stories and this is the shit you shared, the heavy blocks we need to move, and I share some #realtalk on where we can start to do just that. Plus things get real deep on my biggest source of shame as a mama… If this D&M has helped you in any way I’d love to hear...2022-10-0327 minMamahood Our Way✨ Ep 4: Three wildly EASY steps to designing a (mini) Mama Magical Morning Practice ✨Ep 4 is a juicy one mama, and the first one with a STRUCTURE! Woo!If you’ve always wanted to start your day with a little less chaos and a little more zen, I got you 🫶 In this ep we’ll step out how to design a magical morning practice that is easy to do, feels good and starts the day in the best way even when time (and personal space) is a premium!
Become part of the mamahood gram fam @mamahood.my.way2022-09-2627 minMamahood Our Way✨ Ep 3: Ideas for a RESET practice & reflections on healing ✨HELLO GORGEOUS MAMA! In this bonus ep we talk about what a Reset practice is and what it’s for, the pendulum swings of parenthood and that single magic bullet in recovering from postpartum [spoiler alert: there isn’t one…but there are many!]Anihana Shower Steamer $5.00 from Woolies@guidedwithkelly for reiki/intuitive healingBecome part of the mamahood gram fam @mamahood.my.way2022-09-2224 minMamahood Our Way✨ Ep 2: The gift of the GOLDEN TRUTH and the power of CHOICE in motherhood ✨Oooo we travel around change and choice and getting to DECIDE how we show up in our own lives in episode 2. I share a recent big life decision and why the long game pays off for a better quality of life 🧡 Come join all the mayhem @mamahood.my.way2022-09-1824 minMamahood Our Way✨ Ep 1: WELCOME to Mamahood My Way: My Birth Story✨Hello gorgeous Mama, and welcome to the Mamahood My Way podcast. It’s actually all about doing Mamahood YOUR way, so think of ‘my way’ as your invitation…an affirmation, to decide your own god damn rules. In this ep I introduce myself, share a bit of my ‘why’ and cover a snippet of what we’re gonna be doing here (E.g. alllll the feel good fcking things!) Come join all the mayhem @mamahood.my.wayTRIGGER WARNING: This episode discusses prolonged labour, failed epidurals, emergency c-section, birth trauma, postnatal depression, birth debrief, MGP, attachment problems, breastfeeding issues.2022-09-1844 min
The CGAI Podcast NetworkThe Global Exchange: Getting Canadian Resources to MarketOn this episode of the Global Exchange, Jeffrey Simpson speaks to Claire Citeau, Fawn Jackson, Janice MacKinnon, and Susannah Pierce about selling and exporting Canadian resources.
This episode is an extract from our conference "After the War: What Kind of World for Canada?" which happened on May 10th, 2022. This event was made possible thanks to the support of our strategic sponsors Lockheed Martin Canada, General Dynamics, Irving Shipbuilding, and Davie Shipyard, and of our Bronze conference sponsors, Enbridge and TD.
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Know It All by James H. Marsh – https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/know-it-all/9781988824840-item.html
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The Best Pick movie podcastI'm Your ManBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 218: I’m Your Man Released 20 April 2022 For this episode, we watched I’m Your Man, the 2021 romantic drama with a sci-fi twist, written by Maria Schrader and Jan Schomburg, directed by Schrader and starring Maren Eggert, Dan Stevens and Sandra Hüller. At the Berlin International Film Festival, Maren Eggert won the prize for Best Leading Performance and the film was nominated for the Golden Bear. It has a 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. A Clever Dummy (1917) https://youtu.be/4EGrrVl7nuk Four...2022-04-201h 18
The Best Pick movie podcastFlirting with DisasterBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 217: Flirting with Disaster Released 6 April 2022 For this episode, we watched Flirting with Disaster, the 1996 comedy written and directed by David O Russell and starring Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette and Tea Leoni. It cost $7m to make and produced a modest box office return of around $14m. It has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 87%. David O Russell and Lily Tomlin https://youtu.be/7SG43wa7Alo https://twitter.com/PattyArquette The Hustler of Money https://youtu.be/aVk5Se6gVTE Elvis Stories...2022-04-061h 13
The Best Pick movie podcastOscars 2022Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 216.5: Oscars 2022 Released 28 March 2022 For this episode, we reviewed events at the 94th Academy Awards, which John and Tom watched live and which Jess caught up on when she awakened. BEST PICK – the book is out now from all the usual places, including… From the publisher https://tinyurl.com/best-pick-book-rowman UK Amazon https://amzn.to/3zFNATI US Amazon https://www.amzn.com/1538163101 UK bookstore https://www.waterstones.com/book/9781538163108 US bookstore https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/best-pick-john-dorney/1139956434 Audio book https://www...2022-03-2827 min
The Best Pick movie podcastBicycle ThievesBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 216: Bicycle Thieves Released 23 March 2022 For this episode, we watched Bicycle Thieves, based on the novel by Luigi Bartolini, with a screenplay by Cesare Zavattini and various others including the director Vittorio De Sica. The cast includes Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola and Lianella Carell and it won an honorary Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1949. It has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 99%. The Icicle Thief https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yBtWtyMkdo Y voit rien https://www.youtube.com/watch...2022-03-231h 02
The Best Pick movie podcastMy Life as a DogBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 215: My Life as a Dog Released 9 March 2022 For this episode, we watched My Life as a Dog, based on the novel by Reidar Jönsson, who wrote the screenplay along with Brasse Brännström, Per Berglund and director Lasse Hallström. The cast includes Anton Glanzelius, Tomas von Brömssen, Melinda Kinnaman, Anki Lidén. It was nominated for two Academy Awards – Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay – and it has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Michael Caine wins his Oscar. htt...2022-03-091h 05
The Best Pick movie podcastOscar Winners 2021Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 85.5: Oscar Winners 2021 Released 26 April 2021 For this episode we quickly recap all of the surprises, forgone conclusions, gaffes and highlights of the 93rd Academy Awards – mere moments after the broadcast concluded. BEST PICK LIVE We’re thrilled to announce a special one-off live stream show in which you will be able to see our faces as well as hear our voices. Thanks to our lovely friends at House Seats Live, we’re going to be joined by specia...2021-04-2615 min
The Best Pick movie podcastThe Writers Panel Crossover episodeBest Pick with Ben Blacker, John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky For this episode, we chatted to Ben Blacker, host of the podcast The Writers Panel about our project, the Oscars and various other matters arising. https://twitter.com/benblacker https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/the-writers-panel/ Doctor Doolittle in Musical Hell. https://youtu.be/rooWwCVLYzs BEST PICK LIVE We’re thrilled to announce a special one-off live stream show in which you will be able to see our faces as well as hear our voices. Thanks to our lovely friends at Ho...2021-04-231h 01
The Best Pick movie podcastThe Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) with Ned SedgwickBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky and special guest Ned Sedgwick Episode 85: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1951) Released 21 April 2021 For this episode, we watched The Bridge on the River Kwai, written by Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson, based on the book by Pierre Boulle. The director was David Lean and the stars were William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins and Sessue Hayakawa. From eight nominations, it won seven Oscars, including Best Director, Best Actor for Guinness and Best Adapted Screenplay. https://twitter.com/nedsedgwick GrownUpLand https://www.bbc...2021-04-211h 39
The Best Pick movie podcastMarty (1955)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 84: Marty (1955) Released 7 April 2021 For this episode, we watched Marty written by Paddy Cheyefsky and directed by Delbert Mann, who both won Oscars. The stars were Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair and Joe Mantell, all of whom were nominated, Borgnine winning. It was also nominated for its Art Direction and Cinematography. Anna Magnani https://youtu.be/L3DdzN6Ji7M The Improv Handbook https://amzn.to/3tBbLzV BEST PICK LIVE We’re thrilled to announce a special one-off live stream sh...2021-04-071h 15
The Best Pick movie podcastAn American in Paris (1951)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky and special guest Matheus Carvalho Episode 83: An American in Paris (1951) Released 24 March 2021 For this episode, we watched An American in Paris, written by Alan Jay Lerner, inspired by and featuring the music of George Gershwin. The director was Vincente Minnelli and the stars were Gene Kelly, Oscar Levant, Leslie Caron, Georges Guétary and Nina Foch. It was nominated in eight categories and won six Oscars, plus a special award for Gene Kelly. http://www.cinemamuseum.org.uk https://letterboxd.com/matcarvalho https://w...2021-03-241h 25
The Best Pick movie podcastOscar Nominations 2021Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 82.5: Oscar Nominations 2021 Released 16 March 2021 For this episode we discussed the nominations for the 93rd Academy Awards which were announced on 15 March 2021 at 12:15 GMT by Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas. Next time we will be discussing An American in Paris. 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...2021-03-1624 min
The Best Pick movie podcast12 Years a Slave (2013)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 82: 12 Years a Slave (2013) Released 10 March 2021 For this episode, we watched 12 Years A Slave, written by John Ridley, from the memoir by Solomon Northup. The director was Steve McQueen with music by Hans Zimmer and cinematography by Sean Bobbitt and the stars were Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, and Lupita Nyong’o. As is fairly typical for this period, as well as Best Picture it only won two other awards – adapted screenplay and Best Supporting Actress for Nyong’o....2021-03-101h 21
The Best Pick movie podcastYou Can't Take it With You (1938) with Sam BainBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky and special guest Sam Bain Episode 81: You Can’t Take it With You (1938) Released 24 February 2021 For this episode, we watched You Can’t Take it With You, written by Robert Riskin, adapted from the play by George Kaufman and Moss Hart, directed by Frank Capra and starring Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, James Stewart, Edward Arnold, Mischa Auer, Ann Miller, and Spring Byington. It was nominated for seven Academy Awards but only won Best Picture and Best Director. The Stand In https://youtu.be/v4XE...2021-02-241h 06
The Best Pick movie podcastMillion Dollar Baby (2004)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 80: Million Dollar Baby (2004) Released 10 February 2021 For this episode we watched Million Dollar Baby, written by Paul Haggis, based on stories by FX Toole. It was directed by Clint Eastwood and starred Hilary Swank, Eastwood and Morgan Freeman. As well as Best Picture, Eastwood won Best Director and Swank and Freeman both won acting awards. Eastwood was nominated as Best Actor but lost to Jamie Foxx. It was also nominated for its screenplay and its editing. Next time we will be...2021-02-101h 12
The Best Pick movie podcastBirdman (2014)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 79: Birdman (2014) Released 27 January 2021 For this episode, we watched Birdman, written by Alejandro G Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr and Armando Bó and directed by Iñárritu. The stars were Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough and Emma Stone. It received nine Academy Award nominations and won four awards including for its screenplay and its cinematography by Emmanuel Lubezki. http://tomsalinsky.co.uk/blog/index.php/2015/02/06/oscars-2015-the-imitation-game/ The mirror shot in Contact. https://youtu.be/avRdYf78kLk Fi...2021-01-271h 28
The Best Pick movie podcastMrs Miniver (1942) - with Helen O'HaraBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky and our special guest Helen O’Hara Episode 78: Mrs Miniver (1942) Released 13 January 2021 For this episode, we watched Mrs Miniver based loosely on the 1940 novel by Jan Struther. It starred Greer Garson (won), Walter Pidgeon (nominated), Henry Travers (nominated), May Whitty (nominated) and Theresa Wright (won) and was directed by William Wyler (won). It also won for its screenplay and cinematography. Helen O’Hara https://twitter.com/HelenLOHara The real Helen O’Hara https://youtu.be/8vBUUfO_m5Q Bette Davis hawks war bonds https...2021-01-131h 06
The Best Pick movie podcastTitanic (1997) with special guests Natalie Bochenski and Dan BeestonBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky and special guests Natalie Bochenski and Dan Beeston Episode 77: Titanic (1997) Released 30 December 2020 For this episode, we watched Titanic, written and directed by James Cameron with music by James Horner and cinematography by Russell Carpenter. It starred Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher, Bernard Hill and Gloria Stuart. From an amazing 14 Academy Award nominations, it collected eleven, meaning that it tied both for most nominations (with All About Eve) and most wins (with Ben-Hur). We also dip into the life and...2020-12-301h 57
The Best Pick movie podcastChristmas Quiz 2020 with special guest quizmaster Thom TuckBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky and special guest quizmaster Thom Tuck Episode 76.5: Christmas Quiz 2019 Released 23 December 2020 For this episode, writer, actor and comedian Thom Tuck joins us with a quiz he has set, testing us on what we have said over the last twelve months’ worth of episodes. Feel free to play along at home but be warned – it’s not easy. https://twitter.com/turlygod Next time we will be discussing Titanic. If you want to watch it before listening to the next episode you can buy th...2020-12-2344 min
The Best Pick movie podcastThe Hurt Locker (2009)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 76: The Hurt Locker (2009) Released 16 December 2020 For this episode, we watched The Hurt Locker, written by Mark Boal (won) and directed by Kathryn Bigelow (won). The stars were Jeremy Renner (nominated), Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Evangeline Lilly, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse and Guy Pearce. In total it was nominated in nine categories and it also won for its editing, sound mixing and sound editing. Next time we will be discussing Titanic. If you want to watch it before listening to the...2020-12-161h 14
The Best Pick movie podcastMutiny on the Bounty (1935)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 75: Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) Released 2 December 2020 For this episode, we watched Mutiny on the Bounty, written by Talbot Jennings, Jules Furthman and Carey Wilson based on the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall. It was directed by Frank Lloyd and starred Charles Laughton, Clark Gable and Franchot Tone (all nominated). It was also nominated for its screenplay, its music, its editing and Lloyd as Best Director but Best Picture was its only win, making it the third and most recent...2020-12-021h 03
The Best Pick movie podcastDiscussing "Moonlight" with Syrus LoweBest Pick with Jessica Regan and Syrus Lowe. Episode 74.5: Discussing “Moonlight” with Syrus Lowe Released 25 November 2020 For this extra episode, we caught up with friend of the pod Syrus Lowe to get his take on Moonlight and matters arising. https://twitter.com/SyrusLoweDown https://www.instagram.com/syruslowedown Jay-Z Moonlight https://youtu.be/FCSh48OlvMo Next time we will be discussing Mutiny on the Bounty. 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 y...2020-11-2521 min
The Best Pick movie podcastMoonlight (2016)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 74: Moonlight (2016) Released 18 November 2020 For this episode, we watched Moonlight, written by Barry Jenkins, based on the play by Tarell Alvin McCraney and directed by Jenkins, with cinematography by James Laxton and music by Nicholas Britell. The cast included Trevante Rhodes, André Holland, Janelle Monáe, Naomie Harris and Mahershala Ali. It was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won three – Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor (Ali) and Best Picture. https://www.scriptbook.io Next time we will be discussing Muti...2020-11-181h 13
The Best Pick movie podcastThe Godfather Part II (1974) with Phill JupitusBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky and special guest Phill Jupitus Episode 73: The Godfather Part II (1976) Released 4 November 2020 For this episode, we watched The Godfather, Part II, written by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola, based on the novel by Puzo and it was directed by Coppola with music by Carmine Coppola. It starred Al Pacino, Robert de Niro, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Michael V Gazzo, John Cazale and Lee Strasberg. Five of the cast were nominated for acting Oscars, with de Niro winning. It also won for...2020-11-041h 47
The Best Pick movie podcastRocky (1976)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 72: Rocky (1976) Released 21 October 2020 For this episode, we watched Rocky, written by and starring Sylvester Stallone and directed by John G Avildsen. It also featured Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers and Burgess Meredith. Stallone was nominated for his screenplay and Stallone, Shire, Meredith and Young were all nominated as actors but all it won was Best Picture, Best Director and Best Film Editing. Angel (Every Boxer’s Girlfriend) https://youtu.be/x_iGcnTm3Z8 Next time we will be discussing Th...2020-10-211h 23
The Best Pick movie podcastThe Films of Stanley Kubrick - with Garrett MillerickBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky and special guest Garrett Millerick Episode 71.5: The Films of Stanley Kubrick Released 14 October 2020 For this episode, we watched the films of Stanley Kubrick (or at least most of us watched most of them). Kubrick directed 13 feature films between 1953 and 1999 which between them were nominated for 27 Oscars, winning nine. Kubrick himself was nominated 14 times and won once (Best Special Effects for 2001: A Space Odyssey). Sunflower: Live in London https://800pgr.lnk.to/MillerickWE https://twitter.com/millerickcomedy Radiohead support group. https://youtu.be/Zkvhszm...2020-10-141h 42
The Best Pick movie podcastMy Fair Lady (1964)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 71: My Fair Lady (1964) Released 7 October 2020 For this episode, we watched My Fair Lady, the movie adaptation of the Lerner and Lowe musical, itself based on the play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw. It won eight Oscars from twelve nominations, including Best Actor for Rex Harrison, Best Director for George Cukor and Best Adaptation Score for Andre Previn. Leading lady Audrey Hepburn was not nominated. Thurl Ravenscroft “Ghosting” as Stewpot in South Pacific https://youtu.be/Ljm9CDRAhMQ Jim Cummings on “Be Prepar...2020-10-071h 24
The Best Pick movie podcastThe Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King (2003)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky and special guest Felicity Ward Episode 70: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) Released 23 September 2020 For this episode, we watched The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, written by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson from the book by JRR Tolkein. It was directed by Jackson and starred Elijah Wood, Ian McKellan, Viggo Mortensen, Andy Serkis and many others. It was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and won every single one, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best...2020-09-231h 44
The Best Pick movie podcastWings (1928)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 69: Wings (1928) Released 9 September 2020 For this episode, we watched Wings, written by John Monk Saunders, Hope Loring, Louis D Lighton, Julian Johnson; directed by William A Wellman and starring Clara Bow, Charles “Buddy” Rogers, Richard Arlen, Gary Cooper. As well as Best Picture, Wings also won for its Engineering Effects. Next time we will be discussing The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. If you want to watch it before listening to the next episode you can buy the...2020-09-091h 30
The Best Pick movie podcastDriving Miss Daisy (1989)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 68: Driving Miss Daisy (1989) Released 26 August 2020 For this episode, we watched Driving Miss Daisy, written by Alfred Uhry from his play, directed by Bruce Beresford and starring Jessica Tandy (won), Morgan Freeman (nominated) and Dan Aykroyd (nominated). It also won for its screenplay and its make-up. Beresford was not even nominated as Best Director – very rare for a Best Picture winner. Kim Basinger sticks up for Do the Right Thing. https://youtu.be/vbePj-sKV8w?t=367 Newness on Netflix. https://www.netflix.co...2020-08-261h 28
The Best Pick movie podcastGoing My Way (1944)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 66: Going My Way (1944) Released 29 July 2020 For this episode, we watched Going My Way, written Frank Butler and Frank Cavett, directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald and Risë Stevens. It was nominated for ten Academy Awards and won seven including Best Director for McCarey and Best Actor for Crosby. Captain Planet Saves Belfast https://youtu.be/a9tg4NZbyhY https://play.acast.com/s/hollywoodcrimescene/episode146-bingcrosby The Priests https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03HhnaJAOY8 A Canterbury T...2020-07-291h 28
The Best Pick movie podcastTom Jones (1963)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 64: Tom Jones (1963) Released 15 July 2020 For this episode, we watched Tom Jones, written John Osbourne, based on the novel by Henry Fielding. It was directed by Tony Richardson and it stars Albert Finney, Susannah York, Hugh Griffith, Edith Evans and Joan Greenwood. It was nominated in ten categories and it won four awards: Best Director, Best Score, Best Adapted Screenplay and, of course, Best Picture. Sammy Davis Jr has the wrong envelope. https://youtu.be/mmmi9ksOtt4 The List of Adrian Messenger...2020-07-151h 50The Best Pick movie podcastMoonlight (2016)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 74: Moonlight (2016) Released 18 November 2020 For this episode, we watched Moonlight, written by Barry Jenkins, based on the play by Tarell Alvin McCraney and directed by Jenkins, with cinematography by James Laxton and music by Nicholas Britell. The cast included Trevante Rhodes, André Holland, Janelle Monáe, Naomie Harris and Mahershala Ali. It was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won three – Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor (Ali) and Best Picture. https://www.scriptbook.io Next time we will be discussing Muti...2019-09-251h 13The Best Pick movie podcastBirdman (2014)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 79: Birdman (2014) Released 27 January 2021 For this episode, we watched Birdman, written by Alejandro G Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr and Armando Bó and directed by Iñárritu. The stars were Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough and Emma Stone. It received nine Academy Award nominations and won four awards including for its screenplay and its cinematography by Emmanuel Lubezki. http://tomsalinsky.co.uk/blog/index.php/2015/02/06/oscars-2015-the-imitation-game/ The mirror shot in Contact. https://youtu.be/avRdYf78kLk Fi...2019-09-111h 28The Best Pick movie podcast12 Years a Slave (2013)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 82: 12 Years a Slave (2013) Released 10 March 2021 For this episode, we watched 12 Years A Slave, written by John Ridley, from the memoir by Solomon Northup. The director was Steve McQueen with music by Hans Zimmer and cinematography by Sean Bobbitt and the stars were Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, and Lupita Nyong’o. As is fairly typical for this period, as well as Best Picture it only won two other awards – adapted screenplay and Best Supporting Actress for Nyong’o....2019-09-041h 21The Best Pick movie podcastThe Hurt Locker (2009)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 76: The Hurt Locker (2009) Released 16 December 2020 For this episode, we watched The Hurt Locker, written by Mark Boal (won) and directed by Kathryn Bigelow (won). The stars were Jeremy Renner (nominated), Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Evangeline Lilly, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse and Guy Pearce. In total it was nominated in nine categories and it also won for its editing, sound mixing and sound editing. Next time we will be discussing Titanic. If you want to watch it before listening to the...2019-08-071h 14The Best Pick movie podcastMillion Dollar Baby (2004)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 80: Million Dollar Baby (2004) Released 10 February 2021 For this episode we watched Million Dollar Baby, written by Paul Haggis, based on stories by FX Toole. It was directed by Clint Eastwood and starred Hilary Swank, Eastwood and Morgan Freeman. As well as Best Picture, Eastwood won Best Director and Swank and Freeman both won acting awards. Eastwood was nominated as Best Actor but lost to Jamie Foxx. It was also nominated for its screenplay and its editing. Next time we will be...2019-07-031h 12The Best Pick movie podcastThe Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King (2003)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky and special guest Felicity Ward Episode 70: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) Released 23 September 2020 For this episode, we watched The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, written by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson from the book by JRR Tolkein. It was directed by Jackson and starred Elijah Wood, Ian McKellan, Viggo Mortensen, Andy Serkis and many others. It was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and won every single one, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best...2019-06-261h 44The Best Pick movie podcastTitanic (1997) with special guests Natalie Bochenski and Dan BeestonBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky and special guests Natalie Bochenski and Dan Beeston Episode 77: Titanic (1997) Released 30 December 2020 For this episode, we watched Titanic, written and directed by James Cameron with music by James Horner and cinematography by Russell Carpenter. It starred Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher, Bernard Hill and Gloria Stuart. From an amazing 14 Academy Award nominations, it collected eleven, meaning that it tied both for most nominations (with All About Eve) and most wins (with Ben-Hur). We also dip into the life and...2019-05-151h 57The Best Pick movie podcastDriving Miss Daisy (1989)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 68: Driving Miss Daisy (1989) Released 26 August 2020 For this episode, we watched Driving Miss Daisy, written by Alfred Uhry from his play, directed by Bruce Beresford and starring Jessica Tandy (won), Morgan Freeman (nominated) and Dan Aykroyd (nominated). It also won for its screenplay and its make-up. Beresford was not even nominated as Best Director – very rare for a Best Picture winner. Kim Basinger sticks up for Do the Right Thing. https://youtu.be/vbePj-sKV8w?t=367 Newness on Netflix. https://www.netflix.co...2019-03-201h 28The Best Pick movie podcastRocky (1976)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 72: Rocky (1976) Released 21 October 2020 For this episode, we watched Rocky, written by and starring Sylvester Stallone and directed by John G Avildsen. It also featured Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers and Burgess Meredith. Stallone was nominated for his screenplay and Stallone, Shire, Meredith and Young were all nominated as actors but all it won was Best Picture, Best Director and Best Film Editing. Angel (Every Boxer’s Girlfriend) https://youtu.be/x_iGcnTm3Z8 Next time we will be discussing Th...2018-12-191h 23The Best Pick movie podcastThe Godfather Part II (1974) with Phill JupitusBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky and special guest Phill Jupitus Episode 73: The Godfather Part II (1976) Released 4 November 2020 For this episode, we watched The Godfather, Part II, written by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola, based on the novel by Puzo and it was directed by Coppola with music by Carmine Coppola. It starred Al Pacino, Robert de Niro, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Michael V Gazzo, John Cazale and Lee Strasberg. Five of the cast were nominated for acting Oscars, with de Niro winning. It also won for...2018-12-051h 47The Best Pick movie podcastMy Fair Lady (1964)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 71: My Fair Lady (1964) Released 7 October 2020 For this episode, we watched My Fair Lady, the movie adaptation of the Lerner and Lowe musical, itself based on the play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw. It won eight Oscars from twelve nominations, including Best Actor for Rex Harrison, Best Director for George Cukor and Best Adaptation Score for Andre Previn. Leading lady Audrey Hepburn was not nominated. Thurl Ravenscroft “Ghosting” as Stewpot in South Pacific https://youtu.be/Ljm9CDRAhMQ Jim Cummings on “Be Prepar...2018-09-261h 24The Best Pick movie podcastTom Jones (1963)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 64: Tom Jones (1963) Released 15 July 2020 For this episode, we watched Tom Jones, written John Osbourne, based on the novel by Henry Fielding. It was directed by Tony Richardson and it stars Albert Finney, Susannah York, Hugh Griffith, Edith Evans and Joan Greenwood. It was nominated in ten categories and it won four awards: Best Director, Best Score, Best Adapted Screenplay and, of course, Best Picture. Sammy Davis Jr has the wrong envelope. https://youtu.be/mmmi9ksOtt4 The List of Adrian Messenger...2018-09-191h 50The Best Pick movie podcastThe Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) with Ned SedgwickBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky and special guest Ned Sedgwick Episode 85: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1951) Released 21 April 2021 For this episode, we watched The Bridge on the River Kwai, written by Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson, based on the book by Pierre Boulle. The director was David Lean and the stars were William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins and Sessue Hayakawa. From eight nominations, it won seven Oscars, including Best Director, Best Actor for Guinness and Best Adapted Screenplay. https://twitter.com/nedsedgwick GrownUpLand https://www.bbc...2018-08-081h 39The Best Pick movie podcastMarty (1955)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 84: Marty (1955) Released 7 April 2021 For this episode, we watched Marty written by Paddy Cheyefsky and directed by Delbert Mann, who both won Oscars. The stars were Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair and Joe Mantell, all of whom were nominated, Borgnine winning. It was also nominated for its Art Direction and Cinematography. Anna Magnani https://youtu.be/L3DdzN6Ji7M The Improv Handbook https://amzn.to/3tBbLzV BEST PICK LIVE We’re thrilled to announce a special one-off live stream sh...2018-07-251h 15The Best Pick movie podcastAn American in Paris (1951)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky and special guest Matheus Carvalho Episode 83: An American in Paris (1951) Released 24 March 2021 For this episode, we watched An American in Paris, written by Alan Jay Lerner, inspired by and featuring the music of George Gershwin. The director was Vincente Minnelli and the stars were Gene Kelly, Oscar Levant, Leslie Caron, Georges Guétary and Nina Foch. It was nominated in eight categories and won six Oscars, plus a special award for Gene Kelly. http://www.cinemamuseum.org.uk https://letterboxd.com/matcarvalho https://w...2018-06-271h 25The Best Pick movie podcastGoing My Way (1944)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 66: Going My Way (1944) Released 29 July 2020 For this episode, we watched Going My Way, written Frank Butler and Frank Cavett, directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald and Risë Stevens. It was nominated for ten Academy Awards and won seven including Best Director for McCarey and Best Actor for Crosby. Captain Planet Saves Belfast https://youtu.be/a9tg4NZbyhY https://play.acast.com/s/hollywoodcrimescene/episode146-bingcrosby The Priests https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03HhnaJAOY8 A Canterbury T...2018-05-091h 28The Best Pick movie podcastMrs Miniver (1942) - with Helen O'HaraBest Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky and our special guest Helen O’Hara Episode 78: Mrs Miniver (1942) Released 13 January 2021 For this episode, we watched Mrs Miniver based loosely on the 1940 novel by Jan Struther. It starred Greer Garson (won), Walter Pidgeon (nominated), Henry Travers (nominated), May Whitty (nominated) and Theresa Wright (won) and was directed by William Wyler (won). It also won for its screenplay and cinematography. Helen O’Hara https://twitter.com/HelenLOHara The real Helen O’Hara https://youtu.be/8vBUUfO_m5Q Bette Davis hawks war bonds https...2018-04-251h 06