Awesome Movie Year

Awesome Movie Year


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Mission: Impossible II (2000 Box Office Champ)
April 17, 2024

The first episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2000 features the highest-grossing film at the box office, John Woo’s Mission: Impossible II. Directed by John Woo from a screenplay by Robert Towne and starring Tom Cruise, Thandiwe Newton, Dou

Broadcast News (1987 Bonus Episode)
April 12, 2024

This special bonus episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1987 features James L. Brooks Best Picture nominee Broadcast News. Written and directed by James L. Brooks and starring Holly Hunter, Albert Brooks, William Hurt and Robert Prosky

1939 Epilogue
April 05, 2024

In this epilogue to our season on the awesome movie year of 1939, we talk about alternate movies we considered including in all of our different categories this season, and read suggestions from some listeners about their favorite 1939 movies.Visit https:

At the Circus (1939 Audience Choice)
April 03, 2024

The finale of our season on the awesome movie year of 1939 features our audience choice pick, the Marx Brothers comedy At the Circus. Directed by Edward Buzzell from a screenplay by Irving Brecher and starring the Marx Brothers (Groucho, Chico, Harpo), Ke

Son of Frankenstein (1939 Future Cult Classic)
March 27, 2024

The thirteenth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1939 features our future cult classic pick, Universal horror sequel Son of Frankenstein. Directed by Rowland V. Lee from a screenplay by Willis Cooper and starring Basil Rathbone, Bela Lugo

The Gorilla (1939 Dave’s Pick)
March 20, 2024

The twelfth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1939 features our producer David Rosens pick, Ritz Brothers comedy The Gorilla. Directed by Allan Dwan and starring the Ritz Brothers (Jimmy, Harry, Al), Patsy Kelly, Anita Louise, Lionel Atw

Gone With The Wind (1939 Best Picture)
March 13, 2024

The eleventh episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1939 features the Academy Awards Best Picture winner, Civil War-era epic Gone With the Wind. Directed by Victor Fleming and starring Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Olivia de Havilland, Leslie How

Wuthering Heights (1939 New York Film Critics Circle Winner)
March 06, 2024

The tenth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1939 features the New York Film Critics Circle Best Film winner, William Wylers Wuthering Heights. Directed by William Wyler from a screenplay by Charles MacArthur and Ben Hecht and starring La

Only Angels Have Wings (1939 Jason’s Pick)
February 28, 2024

The ninth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1939 features Jasons personal pick, Howard Hawks Only Angels Have Wings. Directed by Howard Hawks from a screenplay by Jules Furthman and starring Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Thomas Mitchell, Rit

The Rules of the Game (1939 Foreign Film)
February 21, 2024

The eighth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1939 features our foreign film pick, Jean Renoirs The Rules of the Game. Directed and co-written by Jean Renoir and starring Nora Gregor, Paulette Dubost, Mila Parly, Marcel Dalio, Julien Car