Awesome Movie Year

Awesome Movie Year


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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

Love Affair (1939 Valentine’s Bonus)
February 14, 2024

The seventh episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1939 features a special Valentines Day pick, Leo McCareys Love Affair. Directed and co-written by Leo McCarey and starring Charles Boyer, Irene Dunne, Maria Ouspenskaya and Lee Bowman, Love

The Women (1939 Josh’s Pick)
February 07, 2024

The sixth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1939 features Joshs personal pick, George Cukors The Women. Directed by George Cukor from a screenplay by Anita Loos and Jane Murfin and starring Norma Shearer, Rosalind Russell, Joan Crawford

Gulliver’s Travels (1939 Animated Film)
January 31, 2024

The fifth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1939 features our animation pick, the Fleischer brothers Gullivers Travels. Directed by Dave Fleischer, based on the novel by Jonathan Swift, and starring the voices of Sam Parker, Pinto Colvi

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939 Cannes Award Winner)
January 24, 2024

The fourth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1939 features the Cannes Film Festival winner, Frank Capras Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Directed by Frank Capra from a screenplay by Sidney Buchman and starring James Stewart, Jean Arthur, C

The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939 Box Office Flop)
January 17, 2024

The third episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1939 features the years biggest flop, ice skating showcase The Ice Follies of 1939. Directed by Reinhold Schnzel and starring James Stewart, Joan Crawford, Lew Ayres and Lewis Stone, The Ice F

Stagecoach (1939 Major Filmmaker)
January 10, 2024

The second episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1939 features our pick for a movie from a major filmmaker, John Fords Stagecoach. Directed by John Ford from a screenplay by Dudley Nichols and starring John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Andy Devine,

The Wizard of Oz (1939 Box Office Champ)
January 03, 2024

The first episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1939 features one of the highest-grossing films at the box office, fantasy musical The Wizard of Oz. Directed by Victor Fleming, based on the novel by L. Frank Baum, and starring Judy Garland, R

Tokyo Godfathers (2003 Holiday Bonus)
December 27, 2023

In the second of two special holiday episodes for this year, were looking back to our season on the films of 2003, to talk about Japanese animated movie Tokyo Godfathers. Directed and co-written by Satoshi Kon and starring the voices of Toru Emori, Yoshi