Media Diary and Oscar Wrap Up

Paul and Josh reflect on the 2014 Oscars, the good and the bad.  We also took a cue from Steven Soderbergh and tracked what we have been watching (both television and movies) for the last month or so.  We talk about the movies and television programs that we watched and delve into one of those movies:  Jason Reitman's Men, Women and Children.  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

Wild and Selma

Paul and Josh discuss two movies that are getting a bit of Oscar buzz.  We focus on two movies that are both based on true stories and have centralized characters that are struggling with particular crossroads in their lives.  These movies have garnered Academy Award nominatoins for Best Actress (Reese Witherspoon) Best Supporting Actress (Laura Dern) and Best Picture and Best Song (Selma).  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

Best Directors

Paul and Josh talk about their favorite directors and somehow fail to mention Clint Eastwood, Akira Kurosawa and many more.  The episode is still packed with discussion of luminaries of filmmaking (Spielberg, Welles, Hitchcock, Scorcese, etc) and our personal creams of the crop (Fincher, PTA, Ang Lee, and the Coens).  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

Animated Movies

Paul and Josh talk about feature-length animated movies from Snow White to the Lego Movie.  We also talk about some animated movies that are not really kid friendly and some that are really sad, along with the movies that we all grew up with as children.  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

Mockingjay Part 1 and Nightcrawler

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Paul and Josh review two very different movies.  Mockingjay Part 1, starring podcast favorite Jennifer Lawrence, is a continuation of an established book and movie franchise and Nightcrawler is an original script from screenwriter Dan Gilroy (trying his hand at directing) and starring Jake Gyllenhaal in a transformative performance. We also talk about the Star Wars Episode VII teaser trailer. Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

Whiplash and The Double

Paul and Josh discuss two movies that came out recently.  The Double is an expressionist dopplelganger movie based on a Dostoyevsky novella.  It stars Jesse Eisenberg and is directed by Richard Ayoade.  Whiplash was written and directed by newcomer Damien Chazelle and may very well give JK Simmons the accolades that we think that he deserves as an actor.  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

Birdman

Paul and Josh discuss the new Inarritu film Birdman (or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance).  We talk extensively about the cast, the score and the high craft of filmmaking that is displayed in this film.  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

Best Supporting Actors

Paul and Josh talk about their favorite Best Supporting Actor Academy Award nominees and winners that span from 1948 to just last year in 2013.  We also talk about the new Brad Pitt movie Fury and bring up a possible Best Supporting Actor nomination for that movie also.  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.