85 Weeks Until the 100th Oscars | Casablanca (1943)

85 Weeks Until the 100th Oscars | Casablanca (1943)

We are 85 weeks away from the 100th Academy Awards; follow Adam, Drew, and Sarah as they travel to unoccupied France to escape the Nazi takeover of mainland Europe.  Of course to get out they need to go through... Casablanca, 1943's iconic Best Picture Winner. Back to back World War II movies isn't a surprise - though Casablanca bucks a bit of the optimistic patriotism of Mrs. Miniver for the cynical worldview of Rick, the owner of the American Cantina (I mean, Cafe) in French Morocco's most important city.  When a dame from his past arrives with her male traveling partner - Rick has to reassess the events in his life and choose the kind of man he wants to be.  Of pre-1950s movies, this joins Gone With the Wind in the list of "Best Picture Winners your average casual has heard of."  It's certainly an iconic film - but does it hit for the Brainrot gang? In this episode you're gonna hear: * Just how many Frances there were in World War II * If the height of cinephiles is a debatable topic * Which early 2000's-era star was going to be cast in a remake of this movie * More Star Wars references taking hold, but at least this time we're talking about A New Hope Follow us @bestpicturebrainrotpodcast as we keep delving into Oscars history with a brainrot spin Letterboxd Adam - https://boxd.it/9fMt Drew - https://boxd.it/ahkIx Sarah - https://boxd.it/6VQMl

86 Weeks Until the 100th Oscars | Mrs. Miniver (1942)

We are 86 weeks away from the 100th Academy Awards; follow Adam, Drew, and Sarah as they hang out with a particular British housewife by the name of Mrs. Miniver, the winner of 1942's Best Picture Oscar. Step aside World War I - your time is up.  There's a new World War in town and this one has villains with killer fashion sense.  We appreciate your contributions but frankly my dear (wrong reference) you're old news.  On it's surface, Mrs.Miniver appears to be a WWII-version of pod-villain Cavalcade, though I can say with confidence that none of these future winners would hold the title of a certain German leader's favorite movie.  However, diving a bit deeper what we found was a wholesome family living in the British homestead in the early days of the war.  How wholesome was it?  Let's see what the Brainrot gang thinks. In this episode you're gonna hear: * How World War II gives us the iconic cinematic villains the world could rally against * The story of Greer Garson, one of the 1940's most successful actresses * A knowledge drop about inter-war propoganda ranging from WWII to Vietnam * Our choice to retire the podcast to make Mrs. Miniver fan-edits of her punching Nazis Follow us @bestpicturebrainrotpodcast as we keep delving into Oscars history with a brainrot spin Letterboxd Adam - https://boxd.it/9fMt Drew - https://boxd.it/ahkIx Sarah - https://boxd.it/6VQMl

87 Weeks Until the 100th Oscars | How Green Was My Valley (1941)

We are 87 weeks away from the 100th Academy Awards; follow Adam, Drew, and Sarah as the answer the question all of us have been thinking:  How Green Was My Valley?  Of course that is the name of 1941's Best Picture winner. Wale, Wale, Wale, what do we have here?  A valley huh?  How green is it?  Oh, not that green?  Covered with coal soot actually?  Oh Wale...  That's it.  That's the movie.  It's a pretty even-keeled coming-of-age story for a young lad named Huw who comes from a coal mining family.  Directed by legend John Ford it contains a lot of his hallmarks - growth, love, loss, and worker's rights.  This is considered a bit of a controversial winner by cinema snobs - what does the Brainrot crew think of it? In this episode you're gonna hear: * A history of Wales and it's coal-mining roots (or seams) * Robust discussion on a completely different Best Picture nominee, much to Drew's chagrin * Why solving problems with violence is good, and awesome, sometimes * So many Phantom Menace references.  Seriously you are not ready for the amount of times we reference The Phantom Menace. Follow us @bestpicturebrainrotpodcast as we keep delving into Oscars history with a brainrot spin Letterboxd Adam - https://boxd.it/9fMt Drew - https://boxd.it/ahkIx Sarah - https://boxd.it/6VQMl

88 Weeks Until the 100th Oscars | Rebecca (1940)

We are 88 weeks away from the 100th Academy Awards; follow Adam, Drew, and Sarah as they get a little Hitchcockian and meet the winner of 1940's Best Picture - Rebecca. We find ourselves in the hangover year from Gone With the Wind with Rebecca, another dark love story - but one where we trade American aesthetic for European sensibility, large scale for intimacy, and sweeping color for black and white cinematography at its best.  Rebecca tells the tale of a whirlwind romance across class barriers that sees our nameless heroine become the wife of the luxurious de Winter estate; but the lingering memory of Max de Winter's deceased wife (you'll never guess her name) threatens to derail it all.  If you're a fan of Hitchcock, you've likely seen, and enjoyed, Rebecca; but will the Brainrot crew's takes introduce a new twist? In this episode you're gonna hear: * How Hitchcock's Catholic upbringing informed his film catalogue * Our thoughts on falling in love on vacation * If therapy-speak may actually have a legitimate place in this movie * Which current pop icon we are surprised hasn't made a song about this movie (shoutout this being the 13th winner) Follow us @bestpicturebrainrotpodcast as we keep delving into Oscars history with a brainrot spin Letterboxd Adam - https://boxd.it/9fMt Drew - https://boxd.it/ahkIx Sarah - https://boxd.it/6VQMl

89 Weeks Until the 100th Oscars | Gone With the Wind (1939)

We are 89 weeks away from the 100th Academy Awards; follow Adam, Drew, and Sarah as they, frankly, give a damn about the 12th Best Picture winner - 1939's Gone With the Wind. 1939 was a banner year for a lot of reasons.  The New York Yankees swept the Cincinnati Reds in the World Series, Hitler invaded Poland, and a scrappy little cinematic novel adaptation named Gone With the Wind released to unprecedented financial success and Oscars recognition.  It's the epic Southern romance that set the world (and a few big movie sets) ablaze with Confederate passion, for better or for worse.  Of it's unprecedented 10 Oscars, Best Picture was, of course, one of them.  It's legacy is one of a historical cinematic achievement - but how does the Brainrot squad feel about it? In this episode you're gonna hear: * How the Civil War gave the whole world excessive brainrot * About Scarlett O'Hara's gaslighting, gatekeeping AND girlbossing * Which iconic line was nearly foiled by the Hays Code * If the South will rise again Follow us @bestpicturebrainrotpodcast as we keep delving into Oscars history with a brainrot spin Letterboxd Adam - https://boxd.it/9fMt Drew - https://boxd.it/ahkIx Sarah - https://boxd.it/6VQMl