The Academy’s Captive Audience

Reel Forum: Episode I

Ben and Kit are breaking off from our regular schedule to interact with some questions asked by our listeners. We also engage in the current discussion on The Odyssey by Christopher Nolan and take a look at the new rule implemented by the Academy for next years' Oscars and beyond. - Don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit those notification buttons for future episodes!  If you enjoy what you've heard, please share this episode with a friend or two and leave us a comment wherever you are listening! Also follow us at our social media feeds or email us to interact and let us know what you think of the films we are watching. Remember we are all part of the captive audience... https://x.com/theacapodcast [https://x.com/theacapodcast] https://www.instagram.com/theacapodcast [https://www.instagram.com/theacapodcast] theacapodcast@gmail.com [theacapodcast@gmail.com]

Episode 21: That's the Trilogy

With the final films of the 52nd Academy Awards coming to a close, Ben and Kit make a huge discovery. After punching in to the life of a textile factory worker, we live it up once again on Broadway hitting the after party of a lifetime, before bringing down the ultimate ruling on a never before witnessed trilogy of films. The following films are... - Norma Rae All That Jazz Kramer vs. Kramer - Don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit those notification buttons for future episodes!  If you enjoy what you've heard, please share this episode with a friend or two and leave us a comment wherever you are listening! Also follow us at our social media feeds or email us to interact and let us know what you think of the films we are watching. Remember we are all part of the captive audience... https://x.com/theacapodcast [https://x.com/theacapodcast] https://www.instagram.com/theacapodcast [https://www.instagram.com/theacapodcast] theacapodcast@gmail.com [theacapodcast@gmail.com]

Episode 20: Dream of Golden Butter

We begin this journey into the heart of the 52nd Academy Awards by going through a brief overview of what was happening during the latter part of the 1970's. Ben then takes us on a descent through the thick overgrowth of the Vietnam jungle, and Kit takes us on a well needed and timely bicycle tour around Bloomington Indiana. Go Hoosiers! The films in this episode are... - Apocalypse Now Breaking Away - Don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit those notification buttons for future episodes!  If you enjoy what you've heard, please share this episode with a friend or two and leave us a comment wherever you are listening! Also follow us at our social media feeds or email us to interact and let us know what you think of the films we are watching. Remember we are all part of the captive audience... https://x.com/theacapodcast [https://x.com/theacapodcast] https://www.instagram.com/theacapodcast [https://www.instagram.com/theacapodcast] theacapodcast@gmail.com [theacapodcast@gmail.com]

Episode 19: He does Have a Heart

We wrap up our look into the 20th Academy Awards but not before we have a chance to check our pulse as we encounter the high strangeness surrounding Christmas. Afterward Ben and Kit encounter the antisemitism of 1947... not sure much has changed since then but maybe there is something to be learned from our last two nominees. Our following films are... - The Bishop's Wife Crossfire Gentleman's Agreement - Don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit those notification buttons for future episodes!  If you enjoy what you've heard, please share this episode with a friend or two and leave us a comment that you've done so! Also follow us at our social media feeds or email us to let us know what you think of the films we are watching. Remember we are all part of the captive audience... https://x.com/theacapodcast [https://x.com/theacapodcast] https://www.instagram.com/theacapodcast [https://www.instagram.com/theacapodcast] theacapodcast@gmail.com [theacapodcast@gmail.com]

Episode 18: Topo Gigio

Welcome back to our regularly scheduled programing! In this episode Ben and Kit kick off the 20th Academy Awards. We start by getting into the well dressed and smokey post war cinema mindset before spending Christmas at Macy's. Then we hop the pond to take in the Dickens tale of a boy named Pip. The following films in this episode are... - Miracle on 34th Street Great Expectations - Don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit those notification buttons for future episodes!  If you enjoy what you've heard, please share this episode with a friend or two and leave us a comment that you've done so! Also follow us at our social media feeds or email us to let us know what you think of the films we are watching. Remember we are all part of the captive audience... https://x.com/theacapodcast [https://x.com/theacapodcast] https://www.instagram.com/theacapodcast [https://www.instagram.com/theacapodcast] theacapodcast@gmail.com [theacapodcast@gmail.com]