Golden Boy #2: The Second Academy Awards in 1930! (+The Mary Pickford Controversy!)

08/02/23 • 94 min

Welcome to Golden Boy: An Academy Awards Podcast! Join Moronic Logic monthly as Kenny enlists a rotating co-host from an assemblage of interesting and unique voices to watch every movie nominated for Best Picture in a given year and decide who SHOULD have won the Golden Boy.
We do EVERYTHING in chronological order at Moronic Logic, so Episode 2 takes us to the Second Academy Awards, held in early 1930, where Golden Boy host Kenny Cahoon and guest host Robert Albanese must decide which of 5 films is the actual Best Picture. This episode features a Schrodinger's cat dilemma as one of the nominated films, The Patriot, is a LOST MOVIE. Is it alive, or is it dead? Can we vote for it? Should we vote for it? Are these early talkies any good? Join us and join in on the discussion! By the end of the episode only one movie (or two if we do not agree) will prevail and take home the actual Golden Boy.
Robert William Albanese III is a reformed academic and occasional college instructor in the area of cinema studies, literature and popular culture. He holds a PhD in American Studies from the University of Iowa, where once he heard a professor refer to himself as a "competent dilettante" and thought, yeah, I'm going to put that on my LinkedIn.
Intro Music: "Let the Light Shine Through by Reynard Seidel
Outro Music: "Through The Light" by Reynard Seidel
Music through Epidemic Sound
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Still pushing this film!
King Vidor's THE CROWD (1928)!
This movie is only available through the Internet Archive here-
https://archive.org/details/lafouleth...
Recommendations!!!!!
Here are two great podcasts I started listening to when working on this episode! I didn't have time to try any new ones this month but when I do I will add them to the list.
Oscar Podcast- The Oscars Year by Year (Sasha Stone) Episode 74b is relevant to the 1929 Academy Awards. Three knowledgable hosts with great banter. This is where I first heard about Louis B Mayer screwing over The Crowd (1928) for all time.
https://luminarypodcasts.com/listen/s...
Time Honored Pictures with Reyes and Evergreen. I listened to their episode on Wings and 7th Heaven and loved the knowledge and chemistry these two had.

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The Hitchcock Challenge #2: The Mountain Eagle! (Hitchcock's LOST 1926 film)

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Welcome to the second episode of The Hitchcock Challenge!
Episode 2 Features a deep dive into Hitchcock's lost film, The Mountain Eagle!
This episode has been adapted from our Youtube video where we SHOW each surviving photograph in (our theoretical) chronological order in order to understand the plot of the missing film. Here we describe each photo and postulate what it all means, and ask the question...should this film be found?? (The answer is YES, PLEASE!)
Join Kenny, Sam, and Lantz as they watch every movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock in chronological order and break them down in extreme detail. The first ten episodes, covering Hitchcock’s silent career originally premiered (or will premiere) on YouTube as Presenting Alfred Hitchcock. Future episodes will be made with the podcast in mind.
This series is about reviving the excitement for these old movies, looking at them through a modern lens and actually challenging ourselves to step away from Netflix and corporate TV we normally love and consume. We do the research on the behind the scenes gossip, break down iconic and less than iconic scenes, give Maguffin reviews and talk WAY longer than anyone else you'll find online. Hitchcock history is discussed and we will add relevant research materials to the episode bio’s for your own further reading!
Unfortunately, The Hitchcock Challenge will NOT have a regular schedule. New episodes will air as we are able to complete them. The challenge for you is to watch all of his films in chronological order with or without us! It will be a worthy endeavor, we promise!
Recommended Reading!
1. Dan Auiler's Book "Hitchcock Lost The Lost Silent Hitchcock and Frenzy 67" available at the link. This book is invaluable for those of you interested in this Lost film.
2. The Hitchcock Zone.com is THE site for Hitchcock fans looking for comprehensive collections of scholarship and primary sources on all of Hitchcock's films. We love and recommend that site! in particular it will link you to the work of JL Kunhs one of the best and earliest Hitchcock Scholars! (Link to the Mountain Eagle page)
3. "Hitchcock/Truffaut, The Definitive study of Alfred Hitchcock" by Francois Truffaut
and
4. Taschen's "Alfred Hitchcock: The Complete Films" edited by Paul Duncan are the two books we lean on the most and should be in the collection of every Hitchcock mega fan!

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Golden Boy #3: The Third Academy Awards in 1930! (+The Hays Code ruins everything!)

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Welcome to Golden Boy: An Academy Awards Podcast! Join Moronic Logic monthly as Kenny enlists a rotating co-host from an assemblage of interesting and unique voices to watch every movie nominated for Best Picture in a given year and decide who SHOULD have won the Golden Boy.
We do EVERYTHING in chronological order at Moronic Logic, so Episode 3 takes us to the Third Academy Awards, held in late 1930, where Golden Boy host Kenny Cahoon and guest host Gavin Castleton must decide which of 5 films is the actual Best Picture. This episode features the emergence of Will Hays as a disrupter of American cinema and a much better lot of films than the ones at the previous Academy Awards. Join us and join in on the discussion! By the end of the episode only one movie (or two if we do not agree) will prevail and take home the actual Golden Boy.
Gavin Castleton is a songwriter, producer, synth enthusiast, UX designer and father. He’s also a digital hoarder who has amassed what may be the world’s largest collection of Zombie films and Music documentaries.
His music can be heard at gavincastleton.bandcamp.com.
Intro Music: "Let the Light Shine Through by Reynard Seidel
Outro Music: "Through The Light" by Reynard Seidel
"Auld Lang Syne" (Piano Version) by Megan Woffard
Music through Epidemic Sound
Did you know this show also has a video version on Youtube where you can see our actual looks of disappointment? It's true- support Moronic Logic here with a like and subscribe-
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjqvLttG0ALeEjnvYfwrNxg
Send Kenny your cat pictures, fan mail, and unsolicited advice here! Also, any other things you think of- WITHIN REASON! [email protected]
Still pushing this film!
King Vidor's THE CROWD (1928)!
This movie is only available through the Internet Archive here-
https://archive.org/details/lafouleth...