Golden Boy #6 The 6th Academy Awards from 1934 (Depression Strikes Hollywood!)
12/09/23 • 169 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 6 takes us to the Sixth Academy Awards, held in 1934, where Golden Boy host Kenny Cahoon and guest host Jeff Somerville must decide which of 10 films is the actual Best Picture. This episode features a discussion on who actually should get credit for coming up with calling the awards Oscars, the effects of the Great Depression on Hollywood, and the end of the pre-code era and the beginning of Hollywood censorship. Join us and join in on the discussion! By the end of the episode only one movie (or more depending on how the discussion goes) will prevail and take home the actual Golden Boy.
Jeff Somerville
For over a decade Jeff Somerville was a judge and then director of a screenwriting competition for a New England based film festival. After reading some good, and many, many bad scripts it was time to focus on his own work. One semester of an MFA in a Screenwriting program was quite enough of that for him so he decided he'd rather spend his remaining days educating the youth of America, or at least the youth of a moderately sized town in New England. Jeff also operated a small independent movie theater that prided itself on opening the Best Picture Oscar winner, whether that film deserved to win or not, for the better part of a decade. Today he coaches his daughters' softball teams and finds it a much more fulfilling experience. PS: The one best man speech our fine host Kenny is not proud of is the one he attempted at my wedding. He was co-best man and the plan was for one speech. He performed admirably given mere seconds to prepare a speech of such magnitude.
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-
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Send Kenny your cat pictures, fan mail, and unsolicited advice here! Also, any other things you think of- WITHIN REASON! [email protected]
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 6 takes us to the Sixth Academy Awards, held in 1934, where Golden Boy host Kenny Cahoon and guest host Jeff Somerville must decide which of 10 films is the actual Best Picture. This episode features a discussion on who actually should get credit for coming up with calling the awards Oscars, the effects of the Great Depression on Hollywood, and the end of the pre-code era and the beginning of Hollywood censorship. Join us and join in on the discussion! By the end of the episode only one movie (or more depending on how the discussion goes) will prevail and take home the actual Golden Boy.
Jeff Somerville
For over a decade Jeff Somerville was a judge and then director of a screenwriting competition for a New England based film festival. After reading some good, and many, many bad scripts it was time to focus on his own work. One semester of an MFA in a Screenwriting program was quite enough of that for him so he decided he'd rather spend his remaining days educating the youth of America, or at least the youth of a moderately sized town in New England. Jeff also operated a small independent movie theater that prided itself on opening the Best Picture Oscar winner, whether that film deserved to win or not, for the better part of a decade. Today he coaches his daughters' softball teams and finds it a much more fulfilling experience. PS: The one best man speech our fine host Kenny is not proud of is the one he attempted at my wedding. He was co-best man and the plan was for one speech. He performed admirably given mere seconds to prepare a speech of such magnitude.
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]
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The Hitchcock Challenge #5: Easy Virtue (1927)
Welcome to the fifth episode of The Hitchcock Challenge!
Episode 5 features a deep dive into Hitchcock 's hard to find 5th film, Easy Virtue. This film was restored in 2012 by the BFI but is still UNRELEASED, at least in the states, in that form. But even the restored version is in pretty rough shape, so we are lucky to have what we do of it. The fella's break all of that down in detail in the episode.
This episode was made for our YouTube channel MoronicLogic and is presented here as it originally premiered.
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!
New episodes of The Hitchcock Challenge will appear on the 15th of every month!
Recommended Reading!
1. Dan Auiler's Book "Hitchcock Lost The Lost Silent Hitchcock and Frenzy 67" available at the link.
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!
Check out Golden Boy! our Academy Awards retrospective show that premieres new episodes on the first of every month for updates on all things Moronic Logic!
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Golden Boy #7 The 7th Academy awards from 1935 (The Taming of The Shrew)
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 7 takes us to the Seventh Academy Awards, held in 1935, where Golden Boy host Kenny Cahoon and guest host Sarah Louise Reiter must decide which of 12 films is the actual Best Picture. This episode features a discussion on Hollywood's implementation of the Hays Code, women being taken down a peg, and the rise of the romantic comedy. Join us and join in on the discussion! By the end of the episode only one movie (or more depending on how the discussion goes) will prevail and take home the actual Golden Boy.
Sarah Louise ReiterWell educated, unemployed and unemployable Sarah Louise Reiter is the author of "7 Dances for a Secret Self" available on Model City Press. It's a book of memoir, essay and history, an instructional dance memoir designed to summon spirits with a series of traditional popular dances performed in a prescribed order. Part nostalgia, part alchemy. 52 pages perfect bound, color, text and images.
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]
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