BP042 Shakespeare in Love (1998) - with special guest Tish Potter

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08/28/19 • 77 min

The Best Pick movie podcast

Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky and our special guest Tish Potter.

Episode 42: Shakespeare in Love (1998)

Released 28 August 2019

For this episode, we watched Shakespeare in Love, written by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard (won) and directed by John Madden (nominated) and starring Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow (won), Geoffrey Rush (nominated) and Judi Dench (won).

As well as the above, it also won for its Art Direction, Costume Design and Score, and it was nominated in a further four categories.

Atomic Shakespeare https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijUr6p8xSBM
Norbert Smith https://youtu.be/uD0yDWzX_BM?t=259
Tish Potter in World’s End at The King’s Head https://tinyurl.com/worldsendplay

Next time we will be discussing The Best Years of Our Lives. If you want to watch it before listening to the next episode you can buy the DVD or Blu-Ray on Amazon.co.uk, or Amazon.com, or you can download it via iTunes (UK) or iTunes (USA).

Our third-ever live show is on 15 September at King’s Place at 12:00pm. We’ll be watching, assessing and taking your questions and comments on Alfred Hitchcock’s Rebecca. Tickets are on sale now.

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Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky and our special guest Tish Potter.

Episode 42: Shakespeare in Love (1998)

Released 28 August 2019

As well as the above, it also won for its Art Direction, Costume Design and Score, and it was nominated in a further four categories.

Atomic Shakespeare https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijUr6p8xSBM
Norbert Smith https://youtu.be/uD0yDWzX_BM?t=259
Tish Potter in World’s End at The King’s Head https://tinyurl.com/worldsendplay

You should also visit our new website at https://bestpickpod.com and sign up to our mailing list to get notified as soon as a new episode is released. Just follow this link: http://eepurl.com/dbHO3n.

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BP041 Rain Man (1988)

Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky.

Episode 41: Rain Man (1988)

Released 14 August 2019

For this episode, we watched Rain Man, written by Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass (won) and directed by Barry Levinson (won). It starred Dustin Hoffman (won), Tom Cruise and Valeria Golino. It also received nominations for its art direction, cinematography, editing and score.

That infamous opening number: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mronRVvdmw
The second production number: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAQ9Taunh7w
Who’s on First from The Abbott and Costello Show S01E24: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTcRRaXV-fg

Next time we will be discussing Shakespeare in Love. If you want to watch it before listening to the next episode you can buy the DVD or Blu-Ray on Amazon.co.uk, or Amazon.com, or you can download it via iTunes (UK) or iTunes (USA).

You should also visit our new website at https://bestpickpod.com and sign up to our mailing list to get notified as soon as a new episode is released. Just follow this link: http://eepurl.com/dbHO3n.

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BP043 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky.

Episode 43: The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

Released 11 September 2019

For this episode, we watched The Best Years of Our Lives, written by Robert E Sherwood (won) based on the novella Glory for Me by MacKinlay Kantor. It was directed by William Wyler (won) and starred Myrna Loy, Frederic March (won), Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright and Harold Russell (won). It also won for its Editing, Music and was nominated for its Sound Recording.

The Oracle of Bacon https://oracleofbacon.org
Puttin’ on the Ritz https://vimeo.com/6971656
Put the Blame on Mame https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnBmbsDan5s
Dana Andrews in Zero Hour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWI3JZvvbI4

Next time we will be discussing Midnight Cowboy. If you want to watch it before listening to the next episode you can buy the DVD or Blu-Ray on Amazon.co.uk, or Amazon.com, or you can download it via iTunes (UK) or iTunes (USA).

You should also visit our website at https://bestpickpod.com and sign up to our mailing list to get notified as soon as a new episode is released. Just follow this link: http://eepurl.com/dbHO3n.