#164 A Red Carpet Night with Oscar - Noah Gittell

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🗓️ 10 February 2018

⏱️ 16 minutes

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A Red Carpet Night with Oscar - Noah Gittell

Smithsonian Associates, Interview Series

Long before Academy Awards night rolls around on March 4, you’ve probably assembled your own slate of favorites in the Oscar race. There’s nothing more enjoyable than comparing your picks, talking about the nominated films and performers—and of course, those you felt really should have gotten a nod—with other movie fans.

Washington City Paper film critic Noah Gittell is out guest today on The Not Old Better Show in an interview about his Smithsonian presentation that focuses on all things Oscar, from Academy Awards history and trivia to discussions of this year’s nominations and behind-the-scenes stories. Sip something festive and cast your vote for the winners in several major categories, with the most accurate predictions eligible for prizes after the awards are presented. A major (wax) celebrity or two (appearing courtesy of Madame Tussauds Washington) will be on the red carpet, waiting to pose for a photo with you!

Gittell has covered film and politics for publications and sites including the Atlantic, Guardian, Slate, The Economist, and L.A. Review of Books. He is a regular on-camera contributor to BBC’s “Talking Movies.”

For tickets and more details, please click HERE:

https://smithsonianassociates.org/Ticketing/tickets/a-red-carpet-night-with-oscar

Enjoy.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Not Old Better Show, I'm your host Paul Vogel saying.
0:12.8	As part of our Smithsonian Associates Art of Living series, our guest today on the Not Old Better
0:17.7	show is Washington City Paper writer Noah Gatel.
0:22.3	Noah Gatel is a film critic and essayist for the Washington City paper.
0:26.0	His work can be found in the Atlantic, the Guardian, The Economist,
0:29.0	L.A. Review of Books, Esquire, and others. and he's a regular on-air contributor to BBC's Talking Movies
0:37.6	with Tom Brooke.
0:39.2	Noah Gatel will be presenting a red carpet night with Oscar of the Smithsonian Associates program and we'll learn
0:44.9	more about the movies nominated for the Academy Award and why we all care so much about Oscar and
0:52.4	we do. I've watched every Oscar ceremony since I was
0:56.8	seven years old and I'm fascinated by why that is I'm fascinated by why I care
1:02.4	about them so much
1:04.0	the Oscars are political they rarely award the right film
1:08.4	at least the one that holds up historically
1:10.4	and they matter to
1:15.0	matter to me in ways that i still can't quite justify or understand
1:20.4	i think we love the Oscars because they're a constant presence in our life a way of
1:24.8	connecting the past to the present. That of course is our guest today Noah Gattel
1:29.4	who will be at the Smithsonian Associates program presenting a Red Carpet Night with Oscar, Monday, February 26, 2018, 645 PM at the Ripley Center in Washington, D.C.
1:42.0	Please join me in welcoming to the Nautau and Better Show via Skype,
1:45.0	Noah Gautel.
1:47.0	Noagetel, welcome to the program.
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