179 The Oscars by Decade (with Brian Price)

The History of Literature

Jacke Wilson

History, Arts, Books

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2019

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Screenwriter and film scholar Brian Price (author of Classical Storytelling and Contemporary Screenwriting: Aristotle and the Modern Screenwriter) joins Jacke for a decade-by-decade look at the Oscar Winners for Best Picture. Which decade had the best movies? When did Hollywood get it right? And what does it tell us about the movies of the past - and the ones being made today? Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/shop. (We appreciate it!) Find out more at historyofliterature.com, jackewilson.com, or by following Jacke and Mike on Twitter at @thejackewilson and @literatureSC. Or send an email to jackewilsonauthor@gmail.com. *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to The History of Literature, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding literature, history, and storytelling like Storybound, Micheaux Mission, and The History of Standup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:39.3	Hello, I'm Jack Wilson. Welcome to the History everyone. I'm so glad you came here today, wherever you are. I'm so glad you're listening. We have a fun one today. Our screenwriting friend of the show, Brian Price, is here to talk about the Academy Awards, aka the Oscars.
1:17.2	We're going to take a little look ahead to this year's movies. We'll ask them about that and
1:21.7	then we'll get right to the heart of the show, which is one of our drafts, Oscar winners by decade.
1:27.0	Which decade did Hollywood get right?
1:30.0	When were the movies the best?
1:32.0	And when did the Academy blow it?
1:35.0	And was that because they didn't make good movies then or because they didn't choose the
1:40.0	right movies as their winners? We'll hear Brian's thoughts on all of that coming up.
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