So look folks, if you've been listening to this show since the beginning of this show,

you know that we always talk about the Oscars.

I mean, every year it is a cultural constant on this show because I reminisce about the

old Oscars.

I'm always excited at the pageantry of the Oscars.

In fact, we just did a bonus episode about the Oscars for full-marin subscribers.

I talked with Brendan about the history of the Academy Awards and we went through some

of the best picture winners that are still very important to us.

Forest Gump, Schindler's List, Unforgiven, the silence of the lambs and dances with wolves.

This was extremely tough for me between two moons.

You know, I got to go with Unforgiven.

That was between that and silence and I picked silence.

Oh really?

Yeah.

Wow.

It was really hard but I had to really think if both of these were on at the same time and

I could only watch one which would have been...

To be honest with you, I will watch Unforgiven anytime I come upon it and I'll watch it on

purpose at least once a year because again, Hollywood, studying film, you know, westerns

in general, it's like one of the most satisfying movies ever made.

Yeah, well, and very rewarding from that perspective of a...

As a deconstruction of the tradition.

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