Awesome Movie Year

Swing Parade of 1946 (1946 Dave's Pick)

The twelfth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1946 features our producer David Rosen’s pick, musical comedy Swing Parade of 1946. Directed by Phil Karlso

The Best Years Of Our Lives (1946 Best Picture)

The eleventh episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1946 features the Academy Awards Best Picture winner, William Wyler’s The Best Years of Our Lives. Directe

The Southerner (1946 Venice Film Festival Winner)

The tenth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1946 features the Venice International Film Festival Golden Lion winner, Jean Renoir’s The Southerner. Direct

The Killers (1946 Jason's Pick)

The ninth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1946 features Jason’s personal pick, Robert Siodmak’s The Killers. Directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Bu

Make Mine Music (1946 Animated Film)

The eighth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1946 features our animation pick, Disney’s Make Mine Music. Directed by Jack Kinney, Clyde Geronimi, Hamilto

Beauty and the Beast (1946 Foreign Film)

The seventh episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1946 features our foreign film pick, Jean Cocteau’s Beauty and the Beast. Written and directed by Jean Coct

Cluny Brown (1946 Josh's Pick)

The sixth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1946 features Josh’s personal pick, Ernst Lubitsch’s Cluny Brown. Directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Jen

Let There Be Light (1946 Documentary)

The fifth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1946 features our documentary pick, John Huston’s Let There Be Light. Directed by John Huston and featuring p

Brief Encounter (1946 Cannes Award Winner)

The fourth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1946 features one of the Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix winners, David Lean’s Brief Encounter. Directed and

Boom in the Moon (1946 Box Office Flop)

The third episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1946 features the year’s biggest flop, Buster Keaton comedy Boom in the Moon. Directed and co-written by Jaim

Crisis (1946 First Feature)

The second episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1946 features our pick for a notable debut feature, Ingmar Bergman’s Crisis. Written and directed by Ingmar

Duel in the Sun (1946 Box Office Champ)

The first episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1946 features the box-office champion, King Vidor’s Duel in the Sun. Directed by King Vidor and starring Jenn

Dirty Harry (1971 Bonus Episode)

This bonus episode for our season on the awesome movie year of 1971 features Don Siegel’s Dirty Harry. Directed by Don Siegel and starring Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino,

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971 Bonus Episode)

This bonus episode for our season on the awesome movie year of 1971 features Mel Stuart’s Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Directed by Mel Stuart and starring Gene

1985 Epilogue

In this epilogue to our season on the awesome movie year of 1985, we talk about alternate movies we considered including in all of our different categories this season, a

He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword (1985 Audience Choice)

The finale of our season on the awesome movie year of 1985 features our audience choice pick, animated toy adaptation He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword. Directed

Gymkata (1985 Future Cult Classic)

The thirteenth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1985 features our cult classic pick, Kurt Thomas action movie Gymkata. Directed by Robert Clouse and sta

The Return of The Living Dead (1985 Dave's Pick)

The twelfth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1985 features our producer David Rosen’s pick, Dan O’Bannon’s The Return of the Living Dead. Written and di

Out Of Africa (1985 Best Picture)

The eleventh episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1985 features the Academy Awards Best Picture winner, Sydney Pollack’s Out of Africa. Directed by Sydney P

Blood Simple (1985 Sundance Film Festival Award Winner)

The tenth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1985 features the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner, Joel and Ethan Coen’s Blood Simple. Written