Lesson 52: Oscars Roundup
Filmlosopher Chad Riley welcomes back frequent collaborator Hannah Porter to hash through the ups and downs of the 2017 Academy Awards show. Who won, who lost, and who saw that ending coming? Whether you’re in Camp Moonlight or Camp La La Land, you surely felt all the feels. Not to mention all of the subtle and not-so-sly political references, an odd interruption from a group of Hollywood tourists, and various confections from the sky. In other words, there was a lot to love (or hate) this year.News items include opening weekend feedback for Jordan Peele’s cautionary horror flick Get Out (2017) and a xenomorphic trailer reveal from director Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant (2017). Topics include: Podcast, sacramento, sacramento podcast, podcast sacramento, movie podcast, movie podcast sacramento, sacramento movie podcast, filmlosopher, filmlosophers, the filmlosophers, the filmlosophers podcast, filmlosophers podcast, oscars, the oscars, academy awards, oscar winners, oscars 2017, 2017 oscar, 2017 academy awards, comedy, drama, horror, Justin Timberlake, Jimmy Kimmel, Viola Davis, Moonlight, La La Land, Emma Stone, Casey Affleck, Mahershala Ali, Meryl Streep, Matt Damon, Damien Chazelle, Best Picture, Zootopia, Barry Jenkins, Manchester by the Sea, The Jungle Book, Piper, Moana, Hacksaw Ridge, Auli’i Cravalho, John Legend, Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ryan Gosling, Get Out, Jordan Peele, Rotten Tomatoes, Alien, Alien Covenant, Xenomorph, Ridley Scott