"Four Daughters" had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in the Main Competition section, where it competed for the Palm d'Or and won the L'Œil d'or (Shared with "The Mother Of All Lies"). Director Kaouther Ben Hania's ("The Man Who Sold His Skin") film recently won the Gotham Award for Best Documentary Feature and has now been nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature. It is campaigning for an Oscar nomination in the Best Documentary Feature category but is also the Tunisian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards. Ben Hania was kind enough to spend some time with us discussing her film, the journey it's been on since its world premiere, and more, which you can listen to or watch below. Please check out the film many are calling one of the year's finest from Kino Lorber if you can. Thank you, and enjoy!

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Interview With "Four Daughters" Director/Writer Kaouther Ben Hania

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
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AWARDS NEWS:
The 20 Finalists for VFX Leaked - 1:57
(w/ a Godzilla Minus One Review)
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NBR AWARDS PRESENTED:
Flower Moon is the Top Winner - 6:20
Rest of the Top 10 and Awards - 10:10
(w/ a Boy and the Heron Review)
Anatomy Keeps Sweeping International Categories - 16:45
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AFI TOP 10 REVEALED - 18:57
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INDY SPIRIT NOMS:
No Holdovers in Best Picture - 22:30
Lead and Supporting Categories - 27:48
Best Screenplay/Docs/Intl Film/Techs - 33:28
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BIFA AWARDS:
Nom Tallies - 41:43
All of Strangers Did Its Work - 44:49
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ASTRA AWARDS:
Not Without Controversy/Fun Categories - 47:00
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GOLDEN GLOBES PREDIX/DISCUSSION:
Best Picture Predictions - 52:50
Box Office Achievement and All Its Warts - 56:00
(w/ Hunger Games Ballad Review)
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Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:06:50
Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:07:34

Globes Predix, Heron Defined, + We Promise No to Say "Fantastic BIFAs" - ORC 12/9/23

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GOLDEN GLOBES NOMS REACAP/REAX:
General Thoughts -Show Start
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Best Picture Drama - 2:27
BP Comedy/Musical - 5:26
Cinematic Achievement + Oscar Crossover Stats - 8:02
Director - 12:05
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Lead Acting Categories - 16:09
Supporting Categories - 30:08
Screenplay - 36:41
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Animated Feature - 39:17
Music Categories - 42:31
Non English Language Film/European Film Awards - 50:21
Doc Feature - 53:02
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Nom Tallies by Movie - 55:32
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Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:04:38
Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:05:21

Golden Globes Noms Revealed, Ranked, Rancored! - ORC 12/12/23

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
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CRITICS CHOICE NOMINATIONS:
Best Picture Stays Continental/Nom Tallies - 1:40
Director - 9:32
Screenplay Categories Aren’t What They Once Seemed - 14:06
Lead Actress/Actor Have Their Established Pools - 20:37
Both Supporting Categories Have Whittled Down Too - 28:25
Best Ensemble/Young Actor or Actress - 34:26
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Musical Categories - 36:11
Foreign Language Film/Animated Film - 40:59
Cinematography/Film Editing - 44:44
Costume Design/Production Design - 47:42
MUAH/VFX - 51:26
Best Comedy - 55:31
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Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 57:38
Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 58:13

Critics Choice 2024 NomNomNomNom NomNomNoms - ORC 12/14/23

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GOLDEN GLOBES/OSCARS GAMBLING PREVIEW:
Explaining Betting Odds - 2:04
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BEST PICTURE:
Delusional Confidence in Barbie - 3:24
American Fiction Is a Mystery - 16:13
If You HAD to Bet $100 Right Now… - 20:37
Globes BP Drama: Oppy a Shockingly High Fave - 21:32
A Quick Case for Maestro - 30:02
GG BP C/M Lets You Gamble on Your Gamble - 32:00
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BEST DIRECTOR - A SAFE BET? - 43:02
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SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
The Oscars Odds - 50:52
How Much of a Threat is Emily Blunt? - 54:50
Randolph a Sneaky Nolan-esque Heavy Favorite - 56:56
Beware the BIG Awards Season Upset - 1:00:08
If You HAD to Bet $100… - 1:02:29
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SUPPORTING ACTOR:
The Oscars Odds - 1:03:48
RDJ in a Close One? - 1:08:30
Betting $100 on the Globes… - 1:12:28
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LEAD ACTRESS:
Oscars/Globe Drama Odds - 1:14:40
Gladstone vs Stone vs Margot - 1:17:35
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LEAD ACTOR:
Odds - 1:27:50
Murphy, and Jeffrey, and Giamatti, and Cooper, and… - 1:32:10
Dave is All In on Bradley - 1:38:09
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Dave’s Work/Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:45:04
Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:47:20

Pre-Globes Gambling Preview w/ David Long! - ORC 12/19/23

"Maestro" had its world premiere at the 2023 Venice International Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Lion. It is the second film to be directed by Academy Award-nominee Bradley Cooper following "A Star Is Born" and features him and Academy Award-nominee Carey Mulligan transforming into Leonard Bernstein and his wife, Felicia Montealegre. The two were kind enough to spend a little bit of time talking with me about their work on the film, and I also got the chance to speak with the film's Costume Designer, Academy Award-winner Mark Bridges. Dan Bayer also interviewed Academy Award-winning Supervising Sound Editor Richard King. All three interviews can be listened to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now streaming on Netflix and is up for your consideration in all eligible categories at the 96th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Costume Design and Best Sound. Thank you, and enjoy!

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A Behind The Scenes Look At "Maestro"

"Flamin' Hot" premiered at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival, where it received positive reviews and was later released on Hulu and Disney+ over the summer. Academy Award-winner Diane Warren has been nominated at the Oscars 14 times in competitive categories. This year, she's shortlisted for writing the song for the film titled "The Fire Inside," performed by Becky G. Nominated already by the Society of Composers and Lyricists and Hollywood Music in Media, she could very well earn her 15th competitive nomination this year for the song which has over 2 million views on YouTube. Warren was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about her work on the song, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now available to stream and is up for your consideration at the 96th Academy Awards for Best Original Song. Thank you, and enjoy!

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Interview With "Flamin' Hot" Songwriter Diane Warren

Live reaction to the Oscar nominations with Alan Ng and Chris Gore. Will Barbenheimer dominate the nominations? Will we yet again be disappointed as Hollywood pats itself on the back? Be a part of this special event!

Oscar Nominations Special 2024

"The Teachers' Lounge" premiered at the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival, receiving critical acclaim for its direction, writing, and lead performance from Leonie Benesch. It went on to play many other film festivals throughout the year, ultimately receiving Germany's selection for Best International Feature Film at this year's Academy Awards. Director and co-writer İlker Çatak was kind enough to speak with us following the film's Oscar nomination for Best International Feature Film to discuss his experience making the film, what went into the film's screenplay, how the film's tension was influenced by "Uncut Gems" and more. Please be sure to check out the film, which is up for your consideration for Best International Feature Film. Thank you, and enjoy!

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Interview With "The Teachers' Lounge" Director & Co-Writer İlker Çatak

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The 96th Academy Awards are over. Another awards season is behind us, and it was indeed a night to remember with some tight races, deserved wins, and a respectful ceremony that honored the nominees and the art of cinema. We witnessed powerful, moving speeches, shocking wins, and memories that will last a lifetime. Daniel Howat, Ema Sasic, and Alyssa Christian reacted to the winners moments after the ceremony ended last night, while Will Mavity and Cody Dericks joined me the following day to discuss the show too. I combined both conversations together for your enjoyment. Join us as we go over our reactions to the winners, their speeches, and what we thought of the show overall, including Jimmy Kimmel's opening monologue, the musical performances, in memoriam, and more. Please listen to the podcast below or subscribe to it. We want to give a massive shoutout to everyone in the NBP Film Community who has supported us through another awards season. Thank you, and enjoy.

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Our Immediate Reactions To The 96th Academy Awards

Damien Chazelle is good at making movies.

***This First Man Review Has a Spoiler Section***
We give you your $$$’s worth in the non-spoiler review.  Then we break down the plot in a spoiler filled section after a musical interlude.

Intro / Our Theater Going Story - :50
What Is An Oscar Sprint Profile - 2:08

The Sausage Fest that is this Cast & Crew - 3:30
Production Notes & The American Flag Controversy - 12:12
Movie Specs & What’s with the scores? - 17:13
Plot Synopsis/Expectations - 22:52

Our Non-Spoiler Review Complete With a Full Oscar Lens 
Best Picture & Director - 25:58

Production Values - 31:08
Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Film Editing, Production Design, Sound Mixing & Editing, Visual Effects, and Original Score.

Best Actor / Ryan Gosling - 38:14
Best Supporting Actress / Claire Foy - 39:39

Final Thoughts / Watch or Don’t - 41:32

Spoiler Music - 45:46

Spoiler-Filled Review 
Immediate Carryovers + Our Immediate Emotional Involvement into this Story - 47:11
THAT Opening Sequence - 50:38
Best Non-Flight Scenes - 53:02
Dueling Interpretations of a Mutual Favorite - 55:55
A Racial Divide - 1:00:43
The Gemini Mission + Chazelle’s Crazy Cameras - 1:04:05
Ending Drama - 1:06:02
Grades - 1:09:05

Social Media and Important Information for Your Ears - 1:11:50


This felt like watching history on screen.  Those were the words of Mike 1 during our episode, and it’s our main takeaway after seeing First Man. We got goosebumps from the historic implications of the events on several occasions, and the unexpected emotional wallop of story blew us away.  We discuss how and why that happened in this Oscars Sprint Profile.

The cast & crew segment is quite the sausage fest.  But these dudes can act, and so, for the record, can Claire Foy.  The movie specs include some critical reception numbers and box office projections that are not trending upward, but we theorize as to why.  Then we chronicle the timeline of the American Flag controversy, discussing quotes from astronauts, senators and sitting presidents.

We also give you your money’s worth in the rest of our non-spoiler review by covering the highlights of each and every Oscar category where this film is getting buzz.  From Best Picture & Director through 7 other production values all the way to the Oscar chances of Gosling & Foye, we update you on what all the experts are saying and drop our non-spoiler reviews before the dance music.

In the spoiler section, we break down why this plot works so well, a plot which we ironically can’t spoil all that much because of the historic nature of the events.  But where the film does surprise us, where we can discuss spoilers, that’s where some of the greatness lies, and we breakdown both the dramatic and set-piece driven pay-offs in the script.

First Man marks our 20th Oscars Sprint Profile / Movie Event review of 2018.  Go back, catch up, & check out all the following full episode film reviews including other major contenders like A Star Is Born & BlacKkKlansman to crossover hits like Hereditary & Mission: Impossible - Fallout to feel good films like Eighth Grade & Won’t You Be My Neighbor.  There’s 20 reviews in all plus Netflix, Oscar previews and updates, and a litany of retrospectives and MMO series on Best Original Songs, the MCU, Mission: Impossible, The Conjuring Universe, & most recently, the Halloween Franchise. Do go back and scour that catalog cuz it’s all there.

Feel free to chat us up on social media. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, and Gmail. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and our website is finally nearing a launch date.  Send us your Six Degrees Of MMO movie trivia game submissions, and of course, remember our slogan.  When reality sucks, watch movies with us.  Thanks for listening.

First Man Review - 2018 Oscar Sprint Profile - Man Sees The Moon, The Moon Sees Mikes - Ep 111

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First Man Review - 2018 Oscar Sprint Profile - Man Sees The Moon, The Moon Sees Mikes - Ep 111

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