The Next Best Picture Podcast

26:02

Interview With "Robot Dreams" Director Pablo Berger

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2024/02/17

"Robot Dreams" had its world premiere at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival in the Special Screenings section, where it received enthusiastic reviews for its seemingly simple but complex telling of a story about connection and friendship between a Dog and a Robot, all without dialogue. Director, writer, and producer Pablo Berger was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about his experience making his first animated film, the challenges of telling the story without dialogue, his thoughts on

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32:05

Interview With "El Conde" Cinematographer Edward Lachman

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2024/02/16

"El Conde" had its world premiere at the 2023 Venice International Film Festival (where it won the Golden Osella for Best Screenplay), where it received positive reviews for its satire of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet as a 250-year-old vampire seeking death. Three-time Academy Award-nominated cinematographer Edward Lachman was tasked with bringing Pablo Larraín's unique vision to the screen in stunningly gorgeous black and white. Lachman was kind enough to spend some time talking with us

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21:43

Interview With “To Kill A Tiger” Director Nisha Pahuja

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2024/02/15

"To Kill A Tiger" had its world premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival (where it won the juried prize for Best Canadian Film) and then premiered in the U.S. at the Lighthouse International Film Festival in the summer of 2023. Since then, it laid quiet, garnering a few nominations and mentions throughout the awards season, and then shocked everyone when it received the Oscar nomination for Best Documentary Feature Film. Writer, director, and producer Nisha Pahuja was kind enough to

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29:25

Interview With The "Society Of The Snow" Makeup Team

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2024/02/14

We previously interviewed Director J.A. Bayona and Oscar-winning composer Michael Giacchino about Spain's Oscar-nominated film "Society Of The Snow." On top of its nomination for Best International Film, the 12-time Goya-winning film also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Makeup & Hairstyling for Ana López-Puigcerver, David Martí & Montse Ribé. Both David and Montse were kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about their incredible makeup work on the film. Please be sure to

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19:41

Interview With The "Napoleon" Visual Effects Team

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2024/02/13

We previously interviewed the Oscar-nominated Production & Costume Designers for Ridley Scott's epic historical film "Napoleon." Now, we're bringing you the final of its three Oscar nominations with Best Visual Effects. The team of Charley Henley, Luc-Ewen Martin-Fenouillet, Simone Coco, and Neil Corbould are also nominated at the Visual Effects Society for Best Supporting Visual Effects In A Photorealistic Feature and the BAFTA Awards for Best Visual Effects. All four were kind enough to take a few

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26:34

Interview With "Past Lives" Director/Writer Celine Song

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2024/02/12

"Past Lives" had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and has had one of the most fascinating trajectories for an awards season contender since then, screening again at the Berlin Film Festival, releasing over the summer, then watching director and writer Celine Song win a ton of prizes for her first film. The warm embrace from critics, audiences, and the industry for the film has led to two Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay for Song. She

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134:19

Episode 380 - New Oscar Casting Category, BAFTA...

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2024/02/11

For Episode 380, I am joined by Josh Parham, Giovanni Lago, Tom O'Brien & guest Monique Jones. This week, we're delivering our final winner predictions for BAFTA, discussing the Academy's decision to announce a new Best Casting category, the DGA & ADG winners, and more! We also reveal the 2023 NBP Film Award nominations, go over the polls, give our reactions to the trailer for "A Quiet Place: Day One," answer your fan-submitted questions, and more! Thank you all for your continued support. We hope

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57:17

"Lisa Frankenstein"

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2024/02/10

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Dan Bayer & guest Leia Mendoza. Today, we are reviewing the feature directorial debut of Zelda Williams with "Lisa Frankenstein" starring Kathryn Newton, Cole Sprouse, Liza Soberano, Henry Eikenberry, Joe Chrest & Carla Gugino. Written by Academy Award-winner Diablo Cody, the teenage romantic-gothic comedy is a homage to the 80s and mixes horror with romantic comedy. After receiving polarizing reactions, it has us wondering if it will go on to

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19:31

Interview With "Suncoast" Director/Co-Writer Laura Chinn

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2024/02/09

"Suncoast" had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where the film's lead star, Nico Parker, won the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Performance. Based on first-time feature Director/Writer Laura Chinn's own life, the film is a dramatic, humane, and, at times, funny experience that received positive reviews from critics for its performances from Parker, Laura Linney, and Woody Harrelson and is making audiences cry all over the world. Laura was kind enough to spend

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35:18

Interviews With "Perfect Days" Director/Co-Writer Wim...

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2024/02/08

"Perfect Days" had its world premiere at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the festival's Best Actor prize for Japanese star Kōji Yakusho. It would go on to be selected by Japan as their entry for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards and would eventually receive the Oscar nomination. As the film expanded to more theaters, Academy Award-nominated director and co-writer Wim Wenders and Yakusho sat with us to discuss their experiences working on the movie. Please be sure

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18:22

Interview With "Godzilla Minus One" Director, Writer...

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2024/02/07

"Godzilla Minus One" was one of 2023's most surprising success stories. The film grossed over $105 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing Japanese "Godzilla" film of all time; it crossed over into the U.S., where it received an overwhelmingly positive response from critics and now has been nominated for an Oscar for Best Visual Effects making it the first film in the 70-year-old franchise to receive an Academy Award nomination. Director, Writer, and Visual Effects Supervisor Takashi

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25:15

"Godzilla Minus One"

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2024/02/06

As we attempt to catch up with all of the Oscar-nominated films, one that escaped our regular podcast schedule upon its theatrical release here in the U.S. was Takashi Yamazaki's critically acclaimed "Godzilla Minus One" starring Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Munetaka Aoki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Sakura Ando, Yuki Yamada & Kuranosuke Sasaki. With many calling it the best Godzilla film ever made, the Japanese film has been an international success with crossover appeal and has received an Academy

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17:21

Interviews With "Orion And The Dark" Stars Jacob...

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2024/02/05

"Orion And The Dark" is an animated feature film based on the children's book of the same name by Emma Yarlett. Written for the screen by Academy Award-winner Charlie Kaufman, produced by DreamWorks Animation, and animated by Mikros Animation, the film is a dark but honest fable for children and adults about overcoming childhood fears. Stars Jacob Tremblay, Paul Walter Hauser, director Sean Charmatz (making his feature directorial debut), and producer Peter McCown were kind enough to spend some time

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145:27

Episode 379 - Berlinale Preview, "The Ministry Of...

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2024/02/04

For Episode 379, I am joined by Josh Parham, Dan Bayer, Cody Dericks, Giovanni Lago & guest Katie Luxford. This week, we're touching on the latest developments in the Oscar race, previewing the 2024 Berlin International Film Festival, revealing the 2023 NBP Film Community Awards nominations, and more. Tune in as we discuss these topics, go over the polls, give our reactions to the trailers for "The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare," "Longlegs," "Back To Black, "Wicked Little Letters," answer your

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88:22

"Argylle"

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2024/02/03

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Ema Sasic, Josh Parham, Dan Bayer & Giovanni Lago. Today, we are reviewing the latest film from "the twisted mind of" Matthew Vaughn, "Argylle," starring Henry Cavill, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, Bryan Cranston, Catherine O’Hara, Dua Lipa, Ariana DeBose, John Cena & Samuel L. Jackson. With a $200 price tag, big Hollywood names, a marketing strategy that has everyone buzzing over "who is the real Agent Argylle?" and a trailer that endlessly

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30:18

Interviews With "Fitting In" Stars Maddie Ziegler,...

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2024/02/02

"Fitting In" premiered at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival (originally titled "Bloody Hell"), where it received strong reviews for its approach to modern femininity, with particular praise directed towards the leading performance from Maddie Ziegler. Director/Writer Molly McGlynn, Ziegler and her co-star Emily Hampshire were kind enough to spend some time talking with us about their experiences making the film together. Please take a listen below and be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in

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31:27

"Memento"

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2024/02/01

THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL REVIEW. Please check out the full podcast review on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture For our latest throwback review, we remember the film that substantially accelerated Christopher Nolan's career, his innovative, indie breakout and Oscar-nominated hit film "Memento" starring Guy Pearce, Carrie-Ann Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Mark Boone Junior, Stephen Tobolowsky, Harriet Sansom Smith, Larry Holden & Callum Keith

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25:58

Interview With “How To Have Sex” Star Mia...

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2024/01/31

"How To Have Sex" premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, where it received positive reviews and won the Un Certain Regard prize. After playing at other film festivals and opening in the U.K., it's finally releasing here in the U.S. this weekend. Director and screenwriter Molly Manning Walker and the film's lead star Mia McKenna-Bruce were both kind enough to spend a few minutes speaking with us about their experience making the film, how they were able to capture the experiences of many young

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135:02

Episode 378 - Oscar Nomination Fallout & The "Monkey...

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2024/01/28

For Episode 378, I am joined by Alyssa Christian, Dan Bayer, Tom O'Brien & Danilo Castro. After our adventures at the Sundance Film Festival, the Next Best Picture Podcast is back to discuss the fallout of the Oscar nominations for the 96th annual Academy Awards, which is set to occur on March 10th. How did we do on our predictions? What were the big takeaways this year? Tune in as we discuss that, go over the polls, give our reactions to the trailers for "Monkey Man," "Hit Man," "Road House, "One

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119:04

Recap Of The 2024 Sundance Film Festival

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2024/01/27

It's that time of the year! It's our annual Sundance Film Festival recap podcast. For the 2024 film festival, we gathered a group of people from outside NBP who were in-person at the festival and covered it online. Tomris Laffly, Murtada Elfadl, Jillian Chilingerian & Sydney Volpe are joining me for this packed episode. Please take a listen as we reveal our top favorite films from the festival and give you all a preview of what's to come in 2024. Thank you for listening, as always, and enjoy! Check

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