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Oscar Poker Podcast

Extras from Hollywood-Elsewhere.com, including Oscar Poker with Jeff Wells and Sasha Stone. heplus.substack.com

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75:28

The Killer is Exceptional Cinema + Category by...

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2023/10/16

Jeff and Sasha express delirious love for David Fincher’s “The Killer”, Jeff enthuses about Penelope Cruz’s supporting performance in “Ferrari” and then they go down the list of supposed (or fanciful) Oscar contenders according to Gold Derby “experts.” The lack of serious enthusiasm so far for “The Holdovers’” Paul Giamatti, an obvious Best Actor contender is appalling.To add this podcast to your feed — click this link. // This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other

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92:22

With the World on Fire...

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2023/10/08

Shaken and stirred by Hamas vs. Israel and disagreeing about the regional history, Jeff and Sasha contemplate David Fincher’s “The Killer,” Spike Lee’s bizarre praising of Lily Gladstone, Scorsese’s dull moralizing and what critics are allowed to say(and are not allowed to stay) about Andrew Haigh’s ”All Of Us Strangers.” Hint: If you’re not into the sex scenes, you’re a total homophobe.00-25:07 — Politics, Israel, Afghanistan, etc.25:07 — Killers of the Flower Moon and Spike Lee’s opinion about

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83:23

Moments of Truth (“Poor Things,” George)

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2023/10/01

Jeff and Sasha considered many topics earlier today (i.e., Sunday, 10.1) including the first big NYFF viewings of Yorgos Lanthimos’s “Poor Things” (which contains, by the way, a really tasty dance sequence). How will this imaginative, brazenly sexual Frankenstein-like film be received by the New Academy Kidz (i.e., the identity-above-quality crowd) and how will it settle in with older traditional liberals? Toward the end we talked about the now permanently banned “George”, and why he finally got

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94:29

Oscar Poker: Handicapping Hottest Best Actor, Actress...

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2023/09/25

Jeff and Sasha lament the Biden 2024 campaign situation, the suppression of Woody’s ‘Coup de Chance,” discuss Maher+ Carville, rate the leading Best Actor & Best Actress contenders, etc.Scott Feinberg’s predictions here.06:46 - Bill Maher, James Carville10:40 - Woody Allen’s Coup de Chance17:54 - How to stop caring what other people think18:49 - Should Biden drop out?30:00 - The WGA Strike ends35:00 - Best Actor Throwdown41:00 - Paul Giamatti and Sideways60:00 - Leonardo DiCaprio, Killers of the

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89:22

Post Toronto Ramble - Truth and Fiction, Sex and...

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2023/09/17

Post-Toronto Oscar Poker: “American Fiction”, Lauren Boebert, Russell Brand, Sexual Behavior Then & Now, The Top Five Best Picture Contenders + the Divine Transportation of “The Pot-au-Feu.”Time code: American Fiction, TIFF: 2:44Drew Barrymore: 12:42Lauren Boebert: 18:26TIFF People’s Choice Award: 34:12Russell Brand + Me Too: 35:37Kristi Noem/Corey Lewandowski affair + Biden and Harris 50:36Best Picture + Pot Au Feu” one hour: 3 minsKillers of the Flower Moon: one hour: 10 minsMississippi Burning:

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81:22

Nosegate, The Blind Side, Snow White?

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2023/08/19

Jeff and Sasha face the music…uhm, the issues of the moment. Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein schnozz. Rachel Zegler’s woke Snow White flick. The sad finances behind the “Blind Side” situation. Telluride forecastings.Some useful videos…. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit heplus.substack.com/subscribe

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76:04

Talking Film Director Barbie

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2023/08/14

On a fine Sunday afternoon, Jeff and Sasha hopped around from topic to topic like Brer Rabbit —- hippity-hop, hippity-hop. It’s a little early to call any Oscars, but (a) white males will once again face an uphill challenge and (b) how does Greta Gerwig not land a Best Director Oscar next year? Plus a short riff on “Jules,” the white-skinned, black-eyed alien who befriends Ben Kingsley while sharing a move from David Cronenberg’s “Scanners.”Jules trailer:From Box Office Mojo: This is a public

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86:59

About Jeff and Sasha

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2023/08/10

No topics du jour this time. Instead Jeff and Sasha let their hair down and share abbreviated versions of their life stories and career histories. Who they are, what they’ve been through, how they got to this point, etc.Jeff writes for Hollywood-elsewhere.com, and Sasha writes for awardsdaily.com (and Substack). Jeff’s photos:Sasha’s photos: This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit heplus.substack.com/subscribe

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96:18

Saying Goodbye to William Friedkin, The Freakin' GOAT

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2023/08/08

Monday’s Sasha-and-Jeff chat was all over the map. Recalling the late William Friedkin, of course, and “The Exorcist” in particular. The “Barbie” Oscar prognosis. The annual competition for woke identity politics awards, formerly known as the Oscars.Jeff’s cat interjects now and again. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit heplus.substack.com/subscribe

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70:03

[Audio Fixed] Is Barbie and Oscar Contender?

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2023/07/31

Jeff checks in from Canada. Will Barbie’s blow-out box office launch it into the Best Picture race? And if so, how many Oscar nominations are we talking about? With a rumination on happiness for women and how Isabella Rossellini has found it by running a farm in the Hamptons. We talk film festivals and the landscape of the awards race.From Box Office Mojo: This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

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80:36

Barbenheimer Bait & Switch

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2023/07/23

Jeff and Sasha discuss (and argue about to some extent) the glorious monetary success of the misandrist “Barbie” as well as the successful, much-respected “Oppenheimer.” Plus an assessment of the sudden difficulty faced by the early fall festivals due to the SAG/AFTRA and WGA strikes.Annette Bening with Diane Nyad and Jodie Foster. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit heplus.substack.com/subscribe

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68:15

Oppenheimer Quick Chat

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2023/07/19

Sasha shares her impressions of a recent “Oppenheimer” screening (which included with a pair of selfish 20something women who were texting all through it). Jeff, who won’t see “Oppie” until Thursday evening, asks questions about this and that aspect while quoting from other reviews. Plus a little “Barbie” action. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit heplus.substack.com/subscribe

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71:48

Talking Barbenheimer, WWII and the Absence of...

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2023/07/17

Jeff and Sasha examine the surprising surge of “Sound of Freedom,” the apparent absence of a horrific nuclear climax in “Oppenheimer,” that WaPo piece about lost younger men and the general wokester assault upon masculinity. . This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit heplus.substack.com/subscribe

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78:17

Jonah Hill and Texting Drama, The French Connection...

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2023/07/10

Jeff and Sasha barely touched upon the wonderful world of cinema, save for reminding each other that “Mission Impossible 7” opens on Tuesday, and that a full-blast trailer for Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” will be attached to the feature. Topics were mostly of social-cultural nature, and that’s fine. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit heplus.substack.com/subscribe

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71:21

When Film Critics Kill Movies, Rock Hudson and...

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2023/07/04

“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” shortfall, but they didn’t have anything novel or exciting to add to the conversation. So they kicked around the new Rock Hudson doc (“All That Heaven Allowed,” MAX) and then pondered some Telluride ’23 possibilities and recalled the assassination of “Empire of Light”….aagghh, I don’t know. It all just kind of mashed and merged together after a while.’Link to Michael’s Telluride siteHappy 4th. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with

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65:15

Talking Indiana Jones, Drive-Away Dolls, Academy Museum

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2023/06/27

No matter what the topic, Jeff and Sasha are reminded that there isn’t a single aspect of Hollywood diversion these days that hasn’t been modified, influenced, or compromised by the urge to educate and enlighten by way of progressive guilt-tripping. Hollywood, in short, has totally torpedoed the classic idea of entertainment and Average Joes are sick of the preaching.Talking Indie 5, Drive-Away Dolls, rare journalism of Michael Cieply at Deadline.Show notes:Link to Michael Cieply story.Critical

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49:19

Flash and Elemental Box Office Troubles, Plus No Hard...

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2023/06/19

Average Joes & Janes appear to be pushing back against non-binary fanaticism in the form of “The Flash” and “The Elemental”, both of which have decisively tanked. There’s also an allegedly fair-minded doc called “No Way Back: The Reality of Gender-Affirming Care” that was dumped by AMC after strong wokester pressure to do so. Plus there’s the mixed matter of Jennifer Lawrence’s “No Hard Feelings,” which opens on Friday. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers

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80:24

Sex in The Idol, Golden Globes, Woody Allen and the...

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2023/06/13

Jeff and Sasha hopped all around this time — Woody Allen’s “Coup de Chance”, “Air”, the still unexplained “French Connection” censorship thing, Kate Hepburn and Arnold Schwarzenegger docs, etc.. They recorded a few hours before the announcement of the motorcycle death of Treat Williams…condolences. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit heplus.substack.com/subscribe

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106:12

Oppenheimer and Best Picture Redux

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2023/06/03

What will Best Picture 2024 look like? We get into it. Talking Oppenheimer, Killers of the Flower Moon, The Killer, Barbie…Jeff and Sasha recorded too early to discuss the outrageous ”French Connection” censorship matter — that’ll be for next time. For now the topic is the likeliest 2924 Best Picture contenders & why identity is all that matters today. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

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79:25

Pauline Kael's Problematic Problem and How to Talk...

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2023/05/09

“Jeff and Sasha talk about Pauline Kael’s “problematic comments” on Othello, whether actors must be gay to play gay roles, and how would Carnal Knowledge play today?”The Pauline Kael passage in question:Olivier is the most physical Othello imaginable. As a lord, this Othello is a little vulgar—too ingratiating, a boaster, an arrogant man. Reduced to barbarism, he shows us a maimed African prince inside the warrior-hero, Iago’s irrationality has stripped him bare to a different kind of beauty. We are

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