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Awesome Movie Year

Awesome Movie Year

Awesome Movie Year is a podcast co-hosted by film critic Josh Bell and filmmaker and comedian Jason Harris. Each season looks at why a certain year was an awesome movie year. Each episode focuses on a different film from the year being investigated. Produced by David Rosen of the Piecing It Together Podcast for the All Points West Podcast Network

tv & film film history

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01:17:09

Citizen Kane (1941 New York Film Critics Circle Winner)

Awesome Movie Year ·

2025/05/14

The tenth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1941 features the Best Film pick from both the National Board of Review and New York Film Critics Circle, Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane. Directed and co-written by Orson Welles and starring Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore, Everett Sloane, Ruth Warrick and William Alland, Citizen Kane is widely considered the greatest film ever made.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Bosley Crowther in The New York Times

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The Philadelphia Story (1941 Jason's Pick)

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2025/05/07

The ninth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1941 features Jason’s personal pick, George Cukor’s The Philadelphia Story. Directed by George Cukor and starring Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, James Stewart and Ruth Hussey, The Philadelphia Story was adapted from the hit Broadway play by Philip Barry.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Bosley Crowther in The New York Times

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01:01:23

Dumbo (1941 Animation)

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2025/04/30

The eighth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1941 features our animation pick, Disney’s Dumbo. Directed by Ben Sharpsteen and starring the voices of Edward Brophy, Verna Felton, Cliff Edwards and Herman Bing, Dumbo was Disney’s fourth animated feature film.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Bosley Crowther in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1941/10/24/archives/walt-disneys-cartoon-dumbo-a-fanciful-delight-opens-at-the-broadway.html), Time, and

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48:04

Ornamental Hairpin (1941 Foreign Film)

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2025/04/23

The seventh episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1941 features our foreign film pick, Hiroshi Shimizu’s Ornamental Hairpin. Written and directed by Hiroshi Shimizu and starring Kinuyo Tanaka, Chishū Ryū and Tatsuo Saitō, Ornamental Hairpin was adapted from a short story by Masuji Ibuse.Check out more info and the entire archive of past episodes at https://www.awesomemovieyear.com and visit us on Facebook athttp://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyearYou can find Jason on Facebook at

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01:05:35

Sullivan's Travels (1941 Josh's Pick)

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2025/04/16

The sixth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1941 features Josh’s personal pick, Preston Sturges’ Sullivan’s Travels. Written and directed by Preston Sturges and starring Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake, Sullivan’s Travels was one of two Sturges films released in 1941.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Bosley Crowther in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1942/01/29/archives/comic-tour-in-sullivans-travels-on-the-paramounts-screen-a-yank-on.html),

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52:41

Target For Tonight (1941 Documentary)

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2025/04/09

The fifth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1941 features our documentary pick, Harry Watt’s Target for Tonight. Written and directed by Harry Watt and starring members of the Royal Air Force, Target for Tonight was the first documentary feature to be awarded an Oscar.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Variety, the Monthly Film Bulletin (http://www.screenonline.org.uk/media/mfb/997449/index.html), and Colvin McPherson in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.Check out

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58:04

All That Money Can Buy (1941 Box Office Flop)

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2025/04/02

The fourth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1941 features the year’s biggest flop, William Dieterle’s All That Money Can Buy. Directed by William Dieterle and starring James Craig, Walter Huston, Edward Arnold, Anne Shirley and Simone Simon, All That Money Can Buy was co-written by Stephen Vincent Benét, based on his short story “The Devil and Daniel Webster,” and later rereleased under that title.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Bosley Crowther in The New

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The Iron Crown (1941 Venice Film Festival Winner)

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2025/03/26

The third episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1941 features one of the Venice Film Festival’s top award winners, Alessandro Blasetti’s The Iron Crown. Directed and co-written by Alessandro Blasetti and starring Massimo Girotti, Gino Cervi, Elisa Cegani and Luisa Ferida, The Iron Crown was awarded the Mussolini Cup for best Italian film at the 1941 Venice Film Festival.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Howard Thompson in The New York Times

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01:10:21

The Maltese Falcon (1941 First Feature)

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2025/03/19

The second episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1941 features our pick for a notable debut feature, John Huston’s The Maltese Falcon. Written and directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet, The Maltese Falcon is the third adaptation of Dashiell Hammett’s 1930 novel.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Bosley Crowther in The New York Times

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58:53

Sergeant York (1941 Box Office Champ)

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2025/03/12

The first episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1941 features the box-office champion, Howard Hawks’ Sergeant York. Directed by Howard Hawks and starring Gary Cooper, Joan Leslie, Walter Brennan, Margaret Wycherly and George Tobias, Sergeant York is based on the diaries of real-life World War I veteran Alvin York.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Bosley Crowther in The New York Times

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01:09:48

Easy Rider (1969 Bonus Episode)

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2025/03/05

This special bonus episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1969 features Dennis Hopper’sEasy Rider. Directed and co-written by Dennis Hopper and starring Hopper, Peter Fonda, Jack Nicholson and Luke Askew,Easy Rideris a key touchstone of 1960s counterculture.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/easy-rider-1969), Gene Moskowitz inVariety(https://variety.com/1969/film/reviews/easy-rider-1117790631/), and Vincent Canby

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59:20

Airplane! (1980 Audience Choice)

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2025/02/26

The twelfth episode of our special retrospective 20th season looks back to the awesome movie year of 1980 with our audience choice winner, the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker production Airplane!. Written and directed by Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams and David Zucker and starring Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack and Lloyd Bridges, Airplane! was producer David Rosen’s pick for our audience choice poll of 1980 films.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert

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01:00:48

The Earrings of Madame de... (1953 Josh's Pick)

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2025/02/19

The eleventh episode of our special retrospective 20th season looks back to the awesome movie year of 1953 with the third of Josh’s three picks, Max Ophüls’ The Earrings of Madame de…. Directed by Max Ophüls and starring Danielle Darrieux, Charles Boyer and Vittorio De Sica, The Earrings of Madame de… is based on the novel by Louise de Vilmorin.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from A.H. Weiler in The New York Times

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01:08:37

Ernest Goes To Camp (1987 Jason's Pick)

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2025/02/12

The tenth episode of our special retrospective 20th season looks back to the awesome movie year of 1987 with the third of Jason’s three picks, family comedy Ernest Goes to Camp. Directed and co-written by John Cherry and starring Jim Varney, Victoria Racimo, Lyle Alzado, Iron Eyes Cody and John Vernon, Ernest Goes to Camp is the first of nine feature films based on Varney’s popular Ernest P. Worrell character.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Caryn James in The New York Times

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01:00:20

Bad Lieutenant (1992 Dave's Pick)

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2025/02/05

The ninth episode of our special retrospective 20th season looks back to the awesome movie year of 1992 with the third of our producer Dave’s three picks, Abel Ferrara’s Bad Lieutenant. Directed and co-written by Abel Ferrara and starring Harvey Keitel, Frankie Thorn, Zoë Lund and Victor Argo, Bad Lieutenant premiered at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/bad-lieutenant-1993), Janet Maslin in The New

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43:54

Punk In London - Bonus Interview With ML Compton &...

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2025/01/31

This bonus supplement to the eighth episode of our special retrospective 20th season features guests ML Compton and Skip King talking with Jason about their experiences in the punk scene and their thoughts on Wolfgang Büld’s 1977 documentary Punk in London.Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook athttp://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter@AwesomemoviepodYou can find Jason online at

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Punk In London (1977 Jason’s Pick)

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2025/01/29

The eighth episode of our special retrospective 20th season looks back to the awesome movie year of 1977 with the second of Jason’s three picks, documentary Punk in London. Directed by Wolfgang Büld, Punk in London features influential early punk bands including The Jam and The Clash.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Time Out (https://www.timeout.com/movies/punk-in-london) and Chris Barsanti in PopMatters

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01:08:07

Bad Boys II (2003 Dave's Pick)

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2025/01/22

The seventh episode of our special retrospective 20th season looks back to the awesome movie year of 2003 with the second of our producer Dave’s three picks, Michael Bay’s Bad Boys II. Directed by Michael Bay and starring Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Gabrielle Union and Jordi Molla, Bad Boys II was one of the highest-grossing movies of 2003.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/bad-boys-ii-2003), A.O. Scott in The New York Times

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Deep Red (1975 Josh's Pick)

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2025/01/15

The sixth episode of our special retrospective 20th season looks back to the awesome movie year of 1975 with the second of Josh’s three picks, Dario Argento’s Deep Red. Directed and co-written by Dario Argento and starring David Hemmings, Daria Nicolodi, Gabriele Lavia and Macha Méril, Deep Red is considered a landmark of the giallo subgenre.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Linda Gross in The Los Angeles Times, Vincent Canby in The New York Times

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01:06:59

Hot Rod (2007 Dave's Pick)

Awesome Movie Year ·

2025/01/08

The fifth episode of our special retrospective 20th season looks back to the awesome movie year of 2007 with the first of our producer Dave’s three picks, the Lonely Island’s Hot Rod. Directed by Akiva Schaffer and starring Andy Samberg, Isla Fisher, Ian McShane, Jorma Taccone, Danny McBride and Bill Hader, Hot Rod was the first feature film from comedy troupe The Lonely Island.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/hot-rod-2007),

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