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What a Picture

Hannah and Bryan Loomis

What a Picture is a movie podcast where Hannah and Bryan Loomis cover the best in non-franchise films and discuss what makes a great film great. Hannah and Bryan love original filmmaking across all genres. Are you an obsessive Oscar nominated movie watcher? Are you always looking forward to the next A24 or Neon release? Then we’ll probably get along! Movies covered include any new releases we’re interested in, as well as the historic winners of the Academy Award for Best Picture. New episodes

tv & film film history

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01:38:39

60. Pather Panchali (1955) - Satyajit Ray (with...

What a Picture ·

2024/03/27

On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah dance in a monsoon before discussing Pather Panchali, the 1955 movie directed by Satyajit Ray that ranks #35 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Our guest on today's episode is Ankita Rathour, a scholar of postcolonial film. Ankita's website: https://sites.gatech.edu/ankitarathour/ What a Picture website: https://www.whatapicturepod.com/ Bryan's Bluesky:

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00:49:51

59. Stalker (1979) - Andrei Tarkovsky

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2024/03/20

On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah take a trolley car into the heart of The Zone to discuss Stalker, the 1979 movie directed by Andrei Tarkovsky that ranks #43 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: https://whatapicturepod.com Bryan's Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/bryanwhatapic.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Letterboxd:

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01:18:07

58. The Battle of Algiers (1966) - Gillo Pontecorvo...

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2024/03/13

On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah get radicalized in prison and discuss The Battle of Algiers, the 1966 movie directed by Gillo Pontecorvo that ranks #45 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Our guest on today's episode is Jason Christian from the Cold War Cinema podcast. Cold War Cinema: https://sites.libsyn.com/501203 Jason's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JasonAChristian Bryan's Bluesky:

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02:01:01

2024 Oscars Preview and Draft!!! (with Seth Vargas)

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2024/03/06

In this episode, Bryan and Hannah are joined by Seth Vargas from the Movie Friends Podcast to preview the 2024 Academy Awards. They talk through who they think is likely to win, before drafting who *they* think should win in nine major categories.Who do you think won the draft? A poll will be posted on Bryan's Twitter at 2pm EST, March 6th, to determine the winner: ⁠https://twitter.com/bryan_whatapic⁠ Movie Friends Podcast: https://www.moviefriendspodcast.com/ Movie Friends episode on The Boy

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00:55:04

57. City Lights (1931) - Charlie Chaplin

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2024/02/28

On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah jump into the boxing ring to discuss City Lights, the 1931 movie directed by Charlie Chaplin that ranks #36 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll.Bryan's Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/bryanwhatapic.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Letterboxd: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/bryan_whatapic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/bryan_whatapic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music is

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00:56:56

56. Spirited Away (2001) - Hayao Miyazaki (with Jim...

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2024/02/21

On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah transform into grotesque pigs while discussing Spirited Away, the 2001 movie directed by Hayao Miyazaki that ranks #75 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. The guest on today's podcast is Hannah's father, Jim Myers. Bryan's Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/bryanwhatapic.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Letterboxd: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/bryan_whatapic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Twitter:

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00:53:54

55. Imitation of Life (1959) - Douglas Sirk

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2024/02/14

On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah try to pass as podcasters while discussing Imitation of Life, the 1959 movie directed by Douglas Sirk that ranks #75 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Bryan's Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/bryanwhatapic.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Letterboxd: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/bryan_whatapic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/bryan_whatapic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music is

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01:25:16

54. Do the Right Thing (1989) - Spike Lee

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2024/02/07

On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah try (and fail) to recreate Rosie Perez's iconic opening credits dance before getting into Do the Right Thing, the 1989 movie directed by Spike Lee that ranks #24 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Bryan's Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/bryanwhatapic.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Letterboxd: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/bryan_whatapic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Twitter:

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00:41:06

53. Sansho the Bailiff (1954) - Kenji Mizoguchi

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2024/01/31

On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah work together to chop down some tree branches while discussing Sansho the Bailiff, the 1954 movie directed by Kenji Mizoguchi that ranks #75 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Bryan's Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/bryanwhatapic.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Letterboxd: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/bryan_whatapic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Twitter:

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01:16:33

2024 Oscar Nominations Reaction Extravaganza!

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2024/01/24

On this week's What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah discuss the freshly-released 2024 Academy Award nominations. They discuss what's exciting and what's disappointing about this years' nominations, which movies had their stocks go up and down based on their various nominations, and which nominations are likely to win. Bryan's Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/bryanwhatapic.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Letterboxd:

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00:40:40

52. L'Atalante (1934) - Jean Vigo

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2024/01/17

On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah fend off some stray kittens so they can discuss L'Atalante, the 1934 movie directed by Jean Vigo that ranks #34 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Bryan's Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/bryanwhatapic.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Letterboxd: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/bryan_whatapic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/bryan_whatapic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music is

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01:49:30

What a Picture's Top 10 Movies of 2023

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2024/01/10

On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah talk through their top 10 movies of 2023, unranked and listed alphabetically. They are joined by several guests who appeared on the podcast last year to chime in with their thoughts. Scott Cole: https://twitter.com/colecommascott Scott's writing at Music City Drive-In: https://musiccitydrivein.com/author/sscole92944d198e420/ Michelle Rubinstein: https://twitter.com/michruby Seth Vargas: https://twitter.com/ohsethy Movie Friends Podcast:

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00:54:48

51. Rear Window (1954) - Alfred Hitchcock

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2024/01/03

On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan, aka "Miss Lonelyhearts", and Hannah, aka "Miss Torso", discuss Rear Window, the 1954 movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock that ranks #38 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Bryan's Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/bryanwhatapic.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Letterboxd: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/bryan_whatapic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Twitter:

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01:16:23

Our Sight and Sound Top 100 Progress Report: Halfway...

What a Picture ·

2023/12/27

On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah talk about some surprises on the year-end critics' lists, before jumping into their progress report on the Sight and Sound 100 Greatest Movies of All Time Critics' Poll. They discuss how going through the list has changed how they watch movies, and share their personal top 5 movies from the 50 movies they've covered so far. Bryan and Hannah talk about The Boy and the Heron with Seth Vargas on the Movie Friends Podcast:

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00:52:42

50. Contempt (1963) - Jean-Luc Godard

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2023/12/20

On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah pace around the apartment to discuss Contempt, the 1963 movie directed by Jean-Luc Godard that ranks #54 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Bryan's Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/bryanwhatapic.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Letterboxd: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/bryan_whatapic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/bryan_whatapic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music is "Phaser" by Static in

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01:17:12

49. La Dolce Vita (1960) - Federico Fellini

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2023/12/13

On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah wade into the Trevi Fountain to discuss La Dolce Vita, the 1960 movie directed by Federico Fellini that ranks #60 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Bryan's Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/bryanwhatapic.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Letterboxd: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/bryan_whatapic⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/bryan_whatapic⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music is "Phaser" by Static in

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01:25:15

48. The Apartment (1960) - Billy Wilder (with Brandon...

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2023/12/06

On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah flip through their Roladexes while discussing The Apartment, the 1960 movie directed by Billy Wilder that ranks #54 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. The guest for today's podcast is Brandon Gitles. Brandon's Twitter: https://twitter.com/bagman928 Brandon's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bagman928 Brandon's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bagman928/ Bryan's Bluesky:

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00:53:34

47. Yi Yi (2000) - Edward Yang

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2023/11/29

On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan photographs the back of Hannah's head while she is watching Yi Yi, the 2000 movie directed by Edward Yang that ranks #90 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Bryan's Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/bryanwhatapic.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Letterboxd: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/bryan_whatapic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/bryan_whatapic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music is "Phaser" by

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00:46:14

46. The Night of the Hunter (1955) - Charles Laughton

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2023/11/22

On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah join in with all of the animals of the forest to watch The Night of the Hunter, the 1955 movie directed by Charles Laughton that ranks #25 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Bryan's Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/bryanwhatapic.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Letterboxd: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/bryan_whatapic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/bryan_whatapic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music is

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00:47:22

45. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1962) - Rainer Werner...

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2023/11/15

On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah kick and shatter their television set while watching Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, the 1962 movie directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder that ranks #52 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll. Bryan's Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/bryanwhatapic.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Letterboxd: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/bryan_whatapic⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/bryan_whatapic⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music is

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