The Oscar Project Podcast
A discussion of all the films nominated for Oscars, starting in 1929, plus interviews with filmmakers and authors writing about the film industry.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 158
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
1.18 Author Interview with Nat Segaloff
In this author interview, I speak with Nat Segaloff is a writer, broadcaster, teacher, film historian, and raconteur with a varied background in motion picture publicity, journalism, pr…
1.17 The Racket: Cops vs. Robbers
Regular episodes of The Oscar Project are back and this week I'm discussing the 1928 film The Racket. This story is adapted from a play of the same name and was considered one of the mo…
1.16 Author Interview with Brad Weismann
In this author interview, I speak with Brad Weismann, an award-winning writer and journalist who has also worked as a stand-up comic and improv actor. He’s contributed to publications a…
1.15 Author Interview with Koren Shadmi
In this author interview, I speak with Koren Shadmi, the author of Bionic, Rise of the Dungeon Master, Gary Gygax and the Creation of D&D, and The Twilight Man: Rod Serling and the Birt…
1.14 Author Interview with Ian Nathan
In this author interview, I speak with Ian Nathan, the author of Stephen King at The Movies, Ridley Scott: A Retrospective and James Cameron: A Retrospective, and biographies of The Coe…
1.13 Author Interview with Kristen Lopez
In this author interview, I speak with Kristen Lopez, the film editor at The Wrap whose articles have appeared at Variety, MTV, TCM, and Roger Ebert. She joins me today to talk about he…
1.12 Author Interview with Suzanne Ferriss
In this author interview, I speak with Suzanne Ferriss whose first book about Sofia Coppola The Cinema of Sofia Coppola: Fashion, Culture, Celebrity was published in February 2021 and s…
1.11 Author Interview with Charlotte Booth & Brian Billington
In my second author interview, I speak with guests Charlotte Booth and Brian Billington. Charlotte Booth is a professional writer of history books (including The History of the Undead, …
1.10 Author Interview with Mia Mask
It's a first for The Oscar Project, an interview with an author who writes about movies. Today's guest is Mia Mask, a professor at Vassar College where she teaches African American cine…
1.9 The Patent Leather Kid: A Boxer goes to War
My analysis of the 1927 film The Patent Leather Kid, starring Richard Barthelmess and Molly O’Day.
1.7 A Ship Comes In: An Immigrant Story
My analysis of this film is pieced together from various sources. A Ship Comes In tells the story of an immigrant family trying to fit into American society in the run up to WWI.
1.6 The Jazz Singer: The Dawn of the Talkie
An in depth look at the first feature length film featuring synchronized speech and sound. It was seen as groundbreaking at the time, has been studied for nearly the last century, and m…
1.5 2020 Oscar Nominee Announcement
A brief overview of the 53 films nominated for Academy Awards in 2020.
1.4 Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness
Our second deep dive of the season covers discussion about Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness. This psuedo-documentary from 1927 was directed by Meriam C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack,…
1.3 The Circus: Chaplin's Sad Take on His Place in Cinema
In this first film specific episode, I take a deep dive into the 1928 Charlie Chaplin film The Circus. I begin with a short history of Chaplin's life, move into an overview of the film,…
1.2 The Lost Nominees of 1927-1928
A brief look at the eight films I have been unable to find for this podcast including directors, lead actors, and which award categories each was nominated for. The films included in th…
1.1 The First Oscars
Welcome to the first episode of The Oscar Project Podcast. In this inaugural episode, I cover a brief history of the Academy Awards along with information about the very first Academy A…