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12. Oscars Moments of Yore: A Twentieth-Century Academy Awards Odyssey

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We’re doing something a little different this week as we explore sixty years of the Oscars, from the anti-union origins of the Academy in the late 1920s to the career-ending broadcast of 1989. Join us for tales of gatecrashers, axes, protesters, decapitations, fascists, streakers, and some good old-fashioned Joan Crawford chaos magic from the very messy history of the best worst awards show we know.

07. The Night of the Hunter (1955): Charles Laughton’s Gonna Fight a Baby Behind the Bike Racks After School

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On this week’s episode of What’s in the Basket, we’re kicking off our Noirvember 2019 series with a discussion of The Night of the Hunter (1955). Talking points include the film’s masterful use of allegory and stylistic visuals to depict the real-life horrors of the Great Depression, Robert Mitchum’s innate coolness, Candice’s pitch for The Pride of the Yankees 2, and the utter tragedy of Charles Laughton’s regrettably brief directing career.

Bonus 04. Three Ann Sothern-Gene Raymond Rom-Coms: I Can’t Believe It’s Not Nelson Eddy

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On this week’s bonus episode of What’s in the Basket, we’re turning our attentions to the original primble in our research-free discussion of three RKO romantic comedies starring Ann Sothern and Gene Raymond: Walking on Air (1936), Smartest Girl in Town (1936), and She’s Got Everything (1937). First we address the absurdity of the films themselves and the utter desperation that emanates from the Sothern-Raymond pairing, then we descend into a flurry of confusion that touches upon half-remembered nudists, the baffling Gene Raymond-Jeanette MacDonald-Nelson Eddy interpersonal dynamic, and a surprising (or unsurprising?) amount of completely unrelated Lew Ayres discourse.

05. Hocus Pocus (1993): That’s How Old a Baby Is

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On this week’s episode of What’s in the Basket, we’re putting a spell on you with our discussion of Hocus Pocus (1993). We cover the film’s years in development hell, admire its ability to capture the autumnal wonder of childhood Halloweens, and seriously consider purchasing the entire backlog of Muppet Magazine.

Bonus 03. This Gun for Hire (1942): Philip Raven’s No Good Very Bad Terrible Week

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On this week’s bonus episode of What’s in the Basket, Candice and Amelia pull on their gas masks for a research-free discussion of This Gun for Hire (1942). They attempt to expose the truth of Alan Ladd’s height, struggle to unravel the movie’s convoluted plot, examine Veronica Lake’s screen persona and her legacy as an iconic woman of film noir, and issue an impassioned plea for Tiff’s safe return.