The 33rd Academy Awards (Films of 1960)

The Oscars Got It Wrong

We're taking a short holiday break in two weeks (so no new episode on 12/22/23). To make up for that this episode is (totally on purpose!) 2.5 hours long. We're covering the 33rd Academy Awards or the films of 1960. The nominees were: The Alamo, The Apartment, Elmer Gantry, Sons and Lovers, and the Sundowners. We also cover non-nominees A Bout de Souffle (Breathless), Inherit the Wind, Psycho, and Spartacus.

Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.

Timestamps are approximate:

10:55 - The Alamo

22:20 - Elmer Gantry

38:20 - Sons and Lovers

52:25 - The Sundowners

59:40 - The Apartment

1:14:55 - Should something else have been nominated?

• 1:16:20 - Spartacus
• 1:31:35 - Inherit the Wind
• 1:50:05 - A Bout de Souffle (Breathless)
• 1:57:40 - Psycho

2:09:20 - Did the Oscars get it wrong?

2:12:50 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner

2:16:20 - Conclusions

2:22:10 - Next Time

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