EPISODE · Aug 9, 2018 · 1H 1M
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
from OscarWatch Podcast · host OscarWatch
We come to it at last: 1989, one of the greatest years in film. Seriously, look up all the movies that came out and tell me that's not a stacked deck? And yet... Driving Miss Daisy has been maligned since the very moment it won the Academy Award for Best Picture nearly thirty years ago. Is the world right to condemn this movie? Amy and Steve, your valiant hosts, aim to answer that very question. Join them through discussions of friendship, cinematic tropes, quite the conversation on race relations in America and a look inside the Academy's head at the time. Did they, in fact, do the...right thing? Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night. Send us your thoughts to [email protected] and follow us on social media @oscarwatchpod Next week, a 'Shoulda Been A Contenda' joint...
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We come to it at last: 1989, one of the greatest years in film. Seriously, look up all the movies that came out and tell me that's not a stacked deck? And yet... Driving Miss Daisy has been maligned since the very moment it won the Academy Award for Best Picture nearly thirty years ago. Is the world right to condemn this movie? Amy and Steve, your valiant hosts, aim to answer that very question. Join them through discussions of friendship, cinematic tropes, quite the conversation on race relations in America and a look inside the Academy's head at the time. Did they, in fact, do the...right thing? Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night. Send us your thoughts to [email protected] and follow us on social media @oscarwatchpod Next week, a 'Shoulda Been A Contenda' joint...
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