The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tracy Letts is a Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, who has made a name for himself in many different areas of the arts. From the stage, to the big and small screen, Letts has done it all. Lately, he's been enjoying his highest success yet in the world of film as he's had the chance to work with James Schamus ("Indignation"), Stephen Spielberg ("The Post"), Greta Gerwig ("Lady Bird") and more! Now, in 2019 he's re-united with Greta Gerwig for her adaptation of "Little Women" and he also got the chance to work with James Mangold playing Henry Ford II in the box-office hit "Ford v Ferrari." Mr. Letts was kind enough to offer a few minutes of his time to discuss his recent run of success, his latest roles, how he likes to work as an artist and more! Take a listen below. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For Episode 172, Bianca Garner, Josh Parham, Tom O'Brien & I discuss the Golden Globe, SAG and various guild nominations from the past week. We also go over the polls, give our reactions to the trailers for "Wonder Woman 1984," "In The Heights," "Promising Young Woman," answer your fan questions and more! Awards Season is in full swing and we couldn't be any happier. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this week's main podcast review, Dan Bayer, Tom O'Brien, guest Nell Minow & I discuss the true-life Fox News sexual harassment drama that has everyone in Hollywood talking. "Bombshell" has a star studded cast which includes Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, John Lithgow and a bunch of others. We discuss their performances, the film's empathy for its controversial characters, the reaction that has so far received and more. It's not an easy film to talk about but it needs to be talked about all the same. Come and join the conversation! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After winning the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for co-writing "The Big Short," Charles Randolph set his sights on Fox News and the sexual harassment scandal that shocked the world. "Bombshell" is a challenging film due to the characters Randolph asks us to have sympathy for and in this interview he explains his intentions with the film's message, his collaboration with the film' star and producer Charlize Theron, his writing process and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL REVIEW. Please check out the full review on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture In a few days, "Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker" will be released and thus the new trilogy from the most beloved property in the history of cinema will come to a close. For this month's Patreon Throwback review, Nicole Ackman, Dan Bayer, guest Titus Banks and I revisit the 2015 film that kicked off this new trilogy under the Disney umbrella: "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." What has our relationship with the franchise been like over the years? How has it changed since 2015 and with the release of "The Last Jedi?" What was the anticipation like? How did it do at the Oscars? We talk about all of this and more for nearly two hours on this month's review. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Harriet" may seem like your typical awards season biopic drama but it's so much more than that. Much of that is a credit to the enormous amount of talent involved in front of and hehind the camera, including Tony Award winning Costume Designer Paul Tazewell ("Hamilton"). Paul was kind enough to chat with Next Best Picture about his lush and colorful period work on Kasi Lemmons' film. Click below to hear what he has to say and do keep him in mind for this year's Oscar race for Best Costume Design. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this week's second podcast review, Josh Parham, Dan Bayer & I talk about Netflix's final awards hopeful for the season: "The Two Popes." Starring Jonathan Pryce and Anthony Hopkins in what is mostly a two-hander between two acting legends, director Fernando Meirelles and screenwriter Anthony McCarten's depiction of these two holy but still flawed individuals is one of the year's biggest surprises. Filled with nuance and flourish, the film throws a lot at its audience but still manages to be entertaining and soulful. Did we have some issues? Sure. Take a listen below to hear our full confession. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For Episode 171, Josh Parham, Lauren LaMagna, Dan Bayer, Rebecca Daniel & I have a lot to recap as we start off with the New York based awards for the Gothams, the National Board Of Review and the New York Film Critics Circle. We then head over to the AFI Top 10 Films of 2019, the Visual Effects Shortlist, European Film Awards, Satellite Award Nominations and other various critics groups. We then cap it all off with our predictions for the Golden Globe and SAG Nominations which will be revealed this week. We also go over the polls, answer your fan questions, discuss the trailers for "No Time To Die," "Black Widow" "The Assistant" and more! Tis' the season! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this week's main podcast review, Josh Parham, Dan Bayer & I take a ride up into the sky with Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne for Amazon Studio's soaring historical drama "The Aeronauts." A technical stunner that deserves to be experienced on the big screen, what did the NBP team think of the story, characters and overall film? Take a listen below to find out what we think of director Tom Harper's latest. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In what is probably our biggest collection of podcast interviews yet, I had the opportunity to chat with many of the behind the scenes creative talents involved in making the new Amazon Studios film "The Aeronauts." First up was the film's Supervising Sound Editor and Re-Recording Mixer Lee Walpole, then the Visual Effects Supervisor Louis Morin, then Production Designer Christain Hubband, then Costume Designer Alexandra Byrne and finally, the film's director Tom Harper. Strap yourselves into a balloon and learn all about the making of one of 2019's most thrilling films down below. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices