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"Music By John Williams" had its world premiere at the 2024 AFI Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for a look at the life and career of the person often regarded as the greatest film composer to have ever lived, John Williams. Director Laurent Bouzereau was kind enough to spend a few minutes speaking with us about his work on the documentary, which is now available to stream on Disney+. The film has been nominated for two Critics Choice Documentary Awards, including Best Documentary Feature, and is up for your consideration at this year's Academy Awards for Best Documentary Feature. Thank you, and enjoy!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jTYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOwAnd be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For Episode 415, Josh Parham, Cody Dericks, Giovanni Lago, and I are here this week to discuss the 2024 Gotham Award nominations and how they may officially kickstart another awards season narrative as they have these past few years. We reveal the winners of last week's poll, asking, "Which Film Do You Think Will Be The Next Best Picture Oscar Winner?" and ask this week's poll question, "Which Is Your Favorite Hugh Grant Performance?" We also give our reactions to the trailers for "Queer," "Unstoppable," & "Presence," answer your fan-submitted questions and more. Thank you all so very much for listening, supporting, and subscribing. We hope you enjoy this week's episode.Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jTYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOwAnd be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Josh Parham, Dan Bayer & Daniel Howat to review and discuss Clint Eastwood's latest film "Juror #2," starring Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, J. K. Simmons, Chris Messina, Zoey Deutch, Cedric Yarbrough & Kiefer Sutherland. The film had its world premiere at the 2024 AFI Fest last week, where it received solid reviews, but is being unceremoniously dumped in less than 50 theaters by Warner Bros. So what gives? Is this as bad as the studio is making it out to be, or is something else happening here? Tune in as we discuss the acting, writing, direction, awards season chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jTYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOwAnd be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Emilia Pérez" had its world premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Jury Prize, Soundtrack Award, and Best Actress shared between its ladies, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, and Zoe Saldaña. Stars Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez, and Édgar Ramírez were all kind enough to spend some time talking with me about their characters, reactions to the script, what went into the emotion behind their musical numbers, and more. Please be sure to check out "Emilia Pérez," which is now playing in select theaters and will be available to stream on Netflix on November 13th. The film is up for your consideration in all eligible categories at the 97th Academy Awards. Thank you, and enjoy!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jTYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOwAnd be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL REVIEW. Please check out the full podcast review on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPictureHappy Halloween, dear NBP listeners!! With the previous release of Francis Ford Coppola's "Megalopolis," and the upcoming release of Robert Eggers's "Nosferatu," we decided to take a look at Francis Ford Coppola's own vampire film, his adaptation of the classic "Bram Stoker's Dracula" from 1992 starring Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu Reeves, Richard E. Grant, Cary Elwes, Billy Campbell, Sadie Frost & Tom Waits. Both hailed and critically scrutinized for its overblown visual aesthetic, style, and performances, time has been incredibly well to this take on the sexy, gothic vampire story. What did we think of it? Tune in as Lauren LaMagna, Cody Dericks, Dan Bayer, Brendan Hodges, and I share our thoughts on the cinematography, editing, costumes, score, performances, writing, its awards season run, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for all your support, and enjoy!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jTYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOwAnd be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"The Remarkable Life Of Ibelin" had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the World Cinema Documentary – Audience and Directing Awards. Director Benjamin Ree was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about his work on the film, the tremendous impact Mats Steen has had on the world, the reception the Netflix documentary film has received so far, and more. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now available to stream on Netflix and is up for your consideration for this year's Academy Awards for Best Documentary Feature. Thank you, and enjoy!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jTYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOwAnd be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Blitz" had its world premiere at the 2024 London Film Festival, where it received strong reviews for director Steve McQueen's vision for WWII London during the Blitzkrieg and the performances from Academy Award-nominee Saoirse Ronan and newcomer Elliott Heffernan. Ronan and Heffernan were both kind enough to spend some time talking with me about their experiences working on the film. I also interviewed the Supersiving Sound Editors & Re-Recording Mixers Paul Cotterall & James Harrison, the Production Sound Mixer John Casali, and Visual Effects Supervisor Andrew Whitehurst, while Dan Bayer interviewed Production Designer Adam Stockhausen and the film's editor, Peter Sciberras. Please be sure to check out the film, which will open in theaters from Apple on November 1st and be available to stream on Apple TV+ on November 22nd. Thank you, and enjoy!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jTYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOwAnd be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Ema Sasic, Dan Bayer, Giovanni Lago & Will Mavity to review and discuss Sean Baker's latest film "Anora," starring Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Yuri Borisov, Karren Karagulian, Vache Tovmasyan, Ivy Wolk & Luna Sofia Miranda. After winning the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, the film became a film festival darling and is now playing in theaters for audiences to experience what many have been calling one of the year's best films. What did we think of it? Please tune in as we discuss the writing, direction, performances, editing, its awards season chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jTYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOwAnd be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For Episode 414, Daniel Howat, Tom O'Brien, and I are coming to you from the 2024 AFI Fest from our hotel room to bring you our recap from the final significant fall film festival of the year, including discussions about the world premieres for "Juror #2," "Here," and "Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl." We reveal the winners of last week's poll, asking, "Which Films Are You Most Looking Forward To From The 2024 AFI Film Festival?" and ask this week's poll question, "Which Film Do You Think Will Be The Next Best Picture Oscar Winner?" We also give our reactions to the trailers for "The Brutalist" and "September 5," answer your fan-submitted questions and more. Thank you all so very much for listening, supporting, and subscribing. We hope you enjoy this week's episode.Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jTYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOwAnd be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"La Cocina" had its world premiere at the 2024 Berlinale Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for its direction and writing from filmmaker Alonso Ruizpalacios and lead performance from Raúl Briones Carmona. The film displays life in a New York City restaurant kitchen where the blend of cultures from around the world clashes with the unfair working conditions and unequal distribution of power and respect. Ruizpalacios was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about his experience working on the film. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in theaters in NY from WILLA and will expand to LA on November 1st. Thank you, and enjoy!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jTYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOwAnd be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices