Pre-Game Mini-Episode One

Sara welcomes you to Shea Cinema: The Best Picture Project, and explains the genesis of the podcast and why this is more than your run-of-the-mill movie review show.

Pre-Game Mini-Episode Two

Dad (William) talks about doing the podcast, and the impact movies have had on his life.

Pre-Game Mini-Episode Three

Sara and Dad chat about the creation of the Academy Awards and revel in some movie trivia.

Pre-Game Mini-Episode Four

Sara and Dad go over Best Picture stats and trivia, and reveal the scariest movie Sara has ever seen.

In our first official episode, Sara and Dad go over the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science, details of the first awards ceremony in 1929 (honoring the best in films from 1927 and 1928), and give an overview of the six films nominated for the top honor. Subsequent episodes of Season One will cover each of these films in detail.

The Movies:

• Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness, 1927
• 7th Heaven, 1927
• Wings, 1927
• Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, 1927
• The Crowd, 1928
• The Racket, 1928

Books mentioned by Dad:

• Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears by Michael Schulman
• The Day the Laughter Stopped: The True Story of Fatty Arbuckle by David Yallup

Where to find and watch Chang:

• https://milestonefilms.com/products/chang

Find us on Instagram! @sheacinema

This is our first official movie review episode! Sara and Dad conquer their chang-st and chang-xiety and get down to discussing the oldest of the movies on the list this season, Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness. Chang was released on April 29, 1927, and rather defies definition. To be sure, a movie like this will never show up again on this podcast, no matter how many films we cover.

Additional insights include a brief look at King Kong and Jurassic Park, talking animals, and an unexpected split thumb vote at the end.

Where to find and watch Chang:

• https://milestonefilms.com/products/chang

Find us on Instagram! @sheacinema

This is our second official movie review episode! Sara and Dad watch and discuss the classic silent film, 7th Heaven. 7th Heaven was released on May 6, 1927, and was nominated (and won) for the most awards at the first Academy Awards ceremony in 1929.

Additional insights include a brief look at the Bing Crosby/Bob Hope Road Pictures, Sara getting emotional over the language "heard" in silent films, and our first effusive final review.

This film is a MUST SEE!

Find us on Instagram! @sheacinema