Shea Cinema: The Best Picture Project

About Shea Cinema: The Best Picture Project

TLDR; Father/Daughter team watch and review all movies nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, starting back in 1927. Welcome to Shea Cinema, The Best Picture Project! Join host Sara Shea and her father, William Shea, as they watch and explore every film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Sara and Dad are recreating a project Sara assigned to her high school Film Studies students, which includes contextual historical research, discussing their personal responses to each film, what makes these films important, why these films need to be understood in context, and, finally, did the winner deserve the Oscar? So grab your popcorn, pull up a chair, sit back and relax, and let's begin Shea Cinema.

Publisher

Shea Cinema

Category

tv & film · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Jul 2023

Latest episode

10 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

61 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Jul 2026

   S6E13: Gold Diggers of 1933 BONUS EPISODE!

   (Episode recorded November 15, 2025) Review #12 of the season, and another bonus episode! Plus, it's our second musical in a row! Come listen to Sara and Dad literally giggle about this ridiculous, lovely film. Gold Diggers of 1933 - A Classic Musical with a Bold Social Message Join us as we explore Gold Diggers of 1933, a dazzling pre-Code musical that captures the spirit and struggles of the Great Depression era. We dive into its production, cultural impact, and the remarkable sequences tha...

2. 

   1 Apr 2026

   S6E12: 42nd Street, 1933

   (Episode recorded May 7, 2025) Review #11 of the season, and our 7th nominee for Outstanding Production at the Sixth Academy Awards. 42nd Steet is a full-blown musical, and we have a full-blown stupendous guest in Klarissa Beckstead from I've Seen That One! The film's musical numbers are staged and choreographed by Busby Berkeley. It stars an ensemble cast of Warner Baxter, Bebe Daniels, George Brent, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell and Ginger Rogers. It was one of the most successful motion ...

3. 

   3 Nov 2025

   S6E11: King Kong, 1933

   (Episode recorded November 2, 2024) 00:00 Introduction to Shea Cinema and King Kong 01:54 Guest Intro: Andrew Corns 05:31 The Academy Awards and Cultural Context 10:52 Production Insights and Screenplay Details 14:29 King Kong Musical 18:00 King Kong's Legacy and Influence on Cinema 28:17 Connections to Literature and Personal History 36:33 Character Development and Themes in King Kong 45:06 Censorship and the Evolution of King Kong 51:54 History Timeline, Feb/Mar 1933 52:08 Historical Contex...

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Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 57 / 100

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Social presence

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YouTube

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Engagement

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