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Awesome Movie Year is a podcast co-hosted by film critic Josh Bell and filmmaker and comedian Jason Harris. Each season looks at why a certain year was an awesome movie year. Each episode focuses on a different film from the year being investigated. Produced by David Rosen of the Piecing It Together Podcast for the All Points West Podcast Network

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Awesome Movie Year is a podcast co-hosted by film critic Josh Bell and filmmaker and comedian Jason Harris. Each season looks at why a certain year was an awesome movie year. Each episode focuses on a different film from the year being investigated. Produced by David Rosen of the Piecing It Together Podcast for the All Points West Podcast Network

    Dancer In The Dark (2000 Cannes Palme d’Or Winner)

    Dancer In The Dark (2000 Cannes Palme d’Or Winner)

    The fourth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2000 features the Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or winner, Lars von Trier’s Dancer in the Dark. Written and directed by Lars von Trier and starring Björk, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse and Peter Stormare, Dancer in the Dark also won the Best Actress award at Cannes for Björk’s lead performance.
    The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/dancer-in-the-dark-2000), Edward Guthmann in the San Francisco Chronicle (https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Dancer-Dares-to-Be-Different-Singer-Bjork-3303305.php), and Peter Bradshaw in The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/sep/15/1).
    Thanks to our special guest, skateboarder Justin Bishop, for joining us. Check out Justin on Instagram at @justinthebishop.
    Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.
    Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod
    You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy
    You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed
    You can find our producer David Rosen’s Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.
    You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.
    Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content from Awesome Movie Year, plus fellow podcasts Piecing It Together and All Rice No Beans, and music by David Rosen: https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen
    All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com
    Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 2000 installment, featuring our documentary pick, Agnes Varda’s The Gleaners and I.

    • 1 hr 25 min
    Battlefield Earth (2000 Box Office Flop)

    Battlefield Earth (2000 Box Office Flop)

    The third episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2000 features the year’s biggest flop, L. Ron Hubbard adaptation Battlefield Earth. Directed by Roger Christian from a screenplay by Corey Mandell and J.D. Shapiro and starring John Travolta, Barry Pepper, Forest Whitaker and Kim Coates, Battlefield Earth was a passion project for Scientology follower Travolta.
    The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/battlefield-earth-2000), Rita Kempley in The Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/entertainment/movies/reviews/battlefieldearthkempley.htm), and Elvis Mitchell in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/12/movies/film-review-earth-capitulates-in-9-minutes-to-mean-entrepreneurs-from-space.html).
    Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.
    Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod
    You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy
    You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed
    You can find our producer David Rosen’s Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.
    You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.
    Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content from Awesome Movie Year, plus fellow podcasts Piecing It Together and All Rice No Beans, and music by David Rosen: https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen
    All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com
    Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 2000 installment, featuring the Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or winner, Lars von Trier’s Dancer in the Dark.

    • 1 hr 5 min
    Sexy Beast (2000 First Feature)

    Sexy Beast (2000 First Feature)

    The second episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2000 features our pick for a notable filmmaking debut, Jonathan Glazer’s Sexy Beast. Directed by Jonathan Glazer from a screenplay by Louis Mellis and David Scinto and starring Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Ian McShane, Amanda Redman and Cavan Kendall, Sexy Beast was nominated for an Oscar for Kingsley’s supporting performance.
    The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Owen Gleiberman in Entertainment Weekly (https://ew.com/article/2001/06/22/sexy-beast-5/), Desson Thomson in The Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/entertainment/movies/reviews/sexybeasthowe.htm), and Derek Elley in Variety (https://variety.com/2000/film/reviews/sexy-beast-1200464166/).
    Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.
    Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod
    You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy
    You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed
    You can find our producer David Rosen’s Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.
    You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.
    Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content from Awesome Movie Year, plus fellow podcasts Piecing It Together and All Rice No Beans, and music by David Rosen: https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen
    All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com
    Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 2000 installment featuring the year’s biggest flop, L. Ron Hubbard adaptation Battlefield Earth.

    • 1 hr
    Mission: Impossible II (2000 Box Office Champ)

    Mission: Impossible II (2000 Box Office Champ)

    The first episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2000 features the highest-grossing film at the box office, John Woo’s Mission: Impossible II. Directed by John Woo from a screenplay by Robert Towne and starring Tom Cruise, Thandiwe Newton, Dougray Scott, Ving Rhames, John Polson and Anthony Hopkins, Mission: Impossible II topped the worldwide box office and firmly established the series as a blockbuster franchise.
    The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/mission-impossible-ii-2000), Owen Gleiberman in Entertainment Weekly (https://ew.com/article/2000/06/02/mission-impossible-2-3/), and Dennis Harvey in Variety (https://variety.com/2000/film/reviews/mission-impossible-2-2-1200462090/).
    Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.
    Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod
    You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy
    You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed
    You can find our producer David Rosen’s Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.
    You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.
    Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content from Awesome Movie Year, plus fellow podcasts Piecing It Together and All Rice No Beans, and music by David Rosen: https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen
    All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com
    Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 2000 installment, featuring our pick for a notable debut from a major filmmaker, Jonathan Glazer’s Sexy Beast.

    • 1 hr 12 min
    Broadcast News (1987 Bonus Episode)

    Broadcast News (1987 Bonus Episode)

    This special bonus episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1987 features James L. Brooks’ Best Picture nominee Broadcast News. Written and directed by James L. Brooks and starring Holly Hunter, Albert Brooks, William Hurt and Robert Prosky, Broadcast News was nominated for seven Oscars, including Best Picture.
    The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/broadcast-news-1987), Vincent Canby in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/16/movies/film-broadcast-news-comedy.html), and Hal Hinson in the Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/broadcastnewsrhinson_a0c913.htm).
    Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.
    Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod
    You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy
    You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed
    You can find our producer David Rosen’s Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.
    You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we’ve been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.
    Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content from Awesome Movie Year, plus fellow podcasts Piecing It Together and All Rice No Beans, and music by David Rosen: https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen
    All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com
    Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for future episodes.

    • 59 min
    1939 Epilogue

    1939 Epilogue

    In this epilogue to our season on the awesome movie year of 1939, we talk about alternate movies we considered including in all of our different categories this season, and read suggestions from some listeners about their favorite 1939 movies.
    Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.
    Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod
    You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy
    You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed
    You can find our producer David Rosen’s Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.
    You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.
    Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content from Awesome Movie Year, plus fellow podcasts Piecing It Together and All Rice No Beans, and music by David Rosen: https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen
    All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com
    Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in next time for the premiere of our season on the awesome movie year of 2000, featuring the box office champion, John Woo’s Mission: Impossible II.

    • 27 min

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