2009 - The Curious Case of the Slumdog Oscar

Hey Oscar fans, Bruce and “Tex” are back with the 2009 Oscars for the films of 2008.  This was an interesting year for many reasons: controversial winners; new formats, a singing & dancing Wolverine as host; and most notably, the reaction to The Dark Knight being snubbed causing the Academy to expand the number of Best Picture nominees from 5 to (up to) 10.  As for the movies that were nominated, it’s a curious mix of decent films that really only need to be seen once — and some possibly better movies that have stood the test of time and are even more relevant now!  Join us as we break it all down and get behind the scenes stories from Bruce Vilanch who got paid to spend an evening with Hugh Jackman.  Thanks for listening!.

Movies Mentioned

*The Dark Knight

**Wall-E

*The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Slumdog Millionaire

*Milk

*Frost/Nixon

*Changeling

*Revolutionary Road

*The Wrestler

*Frozen River