Room at the Top (feat. Kimberly Pierce)
And the Runner-Up Is
English - August 28, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 150 MB - ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsFilm History TV & Film Film Reviews film oscars awards movies Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Kevin brings in screenwriter, Geek Girl Authority film critic and Citizen Dame member Kimberly Pierce to talk about Jack Clayton's romantic drama 'Room at the Top,' the likely runner-up in the 1959 Oscar race that lost to 'Ben-Hur.'
0:00 - 1:15 - Introduction
1:16 - 34:30 - 'Room at the Top' review
34:31 - 51:42 - Why 'Room at the Top' lost Best Picture
51:43 - 1:32:05 - Shoulda been a contender
1:32:06 - 1:40:50 - Did 'Room at the Top' deserve to win?
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Theme/End Music is "The Virtue" by Jonathan Adamich