pickA visually stunning coffee-table book that chronicles the glamour, history, and cultural significance of Hollywood‘s most exclusive post-Oscar celebrations. The book does more than showcase pretty pictures; it also traces how Oscar parties evolved from intimate studio gatherings in the 1940s to the high-profile, branded spectacles of today. Readers interested in Hollywood history will appreciate the timeline of shifting trends in fame and media.
This week we celebrate the best in the books we read in the past year. It's time for the Book Oscars!! We debate fun categories such as best villain and best scene before announcing the winners for best book, best character, and best author. We love doing this episode!
Also, if you like upcoming book news we have a bit of that in the beginning. Thanks for listening and enjoy!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3KJ5tQM00jZlX7zqZeVy2Q
I‘ve seen Toy Story 3, The Help, Les Miserables, Silver Linings Playbook, American Sniper, La La Land, Black Panther, Bohemian Rhapsody, A Star Is Born, Joker, West Side Story, Elvis, Barbie.
I want to watch The Social Network, The Wolf Of Wall Street, The Martian, The Revenant, Get Out, Little Women, Sound Of Metal, Top Gun: Maverick (but I want to watch Top Gun first), Wicked (I‘ve only seen the musical).
#threelistthursday
#ThreeListThursday #TLT @dabbe
Here's list #5 covering 2010-2024! LAST ONE! 🤩
1. Survey link: https://www.listchallenges.com/academy-award-nominations-list-5-2010-2024
2. Share your score if you'd like.
3. Share your 3 favorites from the list or 3 that you might be interested in seeing, or 3 you thought were horrible or a combo of whatever you'd like.
4. Tag a few!
Suggestions for other lists? Comment below! 😍
Tagging some who've played before.
DebinHawaii, wanderinglynn, peaKnit, melissajayne, tpixie, AmyG, TheBookHippie, Amiable, Leftcoastzen, shortsarahrose, Susanita, Blueberry, Bklover, Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick, TheLudicReader, janreadsalot, julesG, Deblovestoread, Librarybelle, JessClark78, Eggs, Amor4Libros, Chrissyreadit, Read4life, MonicaLoves2Read, Pogue, Ruthiella, TheSpineView, ImperfectCJ, Sparklemn, AnnCrystal
I can't possibly pick favorites from this list. So random thoughts, instead:
🩵 Up is my favorite movie ever. It warms my icy heart. I cry 3 times during it to this day.
🩵 Philip Seymour Hoffman was one of my favorite actors. I'm so sad he died so young.
🩵 When Pulp Fiction came out, our local art theatre showed it during their Oscar series, and a bunch of elderly ladies who were regulars walked out in disgust. 🤣🫠
#threelistthursday @dabbe
#ThreeListThursday #TLT @dabbe
Here's list #4 covering 1987-2010! I think we'll all do a lot better on this one! 🤞🏻
1. Survey link: https://www.listchallenges.com/academy-award-nominations-list-4-1987-2010
2. Share your score if you'd like.
3. Share your 3 favorites from the list or 3 that you might be interested in seeing, or 3 you thought were horrible or a combo of whatever you'd like.
4. Tag a few!
Tagging just a few who've played before. 🤩
mcctrish, DebinHawaii, wanderinglynn, Megabooks, peaKnit, melissajayne, Soubhiville, BarkingMadRead, Crazeedi, tpixie, Cuilin, AmyG, kspenmoll, TheBookHippie, Amiable, CogsOfEncouragement, catiewithac, Susanita, Lynnsoprano, Blueberry, Vansa, Bklover, Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick, Aimeesue, TheLudicReader, Larkken, jenniferw88, julesG, Deblovestoread, Librarybelle, Eggs, Chrissyreadit, Read4life, rwmg, CatLass007, Q84, BookwormAHN, Pogue, Traci1, Sleepswithbooks, CSeydel, Ruthiella, RamsFan1963, TheSpineView, EadieB, CBee, Bookish_Viking, ShelleyBooksie, TheAromaofBooks, ImperfectCJ, Cupcake12, bthegood, Sparklemn, lil1inblue, The_Penniless_Author, PageShifter, LiseWorks, AllDebooks, AnnCrystal
I did a mash-up of the last three #threelistthursday #tlt polls 😁 @dabbe
Best Picture:
Casablanca
In The Heat of the Night
The Silence of the Lambs
1929-1941:
The Thin Man
Top Hat
The Great Dictator
1941-1962:
Double Indemnity
The Bishop's Wife
High Noon
I got 25% for this week's #threelistthursday. In high school, I wanted to watch all of the Best Picture winners. I didn't get too far because it was before Netflix, and it was hard to find the older ones at the video store.
💙One of my favorite comfort movies: Roman Holiday
💙One that was filmed near where I live: Anatomy of a Murder
💙One that always reminds me of an old friend: The Hustler
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pickOscar Wars, by Michael Schulman (2023)
Premise: A history of the Academy Awards told through the stories of several pivotal moments across the decades.
Review: This is a fascinating and generally successful piece of nonfiction. My only struggle with it is the decision to tell the story of the Oscars through long, in-depth vignettes, rather than through a traditional survey. (Cont.)
