This will be our last episode for a bit while we retool the show a little. It is also, however, our most intense competition for the Notscar yet! We nominated 6 out of 10 of the movies we watched for this season, and we were honestly undecided until the very last moment. Listen in as we quickly cover the highs and lows of 1932-33 and then agonize over who was truly the top movie of the season.

<description>&lt;p&gt;This will be our last episode for a bit while we retool the show a little. It is also, however, our most intense competition for the Notscar yet! We nominated 6 out of 10 of the movies we watched for this season, and we were honestly undecided until the very last moment. Listen in as we quickly cover the highs and lows of 1932-33 and then agonize over who was truly the top movie of the season.&lt;/p&gt;
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This will be our last episode for a bit while we retool the show a little. It is also, however, our most intense competition for the Notscar yet! We nominated 6 out of 10 of the movies we watched for this season, and we were honestly undecided until the very last moment. Listen in as we quickly cover the highs and lows of 1932-33 and then agonize over who was truly the top movie of the season.

047 - 1932-33 Roundup - Come Back a Star

The official Best Picture winner of 1932-33! We've had a lot of good ones this season - ones we've heard of and are still watched. Cavalcade is less known. It was interesting to see what came out on top compared to Little Women, 42nd Street, A Farewell to Arms, I am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, or The Private Life of Henry VIII. Does this all sound kind of mysterious? Listen to the episode! You'll quickly learn our verdict on the movie and why it may have claimed the prize back in 1899, I mean 1932-33.

<description>&lt;p&gt;The official Best Picture winner of 1932-33! We've had a lot of good ones this season - ones we've heard of and are still watched. Cavalcade is less known. It was interesting to see what came out on top compared to Little Women, 42nd Street, A Farewell to Arms, I am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, or The Private Life of Henry VIII. Does this all sound kind of mysterious? Listen to the episode! You'll quickly learn our verdict on the movie and why it may have claimed the prize back in 1899, I mean 1932-33.&lt;/p&gt;
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The official Best Picture winner of 1932-33! We've had a lot of good ones this season - ones we've heard of and are still watched. Cavalcade is less known. It was interesting to see what came out on top compared to Little Women, 42nd Street, A Farewell to Arms, I am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, or The Private Life of Henry VIII. Does this all sound kind of mysterious? Listen to the episode! You'll quickly learn our verdict on the movie and why it may have claimed the prize back in 1899, I mean 1932-33.

046 - Cavalcade - Come Back a Star

"You keep your feet on the ground and your head on those shoulders of yours and go out, and Sawyer, you're going out a youngster but you've got to come back a star!"
Whooo! It's the source of our podcast's title! That doesn't mean we'll go easy on it though. The movie has its flaws, but so much of it is so iconic that its motifs have become tropes in our stories about showbusiness. Will it win a nomination for a Notscar? Tune in to see if whether or not we'll give our own award to the movie that gave us Come Back a Star's title.

<description>&lt;p&gt;"You keep your feet on the ground and your head on those shoulders of yours and go out, and Sawyer, you're going out a youngster but you've got to come back a star!"&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Whooo! It's the source of our podcast's title! That doesn't mean we'll go easy on it though. The movie has its flaws, but so much of it is so iconic that its motifs have become tropes in our stories about showbusiness. Will it win a nomination for a Notscar? Tune in to see if whether or not we'll give our own award to the movie that gave us Come Back a Star's title.&lt;/p&gt;
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"You keep your feet on the ground and your head on those shoulders of yours and go out, and Sawyer, you're going out a youngster but you've got to come back a star!"
Whooo! It's the source of our podcast's title! That doesn't mean we'll go easy on it though. The movie has its flaws, but so much of it is so iconic that its motifs have become tropes in our stories about showbusiness. Will it win a nomination for a Notscar? Tune in to see if whether or not we'll give our own award to the movie that gave us Come Back a Star's title.

045 - 42nd Street - Come Back a Star

"Beautiful movie hamstrung by censorship and the studios" could apply to a lot of movies as we enter into the era of the Hays Code, but A Farewell to Arms puts this on display in a very meaningful way. The movie seems to sway back and forth between an earnest romance and a critical realist anti-romance. The studio clearly wanted the tried and true box office romance. How badly did they want it? They originally had a different ending. Listen in to find out what they almost did!

<description>&lt;p&gt;"Beautiful movie hamstrung by censorship and the studios" could apply to a lot of movies as we enter into the era of the Hays Code, but A Farewell to Arms puts this on display in a very meaningful way. The movie seems to sway back and forth between an earnest romance and a critical realist anti-romance. The studio clearly wanted the tried and true box office romance. How badly did they want it? They originally had a different ending. Listen in to find out what they almost did!&lt;/p&gt;
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"Beautiful movie hamstrung by censorship and the studios" could apply to a lot of movies as we enter into the era of the Hays Code, but A Farewell to Arms puts this on display in a very meaningful way. The movie seems to sway back and forth between an earnest romance and a critical realist anti-romance. The studio clearly wanted the tried and true box office romance. How badly did they want it? They originally had a different ending. Listen in to find out what they almost did!

044 - A Farewell to Arms - Come Back a Star

More movie titles should just be what the movie is about from the perspective of the main character. I Am a Dinosaur in a Themepark. I Am a Mobster Taking Over for My Father. I Am a Fugitive from a  Chain Gang. This movie is a devastating look at the penal system of the US during the 20s and 30s. It sets you up with high hopes for the protagonist with the title, but things rapidly go downhill. Is the quality of the film a similar roller-coaster ride? Listen in to find out!

<description>&lt;p&gt;More movie titles should just be what the movie is about from the perspective of the main character. I Am a Dinosaur in a Themepark. I Am a Mobster Taking Over for My Father. I Am a Fugitive from a  Chain Gang. This movie is a devastating look at the penal system of the US during the 20s and 30s. It sets you up with high hopes for the protagonist with the title, but things rapidly go downhill. Is the quality of the film a similar roller-coaster ride? Listen in to find out!&lt;/p&gt;
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More movie titles should just be what the movie is about from the perspective of the main character. I Am a Dinosaur in a Themepark. I Am a Mobster Taking Over for My Father. I Am a Fugitive from a  Chain Gang. This movie is a devastating look at the penal system of the US during the 20s and 30s. It sets you up with high hopes for the protagonist with the title, but things rapidly go downhill. Is the quality of the film a similar roller-coaster ride? Listen in to find out!

043 - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang - Come Back a Star

Join us as we review and rate every Best Picture winner and nominee from 1927/28 onwards.

Our ratings are based on four major categories, Acting, Writing, Cinematography, and Overall, as well as four bonus categories, Costumes/Set, Boldness, Longevity, and Legacy.

At the end of our episodes we decide whether or not we will nominate the movie for our own coveted award: The Notscar or A Movie Award Podcast Movie Award for Movies.

Come Back a Star: A Movie Award Podcast

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