Next Best Picture Podcast

"Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl" had its world premiere at the 2024 AFI Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for its story, animation, comedy, and voice acting. Directors Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham were kind enough to spend some time talking with us about their work on the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now available to stream on Netflix and is up for your consideration in all eligible categories at the 97th Academy Awards, including Best Animated Feature. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"2073" had its world premiere at the 2024 Venice International Film Festival, where it ignited conversation regarding the state of the world today politically, economically, and socially. Blending documentary and narrative feature filmmaking, Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Asif Kapadia tells the story of a time traveler who risks his life to change the course of history and save the future of humanity in a dystopian future that is inspired by Chris Marker's 1962 film "La Jetée." Kapadia was kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about his work on the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in limited release from NEON. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Saturday Night" had its world premiere at the 2024 Telluride Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for Jason Reitman and Gil Keenan's screenplay, the real-time editing of the film's narrative, and the performances from the ensemble cast, which consists of primarily young and up and coming talent in Hollywood. Director and co-writer Jason Reitman, along with members of the film's crew, were all kind enough to spend some time talking with us about their work on the film, which you can listen to below. First, we have Daniel Howat's interview with Reitman, followed by his conversation with Production Designer Jess Gonchor, then we have Will Mavity's interview with Film Editors Nathan Orloff and Shane Reid, followed by his interview with Re-Recording Mixer and Supervising Sound Editor Will Files. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now available to rent digitally from Sony Pictures and is up for your consideration for this year's Academy Awards in all eligible categories. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Saturday Night" had its world premiere at the 2024 Telluride Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for Jason Reitman and Gil Keenan's screenplay, the real-time editing of the film's narrative, and the performances from the ensemble cast, which consists of primarily young and up and coming talent in Hollywood. Three of the film's stars, Gabriel LaBelle (Lorne Michaels), Cory Michael Smith (Chevy Chase), and Tommy Dewey (Michael O'Donoghue), were all kind enough to spend some time talking with us about their work on the film. First, we have my interview with Golden Globe-nominee LaBelle, followed by Will Mavity's interview with Cory Michael Smith, and then we finish with my chat with Dewey about both Reitman's film and the Sundance indie film "Your Monster." Please be sure to check out the film, which is now available to rent digitally from Sony Pictures Releasing and is up for your consideration for this year's Academy Awards in all eligible categories. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices