Synopsis
Little Gold Men is the inside story of Hollywood, from awards shows and red-carpet premieres to the hard work and whisper campaigns that get people there. Weekly episodes feature obsessive, expert conversations about the best of television and film, with special guest appearances from stars, creators, and critics. LGM also dives deep into Oscar history, and offers insight into all the other awards that make up Hollywoods continual dash toward glitz and glory.
Episodes
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The Most Surprising Awards Season Stories
08/02/2018 Duration: 43minExecutive Awards Editor Anna Lisa Raya discusses Vanity Fair's second-ever special awards season issue, which contains stories about everything from the surprisingly diverse animated feature category to James Cameron's brush with a wardrobe malfunction the night he won best picture for Titanic. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Willem Dafoe's Road from Experimental Theater to the Oscar Circuit
02/02/2018 Duration: 01h03minThe Florida Project star sits down to talk about the path to his third Oscar nomination. Plus, a look at the still-in-flux best picture race, the buzz around Black Panther, and Sundance. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Explaining the 2018 Oscar Nominations
24/01/2018 Duration: 37minWith mixed news for Three Billboards, a surprising surge for Phantom Thread, and a total baffler in the documentary category, there's a lot to discuss. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Final Oscar Nomination Predictions
18/01/2018 Duration: 52minThe Little Gold Men crew gathers to make their final predictions for the Oscar nominations, which includes figuring out just how popular Three Billboards is and debating whether Christopher Nolan really is the Charlie Brown of the Oscars. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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The Golden Globes Took Away the One Oscar Frontrunner We Thought We Had
11/01/2018 Duration: 31minA topsy-turvy awards season only got muddier at the Golden Globes, and the awards nominations that have come since aren't helping, either. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Predicting the Golden Globes Winners
05/01/2018 Duration: 35minA recap of a raucous New York Film Critics Circle awards ceremony, a look ahead at the Golden Globes, and a conversation with Mudbound writer/director Dee Rees. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Lesley Manville and Jamie Bell, In Conversation
28/12/2017 Duration: 36minRichard Lawson interviews two of the fall's most fascinating actors: Lesley Manville, of Phantom Thread, and Jamie Bell, of Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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The Backlash to the Star Wars Backlash
21/12/2017 Duration: 35minStar Wars: The Last Jedi has enraptured critics and divided audiences, but how much does the backlash matter? Plus discussion of The Greatest Showman and All the Money in the World, and resolutions for the new year. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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What the SAG Award Nominations Mean, and What They Don't
14/12/2017 Duration: 01h39sNew York Magazine's Mark Harris joins for a wide-ranging conversation about the SAG and Golden Globe nominations. Plus, a conversation with Call Me By Your Name star Michael Stuhlbarg. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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The One Oscar Frontrunner Everyone Can Agree On
07/12/2017 Duration: 36minThe Best Picture field remains wide open, and most acting races are in flux, but one actor has emerged as a clear frontrunner, at last. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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The First Awards of Awards Season Are Here
30/11/2017 Duration: 45minIt’s been a good week for The Post, Get Out, and Call Me By Your Name, and it’s only getting better. Plus, Richard talks with Richard Jenkins about his role in the The Shape of Water. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Is Meryl Streep About to Crash the Oscar Race?
23/11/2017 Duration: 33minSteven Spielberg’s The Post is technically still under embargo, but early buzz suggests a major contender is about to overturn the Oscar race as we know it. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Inside the First Oscars Event of the Season
16/11/2017 Duration: 53minRebecca Keegan reports back on the Academy’s Governor’s Awards, The Darkest Hour director Joe Wright stops by for an interview, and the terribleness of Justice League is discussed at length. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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The Day Disney Blinked
09/11/2017 Duration: 49minDiscussing the recent Disney v. Los Angeles Times kerfuffle, plus analyzing the trailer for The Post. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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The New Scandal Rocking Awards Season
02/11/2017 Duration: 47minKevin Spacey was a contender for a best supporting actor statue, until allegations against him put the fate of his entire movie in doubt. How Hollywood continues to move on from the latest sexual assault scandal. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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The Most Wide-Open Oscar Race in Recent Memory
26/10/2017 Duration: 49minEvery year Oscar pundits get excited when there doesn’t seem to be a best picture frontrunner, but this year it really seems to be true. How 2017 turned out to be such a puzzling Oscar year. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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The Secret Weapon of the Best Movie on Netflix
19/10/2017 Duration: 56minElizabeth Marvel, who stars in Noah Baumbach’s new film The Meyerowitz Stories, talks to Richard Lawson about her long and enviable career. Plus, conversations about the ongoing Harvey Weinstein fallout, Woody Allen’s latest, and, somehow, American Vandal. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Harvey Weinstein and the Week That Changed Hollywood
12/10/2017 Duration: 37minThe producer who changed the Oscars and defined independent film for decades has been fired from his company after allegations of widespread sexual assault. So what happens now? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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How Far Can Blade Runner 2049 Go?
05/10/2017 Duration: 38minThe sci-fi drama opens this week with rave reviews and two big stars, but is Oscar glory ahead? Plus a look at the long, successful road of Call Me By Your Name and some debate on what Netflix is even doing in Oscar season. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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What Makes Oscar Buzz Last?
28/09/2017 Duration: 41minA look at the films from earlier in the year working to be remembered, at films opening in the crush of fall movie season hoping to be noticed, and also *Kingsman: The Golden Circle*, just because. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices