The Academy Academy

The Brest Years of Our Lives: Beginnings (Hot Dogs for Gauguin, Hot Tomorrows, and Going in Style)

It's time for another interstitial The Academy Academy miniseries, folks! Don and Pat want to figure out what makes Martin Brest, the director of both Beverly Hills Cop and Gigli, tick. In this episode, we take a look at his earlier works. Two are student features. One, on its face, appears to be a seemingly straightforward Hollywood debut. Is there more than meets the eye? If you wish to find out, please take the Gigli pill, calmly imagine George Burns as Thor, and let Ray Sharkey drive you on this wild and bumpy ride into the world of Martin Brest.

The Academy Academy Al Pacino Bracket Finale

This isn't a podcast about Sal Pacino. This isn't a podcast about David Pacino. This podcast could only be about Al Pacino. Pat and Don record some regrets, dole out the Academy Academy Awards, inaugurate eight actors into the Academy Academy Hall of Fame, and tally the votes that shall determine the best Al Pacino performance. Does Serpico stand a chance? Will Dog Day Afternoon have its day? Tune in to find out!!!

Al-ging: Righteous Kill and The Irishman

On today's pod we discuss Righteous Kill, the crass cash-grab; and The Irishman, the meta masterpiece. Why do the police keep crafting poetry? Who would play James Cameron in a Greatest Showman-style musical about his life? And just which British actor is mad at the Shame Boys this time?? Tune in to find out!

Note- The King of the Geezer Teasers: Inside Randall Emmett’s Direct-To-Video Empire, Where Many Hollywood Stars Have Found Lucrative Early Retirement by Joshua Hunt is an article that was published on Vulture, not The Ringer. It's definitely worth the read if you want to know why A) Righteous Kill and The Irishman both have the same producer and B) Righteous Kill can be seen as a predecessor to those VOD films that have Bruce Willis in them for maybe 10 minutes tops. 

The article: https://www.vulture.com/article/randall-emmett-movies.html

Al-dentity Crisis: Bobby Deerfield, ...and Justice for All, and Author! Author!

Peculiarly punctuated titles! Father-son jeans jogging! Babies crying! Film reviews by.... Zagat??!?! This is the nutritional content slurry we all crave, folks! We have riffs flowing like white wine off this bad boy! Give this ep a listen as Don and Pat discuss Bobby Deerfield, ...And Justice for All, and Author! Author! on this week's The Academy Academy! #DadsRock #AdRockComeBack

The Insider vs. Serpico with Returning Champ Becky Feldman

Becky Feldman (The Too Stupid To Live Podcast!) returns to discuss Michael Mann's The Insider and Sidney Lumet's Serpico on this week's The Academy Academy! Belly laughs are had, the entertainment value of competency is measured, and a rousing game of Scent of Some Cumin is played. This is a ballpark ep, folks- don't miss out!

That's Al-More! Sea of Love, Frankie and Johnny, and Danny Collins! Also- Breaking Al News: The House of Gucci! The Offer!

Is The Offer an offer we can't refuse? Will The House of Gucci get Ridley Scott that Oscar gold? Will there be a trademark The Academy Academy swerve? Is Nedda one of cinema's underappreciated characters? Y tu mamá... Dupree? All this and MORE will be answered on this week's The Academy Academy!

Dog Day Afternoon vs. Donnie Brasco with Returning Champ Nick Eliafan

Will two dudes with a podcast inevitably reference The Sopranos? Is Tony Stark a Baird man? Is beer the Christian weed? Is Steve-O our generation's trickster deity? And if you show a pregnant dog, do you have to show the dang puppies afterwards? All of these burning questions and more will be answered by your beloved Shame Boyz and our delightful returning champ Nick Eliafan on this week's The Academy Academy!

HBO Al: You Don't Know Jack, Phil Spector, and Paterno

Don and Patrick discuss Al Pacino's trio of HBO films. These films tackle difficult subject matter, ranging from euthanasia to murder, so it's totally understandable if you want to sit this one out! We talk about fallen idols, wild wigs, and the cons of watching these movies in succession on this week's The Academy Academy.

Weird Al Pacino! Dick Tracy, Gigli, and Jack and Jill

This one nearly broke us. Bad for our souls... great for podcasting!

WARNING: There is some baby crying during this recording, but I think it complements the chaos of the ep? It's almost as if she is trying to warn us that releasing content about Gigli and Jack & Jill is an affront to nature itself...

The Insider vs. Scarface with Returning Champ Kristina Woo

Returning Champ/Television Writer/ABBA Laserdisc Owner Kristina Woo (Halston! Players on Paramount Plus!) joins the Shame Boys to talk Mann and De Palma on this week's The Academy Academy! Should art make you cry? Would Scarface be a better film if Robert Loggia and Al Pacino danced on a giant toy piano-pad together? Do you yearn to know what life would be like in an Al-ternate universe? Tune in to find out!