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10 Films. One Oscar. But Are Any of Them Actually Profound?

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Jeffrey Overstreet

01 Mar 2010
Filed under: On Movies & Media • Oscars • Podcast • Kindlings Muse

Did you miss The Kindlings Muse last month? It was a lively conversation covering all ten of the Best Picture nominees.

I discussed the ups and downs of the nominees with Dick Staub, Greg Wright, and... Jennifer Spohr, in front of an audience of moviegoers.

You can listen to the whole thing here.

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