The Awards Contender First Q&A!

[@keshavchunylall3867]

It's criminal that this channel does not have at least 100k subscribers!

[@christmasday2729]

underrated channel

[@SoulKnightKing]

Eh. I think deepfocuslens deserve more attention

[@garymeise673]

@@keshavchunylall3867 I watch this channel almost daily

[@singstreetcar5881]

His channel is growing. He will get there

[@theorderofthebees7308]

Thanks for sharing your life with us all- Your daddy was such a rebel

[@eamonndeane587]

When you mentioned Tom Hanks, I think you should do a video ranking Tom Hanks' Oscar Nominated performances.

[@disinfectingwipes]

YES YES YES!

[@HoosierCubby73]

I really enjoyed getting to know more about your life through this video. Thanks for sharing with us!

[@LanceoftheNoe]

Fun fact: The Evil Dead was filmed in our woods behind my house in Morristown, TN. My mom used to take them water and cookies. Bruce Campbell disparaged our little town and was boycotted and blacklisted. He was finally allowed back into the city when they were going to use the site again for a sequel, but he had to make a public apology.

[@courtney.malone]

What did he say about the town??

[@LanceoftheNoe]

@courtney.malone I don't actually remember verbatim but he was on a late night talk show, maybe David letterman, and he called it a Podunk place and made fun of the people. He was trying to do a bit, but it just was not funny. I don't think people had been exposed to his style of humor.

[@ButzMcC]

I love your passion for movies. Thank you for all your great content.

[@AScreenwritersJourney]

I love how you talk about your parents.

[@PeterRabbit4Eva]

This is a fun one, Brian. Pls do more Q&A. 🙏🏻❤️

[@bev9708]

Ohhhhh it’s about time!!! How come we didn’t think of this years ago??!!!

[@RalphS223]

I love this video, I learned so much about you. You are a natural on camera don't worry. I hope your channel continues to grow!

[@richardpodnar5039]

This was fantastic. So glad that you were "ready for your closeup!:😅😂😊❤❤❤

[@rebeccag8589]

Seeing The Little Mermaid in a movie theater is my first memory! My dad showed me dramas, comedies, and mysteries instead of horror, but he is passionate about movies too, old and new, and I grew up on them :) Titanic was my Jurassic Park.

[@melanie62954]

Same here! Titanic opened up the world of cinema for me.

[@robinbowles5731]

My favorite film is from the same year as yours..."All about Eve." What a year for movies.

[@melanie62954]

Brian, your positivity always brings me back to your channel! I have a couple of years on you, but one of my earliest memories is also going to the movie theater for the first time--He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword when I was 3 (I have an older brother, so of course). I also remember us walking into The Little Mermaid 20 minutes late. Jurassic Park was my first PG-13 movie in theaters. Sci-fi and adventure were my family's style, so the most horror I had seen were bits of B-movies on tv. I still remember the different sensations I felt between the T-Rex scene (paralyzed like a deer), and the velociraptors in the maintenance bldg and kitchen (writhing and squirming in my chair in terror). My little brother was only 7, there was a lot of discussion about whether or not he would be allowed to go. I'm pretty sure my parents caved. I didn't become a hardcore film buff until I was a teenager, when 4 things happened within a year of each other: 1) I decided to watch the entirety of It's a Wonderful Life on tv (I'd seen pieces of it so many times!), and fell head over heels with Jimmy Stewart, 2) Titanic--I was a 16 year old girl, so of course (and boy was I invested in that Oscar's ceremony!), 3) The AFI's 100 Years 100 Films--not sure how I knew it was on, but I watched the entire thing and printed the list afterwards to check off the movies I was able to track down at the library, and 4) La Vita E Bella broke the international cinema ice. I've been fascinated by different methods of visual storytelling ever since. My guilty pleasure is Ladyhawke--absolutely love that movie. No one can deny that Vittorio Storaro's cinematography is ethereal, no matter the film's other problems.

[@emergingmuses]

Absolutely love Sunset Boulevard too. Thanks for sharing so much during this Q&A. It was inspiring to hear about your decision to spend your 40's doing what you actually love.

[@tucucciolo1]

That was a great outlook on your life. Kudos to your father for introducing as a young child to what is now your work passion.

[@patrarus6097]

Thanks so much, Brian, for this interesting Q&A. You are a blessing to the movie industry. In fact, I'm sure Roger Ebert is looking down from cinema heaven and is very proud of you!

[@1957DLT]

My daughter was also born in '84. To this day she can still remember and sing all the lyrics to the Disney Renaissance films. (We loved Little Mermaid so much as a family, that we immediately bought tickets for a second showing.) Her daughter just turned 3 and is still a bit too young for a longform vid watch, but we Cannot Wait to have 3 generations together for a Little Mermaid viewing!

[@trulytrekkie]

Siskel and Ebert also gave Speed 2: Cruise Control two thumbs up!

[@jacquelinedalamal]

Thank you for sharing your life!❤

[@hUGOsUPERSTAR]

I appreciate what you said about horror films and the Academy Awards. Brian, you are always interesting and informative.

[@chrisjacobsen5558]

From one cinema lover to another.. I love your channel. So relatable and not pretentious. Thanks for the great content!

[@ciao4627]

brian is just really love your channel. is the one i follow the most on youtube, i don’t miss any video! keep going you are so good.

[@vickivolk7071]

I agree 100% on Sunset Boulevard, it’s one of the few films I can watch over and over. My guilty pleasure is Phantom of the Paradise with Paul Williams. Thank you for the Q and A love to see another one

[@user-friendly-b6q]

Thank you Brian, great answers, I expected no less from you. I used to be a teacher too, now I am retired because I am permanently sick. I love your channel and especially I love your enthusiasm for movies. Thank you for so much Brian !!

[@patriciascolafeleppa5542]

Sing Sing is the BEST MOVIE of the year and deserves nominations in most categories. The movie was shot on 16 mm film, in 19 days, with a very small crew. The DP, Pat Scola should be nominated for an Oscar for cinematography because the visual look, the lighting, the film choice, all created the naturalistic atmosphere to tell the story. Accompanied with Bryce Dessner's score that sells the beautiful scenes and intimate facial expressions. And kudos to the director, Greg Kwedar, who allowed dialogue to be ad-libbed at times, which created the emotional essence throughout the film that tugs at your heart. The cast deserves best ensemble because 90% of the cast are the formerly incarcerated men that participated in the RTA theater program while in Sing Sing and that authenticity shines. And what can you say about Coleman Domingo.... he deserves the Oscar this year, his performance is perfectly understated, and he allows the other men to shine because this is their story. Well Done!! Also, Clarence Maclin and Paul Raci both deserve best supporting nominations. Their performances tie the strings that pull the film to its brilliance. Best movie overall in a very long time and well worth the emotional journey.

[@alpe1987]

This was a lovely video. I enjoyed getting to know you through your channel

[@papasquatofficial9282]

Seems like I gotta watch Sunset Blvd ASAP. Would you ever do a video explaining the history/significance of all the movie award shows? It gets overwhelming trying to figure out who votes on what and why certain ones are more important!

[@donlevy6919]

This was a fun video. Thanks for sharing.

[@ILoveMisty1985]

Interesting Q&A. Never realized our lives had so many parallels. I was born in 1985, but still within the 2003 graduating year. I also grew up with those early Disney movies, as the first movie I remember watching in theaters was Oliver & Company. I remember the first time I saw any part of an Oscar telecast was the one celebrating the 1993 films. I distinctly remember watching Deborah Kerr get her honorary Oscar before I had to go to bed. Then I fully became Oscar obsessed after the ceremony honoring 1997 films with the Titanic sweep. It was here that our paths somewhat diverged. It was cool getting to hear of your adventures in the film industry and auditioning actors and writing screenplays and such while continuing to focus on all the categories of the Oscars, while I went on to a more standard career and focusing primarily on the Best Animated Short category at the Oscars. And now you're making KZbin videos while I'm just a guy watching KZbin videos. But I guess each of us are shaped by our experiences, and thanks for sharing yours.

[@DevaNeeramanii]

Coolest dad...EVAH!!!! Yes. Let's go after our Bliss.

[@miguelsantos-cd9tu]

Jurassic Park was a film that made me fall in love with cinema too. I watched it on VHS recording.

[@FallGuysMoose]

Love the Q&A and love that Sunset Blvd. is your favorite. I also think it’s a perfect movie. 👏

[@FraserKeay-tb2qf]

I’ve been a silent watcher since almost your beginnings on KZbin. I (mostly (I’d die for Renee Zellweger)) agree with your opinions and reviews, share your obsession with the film industry, actresses in particular, and often find myself hunting your channel after I’ve watched a new film to get your take on it. Adore your channel, Brian - it was lovely getting to know you a bit! Off to watch your take on The Room Next Door! All the best going forward! A very big Scottish fan ❤

[@duanein3d]

We have so much in common man! Besides the movie/Oscar obsession, I also got my MFA in Creative Writing and recently left my teaching job in an ATTEMPT to do something more fulfilling 💖

[@christianlourenco9452]

Honestly, kudos to you for leaving teaching and pursuing your KZbin channel. This is only my second year teaching middle school history and it’s honestly so much work. I love it but this channel is something I put on while I grade. Love the channel and I had an idea for a video. I think it would be fun to share your favorite movie of every year you’ve been alive

[@marthasandler6691]

I really enjoyed hearing your story - I hope you do more of these!

[@eddietucker7005]

It was good to get to know more about you. I still am trying to wrap my head around how you can make a living just doing this KZbin show and be able to go to all of these premiere events. My husband is a school teacher, so he doesn’t make much. So I guess I’m curious about that. I have been an Oscar aficionado since the 70’s. I’m the go-to person when a friend has a question about them. I used write down each category and nominee each year, study the trends and see where Oscar’s headspace was at. I also videoed the Oscars every year, but now with the invention of the internet, I can just do my history there. I hope you are enjoying your trip and can’t wait to hear all of your tales!

[@katiek2608]

Love this ❤

[@NeilA24-u6w]

Appreciate the memories, Brian. So many parallels with my own childhood, particularly with books and loving horror, as well as experiences at the cinema. Big fan of your channel because of this... my favorite Oscar channel. Also, I enjoy watching your monologues, you have a great voice, I find it so soothing, so don't overthink filming them, you're really good. x

[@charliemartial4897]

My dad had my sister and I on Sundays as part of their divorce. Sundays were movie days every weekend. We never agreed and my dad and sister wanted to see popular movies and I wanted to see art films. My dad bought my ticket for me to see Roman Polanski’s The Tenant because it was R rated. I went in to see it by myself and they went to a different theater in a nearby town. I was 10. And I loved it.

[@pepperminttree]

i always think of those tiktoks of that guy walking around new york singing "sunset boulevard!"

[@jhc18823]

This was so great, Brian! I'm curious to know how you feel about the musical Sunset Boulevard since that is your favorite movie. I also know you love Glenn Close, and she won a Tony for playing Norma Desmond.

[@miguelsantos-cd9tu]

I was surprised that Q&A didn't have questions like your favorite director, actor, actress, genre, etc.

[@criss8836]

Like before watching, I already know I will enjoy. Thanks for taking the time to do this Q&A so we can know you better! ❤

[@jensmucha1339]

I don't get the obsession that so many movie lovers have with Sunset Blvd. Most of the Wilder flics I've seen so far I would rank clearly above it. But maybe I should give it another shot, as about 20 years must have passed by since I've watched it. Very interesting insights you give here, though. How about you writing a golf story? There aren't too many, might be the right time.

[@garymeise673]

@@jensmucha1339 I kind of agree. I do love sunset boulevard, but I would put some like it hot and double indemnity above it

[@jensmucha1339]

@@garymeise673 Those might be his best works, but I also prefer Lost Weekend, 7 Year Itch, Apartment, 1 2 3, even Irma and Fortune Cookie over Sunset.

[@clearacell]

Born in 84 as well and that was one of my earliest memory (The Little Mermaid). Also saw Land Before time.

[@shelpster6273]

Babe wake up my favorite KZbinr dropped a Q&A

[@MJC_227]

Would you consider ever doing a Live Stream sometime? I'm sure your fans would love the chance to chat w/you in real time about movies.

[@hipstereagle6050]

You worked on Oogieloves?! “OO OO THATS MAH FAVORITE”

[@jamicooper6946]

Aww, The Little Mermaid is the first movie I remember seeing and it was a drive-in theater in 1989 ☺️🥰 Love love love your channel!!

[@juliaamos3419]

Very nice to meet you. :)

[@jerrytai5714]

I just want to salute to you and really give you that big thumbs up button! Well, I also grew up in the 90s and grew to love films pretty much around the same time as you. And I want to say the movie that I can watch 1000 times will be, the fabulous Baker boys by Steve Kloves (start Michelle Pfeiffer and Jeff Bridges). I watched it for the first time when I was in high school maybe, due to my cousins recommendation. I was very young, but the movie has a more mature, stories about brotherhoods in their 30s, a dark contrast between the main characters about how they want to, or don’t want to, live the best out of their lives, in some humorous and sometimes romantic plots. It is also the time when I started to notice some nice jazz music and cinematic soundtracks. And of course, all the Star Wars series, especially episodes 1, 2 and 3. I can’t get enough of them!

[@mellowyellow403]

I was a teacher….nuff said friend. Congrats on the leap 😁

[@pophector]

Very riveting, eye-opening, and revelatory video. Thanks for sharing. I will admit I totally thought you were going to mean the other definition of cruising though 😅

[@elisasosa7651]

Hi Brian, I love your videos, I never miss any :) I love to listen to your opinion

[@Justin0807]

Thanks for sharing and my movie journey was similar just with a few key different films. The first movie I saw in theaters was Aladdin and the first R-rated film in theaters was Eraser, the next big Arnold Schwarzenegger film. The movie that really made me officially a huge cinema fan was Speed (1994). I was 6. Pretty much every film before that was family, comedy, and kid films.

[@judithortiz-velazquez4992]

Great questions. I will answer myself.

[@vapalaca]

That's my Brian

[@jonhinson5701]

"I AM Big! It's the pictures that got small!" Is that the correct quote ?

[@georgialerangis2123]

Great stories ❤

[@breensprout]

my grandmother let me watch jurassic park when i was a little kid and to this day i still have recurring (although rarely) nightmares featuring a t-rex. i am 32 lol

[@dea1800]

I wonder if you also loved The Apartment (another Billy Wilder film). My fave! And I get the love for Sunset Boulevard. ❤

[@gmiac7721]

Hey, I was 27 when Jurassic Park came out, and *I* was scared by the T-Rex scene! I"d pretty much seen it all by that time, and nothing really phased me anymore, but that scene did it for me! Nothing since has given me that reaction either.

[@KayHightower-t4w]

Would you please do a James Earl Jones and the Elusive Oscar video as a tribute? I loved the one you did for Donald Sutherland.

[@gabrielcastaneda9700]

I love how passionate you are about films and honestly when I first saw your channel I was like He knows what he is talking about. He does his research He is incredibly hot so that’s I subbed

[@paultosinijaola1653]

Fun fact: Sunset Boulevard was one of the first films that made me seriously consider to study film and filmmaking.

[@gabrielcastaneda9700]

I can’t wait to see you post hey I’m going to canne or Venice

[@CineRam]

I enjoyed hearing about the development of your love of cinema very much. If I had to pick one movie that was my first with "adult themes" (not necessarily R-rated), that would be "Peggy Sue Got Married" which came out when I was thirteen. "Back to the Future" had been one year earlier, and I was very intrigued by this very different time-travel story. Also, during the movie there was a girl in the row behind me that kept trying to talk to me. I was like, "Shut up, I'm trying to enjoy this!" I can't imagine that she was actually interested in me, but who knows. Why did you call your podcast "Film at Fifty"?

[@suarezguy]

I did have to close my eyes in the final fight of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (I think also part of Willem Dafoe in Spider-Man), and then the 2002 Oscars were the first Oscars I watched.

[@scmkar]

We wanna see that Wes Craven biopic!

[@jeffs2149]

When you mentioned watching R rated horror films at that young of an age, I’m hoping The Exorcist wasn’t watched until you were much older. 😂. By the way, love Sunset Boulevard too!!! But it was my 2nd favorite film of 1950. My favorite that year….. All About Eve.

[@ShogunZIlla]

Sunset Boulevard is good but Sepulveda Boulevard was even better! IYKYK 😊

[@branagain]

Sunset Blvd is a great movie.

[@alextttttt]

Might be a fun video to do Best Actress 1951 Race because how in the world did Judy Holliday beat two all-timer performances Gloria Swanson for Sunset Boulevard AND Bette Davis for All About Eve? Maybe the brassy diva vote got split?

[@sheilacrosby4894]

You would be a great director

[@khoohockleong7585]

Your 5th house is very strong. It covers authorship, a and also being the boss Europe and cruising is covered by the 6th house as you can discover new things and meeting new people. 5th house rules analytical thinking. Don,'t let gossips pull down your inherent greatness as 6th house governs the light, Earth, ether, wind and water that makes up the building blocks of all items on Earth just like EEAAO described.

[@nathanfarnsley1542]

Please talk about before sunset in a video!

[@garymeise673]

My favorite movie when I was 'coming of age'.... surprisingly The Witness....such an underrated masterpiece Favorite this century. . Moonlight. A master class of how to make a movie. Basically the perfect movie. I agree though that Sunset Blvd also pretty much perfect as well😊

[@melanie62954]

Moonlight, absolutely! I was so surprised at how deeply affecting that film was with none of the typical dramatic bells and whistles. Witness is also fantastic--Peter Weir is an extremely underrated filmmaker. The only thing his films have in common is that they have that enigmatic master's touch--again, so few of the typical flourishes. My favorites are Picnic at Hanging Rock, Dead Poets, The Truman Show, and Master and Commander.

[@garymeise673]

@@melanie62954 I'm a Peter Weir fanatic!

[@chelmrtz]

My mom had a rule that if I wanted to watch an R rated film she had to watch with me. We watched Indecent Proposal on network TV together and I was like that’s enough lol. Even though that movie was cut to hell and back for network TV she insisted

[@MsTimothyswan]

How would you rate Elvis Presley as a film actor?

[@GilbertNeal]

Did you talk about "The Father"?

[@AndresGomez-ct7qb]

18:56 Wait! The same person who casted 'Babe' also casted 'American History X'? 😐 Guess it makes perfect sense, though

[@chrisjacobsen5558]

I too hate that the academy doesn’t reward great horror. Hereditary is a great example!

[@Rainbowxpride89]

Can't remember the first movie I saw in theaters.😅

[@אביצאלי-כ8ז]

i have a question for you:did your opinion on movies you seen before has ever changed?

[@Sleepingsparklegirl]

My first movie in the cinema was Little Mermaid too. Only I remember leaving the cinema and being very angry Ariel was no longer a mermaid.

[@suarezguy]

LOL

[@suarezguy]

I guess you liked her but didn't like that she succeded.

[@hernar2]

Did your dad take you to see Showgirls? A true Cinderella Story!

[@twanmatthews2229]

How tall are u

[@cedward1984]

So. . . do you agree with "All About Eve" winning the Oscar for Best Picture?

[@tinas_hotdog_sophie]

I like to pretend your mom said, no more horror movies, I am taking you to see this film about a little girl and her family and her friend. Just so this one ended up messing with your little brain 😂

[@melanie62954]

Little Thomas J traumatized so many of us! But not as much as Artax. That horse takes the cake.

[@joaquinvaleri7022]

I'm still don't get it 😒

[@MrPetoffi]

I Have a question. What movie that everyone seems to love but you don't?

[@MadelaineAshton]

I hope I can give advice as a fan of your channel: looking up and to the side when speaking, like you're looking into the distance, leaves the impression that the speaker is condescending and thinks too highly of their opinion.

[@cristobarroeta]

this cap unk you dont remember allat

[@jhhone]

"My Girl" *SPOILER ALERT* I guess if you haven't seen it in 30+ years, all bets are off? 😂😅

[@elijah0208]

I strongly disagree with you on the point that horror needs to be recognised more, because it is disliked as a genre for a reason! Two of the films that u noted may have a negative impact on the person. I myself am a survivor that was left for many years with severe excruciating panic attacks due to the aforementioned films that you noted! So now it is part of my legacy that i want to leave behind and protect innocent ppl from so much negativity. And by this legacy i mean spreading the word and experience so that the wellbeing and mental health of these ppl are saved and unharmed!! It took years for me to recover my mental health so now i can finally share my opinion and talk it out and raise the awareness! I warn any ppl of strong curiosity that ridiculous pathetic films like silence of lambs and exorcist may lead to extreme panic attacks and cause a very serious harm for your mental health!! They should be banned because simply put there are such things as too much and crossing the line! Shame on pathetic ppl who did those miserable excuses for films! And shame on you Brian for your stupid argument!!!

[@alexandraphelps4020]

I know you’re a white man, but have you ever considered doing a video on #OscarsSoWhite, or do you feel it wouldn’t be your place to say something since you are white?

[@branagain]

Brian, I enjoy this channel and your videos. I don’t always agree but that’s expected. But seriously, you are so wrong. Speed 2 is one of the if not the worst film to ever come from a major studio. There is NOTHING redeemable about that movie. It’s not even a so bad it’s funny. No, it’s so bad. But Siskel & Ebert famously gave it two thumbs up so you’re in their company. I still enjoy your channel.

[@marrmart7690]

ا Brian ❤❤❤ Ohhhh when persion dont make easly what he love he try to make it in differnt way Same when you did that in amazing chanel. Your obsession in art of cinima so clear in this amazing chanal. I love your stooory of love cinima. I hope you dont make only chanal but you must make dream come true When you make your films in the near future. I dont surprise you has all this talant But i suprise you realy write a book and screenplay😍 You an artist 😍😍😍 You must try to bublish this book or you must try to make new screenplay for it and make it in prodiction.. dont give up.✌❤♥ Now you have chanel and you are famous and you have experment in film history... You need write good screenplay and finde prducer... you can do it and we love you and support you in your art work. I surprice you was a teacher... I love what you like Walk read watch film travel Amazing free life.... But life need money So when you make your film as a writer you will make what you love and you earn your money. Sooo take the steps in make move... do it.. you still has chance to make new succsis After your succsis in chanel. Love you brain 💙💙😍😍💙💙 You my favirite youtuber of cinima talking.