Episode 87 - Forrest Gump (with Northwood Pie‘s Jay Salahi)

<p>Our name is Best Film Ever. People call us Best Film Ever.  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, and Georgia as we're joined by Friend of the Podcast and Director of Northwood Pie, Jay Salahi as we review the 1994 classic, Forrest Gump.  We're headed to Greenbo, Alabama; Vietnam, New York City, and running long in our 87th episode as we discuss:</p> <ul><li>The financial compensation received by the book's author, Winston Groom</li> <li>Some outstanding alternate castings that we definitely want to see</li> <li>We wax poetic on the beauty of the score</li> <li>Georgia has a confession to speak</li> <li>Jay shares invaluable insight from a director's perspective on editing and cinematography</li> <li>We hotly debate if Jenny is cruel to Forrest by leading him on throughout the film</li> <li>We question whether the film's magic requires contextual knowledge of late 20th century American history and what it means if you don't know these facts</li> <li>We discuss which is the most magical scene in a film full of them</li> <li>We find out what the audience selection for Hot Film Summer will be</li> <li>Whether or not Forrest Gump is the Best Film Ever.</li> </ul> <p>Watch Northwood Pie on Amazon Prime at <a href='https://www.amazon.co.uk/Northwood-Pie-Todd-Knack/dp/B08F3ZYPM3'>https://www.amazon.co.uk/Northwood-Pie-Todd-Knack/dp/B08F3ZYPM3</a></p> <p>Support the BFE with a donation at <a href='https://linktr.ee/bestfilmeverpod'>https://linktr.ee/bestfilmeverpod</a></p> <p>Buy some BFE merch at <a href='https://my-store-b4e4d4.creator-spring.com/'>https://my-store-b4e4d4.creator-spring.com/</a></p> <p>Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at <a href='https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor'>https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor</a></p> <p>Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at <a href='https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/'>ht