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Movies 101

"The Taste of Things" & Oscar-Nominated Live Action and Animated Short Films

Published February 23, 2024 at 7:30 PM PST
From left: Juliette Binoche in The Taste of Things (2023); assorted stills from live action short films The After (2023), Invincible (2022), and Red, White and Blue (2023), as well as animated short films Letter to a Pig (2022), Pachyderme (2022), and Our Uniform (2023).
The Taste Of Things, Curiosa Films/Gaumont/France 2 Cinéma/Umedia/IFC Films, 2023. The After, Neon Films/Yoruba Saxon Productions/Netflix, 2023. Invincible, Everyday Films/
Télescope Films/Small Victory Prod./H264 Dist., 2022. Red, White & Blue, Majic Ink Productions, 2023. Letter to a Pig, The Hive Studios/Miyu Prod. & Dist., 2022.
Pachyderme, Folimage/TNZPV Prod./Miyu Dist., 2022. Our Uniform, Yegane Moghaddam, 2023.
From left: Juliette Binoche in The Taste of Things (2023); assorted stills from live action short films The After (2023), Invincible (2022), and Red, White and Blue (2023), as well as animated short films Letter to a Pig (2022), Pachyderme (2022), and Our Uniform (2023).

The Bee Gees sang about “Night Fever,” but this time of year the main feeling among movie fans is "Oscar fever." On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss still more Oscar nominees, specifically the Live Action and Animated Short Film programs. But before that, they talk about the sumptuous French blend of cuisine and amour titled The Taste of Things.

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