Room at the Top (feat. Kimberly Pierce)

Kevin brings in screenwriter, Geek Girl Authority film critic and Citizen Dame member Kimberly Pierce to talk about Jack Clayton’s romantic drama ‘Room at the Top,’ the likely runner-up in the 1959 Oscar race that lost to ‘Ben-Hur.’    

0:00 – 1:15 – Introduction     

1:16 – 34:30 – ‘Room at the Top’ review     

34:31 – 51:42 – Why ‘Room at the Top’ lost Best Picture     

51:43 – 1:32:05 – Shoulda been a contender     

1:32:06 – 1:40:50 – Did ‘Room at the Top’ deserve to win?  

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Theme/End Music is “The Virtue” by Jonathan Adamich