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Week of: 
July 15, 2012
First Aired: 
February 12, 2012
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Along with the blockbusters, summer is a great time to catch up on some of the deeper movies you may have missed over the past year. Whether you're out catching a late-nite feature or staying in on a hot August night, you'll want to know what recent movies have tackled big philosophical ideas. With the help of listeners and special guests, John and Ken turn a philosophical eye to the past year's cinematic offerings, and present their annual Dionysus Awards for the most philosophically-rich films of the last year.

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The 2012 Dionysus Awards

Tim Sika, President, San Francisco Film Critics Circle

 

Jan Krawitz, Documentary Filmmaker

 

Malcolm Turvey, Professor of Film History, Sarah Lawrence College

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