Blockbusters and Birdwalks
At Blockbusters and Birdwalks, you’ll listen to reviews and conversations about all kinds of movies, from Academy Award winners to exploitation masterpieces with a mix of commercial hits and obscure favorites thrown in for good measure. The point is recognizing that movies present our culture with the building blocks of social memory, enabling each of us to enjoy ourselves because movies are fun.
Blockbusters and Birdwalks
“Walk the Line” (2005), a conversation about a Blockbuster
January 24, 2024
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Garrett Chaffin-Quiray
Garrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa consider Johnny Cash, a man with many chapters in his book of life, and wonder if they got to see the right one get made into a movie.
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Referenced media:
- “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” (James Cameron, 1991)
- “Ray” (Taylor Hackford, 2004)
- “Happy Days” (Garry Marshall, 1974-1984)
- “Bohemian Rhapsody” (Brian Singer, 2018)
- “A History of Violence” (David Cronenberg, 2005),
- “Brokeback Mountain” (Ang Lee, 2005)
- “Munich” (Steven Spielberg, 2005)
- “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” (Mike Newell, 2005)
- “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” (James Mangold, 2023)
Audio quotation:
- “Walk the Line” (James Mangold, 2005), including the songs “Cocaine Blues” and “Long Legged Guitar Pickin’ Man”
- “Hurt” by Johnny Cash (2003), written Trent Reznor, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AHCfZTRGiI
- “Theme from ‘The Dukes of Hazard’ (Good Ol’ Boys)”, written by Waylon Jennings, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8Wqo3CvtUc
- “New York, 1969” from “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” (James Mangold, 20123), written by John Williams, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glf5KmRGvOk&list=PLxA687tYuMWiRzSL6tJxmPbIEinvT00AH&index=19