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
2005, a conversation – “North Country”
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Garrett Chaffin-Quiray
This is part of a series about overlooked movies from 2005.
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Referenced media:
- “Promising Young Woman” (Emerald Fennell, 2020)
- “Spartacus” (Stanley Kubrick, 1960)
- “Marvel’s The Avengers” (Joss Whedon, 2012)
- “Fargo” (Joel Coen, 1996)
- “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” (Martin McDonagh, 2017)
- “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” (Peter Jackson, 2001)
- “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” (Peter Jackson, 2002)
- “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (Peter Jackson, 2003)
- “Whale Rider” (Niki Caro, 2002)
- “Grizzly Man” (Werner Herzog, 2005)
- “Lord of War” (Andrew Niccol, 2005)
- “Capote” (Bennett Miller, 2005)
- “Good Night, and Good Luck.” (George Clooney, 2005)
- “Jarhead” (Sam Mendes, 2005)
- “Munich” (Steven Spielberg, 2005)
- “Æon Flux” (Peter Chung, 1991-1995)
- “Liquid Television” (Japhet Asher, 1991-1995)
- “Æon Flux” (Karyn Kusama, 2005)
Audio quotation:
- “North Country” (Niki Caro, 2005), including music composed by Gustavo Santaolalla, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQcLaWj9GCJZZKMU9wgWbGNBwsrG78olw
- “JUDGE HITTING GAVEL - Sound Effect & Video - Sound FX / Video FX” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM1LAsuYj48
- “Æon Flux” (Karyn Kusama, 2005), including music composed by Graeme Revell, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLohYzz4btpaQrMM9AqRdvbNoxgz3xZrhf