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
Romance, a conversation – “Some Kind of Wonderful”
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Garrett Chaffin-Quiray
This is part of a series about romance in movies.
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Referenced media:
- “Pretty in Pink” (Howard Deutch, 1986)
- “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” (Mark Molloy, 2024)
- “Ted Lasso” (Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt, and Joe Kelly, 2020-2023)
- “Alien” (Ridley Scott, 1979)
- “Lethal Weapon” (Richard Donner, 1987)
Audio quotation:
- “Some Kind of Wonderful” (Howard Deutch, 1987), including the songs “Do Anything” by Pete Shelley, “The Hardest Walk” by The Jesus and Mary Chain, “Can’t Help Falling in Love” by Lick the Tins, and “Miss Amanda Jones” by The March Violets, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLn0CsEM2lH5MR2YErPNK1SyXOrCp_3REG