CATCHING FIRE podcast. 'nuff said?
Not sold? How about we throw in special guest and HUNGER GAMES superfan Candice Knutson?! Still not sold?? How 'bout a brief NEBRASKA discussion?
Yeah, now you're on board. Don't fight it. Let us in. We're here to help.
Let's get hungry.
Greetings, WLM family.
As a thank you for being our dear and dedicated brethren we would like to submit, for your approval, a very special podcast- dedicated to a new and exciting documentary about the sport of Quidditch.
Said documentary, directed by Farzad Sangari, chronicles the trials and tribulations of an underdog Quidditch team as they struggle to claw their way into the newly-minted Quidditch World Cup, while simultaneously striving to achieve legitimacy for their beloved sport.
Join us as we sit down with the documentarians behind this unprecedented new film and investigate the logistics of attempting to introduce new, exciting, independently-produced content to the contemporary marketplace.
Get it. Dig it. Love it. Live it.
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We're growing up, dear friends. Join us as we attempt to unshackle ourselves from the proverbial blog-o-centric training wheels.
It's finally over- the series that redefined the way we look at television, antiheroes, and methamphetamine delivery methods (hint: directly up the nasal cavity is a good place to start) has come to an end.
On this week's VERY SPECIAL episode of the We Like Movies Podcast we turn our attention to cinema's younger, perkier sister. Yes, for the first time, We Like Movies becomes We Like Television!
And with that- behold, dear listeners, the BREAKING BAD tribute podcast you didn't know you always wanted.
Give it a listen.... for Huell.
Just don't wake Huell.....
Well it's that time of year when the weather starts to become more amenable, clothes begin to come off, students take a leave from their studies for a short time, and hedonism reigns supreme. Yes it's that glorious time of year known to us all as "spring break". And thanks to MTV, Girls Gone Wild, Arrested Development, and the South Padre Island chamber of commerce, the yearly ritual has been so entrenched in our cultural lexicon that it has become something or a right of passage (a right of passage with the distinct possibility of chlamydia).
So leave it to batshit firebrand Harmony Korine to take said ritual and use it as a launchpad for his latest speciously "artistic" foray into his special brand of fever dream filmmaking. The lascivious wunderkind is firing on all cylinders in his latest cinematic ode to barely legal shenanigans and Oscar Dahl and I watched the shit out of it.
Join us for a We Like Movies tribute to the first truly important film of 2013: the insta-camp-classic SPRING BREAKERS. Love it or hate it. It's a real movie and it's here to stay.
Spring Break Forever.
One of the blanket criticisms about the films of 2012 was their reoccurring tendency toward bloated running times. There were some long-ass films this last year.
And it is in the spirit of this often indulgent practice of allowing a running time to veer into epic territory that we bring you our WELIKEMOVIES MEGAPOD: A 2 hour long foray into the heart of cinematic darkness wherein we discuss all things awards season and finally weigh in on our favorite films of 2012- a year that will live in infamy.
Get comfortable everybody. It's gonna be a rollercoaster of emotions. But I promise you that this will all make sense... in the end...
One of the most anticipated films of the year (of the last few years?) has finally unspooled in front of audiences. Love it or hate it (there seem to be just as many supporters of the former as supporters of the latter), this film is going to inspire DISCUSSION.
So... seeing as discussion is our stock and trade here at We Like Movies, we chose to do an epic podcast about the aforementioned polarizing epic to celebrate its release.
Listen in, leave us a comment, sound off, dissent, agree, revolt! Club a baby seal!*
**We Like Movies does not endorse the abuse of aquatic mammals... even if they deserve it...
So, Oscar and I each completed our usual, arbitrary rankings, regarding this week's topic: The filmography of Mr. Wesley Wales Anderson.
I also thought this would be a good occasion to post the 7 trailers that have preceded his films because, well... I have that kind of time.
So here's some stuff to read and watch- our respective rankings of his films followed by a chronological catalogue of his trailers.
Read MoreThe unexpected "trilogy" of podcast topics comes to its logical conclusion with our original score picks.
So, put your headphones on, crank up the bass, and let the heavily-compressed youtube incantations of these classic selections whisk you away to monochrome Vienna, suspiciously Kiwi-reminiscent "Middle Earth", anamorphic Egypt, sun-baked Sicily, the 19th century American West by way of Southern Spain, and galaxies far far away (but, more often than not, just large warehouses outside of Marin County).
Read MoreWell it was inevitable that it would come to this.
We never officially discussed our intention to talk about our favorite film scores in a podcast scenario. But when we started down our "music in the movies" rabbit hole about a month ago, I sort of began to presume, in the back of my mind, that eventually we would find our way to this subject. I'm so very glad we did. I love me a good score.
This list's only rule:
-Thou shalt not pick more than one film PER composer! (John Williams, you will not be allowed to monopolize this list!)
Score!
In an ongoing effort to try and supplement podcast topics with word and video-heavy corresponding blog posts, we've been trying to compile lists like this one for your reading and viewing pleasure.
As usual, youtube couldn't be counted on to cover 100% of our visual aid needs. But I feel like, for the most part, I put together a pretty decent cross-section of scene clips and song samples.
Read MoreAn epic list like the one discussed in our most recent podcast deserves an equally epic audio/visual presentation. So I compiled Oscar and my complete lists here along with as many video clips of the discussed scenes I could dig up on the interwebs...
Read MoreFor those of you who aren't into the whole "listen to a podcast for 45 minutes thing" OR for those of you who ARE into the whole "listen to a podcast for 45 minutes thing" but also enjoy getting to read along at home- here are Oscar Dahl and my complete prediction lists for the "Big 8" categories.
Read MoreFriends! Colleagues! Compatriots! Denizens!
It's that time of year again. That glorious time of year when we all assert our opinions loudly, judge each other's callously, and form unified fronts around those films that truly touched us over the course of the last year with the blunt, stoic, aggressively-biased solidarity.
Read MoreWe made lists!
Our favorite movies of the year!
Listen as we count them down!
Matt and Oscar agree on almost nothing!
Hello friends! Happy New Year!
New Years is, of course, a time for looking forward, a time for starting fresh and a time for new beginnings.
And it is in this spirit that I proclaim: “Let’s look backwards and get nostalgic about the films we watched in 2011!”
Happy 11/11/11, everybody (make a wish!)
With the recent casting news regarding Bond #23, Matt and Oscar decided to sit down and discuss the history of James Bond, its legacy, and the best/worst Bond films of all time.
So, the hotly anticipated teaser for Chris Nolan's upcoming comic book odyssey cum trilogy capper (still more than a year away from gracing the silver screen) was met with controversial reaction when it premiered in theatres over the weekend (before HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HOLLOWS PART 2, natch). And while I'm not sure if I'm ready to start vocalizing an opinion about it just yet (between you and me I'm ever so slightly troubled by my initial, lukewarm reaction to it), I do think it's interesting that in the two times I've seen it in theatres I've observed it being met by both reverential applause as well as mocking laughter. In that regard it appears to be the "TREE OF LIFE of franchise tentpole teaser trailers"... if you will.
Read MoreWhile typing this up I began to realize how borderline obnoxious it is that my partner in blog, Oscar Dahl shares his name with the ubiquitous, coveted golden statue. But, once a year we must grit our teeth, embrace the madness and attempt to set a record for just how many times we can use the "O" word in one post.
What follows are the predictions in the "major categories" (sorry sound effects editing) from myself and the aforementioned "O" man. As you will see we rarely deviate too far from one another and, for once in far too long, seem to think that the Academy may be on the right track to handing out awards to the proper recipients for a change. As such you may also notice that there are almost no discrepancies between the "should" and "will" brackets. This is very rare to say the least.
Read MoreThe past year has been an emotional rollercoaster for us cinephiles. We battened down the hatches, braced for the worst and were happily surprised when the four horsemen of the cinematic apocalypse never arrived. We were struck, not only by how many gems emerged from this year’s slate. But, more importantly, by how GOOD the best films were. I honestly had a tougher time than usual shaving my favorites down to just ten. I was also surprised by just how many “mainstream” studio films ended up on my list. I’m not some sort of chest-pounding indie snob who doesn’t believe there’s anything to be gained from setting foot outside the art house from May to September. But, that being said, I look back at the films topping my lists in the last few years (A SINGLE MAN, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, LITTLE CHILDREN, etc.) and I can see a definitive trend in terms of financing and distribution structure. So, with all this in mind, I submit for your approval my ten favorite films of 2010- the year the studios closed down their “independent” boutiques and kept all the good films for themselves.
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