Tag: Hit movies
75: “Sal’s Famous Pizzeria is Here to Stay” – Do The Right Thing
https://media.blubrry.com/when_we_were_young/themfp.org/audio/WWWY75.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:02:39 — 105.8MB)Subscribe: RSSRiots. Fires. Police violence. Ruinous bigotry. A cacophony of voices calling for justice for Black Americans. These are all very present in today’s newspaper headlines and social media feeds, and also set the scene for Spike Lee’s seminal modern classic DO THE RIGHT THING,…
73: “You’re Safe and Sound Now, Back in Good Old 1955” – Back To The Future
https://media.blubrry.com/when_we_were_young/themfp.org/audio/WWWY73.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:00:34 — 52.4MB)Subscribe: RSSGreat Scott! We’re back! And we’re discussing one of the most popular movie trilogies of all time. BACK TO THE FUTURE (1985) was an enormous hit straight out of the gate, turning Robert Zemeckis into one of Hollywood’s most sought-after directors and the Delorean…
68: “Suck Me, Beautiful” – American Pie
https://media.blubrry.com/when_we_were_young/themfp.org/audio/WWWY68.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:18:32 — 66.6MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSSFeeling patriotic this July? Well, if there’s one thing more American than apple pie, it’s a questionable attitude toward sex — and that’s exactly what we’re serving up in our latest episode! To commemorate the 20th anniversary of AMERICAN…
63: “It’s Hard to Stay Mad When There’s So Much Beauty” – American Beauty
https://media.blubrry.com/when_we_were_young/themfp.org/audio/WWWY63.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:23:02 — 73.7MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSSThat’s what Lester Burnham tells us in AMERICAN BEAUTY, and may also describe some people’s reaction to this Best Picture winner from 1999, which is a mite more controversial in the wake of the #MeToo movement — and allegations…
59: “Earn This” – Shakespeare in Love vs. Saving Private Ryan
https://media.blubrry.com/when_we_were_young/themfp.org/audio/WWWY59.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:57:04 — 100.7MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSSDon’t snub our latest episode! It’s awards season, so the When We Were Young podcast is taking a hard look back at the Academy Awards from 1999, which saw a battle royale between Steven Spielberg’s knockout WWII epic SAVING…