We Like Movies

I've got a fever, and the only cure is Saturday Night.

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.

This week the rules were very simple:

-The song must have been written specifically for the film in which it appeared (sorry, As Time Goes By).

-The song cannot be explicitly part of the “score” (but the score could integrate parts of the song if necessary. See: ROCKY)

So… without further ado…

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We had so much fun putting together our “pop songs in movies” list a few weeks back that we had to follow it up with another music-themed podcast.

This week we discuss our personal favorite songs written specifically for the films in which they appear. It’s a celebration of artform synergy!

Prince may or may not be discussed (fair warning).

We Like Movies drinking game buzzword of the week: “ICONIC”

"Mrs. Robinson, you realize the song isn't even really about you, right?"

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Matt and Oscar saw The Avengers over the weekend, just like every other person in America, and then they talked about it! That’s how podcasts work! You choose a topic and then, boom, you talk about it! Exclamation point!

Hulk is pissed, yo

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Inspired by Matt and Oscar’s upcoming journey to Coachella, they discuss their favorite ever uses of pop songs in film.

For a rundown of Matt and Oscar’s list, check out this post!

MAMMA MIA MAMMA MIA

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Well, everyone’s talking about Hunger Games. So, we’re going to talk about Hunger Games. Might as well, right? Oscar has read the book, Matt hasn’t. CONTEXT!!!

Gary Ross's dystopian re-imagining of Cupid's origin story.

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Now that we’re done with the agonizingly lengthy awards season, it is time to look onwards. We must peer into the future. This podcast is a discussion of Matt and Oscar’s most highly anticipated films of 2012. Listen and let names like Quentin Tarantino, Wes Anderson, Paul Thomas Anderson, Alfonso Cuaron, Woody Allen, Ben Affleck and Ridley Scott permeate your aural realm.

Bruce Willis is flabbergasted

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Oscar and Matt look back on this year’s Oscars, discuss things they liked, things they hated, the internet haters and what may be Oscar-worthy in this coming year.

LOOK AT THIS SILLY FRENCHMAN

There’s really not a whole helluva lot more to say about this well-tread topic by now. The prognosticators and handicappers have already told us what we already know. There are really not many exciting categories left this year.

Will George Clooney rebound from his 11th hour lag and surpass Jean Dujardin to reclaim his pole position as the king of Hollywood? Will Meryl Streep break her 3 decade long losing streak to upset the mighty Viola for the actress crown?

I personally find both of these scenarios to be unlikely but I certainly have been wrong before (and will be again).

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In this pre-Academy Awards lull, Matt and Oscar decided to sit down and discuss those filmmakers who are in need of a good break. These are filmmakers whose recent output was either disappointing, wholly frustrating or downright appalling. Oscar and Matt send these filmmakers to Director Jail.

I hate your face.