Garrett Chaffin-Quiray

Blockbusters and Birdwalks

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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.

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Garrett Chaffin-Quiray

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1976, a conversation – Part 5: “Obsession” (1976) 30.11.2022 18:07

This is the fifth part of a six-part series about American movies from 1976. Part 1 focused on John G. Avildsen’s “Rocky”. Part 2 focused on James Fargo’s “The Enforcer”. Part 3 focused on Michael Ritchie’s “The Bad News Bears”. Part 4 focused on John Cassavetes’s “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie”. Part 6 will focus on John Guillermin’s “King Kong”. *** Referenced media: “Old Boy” (Park Chan-wood...

"The Passion of the Christ" (2004) 18.11.2022 10:18

"Forgive them, Father. They know not what they do."

"Team America: World Police" (2004) 17.11.2022 9:11

EXTREMELY PROFANE QUOTATION OF EXTREMELY PROFANE MOVIE AHEAD!

1976, a conversation – Part 4: “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976 / 1978) 17.11.2022 22:31

This is the fourth part of a six-part series about American movies from 1976. Part 1 focused on John G. Avildsen’s “Rocky”. Part 2 focused on James Fargo’s “The Enforcer”. Part 3 focused on Michael Ritchie’s “The Bad News Bears”. Part 5 will focus on Brian De Palma’s “Obsession”. Part 6 will focus on John Guillermin’s “King Kong”. *** Referenced media: “Rosemary’s Baby” (Roman Polanski, 1968) “Th...

"House of Flying Daggers" (2004) 03.11.2022 7:59

"A rare beauty in the North. She's the finest lady on earth. A glance from her, the whole city goes down. A second glance leaves the nation in ruins. There exists no city or nation that has been more cherished than a beauty like this."

"Shaun of the Dead" (2004) 02.11.2022 9:24

"The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation."

1976, a conversation – Part 3: “The Bad News Bears” (1976) 28.10.2022 27:29

This is the third part of a six-part series about American movies from 1976. Part 1 focused on John G. Avildsen’s “Rocky”. Part 2 focused on James Fargo’s “The Enforcer”. Part 4 will focus on John Cassavetes’s “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie”. Part 5 will focus on Brian De Palma’s “Obsession”. Part 6 will focus on John Guillermin’s “King Kong”. *** Referenced media: “Bless the Beasts and Childre...

"Million Dollar Baby" (2004) 27.10.2022 14:05

"My darling, my blood."

"Fahrenheit 9/11" (2004) 15.10.2022 12:43

"War is always good for certain companies that are in the war. The business of war."

"The Sea Inside" (2004) 14.10.2022 13:27

"When you can't escape, and you constantly rely on everyone else, you learn to cry by smiling."

1976, a conversation – Part 2: “The Enforcer” (1976) 14.10.2022 30:25

This is the second part of a six-part series about American movies from 1976. Part 1 focused on John G. Avildsen’s “Rocky”. Part 3 will focus on Michael Ritchie’s “The Bad News Bears”. Part 4 will focus on John Cassavetes’s “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie”. Part 5 will focus on Brian De Palma’s “Obsession”. Part 6 will focus on John Guillermin’s “King Kong”. *** Referenced media: “Dirty Harry” (...

"Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (2004) 30.09.2022 10:55

"Random thoughts for Valentine's day, 2004. Today is a holiday invented by greeting card companies to make people feel like crap."

"The Bourne Supremacy" (2004) 29.09.2022 11:14

"They don't make mistakes. They don't do random. There's always an objective. Always a target."

1976, a conversation – Part 1: “Rocky” (1976) 28.09.2022 40:35

This is the first part of a six-part series about American movies from 1976. Part 2 will focus on James Fargo’s “The Enforcer”. Part 3 will focus on Michael Ritchie’s “The Bad News Bears”. Part 4 will focus on John Cassavetes’s “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie”. Part 5 will focus on Brian De Palma’s “Obsession”. Part 6 will focus on John Guillermin’s “King Kong”. *** Referenced media: "Rocky...

"Crash" (2004) 21.09.2022 18:45

"I wake up like this every morning."

"Super Size Me" (2004) 20.09.2022 11:58

A Pizza Hut / A Pizza Hut / Kentucky Fried Chicken / And a Pizza Hut.

CENSORSHIP, a conversation – Part 8: “Henry & June” (1990) 19.09.2022 40:18

This is the final part of an eight-part series about American movie ratings. Part 1 focused on Prano Baily-Bond’s “Censor”. Part 2 focused on Mike Nichols’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”. Part 3 focused on Brian DePalma’s “Greetings”. Part 4 focused on Gordon Flemyng’s “The Split”. Part 5 focused on Steven Spielberg’s “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom”. Part 6 focused on Garry Marshall’s...

CENSORSHIP, a conversation – Part 7: “Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer” (1986 / 1990) 19.09.2022 29:44

This is the seventh part of an eight-part series about American movie ratings. Part 1 focused on Prano Baily-Bond’s “Censor”. Part 2 focused on Mike Nichols’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”. Part 3 focused on Brian DePalma’s “Greetings”. Part 4 focused on Gordon Flemyng’s “The Split”. Part 5 focused on Steven Spielberg’s “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom”. Part 6 focused on Garry Marshall’...

"A Very Long Engagement" (2004) 31.08.2022 12:44

A love story in time of war that's presented as a mystery centered on how to tell stories.

"I, Robot" (2004) 25.08.2022 17:04

Is pre-slap Will Smith worth reflection?

CENSORSHIP, a conversation – Part 6: “The Flamingo Kid” (1984) 22.08.2022 35:25

This is the sixth part of an eight-part series about American movie ratings. Part 1 focused on Prano Baily-Bond’s “Censor”. Part 2 focused on Mike Nichols’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”. Part 3 focused on Brian DePalma’s “Greetings”. Part 4 focused on Gordon Flemyng’s “The Split”. Part 5 focused on Steven Spielberg’s “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom”. Future episodes will focus on John...

CENSORSHIP, a conversation – Part 5: “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” (1984) 08.08.2022 43:52

This is the fifth part of an eight-part series about American movie ratings. Part 1 focused on Prano Baily-Bond’s “Censor”. Part 2 focused on Mike Nichols’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”. Part 3 focused on Brian DePalma’s “Greetings”. Part 4 focused on Gordon Flemyng’s “The Split”. Future episodes will focus on Garry Marshall’s “The Flamingo Kid” (1984), John McNaughton’s “Henry: Portrait of...

"The Greatest Show on Earth" (1952) 25.07.2022 6:14

Best Picture Winner, really?

"Going My Way" (1944) 22.07.2022 5:14

"The smiles you'll gather / Will look well on you / Oh, I hope you're Going My Way too."

CENSORSHIP, a conversation - Part 4: "The Split" (1968) 11.07.2022 29:28

This is the fourth part of an eight-part series about American movie ratings. Part 1 focused on Prano Baily-Bond’s “Censor”. Part 2 focused on Mike Nichols’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”. Part 3 focused on Brian DePalma’s “Greetings”. Future episodes will focus on Steven Spielberg’s “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” (1984), Garry Marshall’s “The Flamingo Kid” (1984), John McNaughton’s “...