Excuses to Watch Movies
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Angela and Frederick get lost in a whimsical and incredibly colorful European adventure to protect a painting that will be cherished forever - err or maybe sold by the end of the week? This week’s movie - Wes Anderson’s 2014 comedy-adventure, The Grand Budapest Hotel. Did you just throw my cat out of the window?
Hosted and Produced by Angela and Frederick Patterson
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Angela and Frederick sit down on the hottest day of the year in Bedstuy, Brooklyn to see what happens when you turn a melting pot's heat to high, as we watch Spike Lee's legendary 1989 comedy-drama, Do the Right Thing. Ay yo! Throw some mozzarella on it!
Hosted and Produced by Angela and Frederick Patterson
Music by Scott Poe aka skcreate aka Sour
Chapters:
9:48 - Movie Intro/Back of the Box
12:59 - Ba...
Angela and Frederick look back at a few movies from the true legend of cool Val Kilmer. RIP Huckleberry.
Brighton Beach accents represent! Angela and Frederick watch a young (powerhouse) exotic dancer try to precariously juggle the possibility of getting that oligarchy money in Sean Baker's 2024 comedy-drama, Anora. You might need an IV-recovery drip after this one.
Hosted and Produced by Angela and Frederick Patterson
Music by Scott Poe aka skcreate aka Sour
Chapters:
6:40 - Movie Intro/Back of the Box
9...
Following some of the most colorful and fiercest women on the block, we explode across East Hollywood and grab a donut in Sean Baker's 2015 intersectional sex-working comedy-revenge tale, Tangerine. Think twice about cheating with real fish.
Hosted and Produced by Angela and Frederick Patterson
Music by Scott Poe aka skcreate aka Sour
Chapters:
6:00 - Movie intro/back of the box
13:16 - Background/Making...
What do a pair of red shoes, a face like a damn street map, and Hitler as your imaginary BFF all have in common? They all are very important to one accident-prone little boy in Taika Waititi's 2019 comedy-drama-war film, Jojo Rabbit.
Hosted and Produced by Angela and Frederick Patterson
Music by Scott Poe aka skcreate aka Sour
This week, for St. Patrick's Day (we record in the past), we explore one of Angela's childhood favorites, Mike Newell's 1992 ULTIMATE horse movie, Into the West. I mean Ireland's entire army goes after this horse. How is it not the greatest horse movie of all time?
Hosted and Produced by Angela and Frederick Patterson
Music by Scott Poe aka skcreate aka Sour
Angela and Frederick cannot agree on who is getting with who in Wong Kar-wai's 2000 Hong Kong romance, In the Mood for Love. Is it a straightforward steamy romance, or is it actually...a detective story?
Hosted and Produced by Angela and Frederick Patterson
Music by Scott Poe aka skcreate aka Sour
*Warning Listeners: This episode contains not the best audio*
In our INAUGURAL episode, we are covering Ava DuVernay's 2014 Martin Luther King Jr. biopic, Selma. We laughed (not really), we cried (more than once), and we learned a lot along the way watching this incredible film.
Hosted and Produced by Angela and Frederick Patterson
Music by Scott Poe aka skcreate aka Sour
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