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It was one of the biggest movies of that Oscar year and we all know Hollywood loves itself, so listen to what we thought of Damien Chazelle's La La Land. It has everything we love, music, dance, Ryan Gosling, but it still wasn't a home run. Listen as we break down our thoughts on the music and lyrics, the character choices of Mia, and the color choices! Did La La Land give you the old Hollywood feel it was going for? Let us know over on Twitter and Instagram @wehavethoughts3 We'd love to hear from you! #LaLaLand #EmmaStone #RyanGosling #Oscars #BestPicture #Oscars2017 #ConversationsWithOscarRewind #TheOscars #AcademyAwards
In this episode we look at many of the gospel themes in Damien Chazelle's "La La Land", another jazz-centric movie from one of Hollywood's brightest up-and-coming directors. In a movie about finding your passion, it's no surprise that we get passionate in our breakdown of the film. Starring Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, and John Legend, this is a good one, and the gospel is abundant. Enjoy.
On this episode of the Reel World Theology podcast: We continue our dive into the start of awards season films with director Damien Chazelle's La La Land follow-up, First Man. This intense look at the life of Neil Armstrong feels wholly unique and unlike any other version of humanity's first trip to the moon that we have seen to date. There is a lot of good stuff here and Chazelle, again, tried to explore that balance between achievement and sacrifice. We have a lot to cover in this one.
Loosen those vocal chords and get your dancing shoes ready because we're talking about Damien Chazelle's LA LA LAND, starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. First-time guest Mike Nayyar joins us to go over what works, what doesn't, and how the hype surrounding this movie got completely out of control. You won't want to miss this week's episode! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Guardians of the Galaxy 2 RYAN - Guardians of the Galaxy 2 CHEWIE - Guardians of the Galaxy 2 JON - Batman Arkham Knight MIKE - Mass Effect: Andromeda RATING SYSTEM - “ANY MUSICAL” BRYAN - Hairspray RYAN - The Producers CHEWIE - Frozen JON - Umbrellas of Cherbourg MIKE - West Side Story
Put on your swishiest dress (and/or pop on a fedora) and join Kat, Jocelyn, and incredible guest Elamin Abdelmahmoud for a discussion of Damien Chazelle's La La Land. We talk about bad choreography, Ryan Gosling's mansplaining, and Jocelyn's chronic inability to remember the title of the movie Whiplash. Brought to you in part by Leesa Mattress, get yourself a new mattress made with premium materials in the U.S. and get a better nights sleep with a 100 night guarantee. Plus visit http://leesa.hatelovepodcast.com to get $75 off your order. Edited by Andrew Ivimey and produced for the From Superheroes network. Visit www.FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, YouTube series, web comics, and more.
We're back!!! With the first episode of 2017, we take a dive into the magical, musical world of Damien Chazelle's "La La Land." Did we love it? Did we hate it? Find out! (pst... we loved it..) Also a metaphorical round of applause for our guest host, Kayla (daughter of the infamous Lisa) Gressen! Thanks for coming on! Songs: High Heel Leather Boots by Baby Bee Another Day Of Sun by The La La Land Cast (La La Land Original Soundtrack) A Lovely Night by Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone (La La Land Original Soundtrack) City Of Stars by Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone (La La Land Original Soundtrack)
Matthew Sweet looks at the 21st-century film musical in the week of the launch of Damien Chazelle's "La La Land" with music by Justin Hurwitz - who had a huge success with "Whiplash" a couple of years ago. From the 1970s and 1980s, the film musical declined in popularity, but re-appeared with renewed vigour - darker, and with an edge - at the start of the new century, in films such as "Chicago" and "Moulin Rouge". The programme features music from "Chicago", "Les Miserables", "Moulin Rouge", "Mamma Mia", "Dancer In The Dark"; "London Road"; "Into The Woods", "Frozen" and "Nine" - and also features some of Justin Hurwitz's music for "La La Land".
Damien Chazelle's La La Land is a good movie. It is so good, in fact, that you'll be hard-pressed to find anything negative said about it on this snob. In fact, we are finding it difficult to say anything about it in this description. Like trying to describe the "True Snob," attempting to describe this film has a way of making words disappear. That is because its images transcend words. It is an exuberant expression of emotion and possibility tinged with a realistic portrayal of human beings and the inevitable struggles of real-life relationships, no matter how fantastical they may be at first. Throughout this early snob of 2017, we discuss stuff as far-reaching as The Last Temptation of Christ, the music video for "Cool" by Gwen Stefani, (500) Days of Summer, George Clooney's stardom and "smuggy" Oscar acceptance speech, (John) Legend, I Am Legend, Joseph Campbell and Christopher Vogler, Neo's dive-bomb into Hugo Weaving's chest, and the necessity of struggles in following one's dreams. General Snobbery was most inspired by this film to continue living its dream to #LetUsWriteID3, a dream for whose actualization we are willing to travel through the deepest pangs of suffering. This path of life leads such grand and unexpected places. Who would have anticipated that a conversation beneath the Cincinnati stars would eventually yield an interview with DeObia Oparei, a truly wonderful man? Who can predict where this snobbing journey may lead? We cannot, listener, and neither can the great Damien Chazelle. All we know is that we must not submit to any blockades, regardless of how many Twitter followers we lose for inexplicable reasons. In words penned by the great Roland Emmerich, delivered by the great @BillyPullman, "We're going to live on!" In the words of the late great Freddy Mercury, "I'm having a good time, having a good time, I'm a shooting star leaping through the sky... There's no stopping me." Let us continue to ride these waves into the vast reaches of the Stratosphere, transcending the Mesosphere into the land where dreams reside, into the shimmering tesseracts of "La La Land", a place of infinite bliss and possibility. Yay.
Remembering Carrie Fisher. At 3:14: #ListOfSix: 6 Movies We're Looking Forward to in 2017. At 9:12: Emma Stone & Ryan Gosling star in Damien Chazelle's La La Land. Guess which one of us was impressed by the making-of stories, and which one of us was not exactly in Camp Rah-Rah Land.
It's the Pictures is all about the Criterion Collection this week. John and Max look at the films released thus far in 2016 in the Collection and talk about their must-own titles, just in time for the bi-annual B&N sale. They also discuss the possibility of Quentin Tarantino retiring and the trailers for Jeff Nichols's Loving and Damien Chazelle's La La Land. SHOW NOTES 2:02 News You Need - Quentin Tarantino retirement rumors 6:45 Trailer of the Week - Loving and La La Land 11:15 Main Feature - Criterion Collection 1:15:00 What we've been watching - Dr. Strangelove and Fantastic Planet Download the episode today and tweet at John and Max (@itsthepicpod). Like the show? Review us on iTunes! We are also available on Stitcher. Opening: "The Stars Look Different (Ziggy Stardust Mix)" by spinningmerkaba Closing: "Pixie Pixels (featuring Kara Square)" by spinningmerkaba Additional comments? Email us: itsthepictures@gmail.com