Film Scores
Track 1 (start at 0:20)
What is American Beauty?
This film swept the 2016 Oscars (celebrating the best for 2015), winning in all the technical categories that it was nominated for except for 2, including Film Editing, Makeup & Hairstyling, and Production Design.
What is Mad Max: Fury Road?
Yes, George Miller who made Mad Max: Fury Road also made this 2006 animated movie AND ITS SEQUEL.
What is Happy Feet?
Angela Hayes
What are American Beauty and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri?
If I say "A-a-ron", I would hope the first thing that pops into your head is a show this director used to work on (still does? idk).
Who is Jordan "Ti-moe-thee" Peele?
Track 2 (start at 1:50)
What is There Will Be Blood?
At the 1986 Oscars (celebrating the best of '85), Akira Kurosawa famously lost out on Best Director for this movie to Sydney Pollack for Out of Africa, what many believe to be the biggest BS of that award season even though he subsequently won a Lifetime Achievement Award in '89.
What is Ran?
Although we know them as Llewelyn and Ed Tom Bell, Josh Brolin and Tommy Lee Jones previously acted in this movie together, alongside Call Me By Your Name's very own Michael Stuhlbarg.
What is Men in Black III?
Characters playing guitar
What are Call Me By Your Name and Mad Max: Fury Road?
Although the Coens and Sam Mendes might be known for sharing Roger Deakins as a cinematographer, they also have this cast member in common on one of each of their films (one of which we watched this month), albeit the hair dye each uses is different for the respective movies.
Who is Javier Bardem?
Track 3
What is I Lost My Body?
In a rarely accomplished feat, this director became the sixth and most recent person to win an Oscar for his directorial debut.
Who is Sam Mendes (for American Beauty)?
Call Me Your Name is great and all, but any ~true~ Timothée Chalamet stan knows the future Dune star from his role in this sci-fi movie, from the guy bringing you Tenet.
What is Interstellar?
French guys
What are the Grand Budapest Hotel and I Lost My Body?
You might know him for his minor roles in Get Out and No Country for Old Men, but this actor has also featured as Bill Dauterive on King of the Hill, Milton in Office Space, and even a character on the West Wing.
Who is Stephen Root?
Track 4
What is Edge of Tomorrow?
Of the 17 movies we watched this past month, 9 of them got nominated for Best Original or Adapted Screenplay at the Oscars. Name 3 (or 4 if you really wanna show off).
What are Pan's Labyrinth, American Beauty, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Get Out, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Children of Men, No Country for Old Men, There Will Be Blood, and Call Me By Your Name?
Jordan Peele co-wrote this funny feline film which came out just one year before Get Out.
What is Keanu?
Lady villains
What are Get Out and Ran?
Although he doesn't act much, this filmmaker does make cameos in his own movies, including "passenger on bus", "tennis match commentator", and "Stan Weasel".
Who is Wes Anderson?
Track 5
What is Pan's Labyrinth?
Although he won for Lincoln and There Will Be Blood as well, this 1990 film gave Daniel Day-Lewis his first Oscar for Best Actor.
What is My Left Foot?
Before he made Ran, Akira Kurosawa made a number of samurai movies, including this one, which would go on to inspire the story structure for Star Wars.
What is the Hidden Fortress?
If you think hard enough, you might be able to remember these two movies, one which shares a cast member and one a crew member with Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
What are Anomalisa (David Thewlis) and Children of Men (Alfonso Cuarón)?
You know him for one of our films this month, but in October, this actor will be featured as Fred Hampton in Aaron Sorkin's film "The Trial of the Chicago 7".
Who is Kelvin Harrison, Jr.?