Blockbusters and Birdwalks

In this multi-part series, we’ve focused on just one movie to explore a key idea in film studies. But this one choice means we’ve left out multitudes. Here is the larger set of also-rans we wrestled with before finally choosing “Portrait of a Lady on Fire”. *** Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 14A: “Predator” (John McTiernan, 1987) “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” (Steven Spielberg,...

GATEWAY CINEMA is a multi-part series of conversations centered on key ideas in film studies. In these conversations, we interpret and celebrate a set of eclectic feature films from across generations and from around the world, including “La Haine”, “Drum”, “Alien 3 (Assembly Cut)”, “Come and See”, “Perfect Days”, “Sweet Smell of Success”, “The Swimmer”, “Amadeus (Director’s Cut)”, “Bring Me the H...

In this multi-part series, we’ve focused on just one movie to explore a key idea in film studies. But this one choice means we’ve left out multitudes. Here is the larger set of also-rans we wrestled with before finally choosing “Crank” and “Crank 2: High Voltage”. *** Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 13A: “Survive Style 5+” (Gen Sekiguchi, 2004) “Magnolia” (Paul Thomas Anderson, 1999) “...

GATEWAY CINEMA is a multi-part series of conversations centered on key ideas in film studies. In these conversations, we interpret and celebrate a set of eclectic feature films from across generations and from around the world, including “La Haine”, “Drum”, “Alien 3 (Assembly Cut)”, “Come and See”, “Perfect Days”, “Sweet Smell of Success”, “The Swimmer”, “Amadeus (Director’s Cut)”, “Bring Me the H...

In this multi-part series, we’ve focused on just one movie to explore a key idea in film studies. But this one choice means we’ve left out multitudes. Here is the larger set of also-rans we wrestled with before finally choosing “The Night of the Hunter”. *** Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 12A: “The Fabulous Baron Munchausen” (Karel Zeman, 1962) “Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams” (Akira Kurosaw...

GATEWAY CINEMA is a multi-part series of conversations centered on key ideas in film studies. In these conversations, we interpret and celebrate a set of eclectic feature films from across generations and from around the world, including “La Haine”, “Drum”, “Alien 3 (Assembly Cut)”, “Come and See”, “Perfect Days”, “Sweet Smell of Success”, “The Swimmer”, “Amadeus (Director’s Cut)”, “Bring Me the H...

In this multi-part series, we’ve focused on just one movie to explore a key idea in film studies. But this one choice means we’ve left out multitudes. Here is the larger set of also-rans we wrestled with before finally choosing “Marie Antoinette”. *** Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 11A: “Flash Gordon” (Mike Hodges, 1980) “Barry Lyndon” (Stanely Kubrick, 1975) “Sleepy Hollow” (Tim Burt...

GATEWAY CINEMA is a multi-part series of conversations centered on key ideas in film studies. In these conversations, we interpret and celebrate a set of eclectic feature films from across generations and from around the world, including “La Haine”, “Drum”, “Alien 3 (Assembly Cut)”, “Come and See”, “Perfect Days”, “Sweet Smell of Success”, “The Swimmer”, “Amadeus (Director’s Cut)”, “Bring Me the H...

In this multi-part series, we’ve focused on just one movie to explore a key idea in film studies. But this one choice means we’ve left out multitudes. Here is the larger set of also-rans we wrestled with before finally choosing “Friday”. *** Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 10A: “Force Majeure” (Ruben Östlund, 2014) “Triangle of Sadness” (Ruben Östlund, 2022) “Wattstax” (Mel Stuart, 197...

GATEWAY CINEMA is a multi-part series of conversations centered on key ideas in film studies. In these conversations, we interpret and celebrate a set of eclectic feature films from across generations and from around the world, including “La Haine”, “Drum”, “Alien 3 (Assembly Cut)”, “Come and See”, “Perfect Days”, “Sweet Smell of Success”, “The Swimmer”, “Amadeus (Director’s Cut)”, “Bring Me the H...

In this multi-part series, we’ve focused on just one movie to explore a key idea in film studies. But this one choice means we’ve left out multitudes. Here is the larger set of also-rans we wrestled with before finally choosing “Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia”. *** Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 9A: “Nashville” (Robert Altman, 1975) “The Deer Hunter” (Michael Cimino, 1978) “Dersu...

GATEWAY CINEMA is a multi-part series of conversations centered on key ideas in film studies. In these conversations, we interpret and celebrate a set of eclectic feature films from across generations and from around the world, including “La Haine”, “Drum”, “Alien 3 (Assembly Cut)”, “Come and See”, “Perfect Days”, “Sweet Smell of Success”, “The Swimmer”, “Amadeus (Director’s Cut)”, “Bring Me the H...

In this multi-part series, we’ve focused on just one movie to explore a key idea in film studies. But this one choice means we’ve left out multitudes. Here is the larger set of also-rans we wrestled with before finally choosing “Amadeus (Director’s Cut)”. *** Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 8A: “Born to Kill” (Robert Wise, 1947) “Dillinger” (Max Nosseck, 1945) “Reservoir Dogs” (Quentin...

In this multi-part series, we’ve focused on just one movie to explore a key idea in film studies. But this one choice means we’ve left out multitudes. Here is the larger set of also-rans we wrestled with before finally choosing “The Swimmer”. *** Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 7A: “The Last Year at Marienbad” (Alain Resnais, 1961) “Survive Style 5+” (Gen Sekiguchi, 2004) “Magnolia” (P...

GATEWAY CINEMA is a multi-part series of conversations centered on key ideas in film studies. In these conversations, we interpret and celebrate a set of eclectic feature films from across generations and from around the world, including “La Haine”, “Drum”, “Alien 3 (Assembly Cut)”, “Come and See”, “Perfect Days”, “Sweet Smell of Success”, “The Swimmer”, “Amadeus (Director’s Cut)”, “Bring Me the H...

GATEWAY CINEMA is a multi-part series of conversations centered on key ideas in film studies. In these conversations, we interpret and celebrate a set of eclectic feature films from across generations and from around the world, including “La Haine”, “Drum”, “Alien 3 (Assembly Cut)”, “Come and See”, “Perfect Days”, “Sweet Smell of Success”, “The Swimmer”, “Amadeus (Director’s Cut)”, “Bring Me the H...

In this multi-part series, we’ve focused on just one movie to explore a key idea in film studies. But this one choice means we’ve left out multitudes. Here is the larger set of also-rans we wrestled with before finally choosing “Sweet Smell of Success”. *** Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 6A: “Napoléon” (Abel Gance, 1927) “Throne of Blood” (Akira Kurosawa, 1957) “The Sting” (George Roy...

GATEWAY CINEMA is a multi-part series of conversations centered on key ideas in film studies. In these conversations, we interpret and celebrate a set of eclectic feature films from across generations and from around the world, including “La Haine”, “Drum”, “Alien 3 (Assembly Cut)”, “Come and See”, “Perfect Days”, “Sweet Smell of Success”, “The Swimmer”, “Amadeus (Director’s Cut)”, “Bring Me the H...

In this multi-part series, we’ve focused on just one movie to explore a key idea in film studies. But this one choice means we’ve left out multitudes. Here is the larger set of also-rans we wrestled with before finally choosing “Perfect Days”. *** Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 5A: “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song” (Melvin Van Peebles, 1971) “Dolemite” (D’Urville Martin, 1975) “Blac...

GATEWAY CINEMA is a multi-part series of conversations centered on key ideas in film studies. In these conversations, we interpret and celebrate a set of eclectic feature films from across generations and from around the world, including “La Haine”, “Drum”, “Alien 3 (Assembly Cut)”, “Come and See”, “Perfect Days”, “Sweet Smell of Success”, “The Swimmer”, “Amadeus (Director’s Cut)”, “Bring Me the H...

In this multi-part series, we’ve focused on just one movie to explore a key idea in film studies. But this one choice means we’ve left out multitudes. Here is the larger set of also-rans we wrestled with before finally choosing “Come and See”. *** Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 4A: “Time Square” (Allan Moye, 1980) “Christiane F.” (Uli Edel, 1981) “Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous St...

GATEWAY CINEMA is a multi-part series of conversations centered on key ideas in film studies. In these conversations, we interpret and celebrate a set of eclectic feature films from across generations and from around the world, including “La Haine”, “Drum”, “Alien 3 (Assembly Cut)”, “Come and See”, “Perfect Days”, “Sweet Smell of Success”, “The Swimmer”, “Amadeus (Director’s Cut)”, “Bring Me the H...

In this multi-part series, we’ve focused on just one movie to explore a key idea in film studies. But this one choice means we’ve left out multitudes. Here is the larger set of also-rans we wrestled with before finally choosing “Alien 3 (Assembly Cut)”. *** Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 3A: “Apocalypse Now” (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979) “Apocalypse Now Redux” (Francis Ford Coppola, 20...

GATEWAY CINEMA is a multi-part series of conversations centered on key ideas in film studies. In these conversations, we interpret and celebrate a set of eclectic feature films from across generations and from around the world, including “La Haine”, “Drum”, “Alien 3 (Assembly Cut)”, “Come and See”, “Perfect Days”, “Sweet Smell of Success”, “The Swimmer”, “Amadeus (Director’s Cut)”, “Bring Me the H...

In this multi-part series, we’ve focused on just one movie to explore a key idea in film studies. But this one choice means we’ve left out multitudes. Here is the larger set of also-rans we wrestled with before finally choosing “Drum”. *** Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 2A: “The Trial” (Orson Welles, 1962) “Manson” (Robert Hendrickson and Laurence Merrick, 1973) “Woodstock” (Michael W...