Blockbusters and Birdwalks

Garrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa disagree about the rewards of found footage horror craft while noting a landmark in viral marketing.This is part of a series that overlaps with, and extends, Brian Raftery's 2020 book “Best. Movie. Year. Ever.: How 1999 Blew Up the Big Screen”. Screenings include: “Following” (Christopher Nolan, 1998), “Varsity Blues” (Brian Robbins, 1999), “The Blair Witch Project” (Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez, 1999), “The Matrix” (The Wachowskis, 1999), “Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace” (George Lucas, 1999), “South Park - Bigger, Longer and Uncut” (Trey Parker, 1999), “Free Enterprise” (Robert Meyer Burnett, 1999), “Eyes Wide Shut” (Stanely Kubrick, 1999), “Twin Falls Idaho” (Michael Polish, 1999), “American Beauty” (Sam Mendes, 1999), “Three Kings” (David O. Russell, 1999), “Boys Don't Cry” (Kimberly Peirce, 1999), “Topsy-Turvy” (Mike Leigh, 1999), “Magnolia” (Paul Thomas Anderson, 1999), and “Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes” (Cass Paley, 1998).***Referenced media:“Best. Movie. Year. Ever.: How 1999 Blew Up the Big Screen” (2020) by Brian Raftery“Psycho” (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)“Teenage Mother” (Jerry Gross, 1967)“Stunt Rock” (Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1978)“Star Wars: The Special Edition” (George Lucas, 1977)“The Empire Strikes Back: The Special Edition” (Irvin Kershner, 1980)“Return of the Jedi: The Special Edition” (Richard Marquand, 1983)“The Witch” (Robert Eggers, 2015)“Gilligan's Island” (Sherwood Schwartz, 1964-1967)“Cloverfield” (Matt Reeves, 2008)“The Sixth Sense” (M. Night Shyamalan, 1999)“The Babadook” (Jennifer Kent, 2014)“Summer of Sam” (Spike Lee, 1999)“Jaws” (Steven Spielberg, 1975)“Lake Placid” (Steve Miner, 1999)“The Descent” (Neil Marshall, 2005)“Dog Soldiers” (Neil Marshall, 2002)“Scary Movie” (Keenen Ivory Wayans, 2000)Audio quotation:“The Blair Witch Project” (Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez, 1999), including “The Cellar” by Tony Cora“1999” (2018) written by Charlotte Aitchison, Jonnali Parmenius, Oscar Holter, Troye Sivan, Brett McLaughlin, and Max Martin, and performed by Charlie XCX and Troye Sivan, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYVtjAInQY0&list=PLQl1_YXgq4hjhZwnlRPMF-Z9aXe89WZAn&index=1“1999” (1982) written and performed by Prince, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rblt2EtFfC4&list=RDrblt2EtFfC4&start_radio=1“Millenium” (1998) written by Robbie Williams, Guy Chambers, Leslie Bricusse, and John Barry, and performed by Robbie Williams, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcWOviMI6Lk&list=RDxcWOviMI6Lk&start_radio=1 

Garrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa worry about a surprisingly grim, historically successful bargain that demands a young person trade their body, future, and identity for a small town's idea of glory.This is part of a series that overlaps with, and extends, Brian Raftery's 2020 book “Best. Movie. Year. Ever.: How 1999 Blew Up the Big Screen”. Screenings include: “Following” (Christopher Nolan, 1998), “Varsity Blues” (Brian Robbins, 1999), “The Blair Witch Project” (Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez, 1999), “The Matrix” (The Wachowskis, 1999), “Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace” (George Lucas, 1999), “South Park - Bigger, Longer and Uncut” (Trey Parker, 1999), “Free Enterprise” (Robert Meyer Burnett, 1999), “Eyes Wide Shut” (Stanely Kubrick, 1999), “Twin Falls Idaho” (Michael Polish, 1999), “American Beauty” (Sam Mendes, 1999), “Three Kings” (David O. Russell, 1999), “Boys Don't Cry” (Kimberly Peirce, 1999), “Topsy-Turvy” (Mike Leigh, 1999), “Magnolia” (Paul Thomas Anderson, 1999), and “Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes” (Cass Paley, 1998).***Referenced media:“The Real World” (Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray, 1992-2017)“Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream” (1990) by H.G. Bissinger“Friday Night Lights” (Peter Berg, 2004)“Friday Night Lights” (Jason Katims, 2006-2011)“Against the Grain” (Michael Pavone and Dave Alan Johnson, 1993)“I Can't Believe I Did the Whole Team” (John T. Bone, 1994)“Dazed and Confused” (Richard Linklater, 1993)“American Graffiti” (George Lucas, 1973)“The State” (Kevin Allison, Michael Ian Black, Robert Ben Garant, Todd Holoubek, Michael Patrick Jann, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Thomas Lennon, Joe Lo Truglio, Ken Marino, Michael Showalter, and David Wain, 1994-1995)“Beavis and Butt-Head” (Mike Judge, 1993-1997)“Liquid Television” (Japhet Asher, 1991-1995)“Total Request Live” (Tony DiSanto and Carson Daly, 1998-2008)“Dawson's Creek” (Kevin Williamson, 1993-2003)“Top Gun” (Tony Scott, 1986)“The Water Boy” (Frank Coraci, 1998)“I Still Know What You Did Last Summer” (Danny Cannon, 1998)“She's All That” (Robert Iscove, 1999)“Blast from the Past” (Hugh Wilson, 1999)“Jawbreaker” (Darren Stein, 1999)“Cruel Intentions” (Roger Kumble, 1999)“The Rage: Carrie 2” (Katt Shea, 1999)“10 Things I Hate About You” (Gil Junger, 1999)“The Full Monty” (Peter Cattaneo, 1997)Audio quotation:“Varsity Blues” (Brian Robbins, 1999), including “Run to Touchdown” by Mark Isham, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcZFSpYGNRk&list=RDvcZFSpYGNRk&start_radio=1; “My Hero” (1998) written by Dave Grohl, Pat Smear, and Nate Mendel, and performed by Foo Fighters; “Nice Guys Finish Last” (1999) written and performed by Green Day; “Hot For Teacher” (1984) written and performed by Van Halen“MTV Bumper - Moon Man” (1981) written and performed by Jonathan Elias and John Petersen, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqPBUrXgrTw“Whole Lotta Love” (1969) written by John Bonham, Willie Dixon, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, and Robert Plant, and performed by Led Zeppelin, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQmmM_qwG4k&list=RDHQmmM_qwG4k&start_radio=1“When You Wish Upon a Star” (1985) written by Leigh Harline and Ned Washington, and arranged by John Debney, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayRlrAtnmlY“1999” (2018) written by Charlotte Aitchison, Jonnali Parmenius, Oscar Holter, Troye Sivan, Brett McLaughlin, and Max Martin, and performed by Charlie XCX and Troye Sivan, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYVtjAInQY0&list=PLQl1_YXgq4hjhZwnlRPMF-Z9aXe89WZAn&index=1“1999” (1982) written and performed by Prince, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rblt2EtFfC4&list=RDrblt2EtFfC4&start_radio=1“Millenium” (1998) written by Robbie Williams, Guy Chambers, Leslie Bricusse, and John Barry, and performed by Robbie Williams, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcWOviMI6Lk&list=RDxcWOviMI6Lk&start_radio=1 

Garrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa regard small joys in Christopher Nolan's debut.This is part of a series that overlaps with, and extends, Brian Raftery's 2020 book “Best. Movie. Year. Ever.: How 1999 Blew Up the Big Screen”. Screenings include: “Following” (Christopher Nolan, 1998), “Varsity Blues” (Brian Robbins, 1999), “The Blair Witch Project” (Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez, 1999), “The Matrix” (The Wachowskis, 1999), “Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace” (George Lucas, 1999), “South Park - Bigger, Longer and Uncut” (Trey Parker, 1999), “Free Enterprise” (Robert Meyer Burnett, 1999), “Eyes Wide Shut” (Stanely Kubrick, 1999), “Twin Falls Idaho” (Michael Polish, 1999), “American Beauty” (Sam Mendes, 1999), “Three Kings” (David O. Russell, 1999), “Boys Don't Cry” (Kimberly Peirce, 1999), “Topsy-Turvy” (Mike Leigh, 1999), “Magnolia” (Paul Thomas Anderson, 1999), and “Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes” (Cass Paley, 1998).***Referenced media:“The Odyssey” (Christopher Nolan, 2026)“Oklahoma!” (1943) by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II based on the play “Green Grow the Lilacs” (1930) by Lynn Riggs“Memento” (Christopher Nolan, 2000)“Batman Begins” (Christopher Nolan, 2005)“The Dark Knight” (Christopher Nolan, 2008)“The Dark Knight Rises” (Christopher Nolan, 2012)“Man Bites Dog” (Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, and Benoît Poelvoorde, 1992)“Noir Alley” (Eddie Muller, 2017-now)“El Mariachi” (Robert Rodriguez, 1993)“Pi” (Darren Aronofsky, 1998)“Best. Movie. Year. Ever.: How 1999 Blew Up the Big Screen” (2020) by Brian Raftery“Cruel Intentions” (Roger Kumble, 1999), “EDtv” (Ron Howard, 1999)“The Truman Show” (Peter Weir, 1998)“The Matrix” (The Wachowskis, 1999)“10 Things I Hate About You” (Gil Junger, 1999)“Never Been Kissed” (Raga Gosnell, 1999)“Go” (Doug Liman, 1999)“eXistenZ” (David Cronenberg, 1999)“The Mummy” (Stephen Sommers, 1999)“Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace” (George Lucas, 1999)Audio quotation:“Following” (Christopher Nolan, 1998), including “Theme” and “Opening” by David Julyan, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa1GuYGt3oGOYmkdrQwPlZ4gXLVsB0zWn“David Lynch on iPhones - Full Clip”, posted by Sir Mix-A-Lot Rare Music, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQiQk8AJ0YI“Noir Alley: His Kind Of Woman (1951) intro 20190106”, posted by Noir Fan, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggsX8WGVkpU&list=PLYb5GBzKMrkcJ5bXLh-2cofQ8YqMOPVrT&index=2“1999” (2018) written by Charlotte Aitchison, Jonnali Parmenius, Oscar Holter, Troye Sivan, Brett McLaughlin, and Max Martin, and performed by Charlie XCX and Troye Sivan, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYVtjAInQY0&list=PLQl1_YXgq4hjhZwnlRPMF-Z9aXe89WZAn&index=1“1999” (1982) written and performed by Prince, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rblt2EtFfC4&list=RDrblt2EtFfC4&start_radio=1“Millenium” (1998) written by Robbie Williams, Guy Chambers, Leslie Bricusse, and John Barry, and performed by Robbie Williams, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcWOviMI6Lk&list=RDxcWOviMI6Lk&start_radio=1 

Remembering the fin de siècle energy that birthed our 21st century, we've curated this 15-part series to overlap with, and extend, Brian Raftery's 2020 book “Best. Movie. Year. Ever.: How 1999 Blew Up the Big Screen”. Screenings include: “Following” (Christopher Nolan, 1998), “Varsity Blues” (Brian Robbins, 1999), “The Blair Witch Project” (Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez, 1999), “The Matrix” (The Wachowskis, 1999), “Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace” (George Lucas, 1999), “South Park - Bigger, Longer and Uncut” (Trey Parker, 1999), “Free Enterprise” (Robert Meyer Burnett, 1999), “Eyes Wide Shut” (Stanely Kubrick, 1999), “Twin Falls Idaho” (Michael Polish, 1999), “American Beauty” (Sam Mendes, 1999), “Three Kings” (David O. Russell, 1999), “Boys Don't Cry” (Kimberly Peirce, 1999), “Topsy-Turvy” (Mike Leigh, 1999), “Magnolia” (Paul Thomas Anderson, 1999), and “Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes” (Cass Paley, 1998).***Referenced media:“Best. Movie. Year. Ever.: How 1999 Blew Up the Big Screen” (2020) by Brian Raftery“The Blair Witch Project” (Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez, 1999)“Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace” (George Lucas, 1999)“Following” (Christopher Nolan, 1998)“Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes” (Cass Paley, 1998)“American Beauty” (Sam Mendes, 1999)Audio quotation:“Vintage Movie Projector | Sound Effect | Feel The Past Film Industry” posted by n Beats, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhUICp5XeJ4“1999” (2018) written by Charlotte Aitchison, Jonnali Parmenius, Oscar Holter, Troye Sivan, Brett McLaughlin, and Max Martin, and performed by Charlie XCX and Troye Sivan, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYVtjAInQY0&list=PLQl1_YXgq4hjhZwnlRPMF-Z9aXe89WZAn&index=1“1999” (1982) written by Prince and performed by Prince, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rblt2EtFfC4&list=RDrblt2EtFfC4&start_radio=1“Millenium” (1998) written by Robbie Williams, Guy Chambers, Leslie Bricusse, and John Barry, and performed by Robbie Williams, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcWOviMI6Lk&list=RDxcWOviMI6Lk&start_radio=1 

Garrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa engage with herpetology, aeronautics, and the brilliance of Samuel Leroy Jackson.***Referenced media:“School Daze” (Spike Lee, 1988)“Menace II Society” (The Hughes Brothers, 1993)“Pulp Fiction” (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)“Rules of Engagement” (William Friedkin, 2000)“Lethal Weapon” (Richard Donner, 1987)“World War Z” (Marc Forster, 2013)“Child's Play” (Tom Holland, 1988)“The Terminator” (James Cameron, 1984)“Inglourious Basterds” (Quentin Tarantino, 2009)“X-Men” (Bryan Singer, 2000)“X2” (Bryan Singer, 2003)“Obsession” (Curry Barker, 2025)“Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu” (Jon Favreau, 2026)“Star Wars” (George Lucas, 1977)“Jackass Number Two” (Jeff Tremaine, 2006) Audio quotation:“Snakes on a Plane” (David R. Ellis, 2006), including “Snakes on a Plane (The Theme” by Trevor Rabin, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8lzU3-s2Zk&list=PLQl1_YXgq4hjhZwnlRPMF-Z9aXe89WZAn&index=15; and “Snakes on a Plane (Bring It)” written by Sam Hollander, Dave Katz, Travie McCoy, and Gabe Saporta and performed by Cobra Starship, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYVtjAInQY0&list=PLQl1_YXgq4hjhZwnlRPMF-Z9aXe89WZAn&index=1“School Daze” (Spike Lee, 1988)“Menace II Society” (The Hughes Brothers, 1993)“Pulp Fiction” (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)“Rules of Engagement” (William Friedkin, 2000)“World War Z” (Marc Forster, 2013)“Corona” (1984) written by D. Boon and performed by Minutemen, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhLgvDX_J1I&list=RDYhLgvDX_J1I&start_radio=1

Garrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa wonder if bears prefer eating old or young white dudes. Bon appétit, Bart!***Referenced media:“The Silence of the Lambs” (Jonathan Demme, 1991)“First Blood” (Ted Kotcheff, 1982)“Glengarry Glen Ross” (James Foley, 1992)“Once Were Warriors” (Lee Tamahori, 1994)“The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2” (Tobe Hooper, 1986)“Road House” (Rowdy Herrington, 1989)“The Game” (David Fincher, 1997)“LA Confidential” (Curtis Hanson, 1997)“The Ice Storm” (Ang Lee, 1997)“U Turn” (Oliver Stone, 1997)“Boogie Nights” (Paul Thomas Anderson, 1997)“The Sweet Hereafter” (Atom Egoyan, 1997)“The Devil's Advocate” (Taylor Hackford, 1997)“Prometheus Rising” (Robert Anton Wilson, 1983) Audio quotation:“The Edge” (Lee Tamahori, 1997), including “End Title”, “The Edge”, “Rich Man”, and “Deadfall/Bear Fight” by Jerry Goldsmith, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoTgadYyOMmYIku-y2NBhrY1nJE4WdBt_“Campfire by the Lake Ambience with Crickets, Owls, Water, & Night Sounds for Relaxation & Sleep” (2021), posted by Calmed by Nature, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nBFKH3qhGE“First Blood” (Ted Kotcheff, 1982), including “Escape Route” by Jerry Goldsmith, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA_6nw_SiTT23YKnzHA24tICcBsYJH-b1“Glengarry Glen Ross” (James Foley, 1992)“bolt action rifle sound effects” (2011), posted by MasterHand125, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STbDaAgcvsU“Glasses clinking sound #glass #cheers” (2025), posted by @sound_magic73, https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4VuUSk3xGos“Dersu Uzala” (Akira Kurosawa, 1975), including “Journal” by Isaak Shvarts, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zNtQVYyC4M&list=RD6zNtQVYyC4M&start_radio=1

Garrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa look for scars on performers who pretended to be wildlife enthusiasts, but who were nearly wildlife entrees.***Referenced media:“Cujo” (Lewis Teague, 1983)“Kingdom of Spiders (John Cardos, 1977)“Aliens” (James Cameron, 1986)“Night of the Living Dead” (George A. Romero, 1968)“Star Wars” (George Lucas, 1977)“Speed” (Jan de Bont, 1994)“Twister” (Jan de Bont, 1996)“Ben-Hur” (William Wyler, 1959)“The Crow” (Alex Proyas, 1994)“Twilight Zone: The Movie” (John Landis, George Miller, Joe Dante, and Steven Spielberg, 1983)“The Bonfire of the Vanities” (Brian De Palma, 1990)“Body Double” (Brian De Palma, 1984)“Grizzly Man” (Werner Herzog, 2005)“Roar: The Most Dangerous Movie Ever Made” (Rob Muraskin, 2017)“Tiger King” (Eric Goode and Rebecca Chaiklin, 2020-2021)“Mad Max: Fury Road” (George Miller, 2015)Audio quotation:“Roar” (Noel Marshall, 1981/2015), including “N'chi Ya Nani (Whose Land Is This?)” and “Too Late for Tears” by Robert Hawk Florczak”“Star Wars” (George Lucas, 1977), including “Cantina Band” by John Williams, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsvfptdFXf4&list=RDEsvfptdFXf4&start_radio=1“Body Double” (Brian De Palma, 1984), including “It's a Chance (Main Title)” by Pino Donaggio, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2mzTQvNxlo&list=PLMIlGaCpCqRAqCKp0jK3f8cggVUAVvpRz&index=21“Grizzly Man” (Werner Herzog, 2005)

Garrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa discuss ocean-going travel disasters.***Referenced media:“Captain Phillips” (Paul Greengrass, 2013)“Force Majeure” (Ruben Östlund, 2014)“Downton Abbey” (Julian Fellowes, 2010-2015)“Cheers” (Glen and Les Charles, and James Burrows, 1982-1993)“The Menu” (Mark Mylod, 2022)“Stand by Me” (Rob Reiner, 1986)“Gilligan's Island” (Sherwood Schwartz, 1964-1967)Audio quotation:“Triangle of Sadness” (Ruben Östlund, 2022), including “Marea (We've Lost Dancing)” (2021) by Fred Gibson, Marea Stamper, and Thibaud Noyer, performed by Fred again and The Blessed Madonna, and “Egyptian Fantasy” (1941) by Sidney Bechet, performed by Vincent Peirani and Emile Parisien, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdqDMwtsUQnSpmoKPVBEeA0v9Mm_rBFGI“Theme from ‘Cheers' (Where Everybody Knows Your Name)” (1982) by Gary Portnoy and Judy Hart-Angelo, performed by Gary Portnoy, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KtAgAMzaeg“Apple - Loud Eating Sound!” (2016), posted by Chewing Sound, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iODKEvA9U5w“Fanfare Trumpet Announcement Sound Effect” (2016), posted by SoundEffectsFactory, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2j3IEDjy0I

Garrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa discuss human-insect hybridity to continue the series “Revenge of Nature”.***Referenced media:“At the Movies” (Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, 1982-1986)“The Fly II” (Chris Walas, 1989)“Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn” (Sam Raimi, 1987)“Evil Dead” (Sam Raimi, 1981)“Raiders of the Lost Ark” (Steven Spielberg, 1981)“Dead Ringers” (David Cronenberg, 1988)“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (Ciro Nieli, Joshua Sternin, and J.R. Ventimilia, 2012-2017)“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (Steve Barron, 1990)“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (Fred Wolf and Mark Freedman, 1987-1996)“RoboCop” (Paul Verhoeven, 1987)“Tetsuo: The Iron Man” (Shinya Tsukamoto, 1989)“Scanners” (David Cronenberg, 1981)“Electric Dreams” (Steve Barron, 1984)“Weird Science” (John Hughes, 1985)“Crimes of the Future” (David Cronenberg, 2022)Audio quotation:“The Fly” (David Cronenberg, 1986), including “Main Title”, “The Armwrestle”, and “The Finale” by Howard Shore, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZLTKRc6yNiQ5sujSSVMsnhaIXmfOYs6X“The Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn” (Sam Raimi, 1987), including “Behemoth” by Joseph LoDuca, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDCuIs4FLpg&list=PLwd2dpqAu5rhxfK4uM89ByvsMaRG9Ruu5“Raiders of the Lost Ark” (Steven Spielberg, 1981)“Scanners” (David Cronenberg, 1981)“Sign of the Times” (2017) by Harry Styles, Jeff Bhasker, Mitch Rowland, Ryan Nasci, Alex Salibian, and Tyler Johnson, performed by Harry Styles, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN4ooNx77u0&list=RDqN4ooNx77u0&start_radio=1“Weird Science” (1985) by Danny Elfman, performed by Oingo Boingo, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm-upHSP9KU&list=RDJm-upHSP9KU&start_radio=1

Garrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa discuss the predator-prey relationship to continue the series “Revenge of Nature”.***Referenced media:“A Clockwork Orange” (Stanley Kubrick, 1971)“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” (Jim Sharman, 1975)“Jaws” (Steven Spielberg, 1975)“One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest” (Miloš Forman, 1975)“Star Wars” (George Lucas, 1977)“The Deep” (Peter Yates, 1977)“The Rescuers” (Wolfgang Reitherman, John Lounsbery, and Art Stevens, 1977)“Orca” (Michael Anderson, 1977)“Eraserhead” (David Lynch, 1977)“Close Encounters of the Third Kind” (Steven Spielberg, 1977)“Saturday Night Fever” (John Badham, 1977)“Pete's Dragon” (Don Chaffey, 1977)“Ran” (Akira Kurosawa, 1985)“Kagemusha” (Akira Kurosaw, 1980)“Barry Lyndon” (Stanley Kubrick, 1975)“Eyes Wide Shut” (Stanley Kubrick, 1999)“Rashomon” (Akira Kurosawa, 1950)“Shoeshine” (Vittorio De Sica, 1946)“Avatar” (James Cameron, 2009)“Throne of Blood” (Akira Kurawa, 1957)“Red Beard” (Akira Kurosawa, 1965)“Dodes'ka-den” (Akira Kurosawa, 1970)“Seven Samurai” (Akira Kurosawa, 1954)“Madadayo” (Akira Kurosawa, 1993)“Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure” (Stephen Herek, 1989)Audio quotation:“Pete's Dragon” (Don Chaffey, 1977), including “Brazzle Dazzle Day” by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaLY2kKwqJk&list=RDkaLY2kKwqJk&start_radio=1“Dersu Uzala” (Akira Kurosawa, 1975), including “Journal” and “Arseniev on the Mountain Top” by Isaak Shvarts, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zNtQVYyC4M&list=RD6zNtQVYyC4M&start_radio=1“Tank Glass – big rips only”, posted by Tank Glass, https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dkp4gq8-5c0“Star Wars” (George Lucas, 1977), including “The Force Theme by John Williams, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41ak2jr55fE“Avatar” (James Cameron, 2009), including “Becoming One of the People – Becoming One With Neytiri” by James Horner, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7CL4WrwLAQ&list=PLF490561BA881D005&index=5“Ran” (Akira Kurosawa, 1985), including “Opening Credits – Main Title” by Tōru Takemitsu, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7YWL0mP6jU&list=RDd7YWL0mP6jU&start_radio=1“Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure” (Stephen Herek, 1989)

Garrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa discuss the presentation of zoonotic disease to begin the series “Revenge of Nature”.***Referenced media:“Sex, Lies, and Videotape” (Steven Soderbergh, 1989)“Do the Right Thing” (Spike Lee, 1989)“Black Bag” (Steven Soderbergh, 2025)“Ocean's Eleven” (Steven Soderbergh, 2001)“Ocean's Twelve” (Steven Soderbergh, 2004)“Ocean's Thirteen” (Steven Soderbergh, 2007)“Se7en” (David Fincher, 1995)“Shakespeare in Love” (John Madden, 1998)“Breaking Bad' (Vince Gilligan, 2008-2013)“Taken” (Pierre Morel, 2008)“Larry Crowne” (Tom Hanks, 2011)“Crazy, Stupid, Love.” (Glenn Ficarra, and John Requa, 2011)“The Help” (Tate Taylor, 2011)“Drive” (Nicolas Winding Refn, 2011)“Moneyball” (Bennett Miller, 2011)“The Ides of March” (George Clooney, 2011)“Margin Call” (J.C. Chandor, 2011)“J. Edgar” (Clint Eastwood, 2011)“Captain America: The First Avenger” (Joe Johnston, 2011)“Jaws” (Steven Spielberg, 1975)“Twister” (Jan de Bont, 1996)Audio quotation:“Contagion” (Steven Soderbergh, 2011), including “They're Calling My Flight”, “Move Away From The Table”, “Handshake”, and “Bat & Pig” by Cliff Martinez, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD98304DDE0430113“Coughing - SOUND EFFECTS - Husten Cough SOUND”, posted by BerlinAtmospheres, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp09X74kjBc“Wing dings”, posted by @Frisk_514, https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MHM1a69PU64“Captain America: The First Avenger” (Joe Johnston, 2011) including “Captain America Main Titles” by Alan Silvestri, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaaknR1C0Kk&list=RDAaaknR1C0Kk&start_radio=1

In this multi-part conversation series, we've curated a handful of movies, from among hundreds of options, to explore how moviemakers transform the natural world into the antagonistic face of on-screen villainy.***Referenced media in INTRODUCING REVENGE OF NATURE:“Jaws” (Steven Spielberg, 1975)“The Birds” (Alfred Hitchcock, 1963)“Contagion” (Steven Soderbergh, 2011)“Dersu Uzala” (Akira Kurosawa, 1975)“The Fly” (David Cronenberg, 1986)“Triangle of Sadness” (Ruben Östlund, 2022)“Roar” (Noel Marshall, 1981)“The Edge” (Lee Tamahori, 1997)“Snakes on a Plane” (David R. Ellis, 2006)Audio quotation in INTRODUCING REVENGE OF NATURE:“Vintage Movie Projector | Sound Effect | Feel The Past Film Industry” by n Beats, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhUICp5XeJ4“Jaws” (Steven Spielberg, 1975), including “Main Title “Theme from ‘Jaws')” by John Williams, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwiqKSfnPp8&list=PLocqHZj7MJflfxg3wL_F7UDmve4AUSjyp“The Birds” (Alfred Hitchcock, 1963)

Garrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa discuss the blockbuster and Academy Award-winning Best Picture of 2023.***Referenced media:“American Fiction” (Cord Jefferson, 2023)“Anatomy of a Fall” (Justine Triet, 2023)“Barbie” (Greta Gerwig, 2023)“The Holdovers” (Alexander Payne, 2023)“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Martin Scorsese, 2023)“Maestro” (Bradley Cooper, 2023)“Past Lives” (Celine Song, 2023)“Poor Things” (Yorgos Lanthimos, 2023)“The Zone of Interest” (Jonathan Glazer, 2023)“Following” (Christopher Nolan, 1998)“He-Man and the Masters of Universe” (Lou Scheimer, 1983-1984)“Mr. Belvedere” (Frank Dungan and Jeff Stein, 1985-1990)“Batman Begins” (Christopher Nolan, 2005)“The Dark Knight” (Christopher Nolan, 2008)“The Dark Knight Returns” (Christopher Nolan, 2012)“Inception” (Christopher Nolan, 2010)“Tenet” (Christopher Nolan, 2020)“Dunkirk” (Christopher Nolan, 2017)“The Prestige” (Christopher Nolan, 2006)“Memento” (Christopher Nolan, 2000)“The Conqueror” (Dick Powell, 1956)“The Day After” (Nicholas Meyer, 1983)“Threads” (Mick Jackson, 1984)“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 “ (James Gunn, 2023)“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” (Christopher McQuarrie, 2023)“Rain Man” (Barry Levinson, 1988)“Terminator 2: Judgment Day” (James Cameron, 1991)Audio quotation:“Oppenheimer” (Christopher Nolan, 2023), including the songs “Can You Hear the Music”, “Kitty Comes to Testify”, “Gravity Swallows Light”, and “Fission” by Ludwig Göransson, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDisKgcnAC4QJDGcv7BafiO3tqpRYrTXe“He-Man and the Masters of Universe” (Lou Scheimer, 1983-1984), including “Masters of the Universe” by Shuki Levy and Haim Saban, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yeA7a0uS3A“Mr. Belvedere” (Frank Dungan and Jeff Stein, 1985-1990), including “According to Our New Arrival” by Judy Hart-Angelo and Gary Portnoy and performed by Leon Redbone, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-GML1pWkww“The Conqueror (1956) original theatrical trailer”, posted by Ham Nauseam, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHt0Pb8rkXU“Threads (1984) - BBC4 intro”, posted by Shadow TV Network, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhBC2Jb-2rc“Fireplace Sound Effect | Royalty free Sound Effects”, posted by BurghRecords, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG64aIasFiw“Terminator 2: Judgment Day” (James Cameron, 1991), including “‘Main Title (Terminator 2 Theme)'” by Brad Fiedel, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnQm2_cAZvo&list=RDCnQm2_cAZvo&start_radio=1

Garrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa discuss a blockbuster that is also one of 2019's critical darlings.***Referenced media:“Reservoir Dogs” (Quentin Tarantino, 1992)“The Adventures of Cliff Booth” (David Fincher, 2026)“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: A Novel” (2021) by Quentin Tarantino“Pulp Fiction” (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)“Parasite” (Bong Joon Ho, 2019)“Argo” (Ben Affleck, 2012)“The Wrecking Crew” (Phil Karlson, 1968)“Heat” (Michael Mann, 1995)“The White Album” (1979) by Joan Didion“Zodiac” (David Fincher, 2007)“Django Unchained” (Quentin Tarantino, 2012)“The Hateful Eight” (Quentin Tarantino, 2015)“Inglourious Basterds” (Quentin Tarantino, 2009)“The Night They Raided Minsky's” (William Friedkin, 1968)“Joanna” (Michael Sarne, 1968)“The Great Escape” (John Sturges, 1963)“The A-Team” (Frank Lupo and Stephen J. Cannell, 1983-1987)“Psycho” (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)“Billions” (Brian Koppelman, David Levien, and Andrew Ross Sorkin, 2016-2023)“Band of Brothers” (Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, 2001)“Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter” (Joseph Zito, 1984)“Helter Skelter” (Tom Gries, 1976)“Helter Skelter: The True Story of The Manson Murders” (1974) by Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry“Mindhunter” (Joe Penhall, 2017-2019)“The Thing” (John Carpenter, 1982)“The Green Hornet” (George W. Trendle and Fran Striker, 1966-1967)“Enter the Dragon” (Robert Clouse, 1973)“The Movie Critic” (Quentin Tarantino, ND)“I Am Curious (Yellow)” (Vilgot Sjöman, 1967)“I Am Curious (Blue)” (Vilgot Sjöman, 1968)“Les Diaboliques” (Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1955)“Rebel Without a Cause” (Nicholas Ray, 1955)“Jackie Brown” (Quentin Tarantino, 1997)“True Romance” (Tony Scott, 1993)“Kill Bill: Volume 1” (Quentin Tarantino, 2003)“Kill Bill: Volume 2” (Quentin Tarantino, 2004)“Death Proof” (Quentin Tarantino, 2007)Audio quotation:“The Adventures of Cliff Booth | Official Trailer (Brad Pitt, 2026)”, posted by “Entertainment Tonight”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik0drfECnPo“Argo” (Ben Affleck, 2012), including “Argo” by Alexandre Desplat, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8rnhVty_F0&list=PLLa5IJKUlCqpjmFZfaViCGKOFBEo9-uHG&index=1“The Wrecking Crew” (Phil Karlson, 1968), including “House of 7 Joys” by Mack David and Frank DeVol, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqXtrTEfADk&list=PLPfZYwgBvrXEoh8KJpt9_mf9s4JRjDv9y“Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood” (Quentin Tarantino, 2019), including the songs “Good Thing” and “Hungry” (1966) by Paul Revere & The Raiders, and “Jenny Take a Ride” (1965) by Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDisKgcnAC4Tn2kjbXBPiXDu5lVCffkLr“The Hateful Eight” (Quentin Tarantino, 2015), including “Ouverture” by Ennio Morricone, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP_S_UKU64s&list=PLNObdymy4C-pt9t0oSeLWTVFu8UxpEVvV&index=3“Reservoir Dogs” (Quentin Tarantino, 1992), including “Stuck in the Middle With You” (1973) by Stealers Wheel“Rebel Without a Cause” (Nicholas Ray, 1955), including “Main Title” by Leonard Rosenman, 

Garrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa discuss one of 2025's biggest blockbusters.***Referenced media:“Swingers” (Doug Liman, 1996)“The Parent Trap” (David Swift, 1961)“From Dusk Til Dawn” (Robert Rodriguez, 1996)“The Lost Boys” (Joel Schumacher, 1987)“Fright Night” (Tom Holland, 1985)“Lord of the Dance” (Michael Flatley, 1996)“Battlestar Galactica” (Ronald D. Moore, 2003-2009)“Star Trek: The Next Generation” (Gene Roddenberry, 1987-1994)“True Blood” (Alan Ball, 2008-2014)“Assault on Precinct 13” (John Carpenter, 1976)“Fruitvale Station” (Ryan Coogler, 2013)“Black Panther” (Ryan Coogler, 2018)“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” (Ryan Coogler, 2022)“Creed” (Ryan Coogler, 2015)“Creed II” (Steven Caple, Jr., 2018)“Creed III” (Michael B. Jordan, 2023)“The Wire” (David Simon, 2002-2008)“Parenthood” (Jason Katims, 2010-2015)“Marty Supreme” (Josh Safdie, 2025)“School Daze” (Spike Lee, 1988)“True Grit” (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2010)Audio quotation:“Swingers” (Doug Liman, 1996)“Sinners” (Ryan Coogler, 2025), including the songs “Old Corn Liquor”, written by Joe Thompson and performed by Rhiannon Giddensa and Justin Robinson; “Séance” written and performed by James Blake and Ludwig Göransson; “I Lied to You”, written by Ludwig Göransson and Raphael Saadiq and performed by Miles Caton; “This Little Light of Mine” written by an unknown lyricist and performed by Miles Caton; “Rocky Road to Dublin” written by D.K. Gavan and performed by Jack O'Connell, Brian Dunphy, and Darren Holden; and “Sinners”, written by Rod Wave, Tarkan Kozluklu, Darius Poviliūnas, Kyris Mingo, Leonard Denisenko, and Travis Harrington and performed by Rod Wave, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYcUz4vv5NU&list=PLeuk4c_cVcyrflkPU-2bQLHXw71Q-f7GO&index=14 

This is Garrett Chaffin-Quiray's summation of GATEWAY CINEMA, a multi-part series of conversations centered on key ideas in film studies. In these conversations, Garrett and Ed Rosa have interpreted and celebrated 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 Head of Alfredo Garcia”, “Friday”, “Marie Antoinette”, “The Night of the Hunter”, “Crank” and “Crank 2: High Voltage”, “Portrait of a Lady Fire”, “The Fabulous Baron Munchausen”, “Joker: Folie à Deux”, “Welcome to the Dollhouse”, “Heathers”, and “The Death of Stalin”.***Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 20:“La Haine” (Mathieu Kassovitz, 1995)“Drum” (Steve Carver, 1976)“Alien 3 (Assembly Cut)” (David Fincher, 1992)“Come and See” (Elen Klimov, 1985)“Perfect Days” (Wim Wenders, 2023)“Sweet Smell of Success” (Alexander Mackendrick, 1957)“The Swimmer” (Frank Perry, 1968)“The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” (Andrew Dominik, 2007)“Amadeus (Director's Cut)” (Miloš Forman, 1984/2002)“Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia” (Sam Peckinpah, 1974)“Friday” (F. Gary Gray, 1996)“Marie Antoinette” (Sofia Coppola, 2006)“The Night of the Hunter” (Charles Laughton, 1955)“Crank” (Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, 2006)“Crank 2: High Voltage” (Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, 2009)“Portrait of a Lady Fire” (Céline Sciamma, 2019)“The Fabulous Baron Munchausen” (Karel Zeman, 1962)“Joker: Folie à Deux” (Todd Phillips, 2024)“Welcome to the Dollhouse” (Todd Solondz, 1995)“Heathers” (Michael Lehmann, 1988)“The Death of Stalin” (Armando Iannucci, 2017)"Star Trek" (Gene Roddenberry, 1966-1969)Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 20:“Also sprach Zarathustra” (1896) by Richard Strauss, performed by Berliner Philharmoniker, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Szdziw4tI9o“Eugene's Lament” by Beastie Boys, Nishita, Bobo, and Eugene Gore for the album “Ill Communication” by Beastie Boys (1994), used in “La Haine” (Mathieu Kassovitz, 1995)“Drum” (Steve Carver, 1976)“Alien 3 (Assembly Cut)” (David Fincher, 1992), including “End Credits” composed by Elliott Goldenthal“Come and See” (Elem Klimov, 1985)“Perfect Days” (Wim Wenders, 2023), including “Perfect Day (Piano Komorebi Version)” (2024) by Patrick Watson, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhC3YPiBwS9Vc9nbBG1Dl6y4AfZPD23lm“Sweet Smell of Success” (Alexander Mackendrick, 1957)“The Swimmer” (Frank Perry, 1968), including “Theme from ‘The Swimmer' (Send for Me in Summer) / Big Splash” and “My Kids Love Me / Traveling Home / Closer to Home / Home / Marcia Funebre” by Marvin Hamlisch, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkAUJkbhd-RgA8zSAa_Uqqq45GMl_ONci“Amadeus (Director's Cut)” (Miloš Forman, 1984/2002)“Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia” (Sam Peckinpah, 1974)“Friday” (F. Gary Gray, 1996)“Marie Antoinette” (Sofia Coppola, 2006), including the song “Hong Kong Garden” (1978) by Siouxsie and the Banshees, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkTESLJ1DzwVuwneRvZRNBzJkbNQsX-sP“The Night of the Hunter” (Charles Laughton, 1955)“Crank” (Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, 2006), including “Don't Stop” by Paul Haslinger,

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 Death of Stalin”.***Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 19A:“The Running Man” (Paul Michael Glaser, 1987)“The Jerky Boys: The Movie” (James Melkonian, 1995)“The Manitou” (William Girdler, 1978)“Star Trek” (Gene Roddenberry, 1966-1969)“Rumble in the Bronx” (Stanley Tong, 1995)“Police Story” (Jackie Chan, 1985)“Drunken Master” (Yuen Woo-ping, 1978)“The Room” (Tommy Wiseau, 2003)“House of Wax” (Jaume Collet-Serra, 2005)“House of Wax” (Andre de Toth, 1953)“The Man Who Would Be King” (John Huston, 1975)“Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood” (Quentin Tarantino, 2019)“Kill Bill, vol. 1” (Quentin Tarantino, 2003)“Inglourious Basterds” (Quentin Tarantino, 2009)“The Wicker Man” (Robin Hardy, 1973)“The Equalizer” (Michael Sloan and Richard Linkheim, 1985-1989)“Cloud Atlas” (Tom Tykwer and the Wachowskis, 2012)“The Ladykillers” (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2004)“Bulworth” (Warren Beatty, 1998)Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 19A:“Vintage Movie Projector | Sound Effect | Feel The Past Film Industry” by n Beats, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhUICp5XeJ4“Film Clapperboard Green Screen Effect With Sound” by Jacob Anderson, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1sEiCa-yic“Slide projector changing with clicks” by (Soundsnap), https://www.soundsnap.com/tags/slide_projector?page=2“Where No Man Has Gone Before” (1966) by Alexander Courage, shared by Paul Hill, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaY8XFbq-Hg&list=RDZaY8XFbq-Hg&start_radio=1“Prelude: The Atlas March” (2012) by Tom Tykwer, Reinhold Heil, and Johnny Klimek, shared by Gall Anonim, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsR1TWq-eGPwlHk6CDmdqVAci6xbd9nu5 

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 Head of Alfredo Garcia”, “Friday”, “Marie Antoinette”, “The Night of the Hunter”, “Crank” and “Crank 2: High Voltage”, “Portrait of a Lady Fire”, “The Fabulous Baron Munchausen”, “Joker: Folie à Deux”, “Welcome to the Dollhouse”, “Heathers”, and “The Death of Stalin”.***Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 19:“Wicked: For Good” (Jon M. Chu, 2025)“Dumb and Dumber” (Peter Farrelly, 1994)“Monty Python's Flying Circus” (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Terry Gilliam, 1969-1974)“Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Patridge” (Steve Coogan, Armando Iannucci, and Patrick Marber, 1994-1995)“I'm Alan Patridge” (Peter Baynham, Steven Coogan, and Armando Iannucci, 1997-2002)“The Thick of It” (Armando Iannucci, 2005-2012)“In the Loop” (Armando Iannucci, 2009)“Veep” (Armando Iannucci, 2012-2019)“Star Trek Generations” (David Carson, 1994)“Black Widow” (Cate Shortland, 2021)“Dr. Zhivago” (David Lean, 1965)“Nineteen Eight-Four” (1949) by George Orwell“Annihilation” (Alex Garland, 2018)“Black Panther” (Ryan Coogler, 2018)“A Quiet Place” (John Krasinski, 2018)“Avengers: Infinity War” (Anthony Russo and Joe Russo, 2018)“The Lost Patrol” (John Ford, 1934)“Syriana” (Stephen Gaghan, 2005)Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 19:“Star Trek Generations” (David Carson, 1994), including the song “Star Trek Generations Overture” by Dennis McCarthy, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBdmVGGaJEE&list=RDFBdmVGGaJEE&start_radio=1“The Death of Stalin” (Armando Iannucci, 2017), including the songs “Moscow, 1953”, “Special Delivery”, “Politburo”, “A Comedy of Terrors (End Titles)”, and “End Credits” by Christopher Willis, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2gbFqcZhpb3kOAAT1Qyp_4rlt4hwbUiT 

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 “Heathers”.***Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 18A:“Rock ‘n' Roll High School” (Allan Arkush, 1979)“Summer School” (Carl Reiner, 1987)“Dazed and Confused” (Richard Linklater, 1993)“Sleeper” (Woody Allen, 1973)“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” (Alejandro G. Iñárritu, 2014)“Night Porter” (Liliana Cavani, 1974)Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 18A:“Vintage Movie Projector | Sound Effect | Feel The Past Film Industry” by n Beats, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhUICp5XeJ4“Film Clapperboard Green Screen Effect With Sound” by Jacob Anderson, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1sEiCa-yic“Slide projector changing with clicks” by (Soundsnap), https://www.soundsnap.com/tags/slide_projector?page=2“Rock ‘n' Roll High School” (Allan Arkush, 1979), including the songs “Do You Wanna Dance” (1958) by Bobby Freemand and performed by the Ramones; and “Rock ‘n' Roll High School” (1979) by the Ramones, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Npip1IYpjxA&list=PLx3YzFbzX7zjWDz4ifN3EVJB2523_wzHH 

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 Head of Alfredo Garcia”, “Friday”, “Marie Antoinette”, “The Night of the Hunter”, “Crank” and “Crank 2: High Voltage”, “Portrait of a Lady Fire”, “The Fabulous Baron Munchausen”, “Joker: Folie à Deux”, “Welcome to the Dollhouse”, “Heathers”, and “The Death of Stalin”.***Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 18:“Pump Up the Volume” (Allan Moyle, 1990)“Stranger Things” (The Duffer Brothers, 2016-2025)“The Breakfast Club” (John Hughes, 1985)“Weird Science” (John Hughes, 1985)“Fast Times at Ridgemont High” (Amy Heckerling, 1982)“Superbad” (Greg Mottola, 2007)“Dirty Harry” (Don Siegel, 1971)“Donnie Darko” (Richard Kelly, 2001)“Say Anything” (Cameron Crowe, 1989)“The Wizard of Oz” (Victor Fleming, 1939)“Mr. Robot” (Sam Esmail, 2015-2019)Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 18:“Heathers” (Michael Lehmann, 1988), including the songs “Strip Croquet”, “Into the Cafeteria”, and “J.D.'s Bomb” by David Newman; and “Teenage Suicide (Don't Do It)” by Don Dixon and performed by “Big Fun”, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCCB7F248CFECFA43“Pump Up the Volume” (Allan Moyle, 1990), including the song “Everybody Knows” (1988) by Leonard Cohen and performed by Concrete Blonde“Stranger Things” (The Duffer Brothers, 2016-2025), including the song “Stranger Things | Title Sequence” (2016) by Micheal Stein and Kyle Dixon, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RcPZdihrp4“VHS insert/eject sound” by Crazyjedi5, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeW2zunE4gw“Say Anything” (Cameron Crowe, 1989), including the song “In Your Eyes” (1986) by Peter Gabriel“Mr. Robot” (Sam Esmail, 2015-2019), including the song “Mr. Robot Theme” (2015) by Mac Quayle, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfAnT0eaCt0&list=RDrfAnT0eaCt0&start_radio=1 

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 “Welcome to the Dollhouse”.***Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 17A:“Anatahan” (Josef von Sternberg, 1953)“Ms. 45” (Abel Ferrara, 1981)“And God Created Woman” (Roger Vadim, 1956)“Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid” (Sam Peckinpah, 1973)“The Wild Bunch” (Sam Peckinpah, 1969)“Tower” (Keith Maitland, 2016)“The Deadly Tower” (Jerry Jameson, 1975)Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 17A:“Vintage Movie Projector | Sound Effect | Feel The Past Film Industry” by n Beats, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhUICp5XeJ4“Film Clapperboard Green Screen Effect With Sound” by Jacob Anderson, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1sEiCa-yic“Slide projector changing with clicks” by (Soundsnap), https://www.soundsnap.com/tags/slide_projector?page=2

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 Head of Alfredo Garcia”, “Friday”, “Marie Antoinette”, “The Night of the Hunter”, “Crank” and “Crank 2: High Voltage”, “Portrait of a Lady Fire”, “The Fabulous Baron Munchausen”, “Joker: Folie à Deux”, “Welcome to the Dollhouse”, “Heathers”, and “The Death of Stalin”.***Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 17:“Flirting with Disaster” (David O. Russell, 1996)“Fargo” (Coen Brothers, 1996)“I Shot Andy Warhol” (Mary Harron, 1996)“Dead Man” (Jim Jarmusch, 1995)“Mission: Impossible” (Brian De Palma, 1996)“The Cable Guy” (Ben Stiller, 1996)“Tropic Thunder” (Ben Stiller, 2008)“Lone Star” (John Sayles, 1996)“Independence Day” (Roland Emmerich, 1996)“Courage Under Fire” (Edward Zwick, 1996)“Trainspotting” (Danny Boyle, 1996)“Strangers on a Train” (Alfred Hitchcock, 1951)“Superbad” (Greg Mottola, 2007)“The Princess Diaries” (Garry Marshall, 2001)“Ugly Betty” (Silvio Horta, 2006-2010)“Little Miss Sunshine” (Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, 2006)“Happiness” (Todd Solondz, 1998)“Stand By Me” (Rob Reiner, 1986)“Eighth Grade” (Bo Burnham, 2018)“Star Wars” (George Lucas, 1977)Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 17:“Welcome to the Dollhouse” (Todd Solondz, 1995) 

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 “Joker: Folie à Deux”.***Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 16A:“Christmas Eve in Miller's Point” (Tyler Thomas Taormina, 2024)“On Cinema at the Cinema” (Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington, 2011-present)“White Christmas” (Michael Curtiz, 1954)“The Devil in Miss Jones” (Gerard Damiano, 1973)“Boogie Nights” (Paul Thomas Anderson, 1997)“The Intouchables” (Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache, 2011)“The Upside” (Neil Burger, 2017)Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 16A:“Vintage Movie Projector | Sound Effect | Feel The Past Film Industry” by n Beats, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhUICp5XeJ4“Film Clapperboard Green Screen Effect With Sound” by Jacob Anderson, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1sEiCa-yic“Slide projector changing with clicks” by (Soundsnap), https://www.soundsnap.com/tags/slide_projector?page=2

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 Head of Alfredo Garcia”, “Friday”, “Marie Antoinette”, “The Night of the Hunter”, “Crank” and “Crank 2: High Voltage”, “Portrait of a Lady Fire”, “The Fabulous Baron Munchausen”, “Joker: Folie à Deux”, “Welcome to the Dollhouse”, “Heathers”, and “The Death of Stalin”.***Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 16:“Joker” (Todd Phillips, 2019)“Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery” (Jay Roach, 1997)“Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me” (Jay Roach, 1999)“Austin Powers in Goldmember” (Jay Roach, 2002)“Alien 3 (Assembly Cut)” (David Fincher, 1992) (Assembly Cut in 2003)“Aliens” (James Cameron, 1986)“Gremlins 2: The New Batch” (Joe Dante, 1990)“Gremlins” (Joe Dante, 1984)“Deadpool & Wolverine” (Shawn Levy, 2024)“Alien: Romulus” (Fede Alvarez, 2024)“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” (Tim Burton, 2024)“Transformers One” (Josh Cooley, 2024)“Mary Poppins” (Robert Stevenson, 1964)“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” (Jim Sharman, 1975)“Singin' in the Rain” (Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, 1952)“La La Land” (Damien Chazelle, 2016)“Hated: GG Allin and the Murder Junkies” (Todd Phillips, 1993)“Kneecap” (Rich Peppiatt, 2024)“Wicked” (Jon M. Chu, 2024)“Braveheart” (Mel Gibson, 1995)“Megalopolis” (Francis Ford Coppola, 2024)“The Minecraft Movie” (Jared Hess, 2025)“E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” (Steven Spielberg, 1982)“Shoa” (Claude Lanzmann, 1985)Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 16:“Joker: Folie à Deux” (Todd Phillips, 2024), including the songs “Uh Oh, I'm in Trouble” (2024) by Hildur Guðnadóttir, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBKadB95sF45I8ypDP8cYu5glfXTT0FyH, and “That's Life” (1963) by Dean Kay and Kelly Gordon, performed by Lada Gaga, “Bewitched (Bothered and Bewildered)” (1940) by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, performed by Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix, “To Love Somebody” (1967) by the Bee Gees, performed by Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix, “If You Go Away” (1959) by Jacques Brel, performed by Joaquin Phoenix, and “(They Long to Be) Close to You” (1963) by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, performed by Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKUcDyFltysbYrVO-rWYqfQqSuIKkxxgI

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 Fabulous Baron Munchausen”.***Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 15A:“Westworld” (Michael Crichton, 1973)“The Empire Strikes Back” (Irvin Kershner, 1980)“Life of Pi” (Ang Lee, 2012) Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 15A:“Vintage Movie Projector | Sound Effect | Feel The Past Film Industry” by n Beats, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhUICp5XeJ4“Film Clapperboard Green Screen Effect With Sound” by Jacob Anderson, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1sEiCa-yic“Slide projector changing with clicks” by (Soundsnap), https://www.soundsnap.com/tags/slide_projector?page=2

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 Head of Alfredo Garcia”, “Friday”, “Marie Antoinette”, “The Night of the Hunter”, “Crank” and “Crank 2: High Voltage”, “Portrait of a Lady Fire”, “The Fabulous Baron Munchausen”, “Joker: Folie a Deux”, “Welcome to the Dollhouse”, “Heathers”, and “The Death of Stalin”.***Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 15:“Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde” (Rouben Mamoulian, 1931)“The Wolfman” (George Waggner, 1941)“The Adventures of Baron Munchausen” (Terry Gilliam, 1988)“Barry Lyndon” (Stanley Kubrick, 1975)“A Trip to the Moon” (Georges Méliès, 1902)“Monty Python's Flying Circus” (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Terry Gilliam, 1969-1974)“Pee-wee's Playhouse” (Paul Reubens, 1986-1990)“Star Wars” (George Lucas, 1977)“Pinocchio” (Ben Sharpsteen and Hamilton Luske, 1940)“South Park” (Trey Parker and Matt Stone, 1997-present)“Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” (David Hand, 1937)“The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (Lotte Reiniger, 1926)“The Lord of the Rings” (Ralph Bakshi, 1978)Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 15:“The Fabulous Baron Munchausen” (Karel Zeman, 1962)

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, 1977)“Natural Born Killers” (Oliver Stone, 1994)“No Country For Old Men” (Ethan and Joel Coen, 2007)“Touts les matins de monde (All the Mornings of the World” (Alain Courneu, 1991)“The Exorcist” (William Friedkin, 1973)“WALL*E” (Andrew Stanton, 2008)“Up” (Pete Docter, 2009) Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 14A:“Vintage Movie Projector | Sound Effect | Feel The Past Film Industry” by n Beats, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhUICp5XeJ4“Film Clapperboard Green Screen Effect With Sound” by Jacob Anderson, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1sEiCa-yic“Slide projector changing with clicks” by (Soundsnap), https://www.soundsnap.com/tags/slide_projector?page=2“Bombtrack” (1993) by Rage Against the Machine, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUaL1FnotRQ&list=RDMUaL1FnotRQ&start_radio=1

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 Head of Alfredo Garcia”, “Friday”, “Marie Antoinette”, “The Night of the Hunter”, “Crank” and “Crank 2: High Voltage”, “Portrait of a Lady Fire”, “The Fabulous Baron Munchausen”, “Joker: Folie a Deux”, “Welcome to the Dollhouse”, “Heathers”, and “The Death of Stalin”. ***Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 14:“The Smashing Machine” (Benny Safdie, 2025)“Goodfellas” (Martin Scorsese, 1990)“I, Tonya” (Craig Gillespie, 2017)“Oppenheimer” (Christopher Nolan, 2023)“Perfect Days” (Wim Wenders, 2023)“Hot Shots!” (Jim Abrahams, 1991)“Rain Main” (Barry Levinson, 1988)“The Piano” (Jane Campion, 1993)“Ammonite” (Francis lee, 2020)“Ferris Bueller's Day Off” (John Hughes, 1985)Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 14:“Portrait of a Lady on Fire” (Céline Sciamma, 2019), including the songs “La Jeune Fille en Feu (The Young Lady on Fire)” (2019) by Para One and Arthur Simonini and “Summer” from “The Four Seasons” (1718-1723) by Antonio Vivaldi“Ferris Bueller's Day Off” (John Hughes, 1985), including the song “Oh Yeah” (1985) by Yello, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cPmiQwXc4U&list=RD2cPmiQwXc4U&start_radio=1

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)“Sisters” (Brian De Palma, 1972)“Edge of Tomorrow” (Doug Liman, 2014)Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 13A:“Vintage Movie Projector | Sound Effect | Feel The Past Film Industry” by n Beats, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhUICp5XeJ4“Film Clapperboard Green Screen Effect With Sound” by Jacob Anderson, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1sEiCa-yic“Slide projector changing with clicks” by (Soundsnap), https://www.soundsnap.com/tags/slide_projector?page=2

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 Head of Alfredo Garcia”, “Friday”, “Marie Antoinette”, “The Night of the Hunter”, “Crank” and “Crank 2: High Voltage”, “Portrait of a Lady Fire”, “The Fabulous Baron Munchausen”, “Joker: Folie a Deux”, “Welcome to the Dollhouse”, “Heathers”, and “The Death of Stalin”.***Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 13:“One Battle After Another” (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2025)“Kill Bill: Volume 1” (Quentin Tarantino, 2003)“Kill Bill: Volume 2” (Quentin Tarantino, 2004)“Night and Fog” (Alain Resnais, 1956)“Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom” (Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1975)“Amadeus (Director's Cut)” (1984/2002)“Marie Antoinette” (Sofia Coppola, 2006)“The Meg” (Jon Turtletaub, 2018)“The Meg 2: The Trench” (Ben Wheatley, 2023)“Gamer” (Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, 2009)“Battleship Potemkin” (Sergei Eisenstein, 1925)“The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone” (Francis Ford Coppola, 2020)“The Godfather” (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972)“The Godfather Part II” (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)“Scarface” (Brian De Palma, 1983)“Miami Vice” (Anthony Yerkovich 1984-1990)“Licensed to Drive” (Greg Beeman, 1988)“The Lost Boys” (Joel Schumacher, 1987)“The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!” (David Zucker, 1988)“The Naked Gun” (Akiva Schaffer, 2025)“The Swimmer” (Frank Perry, 1968)Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 13:“Crank” (Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, 2006), including “Don't Stop” by Paul Haslinger, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL42C18193F6C62450, and “Bring Us Bullets” (2002) by Rocket from the Crypt; and “Turn Me Loose” (1980) by Loverboy, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogx0ZcjZCHQ&list=PLyFcnFZyFXeVx3B9pjQanSrShZMf8kFuU“boing sound effect 1”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-3qnJxEYmc“Galaga Theme”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ie4U89t7Cs&list=RD0ie4U89t7Cs&start_radio=1“Crank 2: High Voltage” (Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, 2009), including “Kickin'” and “The Hammer Drops” by Mike Patton, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyFcnFZyFXeVx3B9pjQanSrShZMf8kFuU 

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 Kurosawa, 1990)“Badlands” (Terrence Malick, 1973)“They Shall Not Grow Old” (Peter Jackson, 2018)Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 12A:“Vintage Movie Projector | Sound Effect | Feel The Past Film Industry” by n Beats, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhUICp5XeJ4“Film Clapperboard Green Screen Effect With Sound” by Jacob Anderson, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1sEiCa-yic“Slide projector changing with clicks” by (Soundsnap), https://www.soundsnap.com/tags/slide_projector?page=2

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 Head of Alfredo Garcia”, “Friday”, “Marie Antoinette”, “The Night of the Hunter”, “Crank” and “Crank 2: High Voltage”, “Portrait of a Lady Fire”, “The Fabulous Baron Munchausen”, “Joker: Folie a Deux”, “Welcome to the Dollhouse”, “Heathers”, and “The Death of Stalin”. ***Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 12:“The Magnificent Ambersons” (Orson Welles, 1942)“Do the Right Thing” (Spike Lee, 1989)“A Clockwork Orange” (Stanely Kubrick, 1971)“Glengarry Glen Ross” (James Foley, 1992)“Barfly” (Barbet Schroeder, 1987)“The Ren & Stimpy Show” (John Kricfalusi, 1991-1995)“Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” (Mark Twain, 1884)“Leave It to Beaver” (Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher, 1957-1963)“1917” (Sam Mendes, 2019)“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” (Alejandro G. Iñárritu, 2014)“Mutiny on the Bounty” (Frank Lloyd, 1935)“Spartacus” (Stanley Kubrick, 1960)“Return to Oz” (Walter Murch, 1985)“Phase IV” (Saul Bass, 1974)Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 12:“The Night of the Hunter” (Charles Laughton, 1955)“Do the Right Thing” (Spike Lee, 1989)“The Ren & Stimpy Show” (John Kricfalusi, 1991-1995), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5NfgKPVZ2g

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 Burton, 1999)“Akira Kurosawa's Dreams” (Akira Kurosawa, 1990)“Tron” (Steven Lisberger, 1982)“The Masque of the Red Death” (Roger Corman, 1964)“Elvis” (Baz Luhrmann, 2022)“Lady Snowblood” (Toshiya Fujita, 1973)“Pan's Labyrinth” (Guillermo del Toro, 2006)Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 11A:“Flash Gordon ” (Mike Hodges, 1980), including the song “Flash's Theme” (1980) by Queen“Vintage Movie Projector | Sound Effect | Feel The Past Film Industry” by n Beats, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhUICp5XeJ4“Film Clapperboard Green Screen Effect With Sound” by Jacob Anderson, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1sEiCa-yic“Slide projector changing with clicks” by (Soundsnap), https://www.soundsnap.com/tags/slide_projector?page=2

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 Head of Alfredo Garcia”, “Friday”, “Marie Antoinette”, “The Night of the Hunter”, “Crank” and “Crank 2: High Voltage”, “Portrait of a Lady Fire”, “The Fabulous Baron Munchausen”, “Joker: Folie a Deux”, “Welcome to the Dollhouse”, “Heathers”, and “The Death of Stalin”.***Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 11:"Amadeus (Director's Cut)” (Milos Forman, 1984/2002)“Breakfast Club” (John Hughes, 1985)“Moulin Rouge!” (Baz Luhrmann, 2001)“Conan the Barbarian” (John Milius, 1982)“Saturday Night Life” (Lorne Michaels, 1975-now)“John Adams” (Tom Hooper, 2008)“Interview with the Vampire” (Neil Jordan, 1994)“The Power of the Dog” (Jane Campion, 2021)“Civil War” (Alex Garland, 2024)“Star Trek: Next Generation” (Gene Roddenberry, 1987-1994)“The Virgin Suicides” (Sofia Coppola, 1999)“Lost in Translation” (Sofia Coppola, 2003)“Rushmore” (Wes Anderson, 1998)“Star Wars” (George Lucas, 1977)“Barry Lyndon” (Stanley Kubrick, 1975)“Eye in the Sky” (Gavin Hood, 2015)“The New World” (Terrence Malick, 2005)“Titus” (Julie Taymor, 1999)“Titus Andronicus” (William Shakespeare, 1588-1593)“The Lion King” (Julie Taymor, 1997-now)“Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan” (Larry Charles, 2006)“Nashville” (Robert Altman, 1975)“The Player” (Robert Altman, 1992)“American Graffiti” (George Lucas, 1973)Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 11:“Marie Antoinette” (Sofia Coppola, 2006), including the songs “Intro Versailles” (2006) by Brian Reitzell, “I Want Candy” (1982) by Bow Wow Wow, “Fools Rush In” (1982) by Bow Wow Wow, “Aphrodisiac” (1983) by Bow Wow Wow, “Hong Kong Garden” (1978) by Siouxsie and the Banshees, “What Ever Happened?” (2003) by The Strokes, and “Kings of the Wild Frontier” (1980) by Adam and the Ants, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkTESLJ1DzwVuwneRvZRNBzJkbNQsX-sP“Don't You (Forget About Me)” (1985) by Simple Minds, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdqoNKCCt7A&list=RDCdqoNKCCt7A&start_radio=1Theme for “Star Trek: The Next Generation” (1987) by Jerry Goldsmith, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5kcBxL7-qI&list=RDp5kcBxL7-qI&start_radio=1

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, 1973)“Bottoms” (Emma Seligman, 2023)“Fight Club” (David Fincher, 1999)“Road House” (Rowdy Herrington, 1989)“Road House” (Doug Liman, 2024)“Hamburger: The Motion Picture” (Mike Marvin, 1986)Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 10A:“Vintage Movie Projector | Sound Effect | Feel The Past Film Industry” by n Beats, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhUICp5XeJ4“Film Clapperboard Green Screen Effect With Sound” by Jacob Anderson, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1sEiCa-yic“Slide projector changing with clicks” by (Soundsnap), https://www.soundsnap.com/tags/slide_projector?page=2“Road House” (Rowdy Herrington, 1989)

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 Head of Alfredo Garcia”, “Friday”, “Marie Antoinette”, “The Night of the Hunter”, “Crank” and “Crank 2: High Voltage”, “Portrait of a Lady Fire”, “The Fabulous Baron Munchausen”, “Joker: Folie a Deux”, “Welcome to the Dollhouse”, “Heathers”, and “The Death of Stalin”.***Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 10:"Half Baked” (Tamra Davis, 1998)“Up in Smoke” (Lou Adler, 1978)“The Big Lebowski” (Joel Coen, 1998)“Boyz n the Hood” (John Singleton, 1991)“Are We There Yet?” (Brian Levant, 2005)“Deadpool” (Tim Miller, 2016)“Deadpool 2” (David Leitch, 2018)“Deadpool & Wolverine” (Shawn Levy, 2024)“Menace II Society” (The Hughes Brothers, 1993)“South Central” (Stephen Milburn Anderson, 1992)“Colors” (Dennis Hopper, 1988)“ER” (Michael Crichton, 1994-2009), Season 11, Episode 15: “Alone in a Crowd” (Jonathan Kaplan, March 24, 2005)“Alfred Hitchcock Presents” (Alfred Hitchcock, 1955-1965), Season 1, Episode 7: “Breakdown” (Alfred Hitchcock, November 13, 1955)“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (Julian Schnabel, 2007)“Next Friday” (Steve Carr, 2000)“Friday After Next” (Marcus Raboy, 2002)“Last Friday” (TBD)“Saturday Night Live” (Lorne Michaels, 1975-present)“Stagecoach” (John Ford, 1939)“Monty Python and the Holy Grail” (Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones, 1975)“Monty Python's Life of Brian” (Terry Jones, 1979)Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 10:“Friday” (F. Gary Gray, 1995), including the songs “Friday” (1995) by O'Shea Jackson, “Blast If I Have To” (1995) by Shon Adams and Mark Ogleton, “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” (1981) by Whitfield and Barrett Strong, “Hoochie Mama” (1995) by David Hobbs, Luther Campbell, Chris Wong Won, and Mark Ross, and “Mary Jane” (1978) by James Ambrose Johnson“It Was a Good Day” (1993) by O'Shea Jackson, Marvin Isley, Rudolph Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Ernie Isley, Ronald Isley, and Chris Jasper

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 Uzala” (Akira Kurosawa, 1975)“Mean Streets” (Martin Scorsese, 1973)“The Babadook” (Jennifer Kent, 2014)Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 9A:“Vintage Movie Projector | Sound Effect | Feel The Past Film Industry” by n Beats, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhUICp5XeJ4“Film Clapperboard Green Screen Effect With Sound” by Jacob Anderson, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1sEiCa-yic“Slide projector changing with clicks” by (Soundsnap), https://www.soundsnap.com/tags/slide_projector?page=2

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 Head of Alfredo Garcia”, “Friday”, “Marie Antoinette”, “The Night of the Hunter”, “Crank” and “Crank 2: High Voltage”, “Portrait of a Lady Fire”, “The Fabulous Baron Munchausen”, “Joker: Folie a Deux”, “Welcome to the Dollhouse”, “Heathers”, and “The Death of Stalin”.***Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 9:"The Wild Bunch” (Sam Peckinpah, 1969)“Straw Dogs” (Sam Peckinpah, 1971)“The Osterman Weekend” (Sam Peckinpah, 1983)“Bonnie and Clyde” (Arthur Penn, 1967)“Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid” (Sam Peckinpah, 1973)“The Parallax View” (Alan J. Pakula, 1974)“Chinatown” (Roman Polanski, 1974)“The Terminal Man” (Mike Hodges, 1974)“Truck Turner” (Jonathan Kaplan, 1974)“Death Wish” (Michael Winner, 1974)“Gone in 60 Seconds” (H.B. Halicki, 1974)“California Split” (Robert Altman, 1974)“The Longest Yard” (Robert Aldrich, 1974)“The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” (Tobe Hopper, 1974)“The Taking of Pelham One Two Three” (Joseph Sargent, 1974)“It's Alive” (Larry Cohen, 1974)“Phantom of the Paradise” (Brian De Palma, 1974)“Cockfighter” (aka “Born to Kill”) (Monte Hellman, 1974)“Two-Lane Blacktop” (Monte Hellman, 1971)Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 9:“Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia” (Sam Peckinpah, 1974), including the songs “Bring It to Me”, “Prelude to a Rape”, “Elita's Dream”, and “Guatemala” composed by Jerry Fielding“The Three Stooges Theme Song”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5a45f1uy80&list=RDs5a45f1uy80&index=1

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 Tarantino, 1992)“The Devil Thumbs a Ride” (Felix E. Feist, 1947)“Withnail and I” (Bruce Robinson, 1987)“Mean Streets” (Martin Scorsese, 1973)“The Babadook” (Jennifer Kent, 2014)Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 8A:“Vintage Movie Projector | Sound Effect | Feel The Past Film Industry” by n Beats, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhUICp5XeJ4“Film Clapperboard Green Screen Effect With Sound” by Jacob Anderson, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1sEiCa-yic“Slide projector changing with clicks” by (Soundsnap), https://www.soundsnap.com/tags/slide_projector?page=2

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 Head of Alfredo Garcia”, “Friday”, “Marie Antoinette”, “The Night of the Hunter”, “Crank” and “Crank 2: High Voltage”, “Portrait of a Lady Fire”, “The Fabulous Baron Munchausen”, “Joker: Folie a Deux”, “Welcome to the Dollhouse”, “Heathers”, and “The Death of Stalin”.***Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 8:"Alien 3 (Assembly Cut)” (David Fincher, 1992/2003)“Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” (Steven Spielberg, 1984)“Ghostbusters” (Ivan Reitman, 1984)“Gremlins” (Joe Dante, 1984)“The Karate Kid” (John G. Avildsen)“Purple Rain” (Albert Magnoli, 1984)“Silver Spoons” (Martin Cohan, Howard Leeds, and Ben Starr, 1982-1987)“Red Dawn” (John Milius, 1984)“Stop Making Sense” (Jonathan Demme, 1984)“The Terminator” (James Cameron, 1984)“At the Movies” (Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, 1982-1986)“Conan the Barbarian” (John Milius, 1982)“Body Double” (Brian De Palma, 1984)“The Killing Fields” (Roland Joffé, 1984)“A Nightmare on Elm Street” (Wes Craven, 1984)“Beverly Hills Cop” (Martin Brest, 1984)“Dune” (David Lynch, 1984)“The Cotton Club” (Francis Ford Coppola, 1984)“The Cotton Club: Encore” (Francis Ford Coppola, 2017)“Starman” (John Carpenter, 1984)“E.T.” (Steven Spielberg, 1982)“The Thing” (John Carpenter, 1982)“Come and See” (Elen Klimov, 1985)“Star Wars” (George Lucas, 1977)“Time Bandits” (Terry Gilliam, 1981)“The Smurfs and the Magic Flute” (José Dutillieu, 1975)“Style Wars” (Tony Silver, 1983)“Mary Poppins” (Robert Stevenson, 1964)Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 8:“Amadeus (Director's Cut)” (Miloš Forman, 1984/2002), including “Piano Concerto In E Flat, K. 482; 3rd Movement” (1785), “Die Entfuhrung Aus Dem Serail: Finale” (1781), “Symphony 29 in A Major, 1st Movement” (1774), https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq6-EneBMiNHmdqqE_5TmkJ9neViFMvTL“Rock Me Amadeus” by Falco (1985), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVikZ8Oe_XA&list=RDcVikZ8Oe_XA&start_radio=1“Purple Rain” (Albert Magnoli, 1984)“Come and See” (Elem Klimov, 1985), including “Requiem in D minor, K. 626: Sequentia, Lacrimosa” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1791)

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” (Paul Thomas Anderson, 1999)“The Holy Mountain” (Alejandro Jodorowsky, 1973)“Dunkirk” (Christopher Nolan, 2017)Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 7A:“Vintage Movie Projector | Sound Effect | Feel The Past Film Industry” by n Beats, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhUICp5XeJ4“Film Clapperboard Green Screen Effect With Sound” by Jacob Anderson, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1sEiCa-yic“Slide projector changing with clicks” by (Soundsnap), https://www.soundsnap.com/tags/slide_projector?page=2

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 Head of Alfredo Garcia”, “Friday”, “Marie Antoinette”, “The Night of the Hunter”, “Crank” and “Crank 2: High Voltage”, “Portrait of a Lady Fire”, “The Fabulous Baron Munchausen”, “Joker: Folie a Deux”, “Welcome to the Dollhouse”, “Heathers”, and “The Death of Stalin”.***Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 7:“Sweet Smell of Success” (Alexander Mackendrick, 1957)“From Here to Eternity” (Fred Zinnemann, 1953)“The Killers” (Robert Siodmak, 1946)“The Room” (Tommy Wiseau, 2003)“The Graduate” (Mike Nichols, 1967)“Planet of the Apes” (Franklin J. Schaffner, 1968)“Psych Out” (Richard Rush, 1968)“The Producers” (Mel Brooks, 1968), “2001: A Space Odyssey” (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)“The Odd Couple” (Gene Saks, 1968)“The Detective” (Gordon Douglas, 1968)“Petulia” (Richard Lester, 1968)“Rosemary's Baby” (Roman Polanski, 1968)“The Green Berets” (Ray Kellogg, 1968)“The Thomas Crown Affair” (Norman Jewison, 1968)“Hang ‘Em High” (Ted Post, 1968)“Targets” (Peter Bogdanovich, 1968)“Rachel, Rachel” (Paul Newman, 1968)Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 7:“The Swimmer” (Frank Perry, 1968), including “Theme from ‘The Swimmer' (Send for Me in Summer) / Big Splash”, “Carnival”, “Hurdles”, “My Kids Love Me / Traveling Home / Closer to Home / Home / Marcia Funebre”, “Down the Steps / On the Road”, and “Theme from ‘The Swimmer' (Send for Me in Summer) (Reprise)” by Marvin Hamlisch, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkAUJkbhd-RgA8zSAa_Uqqq45GMl_ONci“TCM Jingle 2000 2002 2001 2003 2004 2008 2009 2012” by UPCGamesBogdanThePocoyoElemental&MarioWonder, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8SRkoE16nc“Main Title” by Jerry Goldsmith from “Planet of the Apes” (Franklin J. Schaffner, 1968)

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 Hill, 1973)“Mad Max: Fury Road” (George Miller, 2015)Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 6A:“Vintage Movie Projector | Sound Effect | Feel The Past Film Industry” by n Beats, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhUICp5XeJ4“Film Clapperboard Green Screen Effect With Sound” by Jacob Anderson, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1sEiCa-yic“Slide projector changing with clicks” by (Soundsnap), https://www.soundsnap.com/tags/slide_projector?page=2

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 Head of Alfredo Garcia”, “Friday”, “Marie Antoinette”, “The Night of the Hunter”, “Crank” and “Crank 2: High Voltage”, “Portrait of a Lady Fire”, “The Fabulous Baron Munchausen”, “Joker: Folie a Deux”, “Welcome to the Dollhouse”, “Heathers”, and “The Death of Stalin”.***Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 6:“Marty” (Delbert Mann, 1955)“Director's Cut” (2001) by Fantômas“The Godfather” (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972)“Cape Fear” (J. Lee Thompson, 1962)“The Omen” (Richard Donner, 1976)“Spider Baby: or, the Maddest Story Ever Told” (Jack Hill, 1967)“Charade” (Stanley Donen, 1963)“Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion” (Elio Petri, 1970)"Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me” (David Lynch, 1992)“Scarface” (Howard Hawks, 1932)“Spartacus” (Stanley Kubrick, 1960)“Brick” (Rian Johnson, 2005)“A Face in the Crowd” (Elia Kazan, 1957)“12 Angry Men” (Sidney Lumet, 1957)“Gunfight at the O.K. Corral” (John Sturges, 1957)“Paths of Glory” (Stanley Kubrick, 1957)“The Bridge on the River Kwai” (David Lean, 1957)“Throne of Blood” (Akira Kurosawa, 1957)Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 6:“Sweet Smell of Success” (Alexander Mackendrick, 1957)

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)“Blacula” (William Crain, 1972)“Cecil B. Demented” (John Waters, 2000)“Mo' Better Blues” (Spike Lee, 1990)“Another Gay Movie” (Todd Stephens, 2006)“Cleopatra Jones” (Jack Starrett, 1973)“Border” (Ali Abbasi, 2018)Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 5A:“Vintage Movie Projector | Sound Effect | Feel The Past Film Industry” by n Beats, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhUICp5XeJ4“Film Clapperboard Green Screen Effect With Sound” by Jacob Anderson, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1sEiCa-yic“Slide projector changing with clicks” by (Soundsnap), https://www.soundsnap.com/tags/slide_projector?page=2

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 Head of Alfredo Garcia”, “Friday”, “Marie Antoinette”, “The Night of the Hunter”, “Crank” and “Crank 2: High Voltage”, “Portrait of a Lady Fire”, “The Fabulous Baron Munchausen”, “Joker: Folie a Deux”, “Welcome to the Dollhouse”, “Heathers”, and “The Death of Stalin”.***Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 5:“Babel” (Alejandro González Iñárritu, 2006)“13 Assassins” (Takashi Miike, 2010)“Seven Samurai” (Akira Kurosawa, 1954)“The Long Good Friday” (John Mackenzie, 1980)“F1” (Joseph Kosinski, 2025)Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 5:“Toilet Flush Sound Effect - High Quality Flushing” by Sound Effect Doggo, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhsVpvM2ZrM“The Twilight Zone Theme” (1959) by Marius Constant, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhsVpvM2ZrM“Perfect Days” (Wim Wenders, 2023), including “Perfect Day (Piano Komorebi Version)” (2024) by Patrick Watson, “Pale Blue Eyes” (1969) by The Velvet Underground, “Feeling Good” (1965) by Nina Simone, “House of the Rising Sun (Japanese Version)” (2023) by Sayuri Ishikawa, and “Perfect Day” (1972) by Lou Reed, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhC3YPiBwS9Vc9nbBG1Dl6y4AfZPD23lm“Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure” (Stephen Herek, 1989)

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 Stains” (Lou Adler, 1982)“Pump Up the Volume” (Allen Moyle, 1990)“American Graffiti” (George Lucas, 1973)“The Woman King” (Gina Prince-Bythewood, 2022)Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 3A:“Vintage Movie Projector | Sound Effect | Feel The Past Film Industry” by n Beats, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhUICp5XeJ4“Film Clapperboard Green Screen Effect With Sound” by Jacob Anderson, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1sEiCa-yic“Sound of Silver” by LCD Soundsystem (2007), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kmTQj8x0N8“Slide projector changing with clicks” by (Soundsnap), https://www.soundsnap.com/tags/slide_projector?page=2

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 Head of Alfredo Garcia”, “Friday”, “Marie Antoinette”, “The Night of the Hunter”, “Crank” and “Crank 2: High Voltage”, “Portrait of a Lady Fire”, “The Fabulous Baron Munchausen”, “Joker: Folie a Deux”, “Welcome to the Dollhouse”, “Heathers”, and “The Death of Stalin”.***Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 4:“Drum” (Steve Carver, 1976)“Shoah” (Claude Lanzmann, 1985)“Paths of Glory” (Stanely Kubrick, 1957)“Platoon” (Oliver Stone, 1986)“Ran” (Akira Kurosawa, 1985)“Solaris” (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1972)“Full Metal Jacket” (Stanley Kubrick, 1987)“Hamburger Hill” (John Irvin, 1987)“Casualties of War” (Brian De Palma, 1989)“Atonement” (Joe Wright, 2007)“Dunkirk” (Christopher Nolan, 2017)Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 4:“The Sacred War” by Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov and Vasily Lebedev-Kumach (1941), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maYCStVzjDs&list=RDmaYCStVzjDs&start_radio=1“Circus” (Grigori Aleksandrov and Isidor Simkov, 1936), including the song “Trip to the Stratosphere”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCEWd_zDYmc“Drum” (Steve Carver, 1976), including the song “Tell My Story” by Charlie Smalls“Moments in Love” by Art of Noise (1983), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cen22TBHo9M&list=RDcen22TBHo9M&start_radio=1“Come and See” (Elem Klimov, 1985), including “Requiem in D minor, K. 626: Sequentia, Lacrimosa” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1791)

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, 2001)“Day for Night” (Francois Truffaut, 1973)“Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood” (Quentin Tarantino, 2019)Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 3A:“Vintage Movie Projector | Sound Effect | Feel The Past Film Industry” by n Beats, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhUICp5XeJ4“Film Clapperboard Green Screen Effect With Sound” by Jacob Anderson, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1sEiCa-yic“Slide projector changing with clicks” by (Soundsnap), https://www.soundsnap.com/tags/slide_projector?page=2

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”, “The Sweet Smell of Success”, “The Swimmer”, “Amadeus (Director's Cut)”, “Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia”, “Friday”, “Marie Antoinette”, “The Night of the Hunter”, “Crank” and “Crank 2: High Voltage”, “Portrait of a Lady Fire”, “The Fabulous Baron Munchausen”, “Joker: Folie a Deux”, “Welcome to the Dollhouse”, “Heathers”, and “The Death of Stalin”.***Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 3:“Alien 3” (David Fincher, 1992)“Alien Quadrilogy” (Ridley Scott, James Cameron, David Fincher, and Jean-Pierre Jeunet)“Alien” (Ridley Scott, 1979)“Alien: Director's Cut” (Ridley Scott, 2001)“Aliens” (James Cameron, 1986)“Aliens: Directors” Cut” (James Cameron, 1991)“Alien Resurrection” (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 1997“Alien Resurrection: Director's Cut” (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2003)“The Abyss” (James Cameron, 1989)“The Abyss: The Special Edition” (James Cameron, 1992)“Fatal Attraction” (Adrian Lyne, 1987)“Fatal Attraction: A Special Collector's Edition” (Adrian Lyne, 1992)“Terminator 2: Judgment Day” (James Cameron 1991)“Terminator 2: Judgment Day: Special Edition” (James Cameron, 1993)“Pulp Fiction” (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)“Jackie Brown” (Quentin Tarantino, 1997)“Basic Instinct” (Paul Verhoeven, 1992)“Lethal Weapon 3” (Richard Donner, 1992)“Patriot Games” (Phillip Noyce, 1992)“Encino Man” (Les Mayfield, 1992)“The Oprah Winfrey Show” (Oprah Winfrey, 1986-2011)“Die Hard” (John McTiernan, 1988)“The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (Peter Jackson, 2003)“Game of Thrones” (David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, 2011-2019)“Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope” (George Lucas, 1977)“Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back” (Irvin Kershner, 1980)“Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi” (Richard Marquand, 1983)Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 3:“Alien 3 (Assembly Cut)” (David Fincher, 1992), including “Main Title”, “First Attack”, “It Won't Kill Me”, and “End Credits” composed by Elliott Goldenthal“Terminator 2: Judgement Day” (James Cameron, 1991), including “Main Title Theme” composed by Brad Fiedel“Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back” (Irvin Kerschner, 1980), including “The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme)” composed by John Williams“Dentist Drill Sound Effect [HD]” by n Beats, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf1lJywmMY8

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)“Drum” (Steve Carver, 1976)“Manson” (Robert Hendrickson and Laurence Merrick, 1973)“Woodstock” (Michael Wadleigh, 1970)“The Great Beauty” (Paolo Sorrentino, 2013)Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 2A:“Vintage Movie Projector | Sound Effect | Feel The Past Film Industry” by n Beats, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhUICp5XeJ4“Film Clapperboard Green Screen Effect With Sound” by Jacob Anderson, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1sEiCa-yic“Slide projector changing with clicks” by (Soundsnap), https://www.soundsnap.com/tags/slide_projector?page=2