Blockbusters and Birdwalks
At Blockbusters and Birdwalks, you’ll listen to reviews and conversations about all kinds of movies, from Academy Award winners to exploitation masterpieces with a mix of commercial hits and obscure favorites thrown in for good measure. The point is recognizing that movies present our culture with the building blocks of social memory, enabling each of us to enjoy ourselves because movies are fun.
Episodes
165 episodes
GATEWAY CINEMA, a conversation – Episode 10A: EXTRA CREDIT: Alternatives to “Friday”
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”....
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GATEWAY CINEMA, a conversation – Episode 10: EXTRA CREDIT: “Friday”
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 Ha...
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GATEWAY CINEMA, a conversation – Episode 9A: Performance: Alternatives to “Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia”
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 He...
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GATEWAY CINEMA, a conversation – Episode 9: Performance: “Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia”
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 Ha...
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GATEWAY CINEMA, a conversation – Episode 8A: Performance: Alternatives to “Amadeus (Director’s Cut)”
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 (Direct...
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GATEWAY CINEMA, a conversation – Episode 8: Performance: “Amadeus (Director’s Cut)”
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 Ha...
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GATEWAY CINEMA, a conversation – Episode 7A: Non-Classical Style: Alternatives to “The Swimmer”
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”.
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GATEWAY CINEMA, a conversation – Episode 7: Non-Classical Style: “The Swimmer”
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 Ha...
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32:04
GATEWAY CINEMA, a conversation – Episode 6A: Classical Style: Alternatives to “Sweet Smell of Success”
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 ...
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GATEWAY CINEMA, a conversation – Episode 6: Classical Style: “Sweet Smell of Success”
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 Ha...
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GATEWAY CINEMA, a conversation – Episode 5A: Audiences, Part 1: Alternatives to “Perfect Days”
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”.<...
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GATEWAY CINEMA, a conversation – Episode 5: Audiences, Part 1: “Perfect Days”
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 Ha...
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36:06
GATEWAY CINEMA, a conversation – Episode 4A: Emotional Realism, Part 1: Alternatives to “Come and See”
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”.<...
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GATEWAY CINEMA, a conversation – Episode 4: Emotional Realism, Part 1: “Come and See”
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 Ha...
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40:06
GATEWAY CINEMA, a conversation – Episode 3A: Life of a Movie: Alternatives to “Alien 3 (Assembly Cut)”
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 (Assemb...
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GATEWAY CINEMA, a conversation – Episode 3: Life of a Movie: “Alien 3 (Assembly Cut)”
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 Ha...
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GATEWAY CINEMA, a conversation – Episode 2A: 6 Critical Questions: Alternatives to “Drum”
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”.**...
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GATEWAY CINEMA, a conversation – Episode 2: 6 Critical Questions: “Drum”
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 Ha...
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49:44
GATEWAY CINEMA, a conversation – Episode 1A: Introduction: Alternatives to “La Haine”
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 “La Haine”.<...
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GATEWAY CINEMA, a conversation – Episode 1: Introduction: “La Haine”
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 Ha...
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2005, a conversation – “Kingdom of Heaven”
This is part of a series about overlooked movies from 2005. ***Referenced media:“Sin City” (Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller, 2005)“Crash” (Paul Haggis, 2004)“Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of...
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26:05
2005, a conversation – “Munich”
This is part of a series about overlooked movies from 2005. ***Referenced media:“Jaws” (Steven Spielberg, 1975)“The Color Purple” (Steven Spielberg, 1985)“The Brutalist” (Brady Corbet, 2024)...
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2005, a conversation – “The Puffy Chair”
This is part of a series about overlooked movies from 2005. ***Referenced media:“Baghead” (Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass, 2008)“CB4” (Tamra Davis, 1993)“Zero Dark Thirty” (Kathryn Bigelow, 2012)
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