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Politics of Cinema

Films are cultural artifacts. There is a political and artistic message in every one and we"re here to document. On each episode we pick a film; sometimes current and sometimes from the riches of world cinema’s 100+ year history, and take a deep dive into what the film is really saying about the world. Both overtly and covertly.

tv & film film history

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01:44:38

History of the Blockbuster Film - Part I: The 1970's

Politics of Cinema ·

2021/06/18

We kick off a series on the history and politics of the Hollywood Blockbuster with a conversation about its origins in the 1970's (and a few films that were earlier). We discuss Jaws and Star Wars, but mostly it's a lot of Superman talk. We also touch on: The Sound of Music, James Bond films, The Godfather, The Poseidon Adventure, The Exorcist, Rocky, Smokey and the Bandit, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Saturday Night Fever. Follow us at: Patreon

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01:17:26

On Screen: Nomadland and Leftist Film Criticism

Politics of Cinema ·

2021/06/04

On this episode we take a look at Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland (2020) and also the oddly negative reviews from some Leftist film critics as well as Armond White. Follow us at: Patreon / Twitter / Instagram / Letterboxd / Facebook

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01:07:24

Workers on Film: Barbershop (2002) & The Molly...

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2021/05/28

We're celebrating May Day all month long by looking at various portrayals of workers on film. On this episode Aaron has chosen Barbershop (2002) and Isaac has chosen The Molly Maguires (1970). Follow us at: Patreon / Twitter / Instagram / Letterboxd / Facebook

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01:00:10

Workers on Film: How Green Was My Valley (1941) &...

Politics of Cinema ·

2021/05/14

We're celebrating May Day all month long by looking at various portrayals of workers on film. On this episode Isaac has chosen How Green Was My Valley (1941) and Aaron has chosen Empire Records (1995). Follow us at: Patreon / Twitter / Instagram / Letterboxd / Facebook

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01:03:15

Workers on Film: Car Wash (1976) & Salt of the Earth...

Politics of Cinema ·

2021/05/07

We're celebrating May Day all month long by looking at various portrayals of workers on film. On this episode Aaron has chosen Car Wash (1976) and Isaac has chosen Salt of the Earth (1954). Follow us at: Patreon / Twitter / Instagram / Letterboxd / Facebook

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01:30:17

May Day Special: The Killing Floor (1984), Gung Ho...

Politics of Cinema ·

2021/05/01

We're celebrating May Day with a triple feature of very different films about factory workers. Bill Duke's The Killing Floor (1984), Ron Howard's Gung Ho (1986) and the collectively made Finally Got the News... (1970). Follow us at: Patreon / Twitter / Instagram / Letterboxd / Facebook

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54:35

Double Feature: They Live (1988) & Society (1989)

Politics of Cinema ·

2021/04/30

It's Double Feature time! Isaac has paired up two 1980's Class War horror films for this episode: John Carpenter's They Live (1988) & Brian Yuzna's Society (1989). Follow us at: Patreon / Twitter / Instagram / Letterboxd / Facebook

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44:58

Watch Challenge #3

Politics of Cinema ·

2021/04/23

What do The Pink Cloud, Enter the Ninja, Safe House, Revenge of the Ninja, Citizen Kane, Ninja III: The Domination and Bound all have in common? They were all discovered through our #PoCWatchChallenge. Up next, Watch Challenge #4 - Films About Labor from different decades. Films about the labor movement, the nature of work, relationship between bosses and workers, we want to see how these portrayal change through time. Follow us at: Patreon / Twitter / Instagram / Letterboxd / Facebook

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48:53

Classic: Blondie Johnson (1933)

Politics of Cinema ·

2021/04/16

We're taking a look at Pre-Code Hollywood with a discussion about Blondie Johnson (1933). Follow us at: Patreon / Twitter / Instagram / Letterboxd / Facebook

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01:10:52

Double Feature: No Blade of Grass (1970) & Princess...

Politics of Cinema ·

2021/03/26

It's Double Feature time! Isaac has paired up two eco-apocalypse films for this episode: Cornel Wilde's No Blade of Grass (1970) & Hayao Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke (1997). Follow us at: Patreon / Twitter / Instagram / Letterboxd / Facebook

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01:36:18

Deep Dive: The Great Silence (1968)

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2021/03/12

Another Deep Dive episode and another return to the cinematic well of 1968. This time we take a look at Sergio Corbucci's masterpiece The Great Silence. You can stream The Great Silence on Kanopy or YouTube (but buy the Blu-ray). Follow us at: Patreon / Twitter / Instagram / Letterboxd / Facebook

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01:03:11

Watch Challenge #2

Politics of Cinema ·

2021/03/01

What do 1968 < 2018 > 2068 (2018), Afronauts (2014), The Last Angel of History (1996), The Changing Same (2001), Watermelon Woman (1996), Eve's Bayou (1997), Bamboozled (1999), School Daze (1988), The Learning Tree (1969) and Welcome Home Brother Charles (1975) have in common? They were all discovered (or re-watched) during our February Watch Challenge. Here's the link to the UCLA L.A. Film Rebellion program Aaron mentioned. We also preview our March Watch challenge: Listen to a commentary track

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01:13:19

Nostalgia Pick: Dead Presidents (1995)

Politics of Cinema ·

2021/02/19

On this episode we get nostalgic, with the Hughes Brothers 1995 sophomore feature film Dead Presidents. Follow us at: Patreon / Twitter / Instagram / Letterboxd / Facebook

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56:03

Classic: Battleship Potemkin (1925)

Politics of Cinema ·

2021/02/12

On this episode we dive into a bit of Russian history and a bit of film history as we take a look as Sergei Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin (1925). Follow us at: Patreon / Twitter / Instagram / Letterboxd / Facebook

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50:35

Watch Challenge #1

Politics of Cinema ·

2021/02/05

What do 76 Days (2020), Men in Black: International (2019), Rebecca (1940), L.A. Wars, Virtuosity(1995), She Done Him Wrong (1933), Robo Vampire (1988) and Red Scorpion (1988) all have in common? They were all discovered (or re-watched) during our January Watch Challenge. We also preview our February Watch challenge: A film from the Afrofuturism genre A film from a Black Female director A Spike Lee film you've never seen. Bonus: Pick your own film. Follow us at: Patreon

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35:19

Bonus: Uptight and Filming in the CLE with Mike Wendt

Politics of Cinema ·

2021/02/02

During our two part coverage of Uptight (1968) we included several clips from our interview with Mike Wendt from the Greater Cleveland Film Commission that pertained to the film. Here is the complete interview where we discuss: film productions in Cleveland, hometown pride, Paul Schrader, Cherry (2021), Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) and The Land (2016). Follow us at: Patreon / Twitter / Instagram / Letterboxd / Facebook

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02:02:38

Deep Dive: Uptight (1968) - Part II

Politics of Cinema ·

2021/01/29

Uptight (1968) is a Cleveland set, Cleveland filmed masterpiece that is ripe for re-discovery. It was co-written, produced and co-stars Cleveland born Ruby Dee and documents the political and social struggle of local revolutionaries in the wake of MLK Jr.'s assassination. In part II of our II part series; we recap the film for those who haven't seen it (or to refresh your memory), talk shop with special guest Mike Wendt from the Greater Cleveland Film Commission and then dive into the politics and

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01:08:26

Deep Dive: Uptight (1968) - Part I

Politics of Cinema ·

2021/01/22

Uptight (1968) is a Cleveland set, Cleveland filmed masterpiece that is ripe for re-discovery. It was co-written, produced and co-stars Cleveland born Ruby Dee and documents the political and social struggle of local revolutionaries in the wake of MLK Jr.'s assassination. In part I of our II part series, we take a look at how the script came together and discuss the filming of that script with special guest Mike Wendt from the Greater Cleveland Film Commission. Watch Uptight on YouTube before we

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42:28

Holiday Special: Gremlins (1984)

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2020/12/24

How Joe Dante's Gremlins (1984) documents the crisis of Reagan's America and how it places Trump as an 80's throwback. Articles discussed on the show: Trench Warfare by Mike Davis Cute. Dangerous. Asian Americans. "Gremlins" @ 35 by Wendy Allison Lee Follow us at: Patreon / Twitter / Instagram / Letterboxd / Facebook

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41:48

On Screen: Mangrove (Small Axe Film #1)

Politics of Cinema ·

2020/12/18

Aaron and Isaac discuss why they haven't been covering the films of 2020 and then cover a film from 2020. Steve McQueen has "created a whoa! level piece of cinema"*. Film #1 in the Small Axe series, Mangrove, is the topic of this episode and Mr. McQueen has given us a lot to think about; C.L.R. James, The Black Jacobins, Marxist social movements, political strategies to fight a colonial power and (as they say) much, much more! *actual Isaac quote Follow us at: Patreon

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