Blockbusters and Birdwalks

GATEWAY CINEMA, a conversation – Episode 1A: Introduction: Alternatives to “La Haine”

• Garrett Chaffin-Quiray

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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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Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 1A:

  • “The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)” (Tom Six, 2011)
  • “Snow on tha Bluff” (Damon Russell, 2011)
  • “Roar” (Noel Marshall, 1981)
  • “Survive Style 5+” (Gen Sekiguchi, 2004)
  • “Blue Velvet” (David Lynch, 1986)
  • “Wild at Heart” (David Lynch, 1990)
  • “The Deer Hunter” (Michael Cimino, 1978)
  • “Spirit of the Beehive” (Victor Erice, 1973)
  • “Titane” (Julia Ducournau, 2021)
  • “I Am Curious (Yellow)” (Vilgot Sjöman, 1967)
  • “I Am Curious (Blue)” (Vilgot Sjöman, 1968)
  • “Naked Lunch” (David Cronenberg, 1991)
  • “Breakfast of Champions” (Alan Rudolph, 1999)
  • “La Haine” (Mathieu Kassovitz, 1995)
  • “The Holy Mountain” (Alejandro Jodorowsky, 1973)
  • “Fantastic Planet” (René Laloux, 1973)
  • “Life Itself” (Steve James, 2014)

Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 1A: