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.
Blockbusters and Birdwalks
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 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”.
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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