Blockbusters and Birdwalks

GATEWAY CINEMA, a conversation – Episode 6A: Classical Style: Alternatives to “Sweet Smell of Success”

Garrett Chaffin-Quiray

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”.

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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: