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GATEWAY CINEMA, a conversation – Episode 11: Design: “Marie Antoinette”

• Garrett Chaffin-Quiray

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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”, “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 11:

  • "Amadeus (Director’s Cut)” (Milos Forman, 1984/2002)
  • “Breakfast Club” (John Hughes, 1985)
  • “Moulin Rouge!” (Baz Luhrmann, 2001)
  • “Conan the Barbarian” (John Milius, 1982)
  • “Saturday Night Life” (Lorne Michaels, 1975-now)
  • “John Adams” (Tom Hooper, 2008)
  • “Interview with the Vampire” (Neil Jordan, 1994)
  • “The Power of the Dog” (Jane Campion, 2021)
  • “Civil War” (Alex Garland, 2024)
  • “Star Trek: Next Generation” (Gene Roddenberry, 1987-1994)
  • “The Virgin Suicides” (Sofia Coppola, 1999)
  • “Lost in Translation” (Sofia Coppola, 2003)
  • “Rushmore” (Wes Anderson, 1998)
  • “Star Wars” (George Lucas, 1977)
  • “Barry Lyndon” (Stanley Kubrick, 1975)
  • “Eye in the Sky” (Gavin Hood, 2015)
  • “The New World” (Terrence Malick, 2005)
  • “Titus” (Julie Taymor, 1999)
  • “Titus Andronicus” (William Shakespeare, 1588-1593)
  • “The Lion King” (Julie Taymor, 1997-now)
  • “Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan” (Larry Charles, 2006)
  • “Nashville” (Robert Altman, 1975)
  • “The Player” (Robert Altman, 1992)
  • “American Graffiti” (George Lucas, 1973)

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