Blockbusters and Birdwalks

Film History 1945 to Now- 4. "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (1953)


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In this idiosyncratic history of post-World War II movies, we continue with “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” and Fantasy.

Future podcasts in this series:

  • “The Seventh Seal” (Ingmar Bergman, 1957)
  • “North by Northwest” (Alfred Hitchcock, 1959)
  • “Midnight Cowboy” (John Schlesinger, 1969)
  • “The 36th Chamber of Shaolin” (Lau Kar-leung, 1978)
  • “The Castle of Cagliostro” (Hayao Miyazaki, 1979)
  • “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (Wes Craven, 1984)
  • “Pulgasari” (Shin Sang-ok, 1985)
  • “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” (James Cameron, 1991)
  • “The Piano” (Jane Campion, 1993)
  • “Persepolis” (Marjane Satrapi/Vincent Paronnaud, 2007)
  • “Parasite” (Bong Joon-ho, 2019)
  • “Summer of Soul” (Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, 2021)

Past podcasts in this series:

  • “Rome, Open City” (Robert Rossellini, 1945)
  • “The Killers” (Robert Siodmak, 1946)
  • "Rashomon" (Akira Kurosawa, 1950)

Audio quotation:

  • “Typewriter” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsEbtUcDw40
  • “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” (Howard Hawks, 1953)
  • “Crying baby / Annoying Sounds with Peter Baeten” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL2B-AAnsHo
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Blockbusters and BirdwalksBy Garrett Chaffin-Quiray

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