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 “Friday”.

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Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 10A:

• “Force Majeure” (Ruben Östlund, 2014)
• “Triangle of Sadness” (Ruben Östlund, 2022)
• “Wattstax” (Mel Stuart, 1973)
• “Bottoms” (Emma Seligman, 2023)
• “Fight Club” (David Fincher, 1999)
• “Road House” (Rowdy Herrington, 1989)
• “Road House” (Doug Liman, 2024)
• “Hamburger: The Motion Picture” (Mike Marvin, 1986)

Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 10A:

• “Vintage Movie Projector | Sound Effect | Feel The Past Film Industry” by n Beats, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhUICp5XeJ4
• “Film Clapperboard Green Screen Effect With Sound” by Jacob Anderson, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1sEiCa-yic
• “Slide projector changing with clicks” by (Soundsnap), https://www.soundsnap.com/tags/slide_projector?page=2
• “Road House” (Rowdy Herrington, 1989)