American Cinema

A collection of 20 posts

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Stereoactive Presents: ‘How to Blow Up a Pipeline’ // a movie discussion

A vitally compelling and underrated eco-thriller from director Daniel Goldhaber.

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Stereoactive Presents: ‘Past Lives’ // a movie discussion

Celine Song's debut feature is the story of a romantic triangle that spans decades and continents.

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Stereoactive Presents: 'The Killer' // a movie discussion

David Fincher gets meta with the story of a precisely methodical assassin who doesn't understand how his peers function.

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Stereoactive Presents: ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ // a movie discussion

The latest, likely final, installment of the Indiana Jones series, starring Harrison Ford.

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Stereoactive Presents... David Fincher!

Revisit David Fincher's 1999 and 2019 films as his latest hits Netflix.

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Stereoactive Presents: 'Oppenheimer' // a movie discussion

The latest film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, starring Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey, Jr.

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Stereoactive Movie Club: Ep 35 // Modern Times

Directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin, 1936's 'Modern Times' features one of his most lauded turns as the Little Tramp – and the first time we heard the character's voice.

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Stereoactive Presents... 'Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One' / Writers and Actors on Strike

The latest installment in Tom Cruise's 3 decade franchise... plus Hollywood on strike!

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Ep 28 // The Grapes of Wrath

Directed by John Ford, 1940's 'The Grapes of Wrath' tells the tale of the Joad family's journey to California as they escape the dustbowl of Oklahoma.

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Ep 27 // Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Directed by F.W. Murnau, 1927's 'Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans' was the director's first in the US and considered by many to be the pinnacle of silent film.

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Ep 24 // Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Directed by Stanley Kubrick, 1964's 'Dr. Strangelove,' with its satirical depiction of the absurdity of the Cold War's threat of nuclear armageddon, is often cited as one of the best comedy films of all time – as well as simply one of the best films generally.

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Stereoactive Movie Club Ep 19 // Singin’ in the Rain

Directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, 'Singin' in the Rain' was only considered a modest hit at the time, but has become one the best loved musicals and movies of all time.

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Stereoactive Movie Club Ep 18 // The Godfather Part II

Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, 'The Godfather Part II' manages to build, deepen, and perhaps even surpass the first installment.

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Stereoactive Movie Club Ep 16 // Lawrence of Arabia w/ Matt

Directed by David Lean, 1962's 'Lawrence of Arabia' is the epic story of a a hubristic and ultimately self-destructive man striving to exist in two worlds.

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Stereoactive Movie Club Ep 15 // Vertigo

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, 1958's 'Vertigo' is the psychological portrait of a man obsessed with a woman and his own failures.

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Stereoactive Movie Club Ep 13 // The Godfather

Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, 1972's 'The Godfather' is a foundational work of modern cinema, culturally influential beyond the scope of most movies.

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Stereoactive Movie Club Ep 9 // The General

Directed by Buster Keaton and Clyde Bruckman, 1926's 'The General' stars the stone-faced comedian performing unbelievable stunts aboard a Confederate train.

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Stereoactive Movie Club Ep 8 // The Searchers w/ JPK

Directed by John Ford, 1956's 'The Searchers' features John Wayne as an anti-hero cowboy maniacally in pursuit of either justice or a dark vision of cleansing vengeance.

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Stereoactive Movie Club Ep 4 // Citizen Kane

Directed by Orson Welles, 1941's 'Citizen Kane' has long been considered one of the best (and often *the* best) film of all time.

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Stereoactive Movie Club Ep 3 // The Magnificent Ambersons

Directed by Orson Welles, 1942's 'The Magnificent Ambersons' was famously taken away from Welles before he could finish it.