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cold war film culture cold war films culture skip to content menu about cold war film culture cold war films culture written by eric gilliland july 26 2026 reading through war 8 homage to catalonia by george orwell in late 1936 british author and journalist george orwell volunteered to fight for the puam in spain homage to catalonia is an account of his experience in one of the more complex 20th century conflicts orwell blended journalism and travelogue in his account emphasizing the drudgery of everyday life as a soldier providing the reader with an written by eric gilliland july 25 2026 the kurosawa century 7 shakespeare in feudal japan throne of blood 1957 ran 1985 throne of blood 1957 111 minutes kurosawa s intense and violent version of shakespeare s macbeth leans into the militaristic aspects of the play toshiro mifune stars as samurai commander washizu who is told by an evil spirit in the forest he will be king someday when he confides in his wife asaji isuzu yamada she persuades him to murder written by eric gilliland july 18 2026 the kurosawa century 6 corporate corruption contemporary japan the bad sleep well 1960 high and low 1963 the bad sleep well 1960 151 minutes moody byzantine and alienating are just a few adjectives to describe the bad sleep well loosely inspired by hamlet in that it s a story about a son attempting to avenge the unjust death of his father only it s the version where claudius wins a plot summary would take several paragraphs but written by eric gilliland july 15 2026 the kurosawa century 5 social class the lower depths 1957 dodes ka den 1970 the lower depths 1957 125 minutes kurosawa s adaptation of the 1902 maxim gorky play the lower depths is a character study of people living in a downtrodden section of tokyo during the 19th century a work of social realism the play was well received in japan and france the play s an ensemble piece with a range of written by eric gilliland july 12 2026 the kurosawa century 4 civilization and nature seven samurai 1954 dersu uzala 1975 seven samurai 1954 207 minutes the mystique of seven samurai continues to expand with each decade kurosawa pushed the possibilities of cinema a film with as much depth and insight into humanity on the same level with any work of great literature all epic films stand in its shadow why is seven samurai a great film maybe one of written by eric gilliland july 10 2026 july 10 2026 the kurosawa century 3 samurai code and mentorship yojimbo 1961 sanjuro 1962 red beard 1965 yojimbo 1961 110 minutes toshiro mifune stars as a wandering samurai who gets caught up in a local power struggle in yojimbo with a masterful soundtrack by masuru sato and kurosawa leaning into a pulpier style it set the template for 60s cinema that would influence all action movies to come after the template for the written by eric gilliland july 7 2026 the kurosawa century 2 narrative and structure rashomon 1950 the hidden fortress 1958 rashomon 1950 88 minutes in the post truth world of the 21st century akira kurosawa s rashomon offers some guidance the film announced kurosawa as a major new voice in global cinema with its stunning cinematography and experimental approach to narrative based on short stories by ryunosuke akutagawa the story provides four varying accounts of a sexual assault and written by eric gilliland july 5 2026 the kurosawa century 1 post war noirs drunken angel 1948 stray dog 1949 drunken angel 1948 98 minutes the fragile relationship between a doctor and patient shapes the tragic realism of drunken angel an early entry in akira kurosawa s canon the film starred takashi shimura sato and toshiro mifune matsunaga set in a swampy area of tokyo shortly after the war the insular setting to the film reinforces its themes written by eric gilliland june 27 2026 backrooms 2026 now that we re in the summer when you tubers conquered cinema i made a trip to the theater to see backrooms directed by 20 year old kane parsons the film stars chiwetel ejiofor and renate reinsve the story based on a series of youtube videos created by parsons explores the surreal realm of liminal space visually the film written by eric gilliland june 12 2026 june 13 2026 disclosure day 2026 spielberg s greatest hits disclosure day aims for the wonder of close encounters and the warmth of e t but also leans into the darker sci fi of a i and minority report the film weaves between chase sequences to quiet moments of fragile emotion the film s central premise is an intriguing one what happens on the day we learn extraterrestrial life exists after 80 years of posts navigation older posts create a free website or blog at wordpress com cold war film culture create a free website or blog at wordpress com subscribe subscribed cold war film culture join 28 other subscribers sign me up already have a wordpress com account log in now privacy cold war film culture subscribe subscribed sign up log in report this content view site in reader manage 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