Garrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa discuss one of 2025’s biggest blockbusters.

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Referenced media:

• “Swingers” (Doug Liman, 1996)
• “The Parent Trap” (David Swift, 1961)
• “From Dusk Til Dawn” (Robert Rodriguez, 1996)
• “The Lost Boys” (Joel Schumacher, 1987)
• “Fright Night” (Tom Holland, 1985)
• “Lord of the Dance” (Michael Flatley, 1996)
• “Battlestar Galactica” (Ronald D. Moore, 2003-2009)
• “Star Trek: The Next Generation” (Gene Roddenberry, 1987-1994)
• “True Blood” (Alan Ball, 2008-2014)
• “Assault on Precinct 13” (John Carpenter, 1976)
• “Fruitvale Station” (Ryan Coogler, 2013)
• “Black Panther” (Ryan Coogler, 2018)
• “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” (Ryan Coogler, 2022)
• “Creed” (Ryan Coogler, 2015)
• “Creed II” (Steven Caple, Jr., 2018)
• “Creed III” (Michael B. Jordan, 2023)
• “The Wire” (David Simon, 2002-2008)
• “Parenthood” (Jason Katims, 2010-2015)
• “Marty Supreme” (Josh Safdie, 2025)
• “School Daze” (Spike Lee, 1988)
• “True Grit” (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2010)

Audio quotation:

• “Swingers” (Doug Liman, 1996)
• “Sinners” (Ryan Coogler, 2025), including the songs “Old Corn Liquor”, written by Joe Thompson and performed by Rhiannon Giddensa and Justin Robinson; “Séance” written and performed by James Blake and Ludwig Göransson; “I Lied to You”, written by Ludwig Göransson and Raphael Saadiq and performed by Miles Caton; “This Little Light of Mine” written by an unknown lyricist and performed by Miles Caton; “Rocky Road to Dublin” written by D.K. Gavan and performed by Jack O’Connell, Brian Dunphy, and Darren Holden; and “Sinners”, written by Rod Wave, Tarkan Kozluklu, Darius Poviliūnas, Kyris Mingo, Leonard Denisenko, and Travis Harrington and performed by Rod Wave, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYcUz4vv5NU&list=PLeuk4c_cVcyrflkPU-2bQLHXw71Q-f7GO&index=14

This is Garrett Chaffin-Quiray’s summation of GATEWAY CINEMA, a multi-part series of conversations centered on key ideas in film studies. In these conversations, Garrett and Ed Rosa have interpreted and celebrated 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 à Deux”, “Welcome to the Dollhouse”, “Heathers”, and “The Death of Stalin”.

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Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 20:

• “La Haine” (Mathieu Kassovitz, 1995)
• “Drum” (Steve Carver, 1976)
• “Alien 3 (Assembly Cut)” (David Fincher, 1992)
• “Come and See” (Elen Klimov, 1985)
• “Perfect Days” (Wim Wenders, 2023)
• “Sweet Smell of Success” (Alexander Mackendrick, 1957)
• “The Swimmer” (Frank Perry, 1968)
• “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” (Andrew Dominik, 2007)
• “Amadeus (Director’s Cut)” (Miloš Forman, 1984/2002)
• “Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia” (Sam Peckinpah, 1974)
• “Friday” (F. Gary Gray, 1996)
• “Marie Antoinette” (Sofia Coppola, 2006)
• “The Night of the Hunter” (Charles Laughton, 1955)
• “Crank” (Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, 2006)
• “Crank 2: High Voltage” (Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, 2009)
• “Portrait of a Lady Fire” (Céline Sciamma, 2019)
• “The Fabulous Baron Munchausen” (Karel Zeman, 1962)
• “Joker: Folie à Deux” (Todd Phillips, 2024)
• “Welcome to the Dollhouse” (Todd Solondz, 1995)
• “Heathers” (Michael Lehmann, 1988)
• “The Death of Stalin” (Armando Iannucci, 2017)
• "Star Trek" (Gene Roddenberry, 1966-1969)

Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 20:

• “Also sprach Zarathustra” (1896) by Richard Strauss, performed by Berliner Philharmoniker, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Szdziw4tI9o
• “Eugene’s Lament” by Beastie Boys, Nishita, Bobo, and Eugene Gore for the album “Ill Communication” by Beastie Boys (1994), used in “La Haine” (Mathieu Kassovitz, 1995)
• “Drum” (Steve Carver, 1976)
• “Alien 3 (Assembly Cut)” (David Fincher, 1992), including “End Credits” composed by Elliott Goldenthal
• “Come and See” (Elem Klimov, 1985)
• “Perfect Days” (Wim Wenders, 2023), including “Perfect Day (Piano Komorebi Version)” (2024) by Patrick Watson, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhC3YPiBwS9Vc9nbBG1Dl6y4AfZPD23lm
• “Sweet Smell of Success” (Alexander Mackendrick, 1957)
• “The Swimmer” (Frank Perry, 1968), including “Theme from ‘The Swimmer’ (Send for Me in Summer) / Big Splash” and “My Kids Love Me / Traveling Home / Closer to Home / Home / Marcia Funebre” by Marvin Hamlisch, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkAUJkbhd-RgA8zSAa_Uqqq45GMl_ONci
• “Amadeus (Director’s Cut)” (Miloš Forman, 1984/2002)
• “Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia” (Sam Peckinpah, 1974)
• “Friday” (F. Gary Gray, 1996)
• “Marie Antoinette” (Sofia Coppola, 2006), including the song “Hong Kong Garden” (1978) by Siouxsie and the Banshees, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkTESLJ1DzwVuwneRvZRNBzJkbNQsX-sP
• “The Night of the Hunter” (Charles Laughton, 1955)
• “Crank” (Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, 2006), including “Don’t Stop” by Paul Haslinger,

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 “The Death of Stalin”.

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Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 19A:

• “The Running Man” (Paul Michael Glaser, 1987)
• “The Jerky Boys: The Movie” (James Melkonian, 1995)
• “The Manitou” (William Girdler, 1978)
• “Star Trek” (Gene Roddenberry, 1966-1969)
• “Rumble in the Bronx” (Stanley Tong, 1995)
• “Police Story” (Jackie Chan, 1985)
• “Drunken Master” (Yuen Woo-ping, 1978)
• “The Room” (Tommy Wiseau, 2003)
• “House of Wax” (Jaume Collet-Serra, 2005)
• “House of Wax” (Andre de Toth, 1953)
• “The Man Who Would Be King” (John Huston, 1975)
• “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood” (Quentin Tarantino, 2019)
• “Kill Bill, vol. 1” (Quentin Tarantino, 2003)
• “Inglourious Basterds” (Quentin Tarantino, 2009)
• “The Wicker Man” (Robin Hardy, 1973)
• “The Equalizer” (Michael Sloan and Richard Linkheim, 1985-1989)
• “Cloud Atlas” (Tom Tykwer and the Wachowskis, 2012)
• “The Ladykillers” (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2004)
• “Bulworth” (Warren Beatty, 1998)

Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 19A:

• “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
• “Where No Man Has Gone Before” (1966) by Alexander Courage, shared by Paul Hill, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaY8XFbq-Hg&list=RDZaY8XFbq-Hg&start_radio=1
• “Prelude: The Atlas March” (2012) by Tom Tykwer, Reinhold Heil, and Johnny Klimek, shared by Gall Anonim, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsR1TWq-eGPwlHk6CDmdqVAci6xbd9nu5