One of Europe’s most historic Cold War-era cinemas has just reopened... www.timeout.com/news/one-of-...

One of Europe’s most historic Cold War-era cinemas has just reopened... www.timeout.com/news/one-of-...

One of the most pernicious lies in history is that fascism only occured in Europe in the 1930s and '40s; when in fact it was the modus operandi of colonial administration around the world.

If anyone is interested, I put this list of films from socialist countries together a while back. There are 45 of them, by my count, but it is possible that I missed one or two, so recommendations are welcome. letterboxd.com/exilemagic/l...

My wife covered a little-known Mrinal Sen film on her podcast, The Desi Gaze. If you're into Indian "parallel cinema" or left-wing cinema, check it out! sites.libsyn.com/560980/khari...

I don't have a lot of followers on this app, so shares are more than appreciated. ICYMI, here's the latest episode of Cold War Cinema, with guest Adam McKay. It's a good one!

Green and Red Podcast in @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social w/ Legendary Filmmaker John Sayles on Labor, the Border and the Empire in Films and Novels. www.counterpunch.org/2026/02/20/l...

HIGHLY recommend you check out @ghostpanther.bsky.social on @coldwarcinema.com discussing his work and the wild Rock Hudson film SECONDS (1966). This was a blind Criterion pick for me years ago, and let me say you know you've found someone who matches your freak when you can put this on for them.

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My latest @letterboxd.social list is on one of my current obsessions, the Baader Meinhoff aka Red Army Faction on the screen. Direct depictions, documentaries or fictional takes that talk about the milieu that influenced them. Turns out there's far more than I thought letterboxd.com/andrewnette/...

BOTD John Frankenheimer!! MCCT5: 5)Walk the Line 4)Gypsy Moths 3)7 Days in May 2)Seconds 1)Manchurian Candidate Drove Bobby to the Ambassador Hotel More: @filminquiry.bsky.social: www.filminquiry.com/film-inquiry... @jamellebouie.net: www.nytimes.com/2023/05/13/o...

You can also check out our interview with Adam McKay over at the De Facto Podcast YouTube Channel. Link below 👇

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It was truly a pleasure to gab with @ghostpanther.bsky.social about political cinema, climate change, and Cold War paranoia. We had a blast! Check the conversation out here: coldwarcinema.com/s2-ep-11-sec...

We chopped it up with the director Adam McKay (@ghostpanther.bsky.social) on the pod this week, examining John Frankenheimer's SECONDS (1966), Cold War paranoia, medical horror, climate change, Adams's film career and more. Check it out! coldwarcinema.com/s2-ep-11-sec...

Director, writer & producer Adam McKay (@ghostpanther.bsky.social) sat down w/ the @coldwarcinema.com crew to discuss John Frankenheimer's 1966 psychological thriller SECONDS. McKay talks about his political & cinematic influences, the paranoid style, climate apocalypse, Ho Chi Minh, & much more.

Here comes trouble! Over on @coldwarcinema.com, special guest @ghostpanther.bsky.social (The Big Short, Anchorman) joins us to discuss John Frankheimer’s Seconds, the shifting politics and aesthetics of Cold War paranoia in the 1960s, and the movies and politics that influence McKay’s work today.

Exciting book mail today!

A sizable portion of people in the US have no idea what imperialism is and how it operates, and either don't know or have no qualms about the US being a brutal empire. Just understanding these simple facts makes the world much more comprehensible. Mao was correct: this is the primary contradiction.

This month on @coldwarcinema.com, we look at Mikhail Kalatozov's incendiary 1959 drama Letter Never Sent. Join us as we consider the film's pioneering spirit, the function of cosmic time, and some strange similarities between Socialist Realism and the American film Western... Listen here:

Reminder that we have an Instagram account, for anyone interested in following it: instagram.com/coldwarcinem...

2/12/64: Seven Days in May (D John Frankenheimer/W Rod Serling) w/Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Fredric March, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien More: @raquelstecher.bsky.social: www.outofthepastblog.com/2019/05/seve... Sam Kashner/Spike Carter: airmail.news/arts-intel/h...

Guys, this is possibly my favorite episode yet. We discussed a film that is criminally underseen, one of my favorite films of all time: Letter Never Sent (1959). If you are even a little bit curious about socialist realist cinema, check this episode out. coldwarcinema.com/s2-ep-11-let...

New episode is live! The CWC team discusses the brilliant Soviet film LETTER NEVER SENT (1959), dir. by Mikhail Kalatozov. We explain the tenets of socialist realism, the function of the Western genre in the US context vs. the USSR context, and more. coldwarcinema.com/s2-ep-11-let...

PUB DAY of In the Spirit of H. Chandler Davis, the remarkable set of essays inspired by the UMich prof fired in 1954 for refusing to testify to HUAC. The book’s 12 contributors argue against the suppression of protest, the policed campus, and other enemies of academic freedom. disobediencepress.com

“Some day this country’s gonna be a fine, good place to be…Maybe it needs our bones in the ground before that time can come.” I’m back on @coldwarcinema.com talking about a skeleton key for understanding America, and of the greatest films ever made, John Ford’s The Searchers. Give us a listen:

New episode dropped! And it's a good one. Link: ⬇️ coldwarcinema.com/s2-ep-10-the...

New episode is live! This week the squad welcomes Aspen Ballas to help us discuss John Ford's THE SEARCHERS (1956). We unpack the ideological underpinnings of the western genre itself, and demonstrate how it is operating in Ford's masterpiece. Check it out! coldwarcinema.com/s2-ep-10-the...

We've learned so much from doing this project. It's truly been life-changing. If you listen to the show and enjoy it, please rate and review it, if you feel so inclined, and help us spread the word! coldwarcinema.com

Today marks two years since we launched Cold War Cinema. We've released 30 episodes so far, and it feels like we're just getting started. Thanks so much to our listeners! If you like our show, please do us a huge favor and rate or review it and spread the word. coldwarcinema.com

These folks are friends of the show and doing great work. Go follow and listen!

For the latest ep. of @coldwarcinema.com, @jasonachristian.bsky.social, @ptklein.com, and I discuss Grigori Chukrai's 1959 classic, "The Ballad of a Soldier." Link below!

New episode, y'all. I hope you enjoy it! coldwarcinema.com/s2-ep-9-ball...

New episode of is live! This week we discuss Grigory Chukhray's 1959 war drama, BALLAD OF A SOLDIER. We loved this movie and had a lot to say about it's formal choice and themes. Check it out! coldwarcinema.com/s2-ep-9-ball...

Hello, friends, We learned that our production costs are going up in January and we're thinking of selling t-shirts to offset the cost. If you're a listener of the podcast, please let me know your thoughts on the mockup design and if you'd consider buying one.

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I'm not sure I've read a better single-paragraph explanation of the reasons for, and contours of, the Cold War. (from The Incomplete Projects: Marxism, Modernity, and the Politics of Culture, by Carl Freedman)

In case you missed our Tribute to Peter Watkins!

Went into the great Peter Watkins with some friends for @coldwarcinema.com! Listen and watch every Watkins you can!! coldwarcinema.com/bonus-tribut...

Tune in to hear us reminisce about our love of Peter Watkins and attempt to unpack the running themes and contradictions of the filmmaker's entire body of work.

New bonus episode is live! Independent filmmakers @christopherbell.bsky.social and Eric Marsh join us to discuss the cinema, politics, and legacy of Peter Watkins, who passed away on 30 October, 2025, the day after his ninetieth birthday. Link below: coldwarcinema.com/bonus-tribut...

New bonus episode is live! Independent filmmakers @christopherbell.bsky.social and Eric Marsh join us to discuss the cinema, politics, and legacy of Peter Watkins, who passed away on 30 October, 2025, the day after his ninetieth birthday. Link below: coldwarcinema.com/bonus-tribut...

New episode of @coldwarcinema.com just dropped! We had a great time with this one and got into all sorts of complicated readings of the film. Hope you enjoy!

New episode is live! This week we discuss Don Siegel's 1956 sci-fi classic, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, unpacking the complicated (and often contradictory) political allegories from both the left and the right. Check it out! coldwarcinema.com/s2-ep-8-inva...

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This week I have Co-host of @coldwarcinema.com to discuss a terrible, yet analytically rich film: Red Dawn.