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Cinema of Meaning
Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden
79 episodes
6 months ago

Cinema of Meaning is a conversational podcast that seeks to explore the depths of what cinema has to offer. Each week, we discuss an individual film to get a better understanding of its storytelling qualities, to examine its cinematic techniques, and to uncover its deeper meanings. Hosted by video essayists Tom van der Linden from the channel Like Stories of Old and Thomas Flight.

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Cinema of Meaning is a conversational podcast that seeks to explore the depths of what cinema has to offer. Each week, we discuss an individual film to get a better understanding of its storytelling qualities, to examine its cinematic techniques, and to uncover its deeper meanings. Hosted by video essayists Tom van der Linden from the channel Like Stories of Old and Thomas Flight.

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Visual Arts
Episodes (20/79)
Cinema of Meaning
Dune: Part 2 | Full Discussion and Analysis
Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two.
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1 year ago
1 hour 14 minutes 53 seconds

Cinema of Meaning
The Irishman | Gangster Cinema #5
In Part 5 of our Gangster Cinema Series we move into the 2010s to discuss Martin Scorsese's The Irishman.
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1 year ago
1 hour 14 minutes 32 seconds

Cinema of Meaning
American Gangster | Gangster Cinema #4
Welcome back to our series on Gangster Cinema through the decades, in which we discuss 5 different gangster movies from 5 different decades in order to get a better understanding of the deeper meanings and evolution of the genre; continuing today in the 2000s with Ridley Scott's American Gangster.
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1 year ago
1 hour 2 minutes 45 seconds

Cinema of Meaning
Goodfellas | Gangster Cinema #3
In Part 3 of the Gangster Series we move into the 90s to discuss Martin Scorsese's iconic masterpiece Goodfellas
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1 year ago
1 hour 6 minutes 28 seconds

Cinema of Meaning
Scarface | Gangster Cinema #2
In Part 2 of the Gangster Series we move from the sobering 70s into the neon-lit 80s and follow Al Pacino into yet another iconic gangster movie: Brian DePalma's Scarface.
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2 years ago
1 hour 1 minute 16 seconds

Cinema of Meaning
The Godfather | Gangster Cinema #1
We are excited to announce our new series on Gangster Cinema through the decades. Over the course of 5 episodes, we will discuss 5 different gangster movies from 5 different decades, in order to get a better understanding of the deeper meanings and evolution of the genre; starting in the 1970s with Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather.
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2 years ago
1 hour 3 minutes 51 seconds

Cinema of Meaning
The Oppenheimer Discussion | Cinema of Nuclear Dread #3
In this special 3-part series titled Cinema of Nuclear Dread, we explore cinema’s relation to the atomic bomb, and all the implications it represents, concluding today with an in-depth discussion of Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer.
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2 years ago
1 hour 23 minutes 4 seconds

Cinema of Meaning
Godzilla's Evolving Nuclear Subtext (1954 to 2014) | Cinema of Nuclear Dread #2
In this special 3-part series titled Cinema of Nuclear Dread, which we are hosting in honor of the release of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, we explore cinema’s relation to the atomic bomb, and all the implications it represents. Continuing today with how the fear of and trauma from the nuclear bomb gave birth to the complicated and continuously evolving movie monster Godzilla.
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2 years ago
1 hour 1 minute 22 seconds

Cinema of Meaning
Dr. Strangelove or: How the Bomb Became Relevant Again | Cinema of Nuclear Dread #1
In this special 3-part series titled Cinema of Nuclear Dread, which we are hosting in honor of the upcoming release of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, we explore cinema’s relation to the atomic bomb, and all the implications it represents. Beginning today with the politics of the atomic bomb and the complicated philosophy of nuclear deterrence, in Stanley Kubrick’s classic satire Dr Strangelove or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb.
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2 years ago
1 hour 9 minutes

Cinema of Meaning
Ep. 69: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Before Indiana Jones' final adventure, we revisit his previous final adventure and discuss the early wave of legacy sequels, the conflicted enjoyment found in treasure-hunting movies, and the evolution of the adventure genre, in The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
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2 years ago
1 hour 6 minutes 35 seconds

Cinema of Meaning
Ep. 68: Arrival
We discuss facing the fear of existence, the often overlooked quality of language, and our relation to time, in Denis Villeneuve's Arrival.
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2 years ago
1 hour 2 minutes 56 seconds

Cinema of Meaning
Ep. 67: The Grand Budapest Hotel
We discuss the nobility of servitude, the loss of collective identity, and Wes Anderson’s unique storytelling, in The Grand Budapest Hotel.
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2 years ago
1 hour 6 minutes 53 seconds

Cinema of Meaning
Ep. 66: Beau is Afraid, and Weirdly Absurd
We discuss the surprisingly fun absurdism of Ari Aster’s Beau is Afraid, and dive into its deeper themes of anxiety, childhood, and parental relations.
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2 years ago
1 hour 13 minutes 20 seconds

Cinema of Meaning
Ep 65: There Will Be Blood
We discuss filmmaking that feels timeless, the enigma of Daniel Plainview’s character, and the erosion of religion and social dynamics in the wake of rising capitalism, in Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood.
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2 years ago
1 hour 10 minutes 2 seconds

Cinema of Meaning
Ep. 64: The Killing of a Sacred Deer
We try to untangle the absurdist storytelling of Yorgos Lanthimos, the real meaning of justice, and the deeper metaphorical layers of his 2017 film The Killing of a Sacred Deer.
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2 years ago
1 hour 5 minutes 46 seconds

Cinema of Meaning
Ep. 63: Wind River
We discuss the solemn new direction of the Western mythos, the unhealed wounds in US history, and dealing with grief, in Taylor Sheridan’s Wind River.
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2 years ago
1 hour 11 minutes 15 seconds

Cinema of Meaning
Ep. 62: The Social Network and the Myths of Silicon Valley
We revisit David Fincher’s billionaire origin story The Social Network, discuss whether or not its romanticizing Zuckerberg’s rise to success, and how its surrounding myths about Silicon Valley, technological progress, and genius entrepreneurs have evolved since the movie’s release.
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2 years ago
1 hour 5 minutes 17 seconds

Cinema of Meaning
Ep. 61: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss the marvelization of storytelling, the qualities of a perfect B movie, and the successes and shortcomings of translating one of the most influential gaming concepts to cinema, in John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein’s Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.
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2 years ago
1 hour 4 minutes 12 seconds

Cinema of Meaning
Ep. 60: Burning
Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss one of the most enigmatic films of the 21st century: Lee Chang-dong’s Burning. A complex tale of morality, Freudian dynamics, and socio-political conflicts.
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2 years ago
1 hour 1 minute 10 seconds

Cinema of Meaning
Ep. 59: Sunshine
Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss capturing the sublime grandeur of the cosmos, how different philosophies can lead to the same virtues and vices, and the relation between existentialism and the sun, in Danny Boyle’s Sunshine.
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2 years ago
1 hour 5 minutes 56 seconds

Cinema of Meaning

Cinema of Meaning is a conversational podcast that seeks to explore the depths of what cinema has to offer. Each week, we discuss an individual film to get a better understanding of its storytelling qualities, to examine its cinematic techniques, and to uncover its deeper meanings. Hosted by video essayists Tom van der Linden from the channel Like Stories of Old and Thomas Flight.