Cold War Cinema

A podcast by Jason Christian and Anthony Ballas

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18 Episodes

  1. S2 Ep. 2: The Iron Curtain (1948; dir. William A. Wellman)

    Published: 5/2/2025
  2. S2 Ep. 1: Ivan the Terrible, Part 1 & 2 (1945/1958; dir. Sergei Eisenstein)

    Published: 3/19/2025
  3. S1 Ep. 14: Cry, the Beloved Country (1951; dir. Zoltán Korda)

    Published: 2/21/2025
  4. S1 Ep. 13: Spartacus (1960; dir. Stanley Kubrick)

    Published: 1/31/2025
  5. S1 Ep. 12: Monsieur Verdoux (1947; dir. Charlie Chaplin)

    Published: 12/5/2024
  6. S1 Ep. 11: Martin Ritt, friend of the working class

    Published: 11/25/2024
  7. S1 BONUS 2: Interview with Andrew Nette

    Published: 10/16/2024
  8. S1 Ep. 10: Salt of the Earth (1954; dir. Herbert J. Biberman)

    Published: 8/14/2024
  9. S1 Ep. 9: Quicksand (1950; dir. Irving Pichel)

    Published: 7/23/2024
  10. S1 Ep. 8: I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951; dir. Michael Gordon)

    Published: 7/8/2024
  11. S1 BONUS 1: Red Hollywood (1996) – Thom Andersen

    Published: 6/14/2024
  12. S1 Ep. 7: Force of Evil (1948; dir. Abraham Polonsky)

    Published: 5/31/2024
  13. S1 Ep. 6: Body and Soul (1947; dir. Robert Rossen)

    Published: 4/29/2024
  14. S1 Ep. 5: He Ran All the Way (1951) & The Hollywood Ten (1950) dir. John Berry

    Published: 3/28/2024
  15. S1 Ep. 4: So Young, So Bad (1950; dir. Bernard Vorhaus)

    Published: 3/14/2024
  16. S1 Ep. 3: Try and Get Me! A.K.A. The Sound of Fury (1950; dir. Cy Endfield)

    Published: 2/19/2024
  17. S1 Ep. 2: Night and the City (1950; dir. Jules Dassin)

    Published: 1/30/2024
  18. S1 Ep. 1: The Lawless (1950; dir. Joseph Losey)

    Published: 1/1/2024

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Cold War Cinema is a podcast about movies made during the first few decades of the Cold War (1947–1991). Each episode primarily focuses on one film, and the hosts, Jason Christian and Anthony Ballas, discuss the director's life and work, the historical context of the film, and examine its themes that relate to the turbulent politics of the era.  Theme music and editing on the first 14 episodes by Tim Jones; theme music from then on by DYAD (Charles Ballas and Jeremy Averitt), and editing by Jason Christian. Logo by Jason Christian