Ross is joined by returning guest Dr. Ben Railton to discuss the 1996 blockbuster smash, "Independence Day". They discuss the film's cultural moment, the nature of disaster films, masculinity in the End of History, and much more! See you this fall for season 3!

FURTHER READING:

Railton, Ben. Of Thee I Sing: The Contested History of American Patriotism.

Keane, Stephen. Disaster Movies: The Cinema of Catastrophe.

Brown, Stephen. The Ecstasy of Destruction

Railton, Ben. Alien Nation: Alien Autopsy and Alien America: ID4.

Check out Black, White, and Read All Over!

FURTHER WATCHING:

"Mars Attacks!" (1996)

"The Day After Tomorrow" (2004)

"The Brother From Another Planet" (1984)

"Don't Look Up" (2021)

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Ross is joined by returning guest, friend of the show, and resident Bondologist Paul Klein to talk 1997's "Tomorrow Never Dies". They look at how the franchise continued to adapt to the End of History 90s and the evolution of the "Bond Girl", as well as the film's (shockingly accurate) prescience. Don't forget to check out HowToReadMovies.com and the Cold War Cinema podcast!

FURTHER READING:

McLuhan, Marshall. Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man.

Chapman, James. License to Thrill: A Cultural History of the James Bond Films.

Moore, Alan. Watchmen.

Baudrillard, Jean. Simulacra and Simulation.

FURTHER WATCHING:

"Yes, Madam" (1985)

"SuperCop 2" (1993)

"Wing Chun" (1994)

"Hackers" (1995)

"Watchmen" (2009)

"The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977)

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We conclude this three-part mini-series with the evolution of the teen movie and cultural panics around youth culture from the early 60s up to the present day!

FURTHER READING:

Tropiano, Stephen. Rebels & Chicks: A History of the Hollywood Teen Movie.

Doherty, Thomas. Teenagers and Teenpics: The Juvenilization of American Movies in the 1950s.

Shary, Timothy. Teen Movies: American Youth on Screen.

Shary, Timothy. Generation Multiplex: The Image of Youth in Contempory American Cinema.

Mintz, Steven. Huck's Raft: A History of American Childhood.

Starnheimer, Karen. Pop Culture Panics: How Moral Crusaders Construct Meanings of Deviance and Delinquency.

FURTHER WATCHING:

"Beach Party" (1963)

"American Graffiti" (1972)

"Cooley High" (1974)

Rebel Highway (1994)

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