Cold War Cinema
@coldwarcinema.com
A podcast about the historical context and politics of movies made during the Cold War. Hosts: @jasonachristian.bsky.social, @tonyjballas.bsky.social, and @ptklein.com
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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!
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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!
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“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:
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:
January 15, 2026 at 2:29 PM
“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:
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:
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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...
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...
January 15, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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...
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...
January 15, 2026 at 1:52 PM
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...
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...
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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!
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January 2, 2026 at 2:10 AM
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
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.
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Cold War Cinema
Cold War Cinema is a podcast about the shifting cultural, political, and aesthetic currents running through movies made during the Cold War.
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January 2, 2026 at 2:05 AM
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
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These folks are friends of the show and doing great work. Go follow and listen!
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...
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...
December 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM
These folks are friends of the show and doing great work. Go follow and listen!
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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!
Link below!
December 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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!
Link below!
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New episode, y'all. I hope you enjoy it!
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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...
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...
December 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
New episode, y'all. I hope you enjoy it!
coldwarcinema.com/s2-ep-9-ball...
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...
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...
December 26, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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...
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.
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.
December 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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.
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.
Who else?
I would buy a Cold War Cinema shirt so fast.
November 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Who else?
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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)
(from The Incomplete Projects: Marxism, Modernity, and the Politics of Culture, by Carl Freedman)
November 27, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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)
(from The Incomplete Projects: Marxism, Modernity, and the Politics of Culture, by Carl Freedman)
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In case you missed our Tribute to Peter Watkins!
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:
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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...
November 21, 2025 at 12:24 PM
In case you missed our Tribute to Peter Watkins!
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Went into the great Peter Watkins with some friends for @coldwarcinema.com! Listen and watch every Watkins you can!!
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Cold War Cinema: BONUS: Tribute to Peter Watkins (1935–2025)
In this bonus episode of Cold War Cinema, Jason Christian is joined by the independent filmmakers Eric Marsh and Christopher Jason Bell, to discuss the films and legacy of the British filmmaker and me...
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November 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Went into the great Peter Watkins with some friends for @coldwarcinema.com! Listen and watch every Watkins you can!!
coldwarcinema.com/bonus-tribut...
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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...
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...
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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.
Reposted by Cold War Cinema
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...
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...
November 20, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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...
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...
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...
November 20, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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...
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...
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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...
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...
November 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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...
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...
November 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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...
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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Guaranteed listen.
Had a blast talking with @rafstitt.bsky.social and my @coldwarcinema.com co-host @ptklein.com about M (1931). Check it out!
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November 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Guaranteed listen.
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This week I have Co-host of @coldwarcinema.com to discuss a terrible, yet analytically rich film: Red Dawn.
November 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
This week I have Co-host of @coldwarcinema.com to discuss a terrible, yet analytically rich film: Red Dawn.
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Had a blast talking with @rafstitt.bsky.social and my @coldwarcinema.com co-host @ptklein.com about M (1931). Check it out!
screenagewasteland.com/the-canon-po...
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November 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Had a blast talking with @rafstitt.bsky.social and my @coldwarcinema.com co-host @ptklein.com about M (1931). Check it out!
screenagewasteland.com/the-canon-po...
screenagewasteland.com/the-canon-po...