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Nuclear Theater: Flashes
Catch up on some entries from the past few weeks you missed, plus George Will is literally a blast from the past.
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Stripes: Arrrrmy training, sir!
"We're soldiers. But we're American soldiers! We've been kicking ass for 200 years! We're 10 and one!"
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Kiss Me Deadly: God's hammer
Some things are better left alone.
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The Hunt for Red October: Crazy Ryan
"This business will get out of control. It will get out of control, and we'll be lucky to live through it."
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Testament: The end of a nuclear family
A small, harrowing film from 1983 pulls no emotional punches in portraying what happens after the bombs fall.
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Nuclear Theater: Debrief with Whit Stillman
The writer-director of 'Barcelona' answers some questions about the Cold War-era film and how it relates to 'An Officer and Gentleman.'
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Nuclear Theater: Flashes
Get caught up on some posts you may have missed in the last few weeks.
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The Manchurian Candidate: Killer Queen
Like most everything else, the meaning of the term has been distorted by our modern politics. Even so, the original film has lost none of its power.
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Nuclear Theater
Nuclear Theater
Examining the films of the Cold War and the U.S.-U.S.S.R. arms race, with a side dish of history and politics.
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