The Movie: The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
With guest Tom Stuart from Liminalia (SoundCloud, Twitter, and iTunes).
As the threat of nuclear war seems more real than it has in decades, we looked to 1951’s The Day the Earth Stood Still to see if it had any answers.
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Further Reading, Viewing, and Links:
- Report from Global News – “U.S. won’t defend Canada during North Korean missile attack, official says”
- The latest version of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
- Our ranking of every M. Night Shyamalan movie, ranked from worst to best
- The pulpy poster:
Other Episodes Referenced:
- Episode #43 – Interstellar w/ Edward Platero
- Episode #62 – You’re Next w/ Tom Stuart
- Episode #76 – Arrival w/ Daniel Chadwick-Shubat
Other Movies and Series mentioned:
- After Earth (watch on Netflix, buy on Amazon)
- Arrival (watch on Netflix, buy on Amazon)
- BoJack Horseman (watch on Netflix)
- Castle (buy the Complete Series on Amazon)
- The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) (watch on Netflix, buy on Amazon)
- The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) (buy on Amazon)
- Fantastic Voyage (buy on Amazon)
- Insomnia (buy on Amazon)
- Interstellar (buy on Amazon)
- iZombie (watch on Netflix), buy Seasons 1, 2, and 3 on Amazon)
- Knowing (watch on Netflix, buy on Amazon)
- Lucifer (buy Seasons 1 and 2 on Amazon)
- Luther (watch on Netflix, buy Seasons 1-4 on Amazon)
- Rick & Morty (Buy Seasons 1 and 2 on Amazon)
- Scandal (watch on Netflix), buy Seasons 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 on Amazon)
- Signs (watch on Netflix, buy on Amazon)
- The Sixth Sense (watch on Netflix, buy on Amazon)
- Unbreakable (watch on Netflix, buy on Amazon)
- The X-Files (watch on Netflix, buy Seasons 1-10 on Amazon)
Dylan Clark-Moore is a podcast creator and blogger at NetFlakes. You can find him on Letterboxd and Twitter.
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