Cinema of Meaning

Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden
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Cinema of Meaning

Cinema of Meaning is a conversational podcast that seeks to explore the depths of what cinema has to offer. Each week, we discuss an individual film to get a better understanding of its storytelling qualities, to examine its cinematic techniques, and to uncover its deeper meanings. Hosted by video essayists Tom van der Linden from the channel Like Stories of Old and Thomas Flight.

  1. 03/14/2024

    Dune: Part 2 | Full Discussion and Analysis

    Check out our video essay channels on YouTube: Thomas Flight: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: https://youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Or on Nebula: Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us: Tom van der Linden https://twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight https://twitter.com/thomasflight About this episode: Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1h 15m

  2. 09/07/2023

    The Irishman | Gangster Cinema #5

    Welcome back to our series on Gangster Cinema through the decades, in which we discuss 5 different gangster movies from 5 different decades in order to get a better understanding of the deeper meanings and evolution of the genre; concluding today in the 2010s with Martin Scorsese's The Irishman. Join our Discord community: https://www.patreon.com/cinemaofmeaning Check us out on YouTube: Thomas Flight: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: https://youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Check us out on Nebula: Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us: Cinema of Meaning: https://twitter.com/cinemaofmeaning Tom van der Linden https://twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight https://twitter.com/thomasflight See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1h 15m

  3. 08/31/2023

    American Gangster | Gangster Cinema #4

    Welcome back to our series on Gangster Cinema through the decades, in which we discuss 5 different gangster movies from 5 different decades in order to get a better understanding of the deeper meanings and evolution of the genre; continuing today in the 2000s with Ridley Scott's American Gangster. Join our Discord community: https://www.patreon.com/cinemaofmeaning Check us out on YouTube: Thomas Flight: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: https://youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Check us out on Nebula: Thomas Flight: https://nebula.app/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.app/lsoo Follow us: Cinema of Meaning: https://twitter.com/cinemaofmeaning Tom van der Linden https://twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight https://twitter.com/thomasflight See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1h 3m

  4. 08/24/2023

    Goodfellas | Gangster Cinema #3

    Welcome back to our series on Gangster Cinema through the decades, in which we discuss 5 different gangster movies from 5 different decades in order to get a better understanding of the deeper meanings and evolution of the genre; continuing today in the 1990s with Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas. Join our Discord community: https://www.patreon.com/cinemaofmeaning Check us out on YouTube: Thomas Flight: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: https://youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Cinema of Meaning: https://www.youtube.com/@cinemaofmeaning Check us out on Nebula: Thomas Flight: https://nebula.tv/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.tv/lsoo Cinema of Meaning: https://nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning Follow us: Cinema of Meaning: https://twitter.com/CinemaofMeaning Tom van der Linden https://twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight https://twitter.com/thomasflight For sponsorship or business inquiries: cinemaofmeaning@standard.tv See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1h 6m

  5. 08/17/2023

    Scarface | Gangster Cinema #2

    In Part 2 of the Gangster Series we move from the sobering 70s into the neon-lit 80s and follow Al Pacino into yet another iconic gangster movie: Brian DePalma's Scarface. Join our Discord community: https://www.patreon.com/cinemaofmeaning Check us out on YouTube: Thomas Flight: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: https://youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Cinema of Meaning: https://www.youtube.com/@cinemaofmeaning Check us out on Nebula: Thomas Flight: https://nebula.tv/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.tv/lsoo Cinema of Meaning: https://nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning Follow us: Cinema of Meaning: https://twitter.com/CinemaofMeaning Tom van der Linden https://twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight https://twitter.com/thomasflight For sponsorship or business inquiries: cinemaofmeaning@standard.tv See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1h 1m

  6. 08/10/2023

    The Godfather | Gangster Cinema #1

    We are excited to announce our new series on Gangster Cinema through the decades. Over the course of 5 episodes, we will discuss 5 different gangster movies from 5 different decades, in order to get a better understanding of the deeper meanings and evolution of the genre; starting in the 1970s with Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather.  Join our Discord community: https://www.patreon.com/cinemaofmeaning Check us out on YouTube: Thomas Flight: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: https://youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Cinema of Meaning: https://www.youtube.com/@cinemaofmeaning Check us out on Nebula: Thomas Flight: https://nebula.tv/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.tv/lsoo Cinema of Meaning: https://nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning Follow us: Cinema of Meaning: https://twitter.com/CinemaofMeaning See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1h 4m

  7. 08/03/2023

    The Oppenheimer Discussion | Cinema of Nuclear Dread #3

    In this special 3-part series titled Cinema of Nuclear Dread, we explore cinema’s relation to the atomic bomb, and all the implications it represents, concluding today with an in-depth discussion of Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer. Join our Discord community: https://www.patreon.com/cinemaofmeaning Check us out on YouTube: Thomas Flight: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: https://youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Cinema of Meaning: https://www.youtube.com/@cinemaofmeaning Check us out on Nebula: Thomas Flight: https://nebula.tv/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.tv/lsoo Cinema of Meaning: https://nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning Follow us: Cinema of Meaning: https://twitter.com/CinemaofMeaning Tom van der Linden https://twitter.com/Tom_LSOO Thomas Flight https://twitter.com/thomasflight For sponsorship or business inquiries: cinemaofmeaning@standard.tv See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1h 23m

  8. 07/27/2023

    Godzilla's Evolving Nuclear Subtext (1954 to 2014) | Cinema of Nuclear Dread #2

    In this special 3-part series titled Cinema of Nuclear Dread, which we are hosting in honor of the release of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, we explore cinema’s relation to the atomic bomb, and all the implications it represents. Continuing today with how the fear of and trauma from the nuclear bomb gave birth to the complicated and continuously evolving movie monster Godzilla. Join our Discord community: https://www.patreon.com/cinemaofmeaning Check us out on YouTube: Thomas Flight: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThomasFlight Like Stories of Old: https://youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld Cinema of Meaning: https://www.youtube.com/@cinemaofmeaning Check us out on Nebula: Thomas Flight: https://nebula.tv/thomasflight Like Stories of Old: https://nebula.tv/lsoo Cinema of Meaning: https://nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning Follow us: Cinema of Meaning: https://twitter.com/CinemaofMeaning See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1h 1m
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Cinema of Meaning is a conversational podcast that seeks to explore the depths of what cinema has to offer. Each week, we discuss an individual film to get a better understanding of its storytelling qualities, to examine its cinematic techniques, and to uncover its deeper meanings. Hosted by video essayists Tom van der Linden from the channel Like Stories of Old and Thomas Flight.

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  • Creator
    Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    79
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden 2022
  • Show Website
    Cinema of Meaning

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