Panos Cosmatos

The writer/director of Mandy joins us to talk about his favorite futuristic fascist police state movies, and changes the way we think about strawberries.

Show Notes:

Movies Referenced In This Episode

Mandy (2018)
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
Matinee (1993)
Cobra (1986)
Z.P.G. (1972)
The Purge (2013)
The Purge II: Anarchy (2014)
Children of Men (2006)
The Hunger Games (2012)
Battle Royale (2000)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)
Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes (1972)
Escape From The Planet Of The Apes (1971)
Beyond The Black Rainbow (2010)
Planet Of The Apes (1968)
Die Hard (1988)
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)
Soylent Green (1973)
Shadow On The Land (1968) TV movie
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)
Ulysses (1954)
The Omega Man (1971)
Woodstock (1970)
The Parallax View (1974)
THX 1138 (1971)
Star Wars (1977)
American Graffiti (1973)
Radioland Murders (1994)
Gremlins (1984)
Rollerball (1975)
Death Race 2000 (1975)
Rock ‘n’ Roll High School (1979)
Network (1976)
Sorry To Bother You (2018)
BlacKkKlansman (2018)
Escape From New York (1981)
Escape From LA (1996)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom (1984)
They Live (1988)
Blade Runner (1982)
Death Wish (1974)
Elysium (2013)
District 9 (2009)
Minority Report (2002)
Enemy of the State (1998)
Brazil (1985)
Total Recall (1990)
Starship Troopers (1997)
Blow-up (1966)

Other Notable Items

ZPG’s new Blu-ray release
The cool architecture of old-school Century City, a location for Die Hard, Lethal Weapon 2 and Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Star Trek episode, “The Cloud Minders”
Dana Gould’s podcast episode
The complicated politics of Charlton Heston
The THX-1138 special edition vs. Star Wars special editions
Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas book

This list is also available on Letterboxd.