1952 - Confronting Death IN 3-D!

1952 - Confronting Death IN 3-D!

From One Week, One Year by Cris Elie and Glen Covell

June 8, 2026 · 2h 31m

About this episode

This episode discusses the 1950s 3-D film boom and various films from that era.

Film explodes off the screen in a whole new dimension! This episode we discuss the beginning of the 1950s 3-D boom, Oscar winning anti-war experimental film, cold war paranoia cartoons, the widest of widescreen, iconic old west showdowns, DeMille circus propaganda, and meditations on mortality from Chaplin and Kurosawa! You can watch along with our video version of the episode here on Youtube! [https://www.youtube.com/@oneweekoneyear] You can check out our social media crap here: http://linktr.ee/1w1y And you can watch and form your own opinions from our 1952 Films Discussed playlist right here! [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjWmIpd1WtoJHqn7J9fm2JNSviBC5jjd&si=axO6Lrycj_wV_TgE] Norman McLaren sound on film video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0vgZv_JWfM] 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:34 - The News of the Year! 00:07:05 - Duck and Cover 00:16:40 - Neighbours 00:32:36 - High Noon 00:52:31 - Limelight 01:05:26 - Ikiru 01:32:13 - The Greatest Show on Earth 01:53:34 - Bwana Devil 02:09:31 - This is Cinerama 02:27:12 - Favorites and Outro See you next year!

People in this episode

Hosts: Cris Elie, Glen Covell

Topics covered

  • 3-D films
  • 1950s cinema
  • cold war cartoons
  • Oscar winning films
  • meditations on mortality
  • widescreen films

Keywords

  • 3-D boom
  • 1952 films
  • cold war paranoia
  • experimental film
  • film history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Youtube

Books & works: Duck and Cover, Neighbours, High Noon, Limelight, Ikiru, The Greatest Show on Earth, Bwana Devil, This is Cinerama

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