Episode 3: Emperor of the North (Aldrich) / Dillinger (Milius)

from The Power of '73 Compels Us!: A Year in Film Pod · host cinephile24

This month, Katie & Bri take a look at two mythic & manly 1973 films set in the 1930s. First up is Robert Aldrich's purely symbolic Emperor of the North, followed by John "I Love Guns" Milius' Dillinger. Sources & Clips:Aldrich, Robert. "I CAN'T GET JIMMY CARTER TO SEE MY MOVIE!". Film Comment. Vol. 13, no. 2, Mar/Apr 1977, pp. 46–52.Kirby, Lynn. Parallel Tracks: The Railroad and Silent Cinema. Duke University Press, 1997.Plume, Ken . "Interview with John Milius". IGN.Thompson, Richard, “Stoked" (Interview with John Milius), Film Comment 12, no. 4 (1976): 10–21.Home - Age of Steam Roundhouse MuseumEverything You Thought You Knew About ‘Hobo Code’ Is Wrong - Atlas Obscura⁠⁠Emperor of the North, Roger Ebert Review:

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