Full Metal Jacket - with Sarah Ditum

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Summary <p>Near the top of any list of war films, <em>Full Metal Jacket </em>was Stanley Kubrick&#39;s bleak take on Vietnam. It gave us cinema&#39;s greatest drill sergeant, a script full of unforgettable lines, and an Asian country as it could only look if it had been filmed in an East London gasworks. </p><br><p>Joining us is Sarah Ditum, who&#39;s been fascinated by the film since growing up near a military base where all the dads loved the movie. Her book <em>Toxic: Women, Fame and The Noughties </em>is about misogyny in culture. Will this film&#39;s female characters offer a chance to discuss this subject? Her conclusions may surprise you.</p><br><p>Next week, Definitely Not Vietnam Month kicks off with <em>MASH</em>.</p><h3>Drop us a line! Send comments and suggestions to <a href="mailto:warmovietheatre@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">warmovietheatre@gmail.com</a>.</h3><h3><br></h3><h3>Would you like to know more? See the list of films we'd like to do? Buy merch? Visit our website: <a href="https://warmovietheatre.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://warmovietheatre.com</a></h3><p><br></p><h3>Visit us at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WarMovieTheatre/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">facebook.com/WarMovieTheatre</a> or on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/warmovietheatre.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bluesky</a> and <a href="https://x.com/warmovietheatre" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a> or <a href="https://warmovietheatre.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">at our website</a>.</h3><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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