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The Stake Podcast – The Films of Terry Gilliam, Part 2: Brazil

January 19, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

Even for a post-apocalypic dystopia, Gilliam’s most beloved film is pretty damn bleak.

Filed Under: Featured, Stake Podcast Tagged With: Brazil, Dystopial, Jonathan Price, Michael Palin, Monty Python, post-apocalyptic fantasy, Retro Futurism, Robert De Niro, Sci-Fi, Terry Gilliam

The Stake Podcast - The Films of Terry Gilliam, Part 1: Twelve Monkeys

January 12, 2025 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

The visual imagination of Terry Gilliam is under the microscope in January.

Filed Under: Featured, Movies, Stake Podcast Tagged With: Brad Pitt, Brazil, Bruce Willis, Madeline Stowe, Monty Python, post-apocalyptic fantasy, Sci-Fi, Terry Gilliam, Time Travel

Terry Gilliam’s New Dystopian Movie

September 6, 2025 by Andrew DeYoung Leave a Comment

Terry Gilliam has directed a follow-up to his 1985 dystopian film Brazil.

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: Brazil, Christoph Waltz, Terry Gilliam, The Zero Theorem

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