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I was absent the last two nights, but things are back to normal now; I will be there tonight. For this Sunday Kino Night, first up is I Vitelloni (1953), a comedic farce from one of the most renowned directors of all time, Federico Fellini, whose Amarcord (1973) we previously watched. The title translates to “Slackers” or “Layabouts”, since it centers around five young men in a small Italian village who want to do anything but put their nose to the grindstone as they get up to various mischievous schemes, including philandering, practical jokes, and childish games. This is considered one of Fellini’s best, and one of the best Italian films of the 1950s, so let’s give it a whirl.

After that is Tombstone (1993), a western recounting the events of the 1881 shootout at the OK Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. Kurt Russell stars as Wyatt Earp, alongside Val Kilmer, Sam Elliott, and Bill Paxton, as they proceed to bring down the arm of the law on a band of bad guys haunting the town. Dudes are gonna rock. Director is George P. Cosmatos, the guy behind, uhh, Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) and Cobra (1986). This is by far his best-regarded film, and was a box-office hit.

BONUS: Comrade @[email protected] will be showing Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal (1957) after the two films above. A knight plays chess with Death. It’s considered one of the all-time classics of cinema.

We’ll start at 8PM EST on Blorptube, right here:

https://blorp.bot.nu/o/visual_cuisine

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• I Vitelloni: https://letterboxd.com/film/i-vitelloni/
• Tombstone: https://letterboxd.com/film/tombstone/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• I Vitelloni: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046521/parentalguide/
• Tombstone: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/12947

CWs for I Vitelloni:

• Kissing.
• Implied sex.
• Sexual harassment.
• Objectification of female characters.
• Homophobia.
• Slapping.
• Alcohol.
• Smoking.

CWs for Tombstone:

• Sexual assault: at the beginning of the movie, a woman is dragged off by some bad guys, apparently to be r*ped, though the act is not shown.
• Gun violence.
• Blood and gore.
• Terminal illness.
• Drug use.
• Drug addiction.
• Alcoholism.
• Cutting of flesh.
• Shaving.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Amputation.
• Hanging.
• Broken bones.
• Torture.
• Stabbing.
• Death of family member.
• Cheating.
• Natural bodies of water.
• Spitting.
• Capaganda.
• Incarceration.
• Hospital scene.
• Jump scares.
• Crying baby.
• Screaming.
• Profanity.
• Incest.
• Sex.

Links to movies:

• I Vitelloni: https://tankie.tube/w/hZ3NjVpTa7V1NgcT3WLAYG
• Tombstone: https://tankie.tube/w/fuHnS8Ac3yrWwkRkXfR8gV