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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.

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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

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For this edition of Saturday Anime Night, first up is Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985), the sequel to Mobile Suit Gundam (1979), and the series that made Gundam into a national phenomenon. Expect a whole lot of robots fighting each other and war melodrama resulting thereof, as a task force assigned to clean up the remnants of an evil empire turns evil itself. Still considered one of the best Gundam series of them all. Episodes 1 through 6 tonight.

After that is Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure (1976), a surrealist feature from renowned auteur animator Richard Willians, the guy best-known for The Thief and the Cobbler (1992). This was the only feature-length work completed and released during Wiliams’ lifetime in a form that he intended. Accordingly, it has seen a resurgence in popularity in recent years, owing to its bizarre, yet fluid animation, structured around a threadbare plot that sees the eponymous living dolls rescuing a kidnapped toy from a pirate captain. Great reviews for this, so let’s check it out.

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Letterboxd:

• Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: https://letterboxd.com/film/mobile-suit-zeta-gundam/
• Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure: https://letterboxd.com/film/kpop-demon-hunters/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0159186/parentalguide/
• Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/244071

CWs for Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam:

• Sexual innuendos.
• Objectification of female characters.
• Explosions.
• Nudity.
• Death of child.
• Death of parents.
• Deaths by crushing.
• Blood and gore.
• Profanity.
• Smoking.
• Alcohol.

CWs for Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure:

• Drug addiction.
• Unstable reality.
• Hallucinations.
• Bullying.
• Destruction of child’s toy.
• Kidnapping.
• Clowns.
• Eating disorder.

Links to movies:

• Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam ep. 1: https://tankie.tube/w/j3X6c4ufFEHjfth8TGhrFY
• Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam ep. 2: https://tankie.tube/w/rKZLB76j91dNXmmAwpdpum
• Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam ep. 3: https://tankie.tube/w/iDVVWXojoCixpg7r7vZYYt
• Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam ep. 4: https://tankie.tube/w/3J1aCdpHejb9CHHudQWTGN
• Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam ep. 5: https://tankie.tube/w/p9s7Pb6WUkSsC7f8NR8jqd
• Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam ep. 6: https://tankie.tube/w/rXMxFiiX8ZwUSJstwZ5zam
• Raggedy Ann and Andy: A Musical Adventure: https://tankie.tube/w/jZYQZcdgFYeyz4c5vfFfaj

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For this Friday Movie Night, first up is Aquarius (2016), a Brazilian drama about a sixty-something woman who becomes the last bastion in an old apartment building targeted for demolition by some ruthless landlords. She does everything in her power to maintain her tenants’ rights and derail the development plans as moneyed interests try just as hard to force her out. This is considered one of the best Brazilian films of the 2010s, and arguably the magnum opus of director Kleber Mendonca Filho. We previously watched his anti-Anglo acid-western Bacurau (2019).

After that is Living in Oblivion (1995), a wacky movie-marking comedy about a beleaguered indie director (Steve Buscemi) desperately trying to keep his production from going off the rails, in the face of about a million different obstacles, including prima donnas, bad food, insufferable crew members, and more. This is the best-known and best-regarded work of director Tom DiCillo. Great reviews for this, so let’s check it out.

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Letterboxd:

• Aquarius: https://letterboxd.com/film/aquarius/
• Living in Oblivion: https://letterboxd.com/film/living-in-oblivion/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Aquarius: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5221584/parentalguide/
• Living in Oblivion: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113677/parentalguide/

CWs for Aquarius:

• Nudity.
• Sex
• Profanity.
• Smoking.
• Drug use.

CWs for Living in Oblivion:

• Nudity.
• Sex.
• Fistfighting.
• Mention of sexual assault. Not depicted.
• Profanity.
• Smoking.
• Alcohol.
• Vomiting.
• Anxiety attacks.
• Meltdown.

Links to movies:

• Aquarius: https://tankie.tube/w/aHjzVrrCi1nXqzYeCqHBm8
• Living in Oblivion: https://tankie.tube/w/hk1btHLKUyMGpU5tTdybcf

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For this Special Thursday Cinema Night, first up is Nostalgia (1983), a Soviet/Italian psychological drama from one of the USSR’s most renowned filmmakers, Andrei Tarkovsky. A Russian poet goes to Italy to research the life of an 18th-century composer, and things get strange and meditative from there, as he meets a man who insists that he knows how to save the world. Journeys into the mind follow, in Tarkovsky’s usual meditative style. This is considered one of the best Soviet films of all time, being currently ranked #173 on the Letterboxd Top 250.

After that is Superman (2025), the newest cape film from DC Studios, and the beginning of a new cinematic universe, this time helmed by Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) director James Gunn. Superman clashes with Lex Luthor once again as his archnemesis (and some superpowered henchmen) tries to orchestrate a war overseas. You know what to expect. A camrip has just appeared, and its quality looks acceptable. Reviews are good and it has a high score on Letterboxd, so let’s give it a whirl.

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Letterboxd:

• Nostalgia: https://letterboxd.com/film/nostalgia-1983/
• Superman: https://letterboxd.com/film/superman-2025/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Nostalgia: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/103970
• Superman: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/1481952

CWs for Nostalgia:

• Domestic violence.
• Drug use.
• Someone is burned alive.
• Mental hospital scene.
• Self-harm.
• Suicide.
• Ableism.
• Sad ending.

CWs for Superman:

• Someone leaves without saying goodbye.
• Child abandonment.
• Gaslighting.
• Cruelty to animals.
• Bullying.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Someone’s mouth is covered.
• Hand damage.
• Dislocations.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Choking.
• Body horror.
• Asphyxiation.
• Unconsciousness.
• Broken bones.
• Tooth damage.
• Torture.
• Death by falling.
• Eye mutilation.
• Infant abduction.
• Death of non-human.
• Death of parent.
• Jump scares.
• Natural bodies of water.
• Vomiting.
• Spitting.
• Audio gore.
• Incarceration.
• Hospital scene.
• Self-harm.
• Unstable reality.
• Meltdown.
• Anxiety attacks.
• Jump scares.
• Crying baby.
• Screaming.
• Profanity.
• Rude gestures.
• Flashing lights.
• Babies.
• Misgendering.
• Hate speech.
• Discussion of existentialism.
• Blood and gore.
• Gun violence.

Links to movies:

• Nostalgia: https://tankie.tube/w/bRDAQN8L48vZdh7dquMWqK
• Superman: https://tankie.tube/w/m5dCi5NhzwZdTQFWrtPgWx

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For this Wednesday Super Slop Night, first up is Kill Boksoon (2023), a Korean action-thriller about a typical middle-class mom, who Is secretly one of the world’s most effective assassins, having achieved a 100% success rate on her targets. Her boss gives her a particularly difficult job that puts her responsibilities at work and home in conflict. Can moms still rock? I guess we’ll find out. It is the best-known work to date of director Byun Sung-hyun, who does not have any other major hits to his name.

After that is Bee Movie (2007), a Dreamworks animation about Jerry Seinfled as a bee who decides to sue humanity to protest the exploitation of his species. You may better know this film as the sources of many ironic memes, playing on the absurdity of the film’s existence, in which it represents a whole category of pop-cultural detritus. Let’s check it out. Directors Simon J. Smith and Steve Hickner also helmed The Prince of Egypt (1998) and, uhh, Penguins of Madagascar (2014).

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Letterboxd:

• Kill Boksoon: https://letterboxd.com/film/kill-boksoon/
• Bee Movie: https://letterboxd.com/film/bee-movie/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Kill Boksoon: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/996687
• Bee Movie: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/8860

CWs for Kill Boksoon:

• Domestic violence.
• Abused becomes the abuser.
• Child abuse.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Cutting of flesh.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Achilles tendon injury.
• Hanging.
• Finger mutilation.
• Death by falling.
• Eye mutilation.
• Blood and gore.
• Death of parent.
• Razors.
• Mannequins.
• Spitting.
• Audio gore.
• Anxiety attacks.
• Shaky cam.
• Profanity.
• Nudity.
• Sex.
• Gun violence.

CWs for Bee Movie:

• Gaslighting.
• Alcohol abuse.
• Deaths of animals.
• Animal abuse.
• Animal corpses.
• Sad animal.
• Spiders.
• Bugs.
• Someone is drugged.
• Someone is burned alive.
• Amputation.
• Squashed head.
• Unconsciousness.
• Torture.
• Stabbing.
• Kidnapping.
• Cheating.
• Spitting.
• Needles.
• Hospital scenes.
• Self-harm.
• Meltdown.
• Suicidal ideation.
• Claustrophobia.
• Screaming.
• “Man in dress” jokes.
• Misgendering.
• Fat jokes.
• Hate speech.
• Age-gap romance.
• Bestiality. Bee-human romance.
• Incest. All bees have the same mom.
• Plane crash.
• Someone is hit by a car.

Links to movies:

• Kill Boksoon: https://tankie.tube/w/h5ka1A48vfo95FtkoZQAuV
• Bee Movie: https://tankie.tube/w/bKZGrVh2KEHyx8oGjHHBCj

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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 Le Deuxieme Souffle (“Second Breath”), a crime thriller from renowned French auteur Jean-Pierre Melville, the guy behind Le Cercle Rouge (1970) and Army of Shadows (1969), both of which we previously watched. A gangster breaks out of prison and goes to Paris to join his buds and continue his gang stuff. He wants to leave the country, but he needs some money, and so, he finds himself roped into one last job. Uh-oh, a police inspector is on his tail. Will he get away? I guess we’ll find out. This is considered one of Melville’s best films, and one of the highlights of French New Wave cinema.

After that is Best in Show (2000), a mockumentary comedy directed by Christopher Guest, the writer of this This Is Spinal Tap (1984), to which this movie bears many similarities. Unlike its predecessor, though, this one focuses on the wacky world of dog shows. A lot of crude and slapstick antics ensue as the film showcases each of the competition’s canine contestants, along with their eccentric owners. Great reviews for this one, so let’s check it out.

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Letterboxd:

• Le Deuxieme Souffle: https://letterboxd.com/film/le-deuxieme-souffle/
• Best in Show: https://letterboxd.com/film/best-in-show/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Le Deuxieme Souffle: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060305/parentalguide/
• Best in Show: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/8894

CWs for Le Deuxieme Souffle:

• Nudity.
• Gun violence.
• Blood and gore.
• Death by falling.
• Beatings.
• Police brutality.
• Profanity.
• Smoking.
• Alcohol.

CWs for Best in Show:

• Animal abandonment.
• Abusive parents.
• Domestic violence.
• Child abuse
• Sexual assault: a man kisses a woman without her consent.
• Shaving.
• Cheating.
• Meltdown.
• Anxiety attacks.
• Suicide.
• Screaming.
• Misgendering.
• Misrepresentation of minority.
• Hate speech.
• Age-gap romance.
• Objectification of female characters.

Links to movies:

• Le Deuxieme Souffle: https://tankie.tube/w/2qSxvA32D9eVC2LaYAayHG
• Best in Show: https://tankie.tube/w/kRhuJKVBheY1pNu5RPesCS

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For this edition of Saturday Anime Night, we are finishing the classic Gainax series Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990), covering the final episodes, 37 through 39. Join a rag-tag group of unlikely heroes on a steampunk adventure to find and save the lost city of Atlantis from an diabolical organization determined to rule the world. Stargate (1994) and Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) pretty much ripped this series off. Oh yeah, and did I mention that Hayao Miyazaki wrote it, and Hideaki Anno was involved, too?

After that is Nadia: The Secret of the Blue Water: The Motion Picture (1991), the theatrical follow-up to the TV series, with neither Hideaki Anno nor Hayao Miyazaki being involved. Is it good anyway? I guess we’ll find out.

Last is KPop Demon Hunters (2011), an English-language CG-animated action feature about a trio of K-pop idols who take up demon hunting to protect their fans. They have to protect their secret identities while also fulfilling their obligations as world-travelling musical superstars. Chicks are gonna rock. Director Chris Appelhans previously did the Aladdin ripoff Wish Dragon (2021), which we have not watched. Good reviews for this, so let’s give it a shot.

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Letterboxd:

• Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water: https://letterboxd.com/film/nadia-the-secret-of-blue-water/
• Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water: The Motion Picture: https://letterboxd.com/film/nadia-the-secret-of-blue-water-the-motion-picture/releases/
• KPop Demon Hunters: https://letterboxd.com/film/kpop-demon-hunters/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096591/parentalguide/
• KPop Demon Hunters: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/1520470

CWs for Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water:

• Voyeurism.
• Objectification of female characters.
• Nudity.
• Sexualization of minor.
• Bath scenes.
• Gun violence.
• Child abuse.
• Child endangerment.
• Explosions.
• Cruelty to animals.
• Electrocution.
• Rude gestures.
• Plane crash.
• Animal corpses.
• Suffocation.
• Nuclear explosion.
• Blood and gore.
• Alcohol.
• Smoking.

CWs for KPop Demon Hunters:

• Someone leaves without saying goodbye.
• Woman brutalized for spectacle.
• Stabbing.
• Suicide.
• Death of parent.
• Death of non-human.
• Shower scene.
• Mannequins.
• Suicide attempt.
• Meltdown.
• Anxiety attacks.
• Body dysphoria.
• Jump scares.
• Screaming.
• Age gap.
• Discussion of religion.
• Demons.
• Discussion of existentialism.
• Plane crash.

Links to movies:

• Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water ep. 37: https://tankie.tube/w/1DESLE5cNDdyQvEXBkMDw3
• Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water ep. 38: https://tankie.tube/w/1188YMew1f3qTLVcnNYGAp
• Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water ep. 39: https://tankie.tube/w/55TE7dUd6TZpsDn55oiAZH
• Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water: The Motion Picture: https://tankie.tube/w/6L6Nr5ggM1jdmUJJVic3Qu
• KPop Demon Hunters: https://tankie.tube/w/uYFMoMCh4eZiXoBcXLMzii

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For this Friday Movie Night, first up is A City of Sadness (1989), a Taiwanese drama following the saga of a family embroiled in Kuomintang’s White Terror in Taiwan in the late 1940s, amidst the Communist victory on the mainland. The story stretches across a few decades as the fash splinter them apart for their suspected treachery. Director is Hou Hsiao-hsien, who is otherwise best-known for the coming-of-age drama The Time to Live and the Time to Die (1985), which we have not yet watched. This is considered one of the best Taiwanese films of all time, so let’s check it out.

After that is Sexy Beast (2000), a British comedy about a gangster (Ray Winstone) who has retired to Spain, only for another gangster (played by Ben Kingsley) to show up at his doorstep and pressure him to come back to London for another big score. Hilarity ensues as Kingsley’s character causes havoc with his violent and temperamental personality. Director is Jonathan Glazer, the guy behind The Zone of Interest (2023) and Under the Skin (2013), both of which we previously watched, and with which this film has little in common, other than being well-reviewed.

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Letterboxd:

• A City of Sadness: https://letterboxd.com/film/a-city-of-sadness/
• Sexy Beast: https://letterboxd.com/film/sexy-beast/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• A City of Sadness: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096908/parentalguide/
• Sexy Beast: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/14305

CWs for A City of Sadness:

• References to sex.
• Fascism.
• Blood and gore.
• Beatings.
• Gun violence.
• Profanity.
• Smoking.
• Alcohol.
• Dead bodies.
• Warfare.
• Suicidal ideation.
• Sad ending.

CWs for Sexy Beast:

• Cutting of flesh.
• Blood and gore.
• Beatings.
• Profanity.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Squashed head.
• Shower scene.
• Violent mentally-ill person.
• Claustrophobia.
• Shaky cam.
• Fat jokes.
• Sex.
• Honking horns.
• Screeching tires.
• Gun violence.

Links to movies:

• A City of Sadness: https://tankie.tube/w/mQCgm13vyXMKYFWSL4brKN
• Sexy Beast: https://tankie.tube/w/1FVb1jf5BE3zHuaaDafJu6

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For this Special Thursday Cinema Night, first up is Christiane F. (1981), a German teen drama about a teenage girl who starts clubbing in Berlin in the 70s, and begins a romance with a handsome, charming guy. That would all be fine and good, except that she also gets into heroin on the side. I’m sure this will go well. Apparently, this movie is one of the most commonly-shown films in German schools, which makes me curious. Generally compared to stuff like Trainspotting (1996) and Requiem for a Dream (2000). This is the best-known and best-regarded work of director Uli Edel.

After that is Four Lions (2010), a British satirical comedy about a quartet of jihadists who plot an attack against the West, only to be pulled apart by their conflicting ideologies, particularly in the conflict between their fundamentalist understanding of Islam and their consumerist mindset toward Western pop culture. Apparently right-wingers didn’t like this film because it “glorifies terrorists”, which is a better endorsement than the reviews, which are great. This is the only notable feature film to date of director Chris Morris, who has otherwise been active in TV and radio.

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Letterboxd:

• Christiane F.: https://letterboxd.com/film/drunken-angel/
• Four Lions: https://letterboxd.com/film/four-lions/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Christiane F.: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/31357
• Four Lions: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/991876

CWs for Christiane F.:

• Animal abandonment.
• Drug use.
• Drug addiction.
• Prostitution.
• Sexualization of minor.
• Pedophilia. Not really shown, but the implications are clear.
• Child abuse.
• Needles.
• Alcoholism.
• Someone is drugged.
• Cutting of flesh.
• Blood and gore.
• Hand damage.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Body horror.
• Unconsciousness.
• Seizure.
• Death of child.
• Drug overdose.
• Cheating.
• Bath scene.
• Razors.
• Vomiting.
• Audio gore.
• Mental illness.
• Self-harm.
• Dissociation.
• Meltdown.
• Misophonia.
• Anxiety attacks.
• Shaky cam.
• Screaming.
• Profanity.
• Flashing lights.
• Homophobic slurs.
• Age gap.
• Nudity.
• Objectification of female characters.
• Loss of virginity.
• BDSM.
• Homelessness.
• Sad ending.

CWs for Four Lions:

• Gaslighting.
• Deaths of animals.
• Cruelty to animals.
• Animal corpses.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Clowns.
• Depiction of 9/11.
• Hospital scene.
• Suicide attempt.
• Suicide.
• Ableism.
• Antisemitism.
• Blood and gore.
• Gun violence.
• Police brutality.
• Sad ending.

Links to movies:

• Christiane F: https://tankie.tube/w/aec3nQ4XGtfdq5JEAhQ1b1
• Four Lions: https://tankie.tube/w/15Q8ZifGRV5aw9qvD3Rk3n

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For this Wednesday Super Slop Night, first up is 13 Assassins (2010), an Edo-period samurai action film from the master of gore himself, Takashi Miike, whose Ichi the Killer (2001) and The Happiness of the Katakuris (2005) we have previous watched. It is a remake the 1963 film of the same name, which we have not watched, and unlike most remakes, the reviews are better than those of the original. In 1844, a bunch of samurai decide to band together to kill an evil lord who has his eye on the shogun’s position; dudes will to have to rock to keep him from attaining even more power. A whole lot of stabbing and bloodshed ensue. Great reviews for this, so let’s give it a whirl.

After that is Freaky Friday (2003), a remake of the 1976 Disney family comedy of the same name. Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan star as a mom and daughter who wake up one morning to find themselves inhabiting each other’s bodies. Hilarity ensues as they try to fill each other’s roles, and each gains a deeper understanding of the other’s struggles. Director Mark Waters is best-known for Mean Girls (2004), though this film is well-regarded, too. This movie is really popular on Letterboxd.

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Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• 13 Assassins: https://letterboxd.com/film/13-assassins/
• Freaky Friday: https://letterboxd.com/film/freaky-friday-2003/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• 13 Assassins: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/90540
• Freaky Friday: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/22693

CWs for 13 Assassins:

• Blood and gore.
• Cutting of flesh.
• Decapitation.
• Disembowelment.
• Amputation.
• Stabbing.
• Suicide.
• Implied sexual assault. Not shown.
• Nudity.
• Shaky cam.
• Death of child.

CWs for Freaky Friday:

• Stalking.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Sexual assault: a man kisses a girl forcefully while she is in another woman’s body.
• Someone’s mouth is covered.
• Shaving.
• Haircut.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Death of parent.
• Kidnapping.
• Cheating.
• Natural bodies of water.
• Possession.
• Mannequins.
• Mental illness.
• Anxiety attacks.
• Suicidal ideation.
• Body dysmorphia.
• Claustrophobia.
• Jump scares.
• Shaky cam.
• Screaming.
• Ableism.
• Ethnic stereotypes.
• Dementia.
• Honking horns.
• Screeching tires.

Links to movies:

• 13 Assassins: https://tankie.tube/w/jZabB3JgVeiZ9XqU3q9S2P
• Freaky Friday: https://tankie.tube/w/hc13oFyrHgbyDdVJy9LFkW

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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 State of Siege (1972), a French-language thriller from renowned Greek auteur Costa-Gavras about the US-backed regime in Uruguay’s fashy crackdown on the communist guerrilla rebels. The insurgents capture a Usian torture specialist and give him some of his own medicine, their interrogation forming the frame by which they recount the history of the struggle against the Uruguayan regime. We previously watched Gavras’ similar Z (1969), which centered on Greek fascism. This is considered one of his best films, so let’s check it out.

After that is Local Hero (1983), a British satirical comedy about an American businessman (Burt Lancaster) sent by an oil billionaire to buy up a refinery in a remote Scottish village. He finds it full of strange characters who will not let him negotiate the terms how he wants, and seem interested in almost anything else. Hilarity ensues. Oh yeah, and a young Peter Capaldi is there too. Director is Bill Forsyth, who is otherwise best-known for the similarly offbeat Housekeeping (1987), which we have not yet watched. Great reviews for this one.

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

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

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• State of Siege: https://letterboxd.com/film/state-of-siege/
• Local Hero: https://letterboxd.com/film/local-hero/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• State of Siege: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070959/parentalguide/
• Local Hero: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085859/parentalguide/

CWs for State of Siege:

• Nudity.
• Gun violence.
• Torture.
• Alcohol.
• Smoking.
• Genital trauma.
• Fascism.

CWs for Local Hero:

• Implied sex.
• Kissing.
• Profanity.
• Alcohol
• Smoking.

Links to movies:

• State of Siege: https://tankie.tube/w/pkwx3Vy94WZFULLAQboQLn
• Local Hero: https://tankie.tube/w/d7DFKbir8374f1gByDGqYE