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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 Late Autumn, a Japanese drama from the master himself, Yasujiro Ozu, which once again centers on a man played by Chishu Ryu trying to marry off his daughter, who is, once again, played by Setsuko Hara. Will she find true happiness and get away from her controlling family? I guess we’ll find out. Yes, Ozu did pretty much the same plot with the same actors about twelve times, even with similar titles (don’t confuse this with Late Spring [1949] or Early Summer [1951], both of which we previously watched), but hey, don’t mess with success. Considered one of his best films, and one of the greatest Japanese films of all time. It’s in color this time, though. Expect Chishu Ryu to go “mmmm” a lot.

After that is In the Loop (2009), a British satirical political comedy Director is Armando Ianucci, who is otherwise best-known for The Death of Stalin (2017). It is film adaptation of Ianucci’s TV series The Thick of It, but set in a different continuity, and requires no familiarity with the source material. The British Prime Minister’s spin doctor (Peter Capaldi), acting on behalf of the powers-that-be, seeks to rig a UN vote to start a war in the Middle East; an American general (James Gandolfini) and the British Secretary of State seek to stop him. But uh-oh, the Secretary ends up supporting the war on TV and wins a bunch of friends in Washington. Will he be able to use this influence to stop the war, or help it happen?

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Letterboxd:

• Late Autumn: https://letterboxd.com/film/late-autumn/
• In the Loop: https://letterboxd.com/film/in-the-loop/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Late Autumn: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053579/parentalguide/
• In the Loop: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/18031

CWs for Late Autumn:

• Smoking.
• Alcohol.
• Arranged marriage.
• Misogyny.
• Patriarchy.

CWs for In the Loop:

• Implied sex.
• References to sex.
• Profanity.
• Blood.
• Alcohol.
• Smoking.
• Threats of violence.
• Shaky cam.
• Fat jokes.

Links to movies:

• Late Autumn: https://tankie.tube/w/noWbaxPvddohT3X2NAfNBQ
• In the Loop: https://tankie.tube/w/xso4q7zqxLASWpy4G28Pzf

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For this edition of Saturday Anime Night, we will be setting Nadia aside, as I will be absent again, as yesterday. Things should be back to normal tomorrow. So, here’s a double-feature to make up for it, with two of the most popular and acclaimed anime films of all time, both from the master himself, Hayao Miyazaki: Princess Mononoke (1997) and Castle in the Sky (1986), neither of which have ever been shown the ‘tube. Mononoke has a bunch of nature gods and pretty scenery and evil goop threatening animals. Castle in the Sky has a bunch of flying machines and steampunk and air pirates and glowing crystals. The two halves of Miyazaki, both represented. Someone please queue up the movies when the time comes; the links are at the bottom of this post.

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Letterboxd:

• Princess Mononoke: https://letterboxd.com/film/princess-mononoke/
• Castle in the Sky: https://letterboxd.com/film/castle-in-the-sky/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Princess Mononoke: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/10948
• Castle in the Sky: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/30139

CWs for Princess Mononoke:

• Death of dog.
• Child abandonment.
• Deaths of animals.
• Cruelty to animals.
• Sad animals.
• Animal corpses.
• Blood and gore.
• Body horror.
• Spiders.
• Bugs.
• Stabbing.
• Gun violence.
• Someone is held underwater.
• Hand damage.
• Decapitation.
• Death by crushing.
• Amputation.
• Squashed head.
• Unconsciousness.
• Broken bones.
• Death by falling.
• Eye mutilation.
• Suicide.
• Death of parent.
• Natural bodies of water.
• Demonic possession.
• Trypophobia.
• Someone is eaten alive.
• Spitting.
• Audio gore.
• Misophonia.
• Body dysmorphia.
• Underwater scenes.
• Sudden loud noises.
• Screaming.
• Someone is watched without their knowledge.
• Hate speech.
• Discussion of religion.
• Demons.
• Terminal illness.
• Chronic illness.
• Homelessness.
• Discussion of existentialism.
• Drowning.

CWs for Castle in the Sky:

• Child abuse.
• Bugs.
• Grown men pursue an underage girl.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Unconsciousness.
• Someone falls to their death.
• Death of non-human.
• Death of parent.
• Kidnapping.
• Natural bodies of water.
• Incarceration.
• Misophonia.
• Claustrophobia.
• Car crash.
• Plane crash.
• Blood and gore.
• Nuclear explosion.
• Gun violence.

Links to movies:

• Princess Mononoke: https://tankie.tube/w/ro5gRTzhHWXNuVHdaqsunB
• Castle in the Sky: https://tankie.tube/w/enRYe5EhuKyXxL2UHr5rK5

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For this Friday Movie Night, it’s the entire Shrek series. Yes, all four movies, in a row, in one night. Watch the whole comic saga of an ogre who falls in love with a princess in a fairy-tale kingdom. You know the drill. Oddly, we have watched the first and fourth films before, but the second and third are new to the ‘tube. I will be absent tonight, so somebody please queue up the movies when the time comes. The links are at the bottom of this post.

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Letterboxd:

• Shrek: https://letterboxd.com/film/shrek/
• Shrek 2: https://letterboxd.com/film/shrek-2/
• Shrek the Third: https://letterboxd.com/film/shrek-the-third/
• Shrek Forever After: https://letterboxd.com/film/shrek-forever-after/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Shrek: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/11239
• Shrek 2: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/21301
• Shrek the Third: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/11242
• Shrek Forever After: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/29281

CWs for the Shrek series:

• Someone leaves without saying goodbye.
• Child abandonment.
• Abusive parents.
• Abused person forgives their abuser.
• Child abuse.
• Abandoned animal.
• Death of animal.
• Cruelty to animals.
• Domestic violence.
• Spiders
• Snakes.
• Bugs.
• Someone is held underwater.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Sexual assault: creepy man kisses princess without her consent.
• Someone’s mouth is covered.
• Amputation.
• Genital trauma.
• Torture.
• Stabbing.
• Kidnapping.
• Shower scene.
• Natural bodies of water.
• Farting.
• Someone is eaten alive.
• Spitting.
• Incarceration.
• Body dysphoria.
• Sudden loud noises.
• Screaming.
• Profanity.
• Someone is watched without their knowledge.
• Broken fourth wall.
• Babies.
• “Man in dress” jokes.
• Fat jokes.
• Hate speech.
• Nudity.
• Homelessness.

Links to movies:

• Shrek: https://tankie.tube/w/2vKLopzFAHpQjNLPy5reZ5
• Shrek 2: https://tankie.tube/w/epcAW5CWJuf9RqRBVhZPQH
• Shrek the Third: https://tankie.tube/w/k9RXSWUNYyMj9Y9z6dqPLX
• Shrek Forever After: https://tankie.tube/w/utaBw1jK1MkA9Lw2AL9igJ

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For this Special Thursday Cinema Night, first up is Close-Up (1990). It is a sort-of-crime-drama-quasi-documentary thing about a man arrested for impersonating a filmmaker, with the twist that not only is the film based on a true story, but all of the people involved in the case play themselves. A whole lot of meta-commentary on filmmaking and fourth-wall shenanigans follow from there. Director is renowned auteur Abbas Kiarostami, whose Where Is The Friend’s House? (1987) we previously watched. This is widely considered one of the best films of the 1990s; it is currently ranked #47 on Letterboxd’s Top 250 films of all time.

After that is The Fisher King (1991), a buddy comedy from Monty Python alumnus Terry Gilliam, director of Brazil (1985), which we previously watched. A radio shock jock (Jeff Bridges) feels guilty after his jokes cause someone to go on a real-life murder spree, falling into a spiral of depression, until he meets an eccentric homeless man (Robin Williams) who inspires him with his strange mannerisms and quick wit to go on a quest for the Holy Grail. Who knew Arthurian made such good therapy? Dudes are gonna rock.

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Letterboxd:

• Close-Up: https://letterboxd.com/film/close-up/
• The Fisher King: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-fisher-king/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Close-Up: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100234/parentalguide/
• The Fisher King: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/236750

CWs for Close-Up:

• Yelling.
• Profanity.
• Smoking.
• Home invasion.

CWs for The Fisher King:

• Stalking.
• Alcohol abuse.
• Spitting.
• Hospital scene.
• Anxiety attacks.
• Suicide.
• Homophobic slurs.
• Ableism.
• Fat jokes.
• Blood and gore.
• Gun violence.

Links to movies:

• Close-Up: https://tankie.tube/w/4SvbEmU3gy5h1HdNzCNmz9
• The Fisher King: https://tankie.tube/w/5YJg7aidrXFEyrxmjttpin

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For this Wednesday Super Slop Night, first up is Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar (1999), a live-action adaptation of the famed French comic book series. A pair of superpowered Gauls get into a bunch of comical antics fighting the Romans, who have been unable to conquer the village that the wily protagonists defend. Hilarity ensues. Director is Claude Zini, who has made a whole career out of silly slapstick stuff; this is his best-known film. Its sequel, Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002), is better-regarded, but we should probably see the original film first. Big hit in France at the time.

Next is Last Action Hero (1993), a meta-action film from John McTiernan, the guy behind Predator (1987), Die Hard (1988), and The Hunt for Red October (1990). A boy obsessed with action movies is sucked into a film’s universe, whereupon he becomes the ward of over-the-top badass Jack Slater (Arnold Schwarzenegger). Uh-oh, the bad guy has escaped into the real; time to go get him. This bombed at the time, but has now accrued a cult following.

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Letterboxd:

• Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar: https://letterboxd.com/film/asterix-obelix-take-on-caesar/
• Last Action Hero: https://letterboxd.com/film/last-action-hero/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133385/parentalguide/
• Last Action Hero: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/18250

CWs for Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar:

• Objectification of female characters.
• Slapstick violence.
• Alcohol.
• Fistfighting.
• Torture.
• War scenes.

CWs for Last Action Hero:

• Sexual assault: a bad guy gropes a woman.
• Someone is burned alive.
• Torture.
• Death by falling.
• Death of child.
• Death of parent.
• Kidnapping.
• Copaganda.
• Sex.
• Car crash.
• Blood and gore.
• Gun violence.

Links to movies:

• Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar: https://tankie.tube/w/7C3sbNmySdjsoBzFTjhwPz
• Last Action Hero: https://tankie.tube/w/2UDpdNG3sZn8hwUxS5U4Nf

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For this Sunday Kino Night, first up is Medium Cool (1969), a political thriller about a news reporter (Robert Forster) covering the political violence around the 1968 Democratic National Convention. He finds himself personally involved when he discovers that his network has been feeding the FBI information about the impoverished minority neighborhoods in his reports, feeding the feds his footage to identify political dissidents. Drama ensues as the scoop’s moral dilemma escalates. This is the best-known and best-regarded film of ciematogrphar-turned-director Haskell Wexler; he is a one-hit wonder.

After that is 20th Century Girl (2019), a Korean romance set in 1999, centering on a girl who collects information about her best friend’s crush, only to find that, uh-oh, she’s falling for him too. How will this love triangle be resolved? Will anything get in the way? I guess we’ll find out. This is the only feature film to date from director Bang Woo-ri, and is the most popular Korean film on Letterboxd directed by a woman. Great reviews for this, so let’s give it a whirl.

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Letterboxd:

• Medium Cool: https://letterboxd.com/film/medium-cool/
• 20th Century Girl: https://letterboxd.com/film/20th-century-girl/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Medium Cool: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064652/parentalguide/
• 20th Century Girl: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/949007

CWs for Medium Cool:

• Nudity.
• Sex.
• Beatings.
• Police brutality.
• Racism.
• Profanity.
• Alcohol.
• Smoking.

CWs for 20th Century Girl:

• Kissing.
• Vomiting.
• Hospital scene.
• Shaky cam.
• Blood and gore.
• Sad ending.

Links to movies:

• Medium Cool: https://tankie.tube/w/kJcEVffdZUytK5KUWSCfc4
• 20th Century Girl: https://tankie.tube/w/g5j4jS4wRNzQB8SAjoGgJC

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For this edition of Saturday Anime Night, we are beginning the classic Gainax series Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990), covering episodes 25 through 30. 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 Ruben Brandt, Collector (2018), an English-language Hungarian animated feature about a psychotherapist who recruits his patients for art heists, becoming a wanted fugitive in the process. Can he dodge the cops and make a killing from his thievery? I guess we’ll find out. This is the only feature film to date of director Milorad Krstic. Its most remarked-upon aspect is its Picasso-esque modernist visual style, mixed in with surrealism. Looks pretty neat, and reviews are great, so let’s give it a whirl.

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Letterboxd:

• Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water: https://letterboxd.com/film/nadia-the-secret-of-blue-water/
• Ruben Brandt, Collector: https://letterboxd.com/film/ruben-brandt-collector/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096591/parentalguide/
• Ruben Brandt, Collector: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6241872/parentalguide/

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 Ruben Brandt, Collector:

• Nudity.
• Objectification of female characters.
• Hand trauma.
• Stabbing.
• Biting.
• Fistfighting.
• Cutting of flesh.
• Honking horns.
• Screeching tires.
• Profanity.
• Gun violence.
• Alcohol.
• Smoking
• Mental illness.
• Therapy scenes.
• Nightmare scenes.
• Blood and gore.

Links to movies:

• Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water ep. 25: https://tankie.tube/w/3iuzgmtAQxua2bhWGTeken
• Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water ep. 26: https://tankie.tube/w/pX4pLL47de7CuxFajvGj9F
• Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water ep. 27: https://tankie.tube/w/pe8b7MYiTrQVj8o5QpXoj2
• Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water ep. 28: https://tankie.tube/w/sQ1mzn9QAvQSTdDp61GYGJ
• Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water ep. 29: https://tankie.tube/w/hEb8FNTZrLcHwGPaHsCfxe
• Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water ep. 30: https://tankie.tube/w/1qk59ZuH1cVedQAmmmHH1E
• Ruben Brandt, Collector: https://tankie.tube/w/tAhzR61Rs15VeKr43UNUKc

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For this Friday Movie Night, first up is The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972), a German lesbian romance from one of Germany’s most renowned filmmakers, Rainer Fassbinder. Somehow, we have not watched any of his work until now. It follows a rich, middle-aged, self-absorbed fashion designer (the eponymous Petra von Kant) who becomes infatuated with a much younger would-be model. Drama ensues as their relationship escalates and puts a strain on Petra’s career. Somehow, we have never watched any Fassbinder films until now; this is considered one of his best, so let’s check it out.

After that is How to Train Your Dragon (2025), the new live-action remake of Dreamwork’s 2010 animated feature about a Viking boy from a clan that seeks to exterminate all dragons. Uh-oh, he befriends a baby dragon himself, and has to keep his new interspecies friendship a secret from his disapproving father. Reviews for this assure me that it is better than the live-action Disney remakes. Director is Dean DeBlois, who also helmed the original version, as well as the original Lilo & Stitch (2002). Okay, reviewers, we’ll give this one a chance. A good-quality camrip just appeared, so we will be watching that.

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Letterboxd:

• The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-bitter-tears-of-petra-von-kant/
• How to Train Your Dragon: https://letterboxd.com/film/how-to-train-your-dragon-2025/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/753695
• How to Train Your Dragon: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/10013

CWs for The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant:

• Domestic violence.
• Alcohol abuse.
• Age-gap romance.
• Sex.
• Smoking.
• Objectification of female characters.

CWs for How to Train Your Dragon:

• Someone leaves without saying goodbye.
• Child abandonment.
• Abusive parents.
• Abused person forgives their abuser.
• Child abuse.
• Death of animal.
• Cruelty to animals.
• Animal corpses.
• Sad animals.
• Death of dragon.
• Snakes.
• Someone is held underwater.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Cannibalism.
• Amputation.
• Unconsciousness.
• Broken bones.
• Death of non-human.
• Kidnapping.
• Jump scares.
• Natural bodies of water.
• Trypophobia.
• Vomiting.
• Someone is eaten alive.
• Spitting.
• Incarceration.
• Underwater scenes.
• Sudden loud noises.
• Screaming.
• Someone is watched without their knowledge.
• Fat jokes.
• Discussion of religion.

Links to movies:

• The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant: https://tankie.tube/w/aoVwEcueAWKp2jLbX9tq8j
• How to Train Your Dragon: https://tankie.tube/w/6hnix6GQVQMfPoLuPAfL8b

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For this Special Thursday Cinema Night, first up is East of Eden (1955), an adaptation of John Steinbeck’s classic brooding-youth novel of the same name. A young man (James Dean himself, in his breakout role) in 1910 Calfironia competes with his brother for the love of their father. Drama ensues as he navigates both his family difficulties and a budding romance, all while trying tore-connect with his mother. Director is Elia Kazan, whose A Face in the Crowd (1957) and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) we previously watched. This is considered a classic, so let’s check it out.

After that is Kill (2023), an Indian action-thriller about a guy who boards a train to stop the arranged marriage of the woman he loves. Uh-oh, the train is filled with sadistic bad guys who want to do bad stuff. Time to kick a whole lot of butt. Blood and giblets will be flying everywhere as one dude rocks against an army of knife-wielding maniacs. This is the best-known and best-regarded work to date of director Nikhil Nagesh Bhat, who has not done anything else of note. Great reviews for this, so we’ll give it a whirl.

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Letterboxd:

• East of Eden: https://letterboxd.com/film/east-of-eden/
• Kill: https://letterboxd.com/film/kill-2023-1/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• East of Eden: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/17064
• Kill: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28259207/parentalguide/

CWs for East of Eden:

• Stalking.
• Child abuse.
• Alcohol abuse.
• Shower scene.
• Anxiety attacks.

CWs for Kill:

• References to sex.
• Blood and gore.
• Broken bones.
• Squashed heads.
• Beatings.
• Fistfighting.
• Stabbing.
• Cutting of flesh.
• Someone’s hair is lit on fire.
• Gun violence.
• Impalement.
• Decapitation.
• Throat mutilation.
• Broken neck.
• Profanity.
• Drugs.
• Smoking.
• Alcohol.
• Child endangerment.
• Violence against women.

Links to movies:

• East of Eden: https://tankie.tube/w/jA4LVPkbsRXd92dZCbha4Y
• Kill: https://tankie.tube/w/2RkEuttJbPHjyWpFA3DPS6

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For this Wednesday Super Slop Night, first up is The City of Lost Children (1995), a surreal French steampunk fantasy set in a strange world where a mad scientist kidnaps childrens to steal their dreams and thereby attain immortality. Director is Jean-Pierre Jeunet, who also did the aesthetically-similar Delicatessen (1991), which we previously watched. The top review on Letterboxd says “This is like playing Bioshock at Terry Gilliam’s house”. Sound neat; let’s watch.

Next is Kindergarten Cop (1990), a blockbuster featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger an undercover cop who has to track down a drug dealer at an elementary school. Hilarity ensues as he has to contend with a classroom full of little hellions while he tries to catch the bad guys. Director is Ivan Reitman of Ghostbusters (1984) fame, who has previously done another Arnold comedy vehicle, Twins (1988), which we watched awhile ago. This was a big hit at the time.

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Letterboxd:

• The City of Lost Children: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-city-of-lost-children/
• Kindergarten Cop: https://letterboxd.com/film/kindergarten-cop/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• The City of Lost Children: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/708069
• Kindergarten Cop: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/10262

CWs for The City of Lost Children:

• Domestic violence.
• Child abuse.
• Drug use.
• Alcohol abuse.
• Dead animals.
• Cruelty to animals.
• Bugs.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Someone is burned alive.
• Someone falls to their death.
• Eye mutilation.
• Destruction of child’s toy.
• Kidnapping.
• Needles.
• A child is told that Santa does not exist.
• Drowning.
• Blood and gore.
• Gun violence.

CWs for Kindergarten Cop:

• Child abandonment.
• Child abuse.
• Abusive parents.
• Domestic violence.
• Stalking.
• Drug use
• Drug addiction.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Broken bones.
• Kidnapping.
• Shower scene.
• Mannequins.
• Vomiting.
• Copaganda.
• Hospital scene.
• PTSD.
• Implied sex.
• Someone is hit by a car.
• Blood.
• Gun violence.

Links to movies:

• The City of Lost Children: https://tankie.tube/w/mqf3eEjZyfHKQA1Lk8XTX2
• Kindergarten Cop: https://tankie.tube/w/dpZKKir7PKUon4CTVLTAoW

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For this Sunday Kino Night, first up is The Lusty Men (1952). A cynical, washed-out rodeo guy (Robert Mitchum, playing his usual douchebag role) agrees to train a younger cowboy in the sport, despite knowing all the dangers, seeing him as an opportunity to vicariously reclaim his manhood. Drama ensues as the training escalates. Director is Nicholas Ray, whose Bigger than Life (1956) we watched two weeks ago; this deals with similar themes of toxic masculinity, but with rodeos instead of drugs. This is considered one of his best films, so let’s check it out.

After that is Love & Anarchy (1973), an Italian rom-com/thriller/political drama about a farmer in Fascist Italy who decides to hide from the authorities after they murder his friend. He takes up residence in a brothel and plots with an anarchist prostitute there to assassinate Il Duce himself, Benito Mussolini. Will they succeed? I hope so. Guess we’ll find out. Director is Lina Wertmuller, one of the few female directors in 1970s Italian cinema, and certainly the most famous; this is considered arguably her best work (the other contender being Seven Beauties [1976], which we have not yet watched), and an unusually feminist take on anti-fascist themes for its era.

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

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

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• The Lusty Men: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-lusty-men/
• Love & Anarchy: https://letterboxd.com/film/love-and-anarchy/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• The Lusty Men: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044860/parentalguide/
• Love & Anarchy: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070061/parentalguide/

CWs for The Lusty Men:

• Sexual innuendos.
• Cruelty to animals.
• Distressed animals.
• Alcohol.
• Smoking.

CWs for Love & Anarchy:

• Nudity.
• Sex.
• Blood and gore.
• Gun violence.
• Profanity.
• Alcohol.
• Smoking.
• Beatings.
• Fascism.
• Prostitution.

Links to movies:

• The Lusty Men: https://tankie.tube/w/j7KsDufEzVNsb6TvA5TcEq
• Love & Anarchy: https://tankie.tube/w/tvD2QdedmA5To3mJ6moF9o

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For this edition of Saturday Anime Night, we are beginning the classic Gainax series Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990), covering episodes 19 through 24. 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 Lost in Starlight (2025), which Netflix advertises as their first-ever original Korean animated film. It centers on a pair of lovers in the near future who are torn apart when the lady, an astronaut, is selected to go on a mission to Mars. Will interplanetary travel keep our couple apart, or will they still be together? I guess we’ll find out. This is one of the few animated films directed by a woman, Han Ji-won, and is her most popular and best-reviewed work to date. A lot of comparisons to Makoto Shinkai’s work here, such as Your Name (2016) and Weathering with You (2019). Good reviews for this, so let’s give it a whirl.

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

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

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water: https://letterboxd.com/film/nadia-the-secret-of-blue-water/
• Lost in Starlight: https://letterboxd.com/film/lost-in-starlight/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096591/parentalguide/
• Lost in Starlight: Sorry, nothing on DTDD or IMDB.

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 Lost in Starlight:

• Kissing.
• Implied sex.
• Explosions.
• Panic attacks.
• Profanity.

Links to movies:

• Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water ep. 19: https://tankie.tube/w/xnLtRDGYn6X6cF3hWsX9S8
• Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water ep. 20: https://tankie.tube/w/fs5xzGpJiSBttKitRbcRJy
• Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water ep. 21: https://tankie.tube/w/pYZpWz1rtyRvsBri534i35
• Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water ep. 22: https://tankie.tube/w/4635FYcPCGbB7NjkoMEshK
• Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water ep. 23: https://tankie.tube/w/c89Z6FYCCevPkr9mECZZcf
• Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water ep. 24: https://tankie.tube/w/j26zEJFpdWiSnuAiP4UG6s
• Lost in Starlight: https://tankie.tube/w/tEf4mAGUEtuMReS2m3zmBB