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Tag Archives: Cult film
Saturday Matinee: Dick
“Dick” (1999) is a cult comedy co-written (with Sheryl Longin) and directed by Andrew Fleming. It’s an absurdist retelling of the events surrounding the Watergate scandal which led to the resignation of Richard “Tricky Dick” Nixon (played in the film … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture, Film, Humor, Saturday Matinee, Video
Tagged Andrew Fleming, Bruce McCulloch, comedy, Cult film, Dan Hedaya, Dave Foley, Dick, Harry Shearer, Jim Breuer, Kirsten Dunst, Michelle Williams, Nixon, Ryan Reynolds, Sheryl Longin, Teri Garr, Will Ferrell
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Saturday Matinee: Mayhem
By Brian Tallerico Source: RogerEbert.com Joe Lynch’s “Mayhem” feels like a timely film in a way it wouldn’t have a couple years ago. Whatever your political party may be, anger has been a palpable emotion in this country recently—it was … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture, Film, Humor, Saturday Matinee, society, Video
Tagged Corporate CEOs, Cult film, Horror, Joe Lynch, Mayhem, Samara Weaving, satire, Steven Yeun
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Saturday Matinee: The Man Who Fell to Earth
“The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976) is a British science fiction film directed by Nicolas Roeg, written by Paul Mayersberg, and based on Walter Tevis’s 1963 novel of the same name. David Bowie (in his first feature film role) … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture, Film, Saturday Matinee, society, Video
Tagged Cult film, David Bowie, Nicolas Roeg, PKD, Science fiction, The Man Who Fell to Earth
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Saturday Matinee: Evidence
Evidence, Godfrey Reggio’s Short Film on What TV Does to Kids’ Brains By DC Source: Open Culture Between 1982 and 2002, director Godfrey Reggio shot his well known Qatsi trilogy – Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi, and Naqoyqatsi. Somewhere between the 2nd and … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture, Film, media, Saturday Matinee, Video
Tagged Cult film, Evidence, Godfrey Reggio, Mass Media, Qatsi trilogy, Television
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Saturday Matinee: The Magic Christian
“The Magic Christian” (1969) is a British satire directed by Joseph McGrath and loosely adapted from the 1959 novel of the same name by Terry Southern, who co-wrote the screenplay with McGrath. Peter Sellers stars as billionaire Sir Guy Grand, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture, Film, Humor, Saturday Matinee, Video
Tagged British Comedy, Cult film, Joseph McGrath, Peter Sellers, Ringo Starr, Terry Southern, The Magic Christian
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Saturday Matinee: The Jericho Mile
“The Jericho Mile” (1979) is the first feature-length film directed by Michael Mann and is an adaptation of a story by Patrick Nolan. It was filmed in Folsom State Penitentiary and features Peter Strauss as Larry “Rain” Murphy, an inmate … Continue reading
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Tagged Cult film, Michael Mann, Peter Strauss, Prison, The Jericho Mile
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Saturday Matinee: Kyoshin (aka Mirrored Mind)
Synopsis from Dejima Japanese Film Festival Renowned cyber-punk director ISHII Sogo strays from his roots, entering the realm of the subconscious with Mirrored Mind, a composed, contemplative and also a very personal film. Guiding us along with an actress who … Continue reading
Posted in Art, consciousness, culture, Film, Saturday Matinee, Video
Tagged Cult film, Gakuryû Ishii, Japanese Cinema, Kyoshin, Mirrored Mind, Sogo Ishii
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Saturday Matinee: Izo
Synopsis from Wikipedia: IZO is a 2004 Japanese film, directed by Takashi Miike. The main character of the film is Izo Okada (1832–1865), the historical samurai and assassin in 19th century Japan who was tortured and executed by beheading in … Continue reading
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Tagged Cult film, Izo, Izo Okada, Japanese Cinema, Kazuki Tomokawa, Takashi Miike, Takeshi Kitano
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