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Tag Archives: Dark Comedy
Saturday Matinee: Hi, Mom!
“Hi, Mom!” (1970) is a dark comedy directed by Brian De Palma and stars Robert De Niro. It’s a sequel to Greetings (1968) in which De Nero reprises his role of John Rubin who is now a voyeuristic filmmaker. John … Continue reading
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Tagged Brian De Palma, Dark Comedy, Hi Mom!, Robert De Niro
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Saturday Matinee: Happiness
“Happiness” (1998) is a bleakly dark comedy written and directed by Todd Solondz. It follows the lives of three sisters and their respective problematic relationships. Joy (Jane Adams), is the youngest sister and is viewed by her family as the … Continue reading
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Tagged Dark Comedy, happiness, Todd Solondz
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Saturday Matinee: Bringing Out the Dead
“Bringing Out the Dead” (1999) is the fourth collaboration between director Martin Scorsese and screenwriter Paul Schrader (and their most underrated). Based on a novel by Joe Connelly, the plot follows New York paramedic Frank Pierce (Nicolas Cage), who’s on … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture, Drug War, Film, Humor, Saturday Matinee, Video
Tagged Bringing Out the Dead, Dark Comedy, drug war, Joe Connelly, Martin Scorsese, Nicolas Cage, Paul Schrader, War on Drugs
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Saturday Matinee: Britannia Hospital
“Britannia Hospital” (1982) is the third installment of director Lindsay Anderson’s “Mick Travis Trilogy”. Like the other films in the series, it’s a dark comedy following a particularly eventful chapter in the life of Mick Travis (Malcolm McDowell) as he … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture, Film, Humor, Saturday Matinee, society, Video
Tagged Britannia Hospital, Dark Comedy, Lindsay Anderson, Malcolm McDowell, Mick Travis Trilogy, sci-fi
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Saturday Matinee: Buffalo Soldiers
“Buffalo Soldiers” (2001) is a dark satire directed by Gregor Jordan based on the 1993 novel by Robert O’Conner. The story centers on U.S. Army soldier Ray Elwood (Joaquin Phoenix), whose drug and black market schemes are disrupted when his … Continue reading
Posted in 9/11, Art, culture, Film, Humor, Saturday Matinee, Video
Tagged 9/11, Buffalo Soldiers, Dark Comedy, Gregor Jordan, Joaquin Phoenix, Scott Glenn, U.S. Army
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Saturday Matinee: Mars Attacks!
“Mars Attacks!” (1996) is a satirical alien invasion film directed by Tim Burton and starring a surprisingly large cast of familiar actors. It’s easy to forget that Burton, now a friend of the establishment, once made films with a misanthropic … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture, Film, Saturday Matinee, Video
Tagged Dark Comedy, Mars Attacks!, political satire, Science fiction, Tim Burton
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Saturday Matinee: Freeway
“Freeway” (1996) is a satisfyingly dark retelling of Little Red Riding Hood written/directed by Matthew Bright and featuring excellent performances by Reese Witherspoon as the protagonist, a seemingly stereotypical “white trash” teen, and Keifer Sutherland as the “wolf”, a secretly … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture, Feminism, Film, Humor, Saturday Matinee, society, Video
Tagged Dark Comedy, Freeway, Keifer Sutherland, Matthew Bright, Reese Witherspoon
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Saturday Matinee: The Day the Fish Came Out
“The Day the Fish Came Out” (1967) is a Greek/British co-production written and directed by Michael Cacoyannis (who also designed the film’s bizarre costumes). The film is a satirical sci-fi take on an actual incident in which two military aircraft … Continue reading
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Tagged 60s Sci Fi, Dark Comedy, Michael Cacoyannis, political satire, The Day the Fish Came Out
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