May 29, 2014 // Machete Kills // Ben

Take all of the celebrities (Mel Gibson, Charlie Sheen, Lady GaGa, Sophia Vergara) (hey, I didn't say they were good celebrities), add all of the weapons (guns, boob guns, hand cannons, and, of course machetes), a dash of titties, and a bucket of blood and you have the sequel to last year's surprise movie night hit, Machete Kills.

Come to house Garry at 7:00 pm this Thursday to see the film that Adam Graham of the Detroit News called an "inside joke wrapped in a fanboy fantasy, pieced together through a haze of ironic detachment" (and also "barely a movie").  Is it as good as the first one?  I doubt it. Is it good at all?  Hey, did you hear what I said earlier?  There are boob guns!  Who are you anyway, A.O Scott?  Chill out.

As always, there will be complementary pizza and teen angst provided.  BYOB and sense of irony.

Machete don't text, but he does do movie night.

May 22, 2014 // Dogtooth // Caroline

Trillsters,

House Garry (OMG it's GOT season!) is looking forward to hosting you this Thursday, May 22nd for a showing of Dogtooth. I'd heard of it before, but never watched it until this past week. I was initially intrigued by the satirical premise and my love of dark/black comedy. It's a little raw, a little surreal and a lot bizarre. From a purely visual standpoint, I think it's stunning; particularly the restraint in what's captured in the frame (as well as when it cuts away). It was premiered in 2009 by Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos at the Cannes Film Festival.

Dinner: "Parachutes" (pizza)
Drinks: "Fly Swatters" (bring your own beers)
Time: "Truck" (dusk: 7pm)

See you there!
Caroline

The Fountain (changed to The Friends of Eddie Coyle) - May 8, 2014 - Springer

Thursday, May 8, 2014 - Springer's Apartment - 7:00 pm
Pizza will be provided.

The Fountain is a 2006 film directed by Darren Aronofsky (Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan).  I came across it on a list of "25 Films You Should See" or something like that.  The reviews are sort of all over the place.  The list contained lots of movies I really liked, so I thought I'd trust the list maker and try this one. From IMDB: "The Fountain is a story of love, death, spirituality, and the fragility of our existence in this world."  So it's pretty much a movie version of Dawson's Creek, except that it has conquistadors, brilliant scientists and futuristic astronauts and it's not set in Capeside as far as I know.
I am updating so we have our records straight - at the last minute I decided instead to show The Friends of Eddie Coyle, a 1973 crime drama starring Robert Mitchum.

See you Thursday!