August 4, 2015 // The Imposter // Caroline

This week I wanted to show a documentary, and had a hard time choosing between a few.

This one, from 2012, is a British-American documentary film about a young Texas boy who went missing at the age of 13 in 1994 – but then in 1997 his family received a phonecall that he was found in 1997, alive, in Spain. This is a really well-styled story (featuring interviews with the family and other participants) and at times I forgot that I was watching a documentary until archived television news footage or headlines were inserted. As to not spoil it, I'll leave it at that.

Tuesday, August 4th, 7:30pm

House Garry, Pizza + BYOB

Trill.

July 23, 2015 // Breathless // Bjorn

I have chosen to show Jean-Luc Godard's 1960 French New Wave film "Breathless" ("A Bout de Souffle") at the next installment of TMN. It is a highly influential movie made at the very beginning of the New Wave, as it was written and filmed in a way that was considered very unconventional and avant-garde at the time. It is noted for its use of jump cuts hand-held camera work, and natural lighting, devices that were not considered proper cinema techniques at the time, but have since been adopted by many different directors.
Let's check it out at Springer's place. Pizza will be provided, as will Dawson's.

7:30PM

Be there.

July 9, 2015 // Picnic at Hanging Rock // Rory

For the Trill among you,

We will be watching the 1975 Australian film Picnic at Hanging Rock, directed by Peter Weir.  I would love to regale you with the compelling tale of an epiphany I had which inspired me to select this film.  But the truth is that I noticed it languishing in my Netflix queue and it:
(A) is neither too long (like Carlos (2010), another film (more of a miniseries, really) I wanted to pick) nor too short (like La Jetée (1962))

(B) seems as though it might meet some of my requirements for quality cinema: namely that it is critically acclaimed and (according to Netflix) "understated, scary, and dark".  Oh, and the cinematography is supposed to be top-notch.

But I haven't seen it before (per my rules) so don't blame me if it sucks.

If Netflix is late then our fallback option is Virunga, a 2014 documentary which I have also been wanting to see for a while.

8:00 PM @ House Garry (Thank you, Ben & Caroline!)
115 minutes
Dawson's Creek will be our desert after the main meal.

June 24, 2015 // Kiss Kiss Bang Bang //Springer

Date: June 24, 2015
Time: 7:30
Where: Casa de Springer
What's Provided: pizza, places to sit, a roof, A/C, bathroom, napkins, plates, a movie selection, FREE PARKING!!!
What You Should Bring: beer, your charming personality, Bjorn's laptop and DC DVDs
Dress Code: east side casual  (pants optional)

The Movie Selection: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) (described as a murder-comedy)

It's been on my list for awhile and I like Val Kilmer and Robert Downey, Jr. It's pretty short, so we'll have plenty of time for a DC!  And I'll be caught up and ready to see what hijinx the gang in Capeside has been up to.

See you Wednesday.

June 10, 2015 // John Wick // Ben

So normally I start off all my movie posts (which are now and will forever be either over the top action movies or weird Japanese over the top action movies) with some description of how awesome all the action will be and end them with apologies to Bjorn.  Unfortunately, I can't do either here.

First, I can't tell you how awesome all the action in John Wick will be because I haven't seen it yet.  I have only heard about how it is a true return to form for the bullets-in-foreheads classic action genre, and how Keanu really nails the only part he knows how to play (sad/confused killer-of-men).  Second, I can't apologize to Bjorn because now we all know that BJORN SAW AND LIKED MAD MAX AN ACTION MOVIE WITH NO REDEEMING CULTURAL OR ARTISTIC VALUE.  So Bjorn will just have to watch and enjoy action movies without being apologized too like the rest of us.

• This Wednesday (NOT Thursday)
• House Garry
• 7:30
• Pizza

Love,
bg

Moved to June 24th

Date: May 21, 2015
Time: 7:30
Where: Casa de Springer
What's Provided: pizza, places to sit, a roof, A/C, bathroom, napkins, plates, a movie selection, FREE PARKING!!!
What You Should Bring: beer, your charming personality, Bjorn's laptop and DC DVDs
Dress Code: east side casual  (pants optional)

The Movie Selection: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) (described as a murder-comedy)

It's been on my list for awhile and I like Val Kilmer and Robert Downey, Jr. It's pretty short, so we'll have plenty of time for a DC!

See you Thursday.

May 7, 2015 // Vera Drake // Caroline

I pulled Vera Drake from a list of films I earmarked to watch. To be completely honest, I don't know much about it other than the fact that it caught my eye because of its pro-choice storyline (you know me and women's rights; it tends to be a bit of a theme in my picks). It's set in working-class England. Vera Drake seems like a badass (we'll soon see).

See you all this Thursday (May 7th)
House Garry, 7:30pm
Pizza as usual – BYOB