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#I do feel a little bit bad for cult member cruise because he was really giving it his all
laniidae-passerine · 25 days
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genuinely pathetic how Brad Pitt refused to give a good performance in the IWTV film because Tom Cruise, despite all his immense flaws as a real person, was serving undead bisexual cunt. he was never able to reach his highest heights without a good Louis to play off but his Lestat laid the foundations for what we have now. and despite my common sense I am undeniably fond
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rosekun25 · 4 years
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 December 17th, 2019
Dear Tumblr diary,
I'm on my way back home from my trip. I had lots of fun.
First I went to Disneyland for a whole day. It was super busy and I was super hungry so I ate at the Jolly Holiday for Brunch. I ate the Tomato soup even though I don't like Tomato but Grandpa Walt liked it so I guess it's good enough for me. I also ate a Macaroon. It was delicious. Then I went and bought some of Sarah's ears. Sarah is the girl walking on the tight rope in the Haunted Mansion stretching room.
Sometime after that, I met Sally, We talked about how the spiders helped her do her hair in the mornings. I told her how happy I was to see her and I felt like crying but I didn't want to because everybody laughed at me for crying when I met Minnie.
Then I looked at all of the decorations. The place was super packed so I got on Jungle Cruise because the line wasn't too bad. I went to meet the Princesses I met Tiana, Snow White, and Jasmine.
I remembered to be extra nice to snow white because I called her Mary Margaret and I'm sure the spell Regina put on her made her confused so she probably didn't remember. Then I saw Jasmine and we talked about Sora for a bit and I met Tiana. I was super upset Ariel wasn't there but I talked to Tiana anyway about her dress and how we watched her movie on Thanksgiving.
Then I went to meet Sinterklaas. I was so sick of sitting in line but Pooh's corner was adorable. My favorites were the pooh and piglet snowman. I met Sinterklaas. I wanted to ask him for an Aerith figure for Christmas but he seemed busy. He signed my name on my Autograph and we took pictures.
After that, I went to a small world Holiday. I got the best spot. I was watching the parade and waiting in line. Anna and Elsa waved at me!!! It felt so great!!!
I got on its a small world and had a great time. I thought it was so beautiful and took tons of pictures!
After that, I went to meet Minnie but she was tired so I went to see Mickey instead. I met him asked about Sora and he did motion like he was waving a keyblade!!! In between all the hustle and bustle, I lost my wallet. I was kind of scared.
But since I lost my wallet I ended up looking at its a small world. Since I was there at precisely the right time I got to see the whole place lit up. It was beautiful! 
I met up with my friend Megan and her friend Kevin. My first internet friends!!!! They were super cool. I was scared I wouldn't have a place to stay since I hadn't checked in but Megan offered her hotel room. I was scared of staying with a person I didn't know but it was better than being homeless. The line for Galaxy's edge was super long. But halfway through somebody had turned in my wallet!!!
Anyway, we went on Galaxy's edge and got to be pilots! I felt a lot better after that. We talked about the haunted mansion and how cool everything was. Megan talked to her cast member friends and we got to go for Haunted mansion Holiday without waiting in line! I had so much fun!!
Megan and Kevin showed me some cool backstage stuff like where they dock the boats for Jungle Cruise, backstage of the Haunted Mansion where they park the doom buggies. They also showed me the entrance to Walt’s apartment. 
Also, Kevin was cool enough to let me use his employee discount on stuff. By the way, just in case there are any snitches here. Kevin and Megan aren't their real names. We rode Pirates of the Caribbean. Kevin wanted to go to Olga's but it was packed. So we ended up going to Jolly Holiday for Hot Cocoa. Kevin bought it for us  and then it was time to go home.
Kevin wanted to make sure we all got home safe so he walked me to my hotel and then he walked Megan to her Hotel. 
I took a shower and went straight to bed. 
The next morning I woke up and got dressed. I ate a free Hotel breakfast and rode to the bus station so I could make it to Hollywood. I caught the bus and it was delayed. But I didn't mind. I arrived at the station and stopped at a tropical fish store to talk to the owner about fishes. I pretended I had business there because the sign said no loitering. 
I went to Starbucks and used my reward on a Peppermint cake pop and some tea. I talked to some lady about Homeless youth and the barista about Kingdom Hearts. After that, I went to my hotel. 
I checked in and hung out for a little bit. I also went to the front desk and got free toiletries. I pretended my bag got lost so I could get free stuff. 
I went to Denny's and ate some lunch before heading back to the hotel. I ordered a small sirloin with french fries and broccoli and some chicken soup. The waitress practically ignored me the entire time I was there and they threw away my food while I was in the bathroom but luckily I was mostly finished. 
I told the manager to give her my change as a tip but I think he kept it for himself. 
After that, I got ready for Frozen. I had forgotten my leggings so I knew it was going to be cold. I headed to the museum of death in my very first uber pool! 
I was talking to the guy he had said he had totaled his car in an accident I told him I was glad he was okay and we talked about how my coworker had gotten into a similar accident.
We arrived at the museum of death and I got a student discount so instead of paying 17 dollars I paid 15. I was sad to see that they had retired the turtles because I had really wanted to see them. 
I spent most of my time in the mansion room. It was so fascinating. I couldn't read any of the letters because they had such messy writing. I was very fascinated with the victorian burial rituals and all of the actual artifacts. 
I also realized that we all look exactly the same underneath our clothing. 
Another room I spent a bit of time in was Heaven’s Gate Cult room. I only knew about them because of Family Guy. 
I got a cool button. 
Anyway, after I left the museum of death I went to walk to the theatre to see Frozen. It was really really cold so I stopped at the Funko museum for a minute. I took tons of pictures and had a great time! I didn't buy any souvenirs because I didn't see anything I really liked. 
Frozen was amazing. I had trouble finding my seat but eventually, I found it. I wish I could have sat closer to the middle but it is what it is. 
The theater was freezing. I wonder if they did that on purpose. 
Anyway, I met this nice older couple. The woman offered me her jacket because I was cold but I said I was okay. I was wearing a purple dress with my black jacket and my sparkly flats. I was sitting next to this other girl and her mum I think. 
I like to remember Who I sat with. Like when I saw Anastasia I sat next to a couple kids my age who had seen the movie when they were younger. I sat next to the same-sex couple and they were adorable. I sat next to this girl who gave me chocolate and I was really happy because I had wanted to eat chocolate because Anastasia Romanov ate chocolate when she went to the theatre but the Ghiradelli store was closed lol. 
Anyway back to Frozen. 
They had a little bit of Frozen 2 in the broadway musical. one of my favorite lines was when Anna and Elsa’s mom said “I’m a child of the north mountains” and Kristoff’s mom said “And now you’re a queen? Good for you!!!” 
I liked how Kristoff and Anna had a song together. I didn't like how I was told there was a “Do you wanna build a snowman reprise” but I didn't see one. My favorite was def Let it go. Her costume was so beautiful.  I liked how they made it rain confetti in the theatre. Disneyland made it snow which I thought was super cool. Sadly I didn't see any fireworks while I was at Disney.
After frozen  I went to eat at In and out and they didn't have sweet tea :( So I ate and talked to this lady about theatre and these kids about the concert they went to. I ate about two hamburgers because I knew I couldn't take home any leftovers. 
I watched the new episode of Rick and Morty and I went to sleep. The bed was super nice and comfortable. I didn't feel very good so I didn't eat that much. I wanted Waffles but I had muffins instead. I ate it and went to the greyhound station. The bus was delayed and I wish I would have known it was more delayed than usual because I would have gotten more Starbucks. 
The bus station never opened. We had to wait for the bus with no idea when it was going to show up. I was kind of upset because I also needed to use the bathroom. I eventually got to the station. The driver said my bus was getting ready to leave so I just ran into line. They had us waiting for like twenty minutes so I had some lady watch my stuff when I went to the bathroom.
I got on the bus and made it to Disneyland. I saw the Hooter’s everyone in my family used to talk about. 
I made it to Disney locked my stuff in the locker at the hotel and ran to meet Jack and Sally. I waited in line for about twenty minutes before I saw them. I was so happy to meet them. We talked about Sora and about how the spiders might be able to help Sally have curly hair like mine if they were dancing. 
Jack and Sally said that it would have been a wonderful image. We talked a little bit more and I said goodbye and they signed my book. I bought a lovely pin to commemorate our first meeting.
After that, I went and got a Macaroon at The Jolly Holiday. It was my first mobile order and I ate it because I was ever so hungry. 
Then I met the princesses. Man, I was so sick of waiting in line. I met snow white again and I met  Cinderella and We talked about the ice on the castle and how we were worried about Princess Aurora being cold. But I said Elsa’s ice powers must have made it so she would have the ice but she wouldn't be cold. 
I met Ariel, I wanted to do a short video of singing swim this way with her but she said she was saving her voice so I sang a little bit of it with her. As per usual I asked about Melody and Prince Eric and she said they were doing fine. I said my goodbyes to her and went to meet Princess Aurora. 
I had to wait in another line but I didn't mind.  I met Aurora and asked if she was cold in her castle. 
I met Tinkerbell and asked if she knew Sora. She said no but mentioned he looked familiar. I said she might have met his brother Roxas lol. We talked about Terrance and she told me about her jacket. She mentioned her sister Periwinkle and I really wanted to say “You don't have a sister.” But I didn't want to get her in trouble. 
After I met Tinkerbell I left Disneyland and went to California adventure to see if I could meet Anna and Elsa. I went to the animation studios and met Anna and Elsa after waiting in another huge line. 
I asked if they knew Sora and they said they hadn't. Which again kind of sucked because FROZEN WAS IN KINGDOM HEARTS 3. I told them I thought their outfits were beautiful I asked Elsa if she knew Jack Frost. Another no, but he sounded familiar. 
After that, I went to the Beast’s library. I had never done that before and I was so happy I got to go!!! I took a little quiz and it told me I was most like Belle.  I went to look for Anna and Elsa pins but I didn't like any of the ones they had. I went on the Little Mermaid ride because I wanted to ride it once. After that I was getting super grumpy because I was hungry so I went and ate some ramen at the lucky fortune cookie.  
The ramen was not as good as it could have been. But it was filling. I talked to a guy about where to get Hot Cocoa and he told me Ghiradelli square. I bought hot cocoa and a few chocolate squares. They wanted almost three dollars for four squares of chocolate! So I helped my self to at least four of their free samples. 
I walked around with my hot cocoa and saw most of the Christmas lights. Man, I thought they were so beautiful. I ended up getting on radiator springs racers. since the line was short. Then I went on mater’s Jingle Jam. That was fun. After that, I walked back to Disneyland. 
I wanted to Meet Minnie but she was busy so I bought a rice Krispy and when I came back she was there. I took a few photos with her and then one with Pluto. Then I rode Snow White and Alice in wonderland. After that, I rode Pirates of the Carribean. I wanted to see if I could get on Haunted Mansion Holiday again but I knew I had to leave. It kind of sucked because they announced that the fireworks had been canceled so all the normies were leaving. 
The trip was kind of sad because I didn't get to go on many of my favorite rides :( Next time I’m getting fast passes. 
I did leave a little late and I showed up as the bus was there. Luckily I caught it. But next time I’m leaving in the morning.  
Well, we just stopped at Mcdonalds and I’m sharing fries with the lady who shared funyons with me.
I’ll talk to you guys later!
-Rosemary <><
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WHAT TO WATCH THIS WEEKEND – Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again, The Equalizer 2, Unfriended: Dark Web and More
Last weekend didn’t prove as interesting as hoped as Hotel Transylvania 3 won the weekend easily and Skyscraper bombed badly, well below even the lowest expectations. That’s actually good news for this weekend where we see three new sequels, but bad news for a summer where we’re so full of sequels that only two of the three will likely stand out, at best.
MAMMA MIA: HERE WE GO AGAIN (Universal)
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First up is one of the new sequels I haven’t seen, and if there’s anything good and right in the world, I will NEVER see it, because I saw the original Mamma Mia ten years ago, and my brain still hasn’t fully recovered.
The original movie opened pretty much on this same weekend in 2008, opening with $27.7 million but going on to make $144.1 million in North America and $465 million worldwide, and that was on a mere $52 million budget. Clearly, the success of the adaptation of the hit Broadway musical based on the tunes of ABBA warranted a sequel, and most of the original cast is back, including Meryl Streep, who received her 500thGolden Globe nomination in the convenient musical/comedy category for her performance, though not another Oscar nomination. (As if she needs another one.)
Although the original movie was written by Catherine Johnson, based on the stage musical, and directed by Phillida Lloyd (who went on to direct Streep to an Oscar win playing Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady), the sequel is written and directed by Ol Parker… a MAN!!!! (Cue incidental music.) Parker is best known for writing The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, but he previously directed the lesbian rom-com Imagine Me and You, starring Lena Heady (from Game of Thrones) and Matthew Goode.
While ABBA’s music and Streep* might be the movie’s biggest draw, there are other elements to consider, such as the always wonderful Lily James (Baby Driver) playing the younger Streep as well as the inimitable Cher as Streep’s mother (despite being only three years older in real life… okay, then). There are a bunch of hunkie young actors playing the younger versions of Stellan Skarsgard, Pierce Brosnan and Colin Firth’s Streep suitors, plus Amanda Seyfried and Preacher star Dominic Cooper are back as the young lovers, now married and expecting a child. (*Is it just me or is Streep being played down in the movie’s marketing, as if maybe she has a much smaller role?)
Obviously, there’s a lot going on here in terms of appeasing fans of the first movie, and ABBA fans of all ages, but there is a question whether the 10-year gap between movies might make this a sequel that arrives too late for its own good. Certainly, the popularity of ABBA really hasn’t diminished much since the first movie, and there will be plenty of women and gay men rushing out to see this on Thursday and Friday nights.
There aren’t a ton of comparisons other than maybe the Pitch Perfect movies (also released by Universal), the first one opening moderately with $5 million before grossing $65 million total, though it had five years of people seeing it on cable and DVD that the sequel opened with $69 million, more than the previous movie’s total. It grossed $184 million, but then the recent third and final movie ended up with $80 million less domestically. Another comparison might be the sequel Sex and the City 2, which opened two years after the original with $31 million, considerably less than the original’s $57 million opening, and grossed over $50 million less domestically. 50 Shades of Grey had a significant drop from the first to second and second to third movies, although they all still grossed at least $100 million domestically. I feel that Mamma Mia: Her We Go Again will fall more into the Pitch Perfect model, first of all because it’s a musical but also because it’s getting decent reviews so far.
The Mamma Mia sequel should be good for an opening over the $30 million mark, probably closer to $35 million or even more, since there isn’t much in theaters targeted towards women of varying ages. This definitely feels like the type of movie that can bring them out in force, at least opening weekend.
THE EQUALIZER 2 (Sony)
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Denzel Washington and director Antoine Fuqua reunite for their fourth outing together after 2001’s Training Day, for which Washington won his first Oscar in a leading role, and then 2014’s The Equalizer (for which this is a sequel… duh) and 2016’s The Magnificent Seven remake.
The Equalizerwas a welcome reunion of the actor and director after having that earlier hit, and despite being a reimagining of an old ‘70s show (which has been hit or miss over the past few years), it opened with $34.1 million and grossed $101.5 million domestically. At a quick glance, that would make it Denzel’s fourth highest grossing movie after Remember the Titans (’00, $115.6 mil.), American Gangster (’07, $130.1 mil.) andSafe House (’12, $126.3 mil.).
There’s no question that Washington is one of the most reliable box office stars making movies, although he’s only doing one movie a  year at this point, similar to Will Smith and other big stars. His 2017 offering Roman J. Israel Esq., an odd “indie” (from Sony Pictures) that bombed, grossing $12 million, about half what Washington’s movies usually open with. That followed Fences, an adaptation of August Wilson’s play directed by Washington, which grossed $57.6 million and earned four Oscar nominations with Viola Davis winning her first well-deserved award.
I honestly haven’t seen as much marketing or commercials for the movie that one might expect, plus Sony are giving it a mid-to-late summer release rather than the prestigious Sept. release of Washington-Fuqua’s last few movies (which also debuted at the Toronto Film Festival). I’m not sure why this might be other than Sony thinking the movie will sell itself, although this is only Washington’s FOURTH movie in 20 years to get a wide summer release. There might be a good reason for that, such as not wanting to compete with bigger summer tentpole fare, but those other three summer releases ended up grossing between $65 and 75 million.
I was supposed to see this sequel earlier in the week but didn’t get the chance – I’ll be using Moviepass to see it sometime soon, I hope – and reviews were held under embargo until Wednesday, maybe for obvious reasons as the reviews aren’t as good as for the first movie.
Because of the above things, I’m thinking The Equalizer 2 might not match the $30 million plus opening of the original Equalizereven with Denzel’s noticeable absence from theaters since last year. If this ends up somewhere in the mid-$20 millions this weekend, it will probably end up grossing $70 to 75 million total, ‘cause it’s gonna get slaughtered by Tom Cruise and Mission: Impossible next week.
UNFRIENDED: DARK WEB (BH Tilt)
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The third sequel of the weekend isn’t really a sequel as much as it’s another movie in a series? With everyone using the internet, it was only a matter of time before using the internet would become a regular subject of horror, and Jason Blum’s Blumhouse has capitalized on it greatly after messing around with various cameras in the Paranormal Activity movies.
Unfriended: Dark Web involves a guy who “finds” a laptop that turns out to be the property of a member of a bizarre hacker death cult that gets him and his friends into deep and deadly trouble. And it all takes place on a laptop screen...what innovation!
The original Unfriended opened in April 2014, directed by the unknown Levan Gabriadze with Timur Bekmambetov producing. After a solid $15.8 million opening, it pretty much tanked with consecutive 61% drops to the point where it only grossed $32.5 million domestically. It did about the same overseas, but that’s $64 million for a movie that cost a million dollars to make and so…. PROFIT! Which leads to a SEQUEL (of sorts)!
I say “of sorts” because none of the characters from the first movie are back, similar to the Ouija franchise, which replaced everyone for the prequel Ouija: Origin of Evil two years later. This one is the directorial debut by screenwriter Stephen Susco, who wrote The Grudge remake and its sequel. The most recognizable star in the cast is probably Betty Gabriel, who famously did the “No, no, no” bit in Jordan Peele’s Oscar-winning 2017 thriller Get Out. This movie isn’t nearly as good. The film’s main “star” is probably Colin Woodell, who had a small role in Steven Soderbergh’s Unsane and will be in BLumhouse’s upcoming The Purge television series. 
While I don’t feel like writing a full review, the movie is just okay, and I much prefer the upcoming Searching, also produced by Bekmambetov, which also has all of its action taking place on a computer screen. By comparison, Unfriended: Dark Web is kinda of mean-spirited and gets a little too dark to be enjoyable for my tastes, and that’s coming from someone who is probably going to see Hereditary again this weekend.
Regardless, I think Unfriended: Dark Web should be able to make $7 to 8 million this weekend in a little over 1,500 theaters, roughly half the theaters in which Universal opened the original. Not having the Universal backing for this semi-sequel won’t help matters.
Last week’s movies should quickly drop away to give room for this week’s two bigger releases with a similar showing as last week’s Hotel Transylvania 3 vs. Skyscraper, but in this case Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again should do significantly better than The Equalizer 2 for reasons mentioned above. Hotel Transylvania 3 will probably be affected the least by the new offerings, since none of them are kid or family-friendly.
Here’s what the Top 10 should look like…
1. Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again (Universal) - $38.2 million* N/A
2. The Equalizer 2 (Sony) - $28.2 million* N/A
3. Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (Sony Pictures Animation) - $24.2 million -45%
4. Ant-Man and the Wasp(Marvel/Disney)  - $15 million -48%
5. Skyscraper (Legendary/Universal) - $11.3 million -55%
6.The Incredibles 2(Disney-Pixar) - $9.8 million -40%
7. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (Universal) - $8.4 million -48%
8. Unfriended: Dark Web (BH Tilt) - $7.3 million N/A
9. The First Purge (Blumhouse/Universal) - $4.7 million -50%
10. Sorry to Bother You (Annapurna) - $4 million -6%
(*Surprise, surprise! The Equalizer 2 is opening in slightly more theaters than Mamma Mia, but it’s still likely to get slaughtered this weekend as the musical sequel has a lot more anticipating fans.)
If you’ve spent the last few weeks seeing movies at the New York Asian Film Festival then I envy you, since I haven’t gotten a chance to see anything, but Asian film enthusiasts can look forward to JAPAN CUTS, beginning July 19 at the Japan Society in New York City. The 12thannual film series will features some of the recent films from the land of the Rising Sun with lots of special guests. It opens Thursday with Ramen Shop, and you can check out the full line-up on the official site.
LIMITED RELEASES
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Easily the most significant specialty releases this weekend is Blindspotting (Lionsgate), written and starring Hamilton star Daveed Diggs and co-written and staring Rafael Casal as best friends and co-workers at a moving company who are frustrated with the way their Oakland neighborhood is changing. When Daveed’s character Collin spots a white police officer shooting a black man, he’s conflicted about reporting it. Although there are serious and personal issues covered in Blindspotting, there’s also humor and a good deal of freestyle rap from the Hamilton star. I really liked the film when I saw it at Sundance back in January, and it’s a terrific feature directorial debut for Carlos López Estrada, although it’s really about Diggs and Casal. Blindspotting will open in 14 theaters in 5 cities – New York, L.A., Chicago, DC and San Francisco – and the movie will expand nationwide next weekend.
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I also saw some great docs being released this weekend, and my favorite among them is Rachel Dretzin’s Far from the Tree (Sundance Selects) based on Andrew Solomon’s best-selling book of the same name. It’s a fascinating doc that looks at families where the parents are very different from their children for one reason or another. In Solomon’s case, it was that he was a flamboyantly gay child whose parents tried to “correct” him, but it deals with incredibly interesting looks at parents who have severely autistic children (such as Jason, pictured above, who is obsessed with Elsa from Frozen) and other things that make them unique.  It’s a wonderful film that will open at the IFC Center with a special preview Thursday night, and both Dretzin and Solomon will be doing QnAs throughout the weekend. It’s also a great follow-up if you loved some of the recent docs like Won’t You Be My Neighbor.
Generation Wealth (Amazon Studios) is the new documentary from photographer Lauren Greenfield (The Queen of Versailles), this one examining the current generation’s proclivity for living beyond their means, something I can sadly relate to, although I didn’t think the doc worked as well as Greenfield’s other doc. It’s certainly a far more personal film, pulling together her photography and filmmaking work from the past 25 years, and there are some interesting subjects for sure, but it didn’t come together quite as easily as Queen of Versailles. Either way, Generation Wealth will open in select cities on Friday.
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I balked at my chance to see Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui’s doc McQueen (Bleecker Street), mostly because it wasn’t about Steve McQueen (either the late actor or the living filmmaker), but actually about fashion designer Alexander McQueen. Anyone who knows me will realize that I know absolutely nothing about fashion other than when someone is on a red carpet and says that Alexander McQueen designed their dress/suit (a good thing since actor Steve McQueen is dead).  Apparently, McQueen has had a fairy tale like story of rags-to-riches that might interest some, but sadly, not me.
The last doc of the weekend is Lisa Immordino Vreeland’s Love, Cecil (Zeitgeist Films/Kino Lorber), which opens at the Landmark Nuart in L.A. on Friday after playing at Film Society back in June. (Sorry for that oversight, New York!) The Cecil of the title is Cecil Beaton, the costume designer, painter, photographer and writer who did the production design for Gigi andMy Fair Lady. Narrated by Rupert Everett, the latest film from the director of Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel and Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict should be one fans of old movies won’t want to miss.
Japanese auteur Hirokazu Kore-eda, whose previous films Like Father, Like Sonand Our Little Sister were hot festival and awards hits, returns with his 2017 movie The Third Murder (Film Movement), which won 7 Japanese Academy Awards earlier this year including Best Film. In theory, that would make it Japan’s submission for next year’s Oscars? (Kore-eda’s next film Shopliftersjust won the Palm d’Or at Cannes in May.) This one is a crime procedural about a defense attorney that reluctantly takes on the case of a factory worker accused of his killing his employer. This opens at the Quad Cinema in New York City on Friday. (Oh, and the Quad is also continuing with the second part of its Hammer’s House of Horror series, covering the “decadent years.”)
As far as other retrospective stuff, my beloved Metrograph will be screening a restoration of Barbara Loden’s 1970 film Wanda (Janus Films), in which she plays a young mother from Pennsylvania coal country who shacks up with Michael Higgins’ bad-boy “Mr. Dennis.” I haven’t seen this yet, but it sounds like another movie perfectly suited for the times rediscovered by Metrograph and Janus for younger present-day audiences. I’ll be checking it out for sure.
Other releases include Deborah Haywood’s mother-daughter drama Pin Cushion (Cleopatra Entertainment), as well as Damascus Cover (Vertical Entertainment), Daniel Zelik Berk’s Pin Cushion (Cleopatra Entertainment), a spy action-thriller starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Olivia Thirlby and the late John Hurt.
As far as Netflix series, this Friday will see the release of Dark Tourist, a new 8-part series from New Zealand’s David Farrier, the director of 2016’s Tickled, which takes a look at the more offbeat side of “tourism.” Should be another fun work of non-fiction from the filmmaker.
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