A History of Violence

Movie night is back this Friday with A History of Violence (2005), directed by David Cronenberg (The Fly, The Dead Zone, Naked Lunch, Crash), starring Aragorn, Maria Bello, and Ed Harris. This movie was suggested by Jen as a follow up to Out of the Past, the film noir we watched last month. It was based on a graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke from 1997. Here's the trailer:

We'll be showing it this Friday (10/14) at our place.

Drinks and snacks at 7pm; movie at 7:30pm.

Feel free to bring any guests.

Tuesday at RACC: Sweet Dreams

This week, instead of having folks over on Friday, we'll be heading to the Miller Center at Reading Area Community College to see Sweet Dreams (2012). It is the first film to be shown in RACC's new "On Screen / In Person" film series. There will be a pre-film reception at 5:45pm, and the screening starts at 6:30. (Not sure if we'll make it to the reception, but we will be at the screening.)

The movie is a documentary about an all-female drumming troupe in Rwanda, who, following the 1994 genocide, partnered with American entrepreneurs to open the nation's first ice cream shop.

Here's the trailer:

The Miller Center is in downtown Reading, on the corner of 2nd and Penn Streets, next to the IMAX theater. Tickets are $5.

Tuesday, September 27:

Pre-film reception: 5:45pm

Film screening: 6:30pm

Hope to see you there!

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

This week we'll be screening a "new release": Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016), a film starring Tina Fey that looks somewhat more substantive than Mean Girls (which I loved). It was co-directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, and also stars Alfred Molina and Billy Bob Thornton. Here's the trailer:

The movie is billed as both dramatic and comedic, and it's also based on a work of non-fiction: Kim Barker's memoir: The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan, which recounts her experiences in these countries as a journalist in 2002 and following.

Friday, September 23rd:
Drinks and snacks at Matt and Yuriko's at 7pm; movie at 7:30.

Paris Is Burning

As a follow up to Tangerine, which we watched over the summer, this week we'll be taking a look at Paris is Burning (1990), a documentary set in 1980s New York, directed by Jennie Livingston. Like Tangerine, the film has been criticized as being voyeuristic and/or exploitative, but at the same time, it's become somewhat of an iconic classic, in which Hispanic and African American LGBT individuals speak openly and candidly not only about "ballroom subculture," but also about matters of race, class, gender, and beauty. Here's the trailer:

That's this Friday, September 16, at Matt and Yuriko's.

Drinks and snacks at 7pm; movie starts at 7:30.

Silver Streak

In honor of the late, great Gene Wilder, we will be screening Silver Streak (1974) this Friday (9/9). I haven't seen it before, but Yuriko has fond memories of it. From glancing at Wikipedia, we can expect it to be convoluted and hilarious -- best enjoyed if you don't try too hard to figure out how it all fits together. Here's the trailer:

Drinks and snacks at 7; movie starts at 7:30 (ish).

Bring a friend! Bring a dog! It's PG -- bring a child!

Hope you can make it...

Out of the Past

This week's movie will be a classic film noir, made 3 decades before the neo-noir film (Chinatown) we watched earlier this summer.

Out of the Past (1947) -- directed by Jacques Tourneur, starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, and Kirk Douglas.

Showing at Matt and Yuriko's this Friday, September 2nd.

If you want to bring your dog and let him/her run around our new fenced-in yard with Kima, please do!

If you want to bring a human guest (lovers, small children, etc.), that is also fine.

Stop by anytime after 7pm -- movie starts at 7:30.

Summer May Be Ending, But Movie Night Is Not

Finally, we are going to be home on a Friday night in August!

Earlier this summer, Yuriko and I went to see the new Star Trek movie (twice!), which was good, but not great. Of course, this led to several discussions of what made the previous movie (Star Trek: Into Darkness, 2013) so amazing. We decided it might be time to revisit it.

Warning--I sobbed uncontrollably in the theater when I saw this movie for the second time in the theater. I realize how strange that is for this kind of movie, and I can't predict what will happen this time--but please try not to be disturbed by any inexplicable emotional eruptions on my part. I just love a good bromance. This one is somewhere between Y Tu Mama Tambien and Superbad.

Directed by JJ Abrams, starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, and Benedict Cumberbatch. Here's the trailer:

Stop by anytime after 7pm this Friday (August 26th), and we'll start the movie at 7:30pm.

Hope to see you!