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Inside: Cultural Sausage. ~ Ludic Lists. ~ Skullbucket. Outside: You
know, I kinda like this "drinking" thing. I hope it catches on.
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01.14.2005
V-CHIP THEATRE PRESENTS: THE GREAT
FILMS
1. The Godfather (1971; Francis Ford Coppola, dir.) An Italian-American family struggles to thrive in an extremely competitive business environment. 2. Vertigo (1958; Alfred Hitchcock, dir.) San Francisco police detective investigates confusing duplication scam, battles extreme fear of heights. 3. The Seven Samurai (1954; Akira Kurosawa, dir.) Seven samurai, officially designated Men Friday to the emperor, enjoy wacky hijinks. In Japanese. 4. Lawrence of Arabia (1962; David Lean, dir.) British subject engages in Middle Eastern adventure, has romantic encounter with Turkish official. 5. Raging Bull (1980; Martin Scorsese, dir.) An Italian-American athlete struggles with the vagaries of his strenuous career, argues with wife. 6. A Touch of Evil (1958; Orson Welles, dir.) Charlton Heston plays a Mexican. Orson Welles has difficulties following a diet. Jazz music plays. 7. The Night of the Hunter (1955; Charles Laughton, dir.) Itinerant preacher attempts to convert elderly woman, children; theological disagreement follows. 8. Apocalypse Now (1979; Francis Ford Coppola, dir.) Martin Sheen stars as a semi-retired soldier who vacations in southeast Asia and argues with a fellow officer over management techniques. 9. North By Northwest (1959; Alfred Hitchcock, dir.) Smooth-talking advertising man mistaken for smooth-talking spy; tours national landmarks. 10. Chinatown (1974; Roman Polanski, dir.) Los Angeles private detective attempts to quell marital strife; interacts with Chinese-American population. 11. The Searchers (1956; John Ford, dir.) A young girl becomes lost in the American desert, and a robust gentlemen attempts to find her with the assitances of the local Indian population. 12. The Wild Bunch (1969; Sam Peckinpah, dir.) Retirement-age friends in the old west consider whether or not to make a dalliance with the railroad business. 13. Taxi Driver (1976; Martin Scorsese, dir.) Robert DeNiro stars as Travis Bickle, a hard-working cabbie who is plagued by insomnia and bad taste in movies. 14. Rear Window (1954; Alfred Hitchcock, dir.) More masterful work from the acclaimed director as he weaves a tale of a handicapped photographer's attempt to document daily life in his mixed-income neighborhood. 15. Battleship Potemkin (1925; Sergei Eisenstein, dir.) Legendary film documenting labor struggle in early days of the Soviet Union; note Odessa Steps sequence, featuring coordinated folk-dancing. 16. Breathless (1959; Jean-Luc Godard, dir.) Unemployed athlete and companion enjoy romantic escapades, upper respiratory problems. In French. 17. Mean Streets (1973; Martin Scorsese, dir.) Along the mean streets a man must go, who is not himself mean. Robert DeNiro stars in this festive musical. 18. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968; Sergio Leone, dir.) Epic tale of land rights, water issues, farming and ranching in the American west. Possibly in Italian. 19. Schindler's List (1994; Steven Spielberg, dir.) Government official and factory manager argue over labor issues; manager makes list of less productive employees for official's consideration. 20. The Shining (1980; Stanley Kubrick, dir.) Handyman and family face problems over loneliness, mental illness, boilers. One of the greatest films ever made about hotel management. |
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