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For this Sunday Kino Night, first up is The Great War (1959), an Italian World War I satire from renowned auteur Mario Monnicelli, the guy behind other classics such a The Organizer (1963), Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958), and My Friends (1975), all of which we previously watched. This one follows a pair of friends who trydesperately to avoid serving in the Italian army when the conscription calls arrive. Hilarity ensues as their efforts bring them to the front-lines anyway. Will make it out of the war alive? I guess we’ll find out. This is considered one of the best Italian comedies of all time.

Next up is Out of the Blue (1980), a drama directed by and starring Dennis Hopper as a Canadian ex-convict and quasi-punk who struggles to adjust to life outside of prison, as he must take care of his adolescent daughter in Vancouver while simultaneously trying to suppress his worst urges. Oh, and the girl’s mom is a drug addict. Sounds like a great situation all around. This is often considered Hopper’s best work as director (either this or Easy Rider [1969], anyway)

We’ll start at 8PM EST on Blorptube, right here:

https://blorp.zapto.org:8443/o/visual_cuisine

Be there, comrades!

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CWs for The Great War:

  • Gun violence.
  • Anxiety attacks.
  • Corpses.
  • Slapstick violence.
  • Meltdown.
  • PTSD.
  • Blood and gore.

CWs for Out of the Blue:

  • Implied incest (not depicted.)
  • Nudity.
  • Car crash.
  • Stabbing.
  • Blood and gore.
  • Profanity.
  • Drug use.
  • Homophobic slur.
  • Sad ending.

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