Cinema of the Dam’d presents: Danger: Diabolik

By: börek - August 12th, 2015  Filed under: Filmavond

DiabolikSunday August 23rd 2015, Cinema of the Dam’d presents: Danger: Diabolik. Directed by Mario Bava, 1968, 105 minutes. Doors- 20h, Short films- 20:30, Feature- 21h. Free admission.

Masked criminal mastermind Diabolik (John Philip Law) and his sexy sidekick Eva (Marisa Mell) stage a series of bold heists, hauling their loot to a luxurious underground lair. When Diabolik sets his sights on the nation’s tax buildings, he becomes the world’s most wanted terrorist, sending cops and mobsters in hot pursuit. Mario Bava’s stylish caper boasts striking comic book compositions, eye-popping colors, psychedelic set design and a swinging 60s score by Ennio Morricone. Adapted from a long-running Italian comic book series, DANGER: DIABOLIK is widely-regarded as one of the best translations from panel to picture— a subversive celebration of the super villain as antihero.
Watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEdqvkBKvaI

Film night at Joe’s Garage, cozy cinema! Doors open at 8pm, film begins at 9pm, free entrance. You want to play a movie, let us know: joe [at] squat [dot] net

Movie Night: Encounters at the End of the World (2007)

By: börek - August 1st, 2015  Filed under: Filmavond

End_of_the_worldSunday August 16th 2015, Movie Night: Encounters at the End of the World (Werner Herzog, 2007, documentary, 99 minutes). Door opens at 8pm, film begin at 9pm. Free admission.

Read the title of “Encounters at the End of the World” carefully, for it has two meanings. As he journeys to the South Pole, which is as far as you can get from everywhere, Werner Herzog also journeys to the prospect of man’s oblivion. Far under the eternal ice, he visits a curious tunnel whose walls have been decorated by various mementos, including a frozen fish that is far away from its home waters. What might travelers from another planet think of these souvenirs, he wonders, if they visit long after all other signs of our civilization have vanished?

Herzog has come to live for a while at the McMurdo Research Station, the largest habitation on Antarctica. He was attracted by underwater films taken by his friend Henry Kaiser, which show scientists exploring the ocean floor. They open a hole in the ice with a blasting device, then plunge in, collecting specimens, taking films, nosing around. They investigate an undersea world of horrifying carnage, inhabited by creatures so ferocious, we are relieved they are too small to be seen. And also by enormous seals who sing to one another. In order not to limit their range, Herzog observes, the divers do not use a tether line, so they must trust themselves to find the hole in the ice again. I am afraid to even think about that. […Lees verder]

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Cinema of the Dam’d presents: Kung Fu Hustle

By: börek - August 1st, 2015  Filed under: Filmavond

kungfuhustleSunday August 9th 2015, Cinema of the Dam’d presents: Kung Fu Hustle. Directed by Stephen Chow, 2004, 98 minutes. Screened in Cantonese with English subtitles. Free admission. Doors- 20h, Short films- 20:30, Feature- 21h

In 1930s Shanghai, wannabe mobster Sing (Stephen Chow) and his dimwitted pal Bone (Lam Chi-chung) impersonate members of the powerful Axe Gang. When they try to bully the poor residents of Pig Sty Alley, they’re scared off by a trio of tenants with secret kung fu powers. Their antics trigger a war between the actual Axe Gang and the underdogs of Pig Sty Alley, as the world’s most fearsome fighters descend on the doomed neighborhood. Stephen Chow’s anarchic action comedy has the visual invention of a Tex Avery cartoon with the unexpected sweetness of a Chaplin silent. Its imaginative use of CGI breaks the laws of physics and plays with the plasticity of the medium, pushing the wonderfully choreographed fight scenes to surreal comedic heights. Packed with sly movie references and inspired performances by Hong Kong chopsocky legends, KUNG FU HUSTLE is a loving, but irreverent tribute to the martial arts genre.

Watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRbPXbgsKyE

Film night at Joe’s Garage, cozy cinema! Doors open at 8pm, film begins at 9pm, free entrance. You want to play a movie, let us know: joe [at] squat [dot] net