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For this Special Thursday Cinema Night, first up is Close-Up (1990). It is a sort-of-crime-drama-quasi-documentary thing about a man arrested for impersonating a filmmaker, with the twist that not only is the film based on a true story, but all of the people involved in the case play themselves. A whole lot of meta-commentary on filmmaking and fourth-wall shenanigans follow from there. Director is renowned auteur Abbas Kiarostami, whose Where Is The Friend’s House? (1987) we previously watched. This is widely considered one of the best films of the 1990s; it is currently ranked #47 on Letterboxd’s Top 250 films of all time.

After that is The Fisher King (1991), a buddy comedy from Monty Python alumnus Terry Gilliam, director of Brazil (1985), which we previously watched. A radio shock jock (Jeff Bridges) feels guilty after his jokes cause someone to go on a real-life murder spree, falling into a spiral of depression, until he meets an eccentric homeless man (Robin Williams) who inspires him with his strange mannerisms and quick wit to go on a quest for the Holy Grail. Who knew Arthurian made such good therapy? Dudes are gonna rock.

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

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Be there, comrades!

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CWs for Close-Up:

  • Yelling.
  • Profanity.
  • Smoking.
  • Home invasion.

CWs for The Fisher King:

  • Stalking.
  • Alcohol abuse.
  • Spitting.
  • Hospital scene.
  • Anxiety attacks.
  • Suicide.
  • Homophobic slurs.
  • Ableism.
  • Fat jokes.
  • Blood and gore.
  • Gun violence.

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