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For this Special Thursday Cinema Night, first up is Heart of a Dog (1988), a Soviet satire about a dog transformed into a man by a mad scientist during the Russian Revolution, and his subsequent struggles to fit into human culture during a time of radical change. It is the best-known and best-regarded work of director Vladimir Bortko, who is not known for much otherwise. Great reviews for this everywhere, so let’s check it out.

After that is Fat City (1972), a boxing drama about two rival fighters (Stay Keach and Jeff Bridges), one of whom is at the top, and the other who has site rock bottom. Uh-oh, though, they start to switch places as their careers’ momentums shift. Enter the usual problems of prize fighters, such as reckless money spending, substance abuse, and dysfunctional romances. Director is John Huston, the old Hollywood veteran known for The Maltese Falcon (1941), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), and Key Largo (1948), among others; surprisingly, we have never watched any of his work. That changes tonight, as this is supposed to be one of his better films.

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

https://blorp.bot.nu/o/visual_cuisine

Be there, comrades!

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Doesthedogdie.com links:

CWs for Heart of a Dog:

  • Reference to sexual assault. Not depicted.
  • Cruelty to animals.
  • Strangulation.
  • Profanity.
  • Alcohol.
  • Smoking.

CWs for Fat City:

  • Nudity.
  • Discussion of sex.
  • Reference to sexual assault. Not depicted.
  • Blood.
  • Fistfighting.
  • Head injuries.
  • Broken bones.
  • Profanity.
  • Alcohol.
  • Smoking.
  • Domestic violence.

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