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For this Special Thursday Cinema Night, first up is East of Eden (1955), an adaptation of John Steinbeck’s classic brooding-youth novel of the same name. A young man (James Dean himself, in his breakout role) in 1910 Calfironia competes with his brother for the love of their father. Drama ensues as he navigates both his family difficulties and a budding romance, all while trying tore-connect with his mother. Director is Elia Kazan, whose A Face in the Crowd (1957) and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) we previously watched. This is considered a classic, so let’s check it out.

After that is Kill (2023), an Indian action-thriller about a guy who boards a train to stop the arranged marriage of the woman he loves. Uh-oh, the train is filled with sadistic bad guys who want to do bad stuff. Time to kick a whole lot of butt. Blood and giblets will be flying everywhere as one dude rocks against an army of knife-wielding maniacs. This is the best-known and best-regarded work to date of director Nikhil Nagesh Bhat, who has not done anything else of note. Great reviews for this, so we’ll give it a whirl.

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

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

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• East of Eden: https://letterboxd.com/film/east-of-eden/
• Kill: https://letterboxd.com/film/kill-2023-1/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• East of Eden: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/17064
• Kill: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28259207/parentalguide/

CWs for East of Eden:

• Stalking.
• Child abuse.
• Alcohol abuse.
• Shower scene.
• Anxiety attacks.

CWs for Kill:

• References to sex.
• Blood and gore.
• Broken bones.
• Squashed heads.
• Beatings.
• Fistfighting.
• Stabbing.
• Cutting of flesh.
• Someone’s hair is lit on fire.
• Gun violence.
• Impalement.
• Decapitation.
• Throat mutilation.
• Broken neck.
• Profanity.
• Drugs.
• Smoking.
• Alcohol.
• Child endangerment.
• Violence against women.

Links to movies:

• East of Eden: https://tankie.tube/w/jA4LVPkbsRXd92dZCbha4Y
• Kill: https://tankie.tube/w/2RkEuttJbPHjyWpFA3DPS6