MotW for February 12 - Dark City

Back to the Humanity and Sense Of Self-defining drama this week, with Alex Proyas' highly appropriately named Dark City. Since its 1998 release it has developed quite the (justifiable) cult following. Just make sure to watch the director's cut to avoid the beginning monologue (did no one learn from Blade Runner?).

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MotW for February 5 - Zombieland

A light-hearted change from our usual dramatic fare. Zombieland, if you somehow haven't heard of it, is an hilarious adventure- dramedy set in a world overrun with the living dead. With just your wits (and maybe a shotgun) how long could you survive in Zombieland?

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MotW for Jan 29 - Moon

Written with its star Sam Rockwell specifically in mind, Moon is an independent film with a blockbuster feel. Best viewed as a drama rather than science fiction, this movie is yet another which questions identity and humanity, and does it very, very well.

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MotW for Jan 22 - Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

"You can't fight in here, this is the War Room!"
A brilliant satire, ahead of its time, and recognized as being "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb takes on the Nuclear War scare. There is no question that this offering by Kubrick is one of his best.

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MotW for Jan 15 - Vals Im Bashir (Waltz With Bashir)

ואלס עם באשיר‎ aka Vals Im Bashir aka Waltz With Bashir is an Israeli-made animated documentary regarding the filmmaker's personal connection to the events of the 1982 Lebanon War. How is your sense of self informed by your memories? What if your formative experiences are blocked out? Are you responsible for doing something you can't even remember occurred?

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MotW for Jan 8 - Blue Velvet

We finally got to Lynch, with this week's choice of Blue Velvet. From the wiki article, Blue Velvet "is noted for re-launching Dennis Hopper's career and providing Isabella Rossellini a dramatic outlet beyond work as a fashion model and a cosmetics spokeswoman for which she was formerly known." A drama examining the dark heart that can exist in any idyllic town, filmed in a dreamy style that came to be known as Lynch's trademark.

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