Tortellini at Noon

This week we watched the 2000 biographical legal drama film Erin Brockovich. Directed by Steven Soderbergh the film is a dramatization of the true story of Erin Brockovich, portrayed by Julia Roberts, who fought against the energy corporation Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) regarding its culpability for the Hinkley groundwater contamination incident. Come join us!!

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This week a podcast favorite actor returns in what is described as the greatest courtroom drama ever made, 1959’s Anatomy of a Murder. Produced and directed by Otto Preminger it tells the story of an upstate Michigan lawyer who defends a soldier who claims he killed an innkeeper due to temporary insanity after the victim raped his wife. The film stars James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, Eve Arden, George C. Scott, Arthur O'Connell, Kathryn Grant and Murray Hamilton. Come join us!!!

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This week we watched the new 2023 Universal film Renfield. Directed and produced by Chris McKay, and written by Ryan Ridley from a story by Robert Kirkman, it serves as a direct sequel to the 1931 film Dracula. Renfield, Dracula's henchman and inmate at the lunatic asylum for decades, longs for a life away from the Count, his various demands, and all of the bloodshed that comes with them. The film stars Nicholas Hoult, Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz, Shohreh Aghdashloo, and Nicolas Cage. Come join us!!!

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This week we watched the 1991 film based on Peter Pan, Hook. Directed by Steven Spielberg and written by James V. Hart and Malia Scotch Marmo. It stars Robin Williams as Peter Banning / Peter Pan, Dustin Hoffman as Captain Hook, Julia Roberts as Tinker Bell, Bob Hoskins as Mr. Smee, and Maggie Smith as Granny Wendy. It serves as a sequel to J. M. Barrie's 1911 novel Peter and Wendy, focusing on an adult Peter Pan who has forgotten his childhood and when Captain Hook kidnaps his children, he must returns to Neverland to save them and remember his past. Come join us!!!

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This week the cinema legend returns with the biopic of his early life in the 2022 film The Fabelmans. Directed by Steven Spielberg, who co-wrote and produced it with Tony Kushner the film is told through an original story of the fictional Sammy Fabelman, a young aspiring filmmaker who explores how the power of films can help him see the truth about his dysfunctional family and those around him. It stars Gabriel LaBelle as Sammy, alongside Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, and Judd Hirsch in supporting roles. Come join us!!

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This week we watched the 1995 comedy film To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar. Directed by Beeban Kidron, the film tells the tale of three New York City drag queens who embark on a road trip. It stars Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze, and John Leguizamo and its title refers to an iconic autographed photo of Julie Newmar that they carry with them on their journey. Newmar additionally appears in the film as herself. Come join us!!!

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This week we saw the sequel to the charming 2019 film, Shazam Fury of the Gods. Directed by David F. Sandberg the film continues the story of teenage Billy Batson who, along with his foster family must fight to save Philadelphia and the world from the Daughters of Atlas. The film stars Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Rachel Zegler, Adam Brody, Ross Butler, Meagan Good, Lucy Liu, Djimon Hounsou and Helen Mirren.

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What’s your favorite scary movie? This week we watched the new entry into the meta slasher franchise Scream VI. Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, the film VI follows a new Ghostface killer who targets the surviving members of the "Woodsboro legacy attacks" in New York City. It stars Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Jenna Ortega, Hayden Panettiere, and Courteney Cox, all reprising their roles from previous installments, alongside Jack Champion, Henry Czerny, Dermot Mulroney, Tony Revolori and Samara Weaving.

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This week Mark returns so just in time for the Oscars we decided to watch the critically acclaimed 2022 film Everything Everywhere All At Once. Written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (collectively known as Daniels), the plot centers on a Chinese-American immigrant played by Michelle Yeoh who, while being audited by the IRS, discovers that she must connect with parallel universe versions of herself to prevent a powerful being from destroying the multiverse. Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, Jenny Slate, Harry Shum Jr., James Hong, and Jamie Lee Curtis appear in supporting roles. Come join us!!!

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Finishing this year’s foreign film month we watched the 1960 horror thriller film Eyes Without a Face. Co-written and directed by Georges Franju, the film stars Pierre Brasseur and Alida Valli and revolves around a plastic surgeon who is determined to perform a face transplant on his daughter, who was disfigured in a car accident. Come jois us!!!

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