Tortellini at Noon

Rolling along into the 40’s for our Decades Month with the 1944 black comedy Arsenic and Old Lace. Directed and produced by Frank Capra, the story follows a Brooklyn writer of books on the futility of marriage who risks his reputation after he decides to tie the knot.. The film stars Cary Grant, Raymond Massey, Jack Carson, Priscilla Lane and Peter Lorre. Come join us!!

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This month we’re calling Decade’s Month where each week will be a different decade and we’re starting in the 30’s with the 1933 film King Kong. Directed and produced by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, the story follows a giant primate dubbed Kong who feels affection for a beautiful young woman offered to him as a sacrifice. The film stars Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, and Bruce Cabot. Come join us!!

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Next up in his week of 4 episodes is the new film The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. Directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, in the film Mario and Luigi with their friends adventure into outer space, where they face off against Bowser and his son, Bowser Jr.It star Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black and Keegan-Michael Key, Benny Safdie, Donald Glover, Glen Powell, and Brie Larson. Come join us!!

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The third episode of this week of 4 episodes is the 1993 video game adaptation Super Mario Bros. Directed by the husband-and-wife team Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel, it follows the brothers Mario and Luigi in their quest to rescue Princess Daisy from a dystopian parallel universe ruled by the ruthless President Koopa. The film stars Bob Hoskins, John Leguizamo, Samantha Mathis and Dennis Hopper. Come join us!!! 

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Next up in his week of 4 episodes and the conclusion Foreign Film Month is the 1985 drama Kiss of the Spider Woman. Directed by Héctor Babenco, set in a Brazilian prison, the film centers on a dialogue between two very different cellmates, a hardened leftist revolutionary and an apolitical gay man. It stars William Hurt, Raul Julia, Sônia Braga, José Lewgoy, Milton Gonçalves, and Denise Dumont. Come join us!!

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4 new episodes are coming this week and first up is the continuation of Foreign Film Month with the 2025 black comedy No Other Choice. Directed by Park Chan-wook and based on The Ax by Donald Westlake, the film follows a desperate paper industry expert who decides to kill off his competition to be assured of the job he seeks to maintain his way of life. It stars Lee Byung-hun, Son Ye-jin, Park Hee-soon, Lee Sung-min, Yeom Hye-ran, and Cha Seung-won. Come join us!!

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Back with another Foreign Film Month pick this week we watched the 1961 black comedy Divorce Italian Style. Directed by Pietro Germi the film tells the tale of an impoverished Sicilian nobleman who is trapped in a loveless marriage and fantasizes killing his wife.It stars Marcello Mastroianni, Daniela Rocca, Stefania Sandrelli, and Leopoldo Trieste. Come join us!!

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THE UNDERTONE - Feature Film.

February, 2025.

Photo by Dustin Rabin #2935

Breaking from Foreign Film Month, we saw the new A24 horror film Undertone. Written and directed by Ian Tuason, in his directorial debut, the film tells the tale of two podcasters who are sent recordings by a married couple experiencing paranormal noises in their home. It stars Nina Kiri and Adam DiMarco. Come join us!!

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After a 3 year hiatus Foreign Film Month finally returns and to kick it off we watched the 2009 surrealist comedy Symbol. Directed and starring Hitoshi Mastumoto the film is about a man who wakes up in a white room with buttons on the walls and he must find out which button to push to get what he wants. Come join us!!

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Our third and final film this week is the 2018 film Crazy Rich Asians. Directed by Jon M. Chu it follows a Chinese American professor, Rachel, who travels to Singapore with her boyfriend Nick and is shocked to discover that Nick's family is one of the richest families in Singapore. The film stars Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan, Lisa Lu, Awkwafina, Ken Jeong, and Michelle Yeoh. Come join us!!

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