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Friday, February 1 (36th
Chamber; 8pm; Lone Wolf and Cub; 10:30pm)
Monday, February 4 (Lone Wolf and
Cub;
8:30pm)
Tuesday, February 5 (Lone Wolf and
Cub; 10pm; 36th Chamber;
Midnight)
Thursday, February 7 (36th Chamber;
8:30pm)
Sunday, February 10 (Lone Wolf and
Cub;
8:30pm)
Monday, February 18 (Lady Snowblood; 7:30pm) NOTE:
new time!
Admission: Free, $10 minimum
reservations
are recommended
Perhaps you've heard of the group of young men from Staten Island
(aka Shaolin) who watched some Kung Fu movies, laid down some
tweaked beats and sick samples and became hip-hop sensations
(R.I.P. ODB!).
This month we'll screen two seminal films that stirred the Staten
Island crew to create among other classics, Enter the Wu-Tang
(36 Chambers):
The
36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978) is a Chinese Kung
Fu film directed by Chia-Liang Liu who went on
to direct the Drunken Master films. In this first of
the 36th Chamber series, a young student anti-Manchu activist
flees the rebellion and arrives at a Shaolin temple. Originally
rejected by the monks, they eventually take him and train him
in their 35 chambers. Later, he returns to establish the 36th
chamber...
Lone
Wolf and Cub (1972) is the first in a series
of 6 films by Japanese director Kenji Misumi.
As opposed to Chinese warrior
epics,
Japanese warrior films tend to be much bloodier with little comic
relief and more nuanced lighting. The cinematography for Lone
Wolf is reason enough to see it, but the sword work of Ogami
and even his infant son, Daigoro, is the true attraction. Vengence
can be a bloody mess, especially with an entire shogunate against
you and your baby.
Lady
Snowblood (1973) may or may not have been
seen by the Wu-Tang Clan before their inception, but we're
very sure Quentin Tarantino gave a copy to RZA when they
were working on Kill Bill. Several scenes from Kill
Bill directly reference Lady Snowblood.
Again the cinematography is gorgeous and the blood flows
continuously.
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