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Torn Space Theater artistic director Dan Shanahan introduces John Cassavettes’ The Killing of a Chinese Bookie at Hallwalls on February 18th, 2019.
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Four new films hit #Buffalo this weekend: two indies (getting mixed and positive notes respectively) and two studio productions (both getting dragged by critics). Here they are.
Indies -
• The Dead Don't Die at Dipson Theatres Amherst and Regal Transit/Galleria/Quaker
• Late Night Movie at Dipson Amherst/Eastern Hills, AMC Theatres Maple Ridge, Regals & Flix Stadium 10
Studio -
• Men In Black: INTERNATIONAL at AMCs, Regals & Flix
• SHAFT at AMCs, Regals & Flix
For those uninitiated in the sleepy (in the best way), sensual work of the great Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul, let Senses of Cinema give you a thorough overview of his career and then check out our upcoming collaborative Screening: Blissfully Yours next week at Squeaky Wheel Film & Media Art Center.
Weerasethakul, Apichatpong • Senses of Cinema
b. 16 July 1970, Bangkok, Thailand Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s cinema is one of transgression, of social, carnal and metaphysical border-crossings. Born on July 16, 1970 in Bangkok, Weerasethakul was raised in Khon Kaen, a rice-farming region in rural North Eastern Thailand, which has provided the...🙌🙌🙌
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