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For this Friday Movie Night, first up is The Great Beauty (2013), a drama-comedy about a snobbish, pretentious Italian author’s trip through Rome following his 65th birthday, and his realization that life may contain more worth than drinking, drugs, parties, and philandering. What has he done with this life? Existential crises follow, along with some absurdism as he encounters various strange characters. This won a bunch of awards at the time, including the Academy Award for Best Picture, and it is considered one of the best Italian films of the 2010s. Looks neat; let’s watch. This is generally considered to be the best work to date of Italian auteur director Paolo Sorrentino, who is otherwise best-known for Hand of God (2021), which we have not watched. Currently ranked #202 on Letterboxd's Top 250 films of all time.

After that is The Wild Robot (2024), the latest animated feature from Dreamworks. It centers on a robot who becomes stranded on a desert island; it find purpose by caring for a baby goose, and the two bond while the goose attempts to reunite with its flock. Director is Chris Sanders, the guy who helmed Lilo & Stitch (2010) and How to Train Your Dragon (2010). Critics are calling this one of Dreamworks’ best films ever, and it is already garnering award buzz. A good-quality camrip is already available, so we will watch it.

We’ll start at 8PM EST on Hextube, right here:

https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• The Great Beauty: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-great-beauty/
• The Wild Robot: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-wild-robot/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• The Great Beauty: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/40212
• The Wild Robot: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/1059280

CWs for The Great Beauty:

• Drug use.
• Alcohol abuse.
• Cheating.
• Cancer.
• Suicide.
• Sex.
• Car crash.
• Nudity.
• Objectification of female characters.
• Blood.
• Head trauma.
• Profanity.

CWs for The Wild Robot:

• Animal abandonment.
• Abusive parents.
• Deaths of animals.
• Decapitation.
• Sad animal.
• Bugs.
• Bullying.
• Beatings.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Someone is crushed to death.
• Amputation.
• Unconsciousness.
• Finger and toe mutilation.
• Suicide.
• Death of non-human.
• Deaths of family members.
• Kidnapping.
• Natural bodies of water.
• Trypophobia.
• Vomiting.
• Farting.
• Someone is eaten.
• Audio gore.
• Incarceration.
• Underwater scenes.
• Screaming.
• Flashing lights.
• Stillbirth.
• Babies.
• Death of pregnant character.
• Ableism.

Links to movies:

• The Great Beauty: https://tankie.tube/w/ppx85wNwLL7iwrJbz6zrS9
• The Wild Robot: https://tankie.tube/w/4ZTU9LwSj9LiZfnEasTxJw