What’s New At Projection 216?
Jenny has just remodelled Projection 216 and we have written a schedule of films that are going to show up until Christmas.
I’m looking forward to Baron Munchausen, because I haven’t seen it yet and Terry Gilliam is a great visual director.
Dr Strangelove shows Peter Sellers at his best playing multiple characters in Kubrick’s bizarre and zany cold war satire.
Wild Zero mixes the Japanese punk rock of Guitar Wolf and zombie horror to good effect, although I’ve always found Guitar Wolf are more stylistic than substantial.
Blade Runner is perfect iconic science fiction and The Big Lebowski is one of the funniest films I have ever seen.
The newest film we’re going to show is ‘Flashbacks of a Fool’, which shows Daniel Craig playing a washed up middle aged actor reflecting on his youth in a sleepy seaside before everything went wrong.
Jenny chose these films. Is there a theme that ties these films together? None of the protagonists in these films are classically heroic, alpha males. Even the Harrison Ford character in Blade Runner has doubts about his humanity, whereas Guitar Wolf is just silly. All posts about Projection 216 come with the disclaimer that I’m married to the boss and that people wishing to go to a film should call before to reserve a place. Tickets are 15 RMB to cover refreshments.
Projection 216
Room 216, Building 3, Lane 210
Taikang Road, Shanghai, PRC
泰康 路210弄 3
号楼216 室
021-54656616
Posted: November 10th, 2008 under Shanghai, fashion, films.
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