28 Days Later

28 Days Later is a 2002 British post-apocalyptic horror film directed by Danny Boyle. With a screenplay written by Alex Garland, the film stars Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris and Christopher Eccleston. Set in Great Britain, just after the turn of the 21st century, the story depicts the breakdown of society following the accidental release of a highly contagious virus and focuses upon the struggle of four survivors to cope with the ruination of the life they once knew.

A critical and commercial success, the film is widely recognized for images of a deserted London, and was shot almost entirely on digital video. The film spawned the 2007 sequel, 28 Weeks Later, as well as the graphic novel 28 Days Later: The Aftermath.

Oh Brother Where Art Thou?

O Brother, Where Art Thou? is a comedy film made by the Coen Brothers. Released in 2000, the film is set in Mississippi during the Great Depression (specifically, 1937).

The film is loosely based on the story of Homer’s Odyssey[2] and the 1989 novella A Dozen Tough Jobs by Howard Waldrop, which sets the labors of Hercules in July 1937 in Mississippi.[3]

By its very title, the film displays a sly reference to another type of mythmaking: filmmaking, specifically the 1941 satire Sullivan's Travels by Preston Sturges, in which the title character sets out to make a grim, socially conscious film to be called O Brother, Where Art Thou? After the privileged director experiences hardships of his own, he decides that comedic films are of more value than self-important dramas. Similarly, the Coen brothers' movie also has the tone and imagery of Depression-era realism interlarded with the comedic element.

The film stars George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, John Goodman, Holly Hunter, and Charles Durning. The American roots soundtrack won a Grammy for Album of the Year in 2001.[4] watch this, a top tune me thinks.

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This is how HBFC is to be run:

Etherites involved post their film choices to this blog. Then, via comments, (click on comments below) we work out what films when and where! Orribly simple eh!
You dont like the film you dont come, you want a particular film you post, you want to change the screening date or venue you ask (via comment or email).

Film club can theoretically be any film any time anywhere, but to be blunt if you don't ask you don't get and if you don't post you won't get your own play, cant say fairer than that and if you don't like it you can fuck off or I'll set Blakey on you!!

A few times a year we are going to hold a multimedia type party (Pharty) where we will re-screen some of everyone's favourites (by vote via comment) There will also be music (DJs/musicians/bands) a light show (VJs) BBQ/Bar etc etc where we will all undoubtedly get completely wankered at some venue (preferably) away from main club house (Ho ho). Info will be posted to this blog when appropriate if you want to get involved, play, add something or whatever please feel more than welcome.

If you want to join in and post film choices get yourself a google account, its free and very easy to do, and then ask to be given permission (via comment or email Nellie) if you just want to keep up with postings and screening dates and just come along thats fine get the atom feed it will automatically update you as and when people add things.

Be happy, take part, enjoy!

Nellie (The Film Fuhrer)

Taxidermia

Director: Gyorgy Palfi
Language: Hungarian, English and Russian
Release: 2006

Gyorgy Palfi's superbly bizzare and grotesque tale of three generations of men, including an obese speed eater, an embalmer of gigantic cats, and a man who shoots fire out of his penis. Features an excellent score by Amon Tobin.

Koroshiya 1 (Ichi The Killer)

Director: Mike Takashi
Language: Japanese
Release: 2001

Yakuza boss Anjo disappears with three hundred million yen. His loyal gang members, lead by the masochist Kakihara, start a search, but their aggressive and gory methods worry the other yakuza gangs. Kakiharas most frightening counterpart is the mysterious Ichi, a psychopathic killer with a dark childhood secret.

Grindhouse

Directors: Quentin Tarantino & Robert Rodriguez
Language: English
Release: 2007

An unmissable double-bill of thrillers that recall both filmmakers' favorite exploitation films. "Grindhouse" (a downtown movie theater in disrepair since its glory days as a movie palace known for "grinding out" non-stop double-bill programs of B-movies) is presented as one full-length feature comprised of two individual films helmed separately by each director. "Death Proof," is a rip-roaring slasher flick with many references to "Faster Pussycat:Kill!Kill!", while "Planet Terror" shows us a view of the world in the midst of a zombie outbreak. The films are joined together by clever faux trailers that recall the '50s exploitation drive-in classics.