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For this Special Thursday Cinema Night, first up is The Long Gray Line (1955), one of the most critically-acclaimed films from one of Hollywood’s most renowned filmmakers, John Ford. It follows an Irish immigrant (1955) over his fifty-year career in the US military, as he goes through various loves, friendships, and losses, all rendered in glorious Technicolor. Think of it as a sort of 1950s Forrest Gump (1994), with a less-dumb protagonist. The only other Ford we’ve watched so far is My Darling Clementine (1946), which was pretty good, so let’s check this one out too.

After that is Ballerina (2023), a Korean action-thriller about an ex-bodyguard skilled in both close-combat and gun duels, who decides to avenge the murder of her best friend. This involves shooting and killing a whole bunch of shitty men as she mows her way through the local crime syndicates. Chicks are gonna rock. Director Lee Chung-hyun is otherwise known for the thriller The Call (2020), which we have not yet watched.

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

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Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• The Long Gray Line: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-long-gray-line/
• Ballerina: https://letterboxd.com/film/ballerina-2023/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• The Long Gray Line: Sorry, nothing on DTDD or IMDB.
• Ballerina: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/1066389

CWs for The Long Gray Line:

• Smoking.
• Alcohol.
• Gun violence.
• Fistfighting.

CWs for Ballerina:

• Gaslighting.
• Child abuse.
• Drug use.
• Someone is drugged.
• Sexual assault: a r*pe motivates the main plot of the film, but the act itself is shown only as grainy footage and only for a few seconds..
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Discussion of sexual assault.
• Someone is burned alive.
• Unconsciousness.
• Broken bones.
• Tooth damage.
• Torture.
• Stabbing.
• Blood and gore.
• Human trafficking.
• Kidnapping.
• Natural bodies of water.
• Self-harm.
• Suicide attempt.
• Suicide.
• Underwater scenes.
• Jump scares.
• Shaky cam.
• Screaming.
• Someone is watched without their knowledge.
• Fat jokes.
• Objectification of female characters.
• Sex.
• BDSM.
• Gun violence.

Links to movies:

• The Long Gray Line: https://tankie.tube/w/n6o3XsvLMd6YQkz8qJMEND
• Ballerina: https://tankie.tube/w/qhD4hSNPPDvajcEh23bYPL