For this Friday Movie Night, we’re starting off with Gangs of Wasseypur: Part 1 (2012), one of the highest-rated Bollywood movies on Letterboxd. It is the first part (of two) of the story of a young man in 1970s India who pursues revenge against the man who killed his father. As with many Bollyword blockbusters, this movie is a whole bunch of things mashed into one, including gritty gangster violence, over-the-top melodrama, action scenes, broad comedy, and musical numbers. Our last foray into Indian cinema, Nayakan (1987), was a hit on Hextube, and this one is on every list of “movies to watch if you’re new to Bollywood” in existence, so we’re giving it a try. After that is The Circus (1928), as we have, surprisingly, never watched any Charlie Chaplin films, despite having dipped into Buster Keaton’s filmography a few times. The Tramp joins the circus as a handyman, and falls in love with the owner’s daughter; hilarity ensues, including all sorts of animal antics. This is considered one of Chaplin’s best films, so let’s give it a whirl.

We’ll start at 9PM EST on Hextube, right here:

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

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• Gangs of Wasseypur: Part 1: https://letterboxd.com/film/gangs-of-wasseypur-part-1/
• The Circus: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-circus/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Gangs of Wasseypur: Part 1: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1954470/parentalguide?ref_=tt_stry_pg
• The Circus: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0018773/parentalguide?ref_=tt_stry_pg

CWs for Gangs of Wasseypur: Part 1:

• Nudity.
• Sex scene, but no nudity.
• Prostitution.
• Kissing.
• Blood and gore.
• Gun violence.
• Cutting of flesh.
• Stabbing.
• Beating with blunt instruments.
• Genital trauma (offscreen.)
• Someone is tied up.
• Profanity.
• Smoking.
• Alcohol.
• Drug use.
• Broken bones.
• Dismemberment.
• Dead animals.

CWs for The Circus:

• Slapstick violence.
• Smoking.

Links to movies:

Forthcoming. I have the files, and will upload shortly.