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For this special Thursday edition of Movie Night, it’s a spooky double feature. First up is Eyes Without a Face (1960), concerning a mad scientist who, despondent after the disfiguration of his daughter, decides to kidnap girls and bring them to his laboratory, removing their faces and grafting them onto her. Aaaaaahhh!! This is one of the most famous French horror films of all time, and the magnum opus of director Georges Franju, who is a one-hit wonder.

Second is The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970), a proto-slasher from renowned Italian giallo auteur Dario Argento (Suspiria [1977], Deep Red [1975]), who has surprisingly never been featured on a movie night here. An American writer in Rome investigates a rash of murders, only to find himself and his girlfriend in the killer’s sights. Spookiness ensues. This is a giallo film, so expect lots of stylized sequences with unusual colors, as well as some blood and gore.

Last is Pokemon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior (2008), for those who are still awake by then. Yep, we’re continuing the saga. We’re into the Sinnoh (Diamond/Pearl, aka Gen 4) arc now.

We’ll start 8PM EST on Hextube, right here: https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• Eyes Without a Face: https://letterboxd.com/film/eyes-without-a-face/
• The Bird with the Crystal Plumage: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-bird-with-the-crystal-plumage/
• Pokemon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior: https://letterboxd.com/film/pokemon-giratina-and-the-sky-warrior/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Eyes Without a Face: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/9543
• The Bird with the Crystal Plumage: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/15966
• Pokemon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1160525/parentalguide?ref_=tt_stry_pg

CWs for Eyes Without a Face:

• Death of dog.
• Stalking.
• Drug use.
• Body horror.
• Deaths of animals.
• Cruelty to animals.
• Someone is drugged.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Blood and gore.
• Disfiguration.
• Cutting of flesh.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Torture.
• Someone falls to their death.
• Eye mutilation.
• Kidnapping.
• Death of parent.
• Needles.
• Hospital scene.
• Suicide attempt.
• Body dysmorphia.
• Suicidal ideation.
• Claustrophobia.
• Suicide.
• Flashing lights.

CWs for The Bird with the Crystal Plumage:

• Stalking.
• Domestic violence.
• Abused becomes the abuser.
• Gaslighting.
• Child abuse.
• Dead cats.
• Discussion of sexual assault as part of character backstory. Not depicted.
• Cutting of flesh.
• Blood and gore.
• Kidnapping.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Jump scares.
• Needles.
• Hospital scene.
• Violent mentally-ill person.
• Anxiety attacks.
• Claustrophobia.
• Shaky cam.
• “Man in a dress” jokes.
• Sex.
• Someone is hit by a car.

CWs for Pokemon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior:

• Death of child.
• Child endangerment.
• Death of parent.
• Ghosts.
• Animal cruelty.
• Cartoon violence.
• Explosions.
• Existentialism.
• Bugs.
• Someone is physically restrained.

Links to movies:

• Eyes Without a Face: https://tankie.tube/w/fnet2BCJVWv6Fpba91yJfp
• The Bird with the Crystal Plumage: https://tankie.tube/w/nHfsaVE3NC7MQv59gxWX9W
• Pokemon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior: https://tankie.tube/w/duG7K45ZpfjU4T9jAsh99P