Episode 632: La Bola Negra, Ken Russell's The Devils (1971), Carrie (1976), Movie News LIVE!
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It's Arthouse Tuesday on a Friday here at Breakfast All Day. We've already reviewed the big movie everyone's talking about this week, the Elizabeth Holmes documentary "You Can See Everything." And as for "Street Fighter," Alonso did a quick out-of-the-theater reaction. But there are always plenty of new movies to discuss. Here's what we reviewed on our latest episode: LA BOLA NEGRA. It's a sweeping historical drama and a queer Spanish romance. And it was a very big deal at this year's Cannes Film Festival, where the directors, known collectively as Los Javis, won the top prize. Playing in theaters now before streaming on Netflix starting Dec. 2.
KEN RUSSELL'S THE DEVILS (1971). The fully restored director's cut of this highly controversial British drama is finally out the way Ken Russell intended. We'd never seen it before but we understand why so many people have found this story of religion, sex and power so shocking. Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed star. In theaters for a limited run.
CARRIE (1976). With the "Carrie" miniseries streaming on Prime Video, we wanted to go back and review the original Brian De Palma film, which was the first-ever Stephen King adaptation. Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie are chilling, and we're a sucker for a split diopter shot. Make sure to check out our "Carrie" recaps, right here at our Patreon.
MOVIE NEWS LIVE! Alonso is on the East Coast, so he was coming to us from the future. Among the topics we discussed were the celebrity support for "Digger," the trailer for Ben Shapiro's star-studded "Confessions," Steven Soderbergh helping Matt Reeves finish "The Batman Part II," and the whole Kelly Clarkson/Brooklyn toy store fiasco. Join us on Fridays at Noon Pacific.
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