Just a repost.
This week it's CANNIBAL CUISINE NIGHT (as opposed to eating the raw human flesh off with your teeth).
Mon. Mar.13th (Hey it's Damon's B-day)
7pm The Untold Story: Human Meat Roast Pork Buns (1992): Hong Kong Code III terror. A freshly severed hand washes up on the beach and the squadron of cops assigned to investigate it follow the trail to the mysteriously new owner of Eight Immortals Restaurant, which serves delicious pork bao. I think you can take it from there. Not a mere slasher cannibal comedy but a ghastly and unsettling experience. Come on we've been through "Irreversible", you can take it.
9pm Motel Hell (1980): "It takes all kinds of critters...to make Farmer Vincents fritters." The horror classic that I'm ashamed to say I never heard of it before I started going to Cinemuerte. A fave of many, will it be yours?
Hope to see a lot of you here.
Next week a total change of pace. Cary Grant double bill.
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Saturday, March 18, 2006
Monday, March 13, 2006
Fooled You Suckas! DEN OF SIN CANCELLED!
Yeah it's 2 friend's birthday today. I'm hanging out with one of them leaving you all to find something else to do with your night. So tonight's schedule is bumped to next monday. Sorry.
Here's Alyssa Milano's teenage crotch to make up for it.
Here's Alyssa Milano's teenage crotch to make up for it.
Sunday, March 12, 2006
"What's in this? It's deeeliciousssss." DEN OF SIN!!!!!
Sorry for the late post. This week it's CANNIBAL CUISINE NIGHT (as opposed to eating the raw human flesh off with your teeth).
Mon. Mar.13th (Hey it's Damon's B-day)
7pm The Untold Story: Human Meat Roast Pork Buns (1992): Hong Kong Code III terror. A freshly severed hand washes up on the beach and the squadron of cops assigned to investigate it follow the trail to the mysteriously new owner of Eight Immortals Restaurant, which serves delicious pork bao. I think you can take it from there. Not a mere slasher cannibal comedy but a ghastly and unsettling experience. Come on we've been through "Irreversible", you can take it.
9pm Motel Hell (1980): "It takes all kinds of critters...to make Farmer Vincents fritters." The horror classic that I'm ashamed to say I never heard of it before I started going to Cinemuerte. A fave of many, will it be yours?
Hope to see a lot of you here.
Next week a total change of pace. Cary Grant double bill.
Mon. Mar.13th (Hey it's Damon's B-day)
7pm The Untold Story: Human Meat Roast Pork Buns (1992): Hong Kong Code III terror. A freshly severed hand washes up on the beach and the squadron of cops assigned to investigate it follow the trail to the mysteriously new owner of Eight Immortals Restaurant, which serves delicious pork bao. I think you can take it from there. Not a mere slasher cannibal comedy but a ghastly and unsettling experience. Come on we've been through "Irreversible", you can take it.
9pm Motel Hell (1980): "It takes all kinds of critters...to make Farmer Vincents fritters." The horror classic that I'm ashamed to say I never heard of it before I started going to Cinemuerte. A fave of many, will it be yours?
Hope to see a lot of you here.
Next week a total change of pace. Cary Grant double bill.
Friday, March 03, 2006
SPRECTAL RAPE!
Though we here at the Den of Sin frown on the act of rape we certainly seem to have no problem with it being in our entertainment. So tonight it's SPRECTAL RAPE NIGHT.
Mon. Mar.6
7pm The Entity (1981): Barbara Hershey stars as Carla Moran, a poor soul who finds herself repeatedly raped and molested by some unseen force. Could it be hysteria, repressed sexual trauma or some freaky ass demon. Well my vote's on the demon. Guess we'll see.
9pm Demon Seed (1977): Repeatedly trailered at Cinemuerte we finally see the movie (for those curious to know STUNT ROCK the other repeatedly played trailer will be played at the BIG SMASH film festival coming soon). A super computer hoping to breed succeeds in raping his creator's wife. More terror ensues.
Goodness sounds like fun.
Mon. Mar.6
7pm The Entity (1981): Barbara Hershey stars as Carla Moran, a poor soul who finds herself repeatedly raped and molested by some unseen force. Could it be hysteria, repressed sexual trauma or some freaky ass demon. Well my vote's on the demon. Guess we'll see.
9pm Demon Seed (1977): Repeatedly trailered at Cinemuerte we finally see the movie (for those curious to know STUNT ROCK the other repeatedly played trailer will be played at the BIG SMASH film festival coming soon). A super computer hoping to breed succeeds in raping his creator's wife. More terror ensues.
Goodness sounds like fun.
Sunday, February 26, 2006
Will There Be A Den Of Sin?! UNFINISHED BUSINESS for real.
Maybe.
I have to move all my furniture back to it's original place and it's gonna be mighty difficult to be careful with the new floors and host a movie night myself. I was hoping I could bribe people (hopefully not too much help. I don't want bored people standing around) to help me move couches, shelves and reconnect all the speakers in time for movies.
But wait...there's another hitch. One of the movies we'd be potentially watching is busted at my store and I have no money to rent it elsewhere. So I'd be grateful if someone would volunteer to rent a copy. The movie? Well it's the first movie of the night.
Mon. Feb.27
7pm Last half of Aguirre: Wrath of God (1972): This was a while back but to fill people in I'll just copy and paste what this dude on IMDB said; "A few decades after the destruction of the Inca empire, a Spanish expedition leaves the mountains of Peru and goes down the Amazon river in search of gold and wealth. Soon, they come across great difficulties and Don Aguirres, a ruthless man who cares only about riches, becomes their leader. But will his quest lead them to "the golden city", or to certain destruction?" Seriously that brings us up to where the DVD failed.
9pm Last half of Soldier of Orange (1977): If you weren't here for the first half you might be confused. To recap by my faulty memory; WWII. Germany has invaded and conquered Holland. Rutger Hauer, a privileged care free student at the beginning of the film has grown into a concerned freedom fighter. He does some damage to the Germans forcing him to travel to England to escape reuniting with his old school chum on the fleeing freighter. At this point everyone was sleepy and went home. Bah. So we're finishing her off.
So if that's what we're doing and you want to help call me (604-831-4699). I'm assuming most of you are working during the day so don't worry too much.
Pop fund not in effect. No pop.
I have to move all my furniture back to it's original place and it's gonna be mighty difficult to be careful with the new floors and host a movie night myself. I was hoping I could bribe people (hopefully not too much help. I don't want bored people standing around) to help me move couches, shelves and reconnect all the speakers in time for movies.
But wait...there's another hitch. One of the movies we'd be potentially watching is busted at my store and I have no money to rent it elsewhere. So I'd be grateful if someone would volunteer to rent a copy. The movie? Well it's the first movie of the night.
Mon. Feb.27
7pm Last half of Aguirre: Wrath of God (1972): This was a while back but to fill people in I'll just copy and paste what this dude on IMDB said; "A few decades after the destruction of the Inca empire, a Spanish expedition leaves the mountains of Peru and goes down the Amazon river in search of gold and wealth. Soon, they come across great difficulties and Don Aguirres, a ruthless man who cares only about riches, becomes their leader. But will his quest lead them to "the golden city", or to certain destruction?" Seriously that brings us up to where the DVD failed.
9pm Last half of Soldier of Orange (1977): If you weren't here for the first half you might be confused. To recap by my faulty memory; WWII. Germany has invaded and conquered Holland. Rutger Hauer, a privileged care free student at the beginning of the film has grown into a concerned freedom fighter. He does some damage to the Germans forcing him to travel to England to escape reuniting with his old school chum on the fleeing freighter. At this point everyone was sleepy and went home. Bah. So we're finishing her off.
So if that's what we're doing and you want to help call me (604-831-4699). I'm assuming most of you are working during the day so don't worry too much.
Pop fund not in effect. No pop.
Sunday, February 12, 2006
Den of Sin: We've got UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
In recent times we've have missed out on a couple of showings. One due to the weakness of the audience (Soldier of Orange), the other due to the weakness of the DVD or player. Well this week we're gonna rectify that.
Mon. Feb. 12th
7pm Salon Kitty (1976): Here's what I wrote when we originally programmed it; "This will be our first Tinto Brass movie we've seen. This about a brothel enjoyed by many a Nazi. There may be a plot involving recording the Nazis getting it on (meaning "bizarre passions and carnal degradations") with the ladies for blackmail purposes. But hey there's "Bizarre passions and carnal degradations". Sadly we don't know about programming more Tinto Brass movie for fear of tripping over people's boners while heading to the washroom." Yeah well the DVD didn't work but we have a different copy at my store so I'll be making sure to grab that one. Hey if that doesn't work there's the second half of "Aguirre: The Wrath of God".
9pm Last half of Soldier of Orange (1977): If you weren't here for the first half you might be confused. To recap by my faulty memory; WWII. Germany has invaded and conquered Holland. Rutger Hauer, a privileged care free student at the beginning of the film has grown into a concerned freedom fighter. He does some damage to the Germans forcing him to travel to England to escape reuniting with his old school chum on the fleeing freighter. At this point everyone was sleepy and went home. Bah. So we're finishing her off.
See ya tomorrow.
Mon. Feb. 12th
7pm Salon Kitty (1976): Here's what I wrote when we originally programmed it; "This will be our first Tinto Brass movie we've seen. This about a brothel enjoyed by many a Nazi. There may be a plot involving recording the Nazis getting it on (meaning "bizarre passions and carnal degradations") with the ladies for blackmail purposes. But hey there's "Bizarre passions and carnal degradations". Sadly we don't know about programming more Tinto Brass movie for fear of tripping over people's boners while heading to the washroom." Yeah well the DVD didn't work but we have a different copy at my store so I'll be making sure to grab that one. Hey if that doesn't work there's the second half of "Aguirre: The Wrath of God".
9pm Last half of Soldier of Orange (1977): If you weren't here for the first half you might be confused. To recap by my faulty memory; WWII. Germany has invaded and conquered Holland. Rutger Hauer, a privileged care free student at the beginning of the film has grown into a concerned freedom fighter. He does some damage to the Germans forcing him to travel to England to escape reuniting with his old school chum on the fleeing freighter. At this point everyone was sleepy and went home. Bah. So we're finishing her off.
See ya tomorrow.
Saturday, February 04, 2006
It's still going BABY! DEN OF SIN! Celebrate.
I'll be posting later in the week with a complete schedule for the month. As for this monday.
EARLY MIIKE
(I'll just repost the earlier write-up)
7pm Shinjuku Triad society (1995): Miike's theatrical debut after many straight to video features. There's yakuza violence and taboos broken. Fun to be had by all.
9pm Fudoh: The New Generation (1996): Fudoh doesn't like his yakuza boss Dad, especially after seeing him kill Fudoh's brother. So it's all out war between Father and Son! It's Miike that should be enough explanation for you.
If you guys are worried about weirdness or awkardness this really is the best thing for us. Good times, good friends. Word.
EARLY MIIKE
(I'll just repost the earlier write-up)
7pm Shinjuku Triad society (1995): Miike's theatrical debut after many straight to video features. There's yakuza violence and taboos broken. Fun to be had by all.
9pm Fudoh: The New Generation (1996): Fudoh doesn't like his yakuza boss Dad, especially after seeing him kill Fudoh's brother. So it's all out war between Father and Son! It's Miike that should be enough explanation for you.
If you guys are worried about weirdness or awkardness this really is the best thing for us. Good times, good friends. Word.
Saturday, January 21, 2006
Den of Sin Reminder
Monday, Jan. 23
High School Massacre
7pm: Zero Day (2003): If you only make it to one movie this week, make it to this one. Easily one of the most underrated films of 2003, Zero Day is a master work in making one's budget work for the movie and providing an emotionally devastating portrait of how things can go terribly, terribly wrong. Fuck Gus Van Sant, this is the honest exploration of highschool tragedy.
9pm: Duck! The Carbine School Massacre (2000): Mere months after the events at Columbine High School, a couple of guys named Hellfire & Smack (oh yeah) decided to make a splatter tribute on High8 video. Tasteless, grisly fun or cinematic abomination? You be the judge.
Pop fund & RSVP (although you never do).
Luv,
~meeko
High School Massacre
7pm: Zero Day (2003): If you only make it to one movie this week, make it to this one. Easily one of the most underrated films of 2003, Zero Day is a master work in making one's budget work for the movie and providing an emotionally devastating portrait of how things can go terribly, terribly wrong. Fuck Gus Van Sant, this is the honest exploration of highschool tragedy.
9pm: Duck! The Carbine School Massacre (2000): Mere months after the events at Columbine High School, a couple of guys named Hellfire & Smack (oh yeah) decided to make a splatter tribute on High8 video. Tasteless, grisly fun or cinematic abomination? You be the judge.
Pop fund & RSVP (although you never do).
Luv,
~meeko
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
Even more of that Denny Sin goodness.
Howdy strangers and secret lovers. Just thought y'all might want to know what's happening at the Den of Sin this first month of the new year.
Jan. 9
Underrated Horror Sequel Night
Or so Rue Morgue would have me believe in a top 100 overlooked movies list.
7pm Amityville Horror II: The Possession (1982): What Rue Morgue said, " Sorely overlooked upon release as yet another case of sequelitis, "The Possession" actually ages a lot better than the original "Amityville Horror" with its story of domestic tragedy and ghostly first-person camera work". Well let's hope so. I certainly don't want to regret not taking Sinister Sam's suggestion that we'd be better off with Amityville Horror 3-D, sans the 3-D of course.
9pm Exorcist III (1990): I remember seeing this when I was 10 and having the shit spooked out of me. William Peter Blatty (who wrote the original Exorcist novel) adapted his other demon possession novel "Legion". It was then decided to add an exorcism scene at the end and voila! You have an Exorcist sequel. Either way let's hope my 10 year old self had some taste or we're traveling back in time to kick his (my?) ass and maybe hopping a bit forward to get it on with younger versions of our significant others or ex-significant others.
Jan. 16
Nazis and the Babes Who Love Them
7pm Night Porter (1974): I really like this IMDB user comment, "Walking a fine line between compelling drama and utter sleaze, THE NIGHT PORTER is one of those films you're going to react to strongly. Dirk Bogarde gives one of his creepiest performances as the title character, a post-war Nazi-in-hiding who stumbles across a camp survivor he had an uber-yucky ongoing tryst with. Charlotte Rampling is pretty good as his paramour, but it's the supporting cast of Nazis in denial that make this Italian film a sleazoid classic. It also kicked inspired one of the most brazen and despised subgenres of Italian filmmaking, the Nazi sexploitation film. Whatever you think of it, THE NIGHT PORTER is certainly far more tasteful than anything that followed it!" Hey maybe we watch some of those sleazy Italian movies...hey wait look at this.
9pm Salon Kitty (1976): This will be our first Tinto Brass movie we've seen (We suck, we know but we're cute!). This about a brothel enjoyed by many a Nazi. There may be a plot involving recording the Nazis getting it on (meaning "bizarre passions and carnal degradations") with the ladies for blackmail purposes. But hey there's "Bizarre passions and carnal degradations". Sadly we don't know about programming more Tinto Brass movie for fear of tripping over people's boners while heading to the washroom.
Jan. 23
High School Massacre
7pm Zero Day (2003): Like Gus Van Sant's "Elephant" a movie that tries to understand what might lead two boys to march into their school and blow away a few of their classmates. Unlike the Columbine Killers the two boys here are presented as normal well-adjusted teens with loving families. Filmed as a video journal as the teens plan their massacre and explain their motives. The families of these boys were played by their real families adding an authenticity to the film. You might want to read this article by the filmmaker after a fan of the film got...inspired.
9pm Duck! The Carbine School Massacre (2000): The first post-Columbine exploitation movie shot on cheap ass Hi-8 video! Watch our heroes Hellfire and Smack lay down their fury on their classmates! Righteous fury!
Jan. 30
Early Miike
7pm Shinjuku Triad society (1995): Miike's theatrical debut after many straight to video features. There's yakuza violence and taboos broken. Fun to be had by all.
9pm Fudoh: The New Generation (1996): Fudoh doesn't like his yakuza boss Dad, especially after seeing him kill Fudoh's brother. So it's all out war between Father and Son! It's Miike that should be enough explanation for you.
That's almost it for this month. Stay tuned.
Jan. 9
Underrated Horror Sequel Night
Or so Rue Morgue would have me believe in a top 100 overlooked movies list.
7pm Amityville Horror II: The Possession (1982): What Rue Morgue said, " Sorely overlooked upon release as yet another case of sequelitis, "The Possession" actually ages a lot better than the original "Amityville Horror" with its story of domestic tragedy and ghostly first-person camera work". Well let's hope so. I certainly don't want to regret not taking Sinister Sam's suggestion that we'd be better off with Amityville Horror 3-D, sans the 3-D of course.
9pm Exorcist III (1990): I remember seeing this when I was 10 and having the shit spooked out of me. William Peter Blatty (who wrote the original Exorcist novel) adapted his other demon possession novel "Legion". It was then decided to add an exorcism scene at the end and voila! You have an Exorcist sequel. Either way let's hope my 10 year old self had some taste or we're traveling back in time to kick his (my?) ass and maybe hopping a bit forward to get it on with younger versions of our significant others or ex-significant others.
Jan. 16
Nazis and the Babes Who Love Them
7pm Night Porter (1974): I really like this IMDB user comment, "Walking a fine line between compelling drama and utter sleaze, THE NIGHT PORTER is one of those films you're going to react to strongly. Dirk Bogarde gives one of his creepiest performances as the title character, a post-war Nazi-in-hiding who stumbles across a camp survivor he had an uber-yucky ongoing tryst with. Charlotte Rampling is pretty good as his paramour, but it's the supporting cast of Nazis in denial that make this Italian film a sleazoid classic. It also kicked inspired one of the most brazen and despised subgenres of Italian filmmaking, the Nazi sexploitation film. Whatever you think of it, THE NIGHT PORTER is certainly far more tasteful than anything that followed it!" Hey maybe we watch some of those sleazy Italian movies...hey wait look at this.
9pm Salon Kitty (1976): This will be our first Tinto Brass movie we've seen (We suck, we know but we're cute!). This about a brothel enjoyed by many a Nazi. There may be a plot involving recording the Nazis getting it on (meaning "bizarre passions and carnal degradations") with the ladies for blackmail purposes. But hey there's "Bizarre passions and carnal degradations". Sadly we don't know about programming more Tinto Brass movie for fear of tripping over people's boners while heading to the washroom.
Jan. 23
High School Massacre
7pm Zero Day (2003): Like Gus Van Sant's "Elephant" a movie that tries to understand what might lead two boys to march into their school and blow away a few of their classmates. Unlike the Columbine Killers the two boys here are presented as normal well-adjusted teens with loving families. Filmed as a video journal as the teens plan their massacre and explain their motives. The families of these boys were played by their real families adding an authenticity to the film. You might want to read this article by the filmmaker after a fan of the film got...inspired.
9pm Duck! The Carbine School Massacre (2000): The first post-Columbine exploitation movie shot on cheap ass Hi-8 video! Watch our heroes Hellfire and Smack lay down their fury on their classmates! Righteous fury!
Jan. 30
Early Miike
7pm Shinjuku Triad society (1995): Miike's theatrical debut after many straight to video features. There's yakuza violence and taboos broken. Fun to be had by all.
9pm Fudoh: The New Generation (1996): Fudoh doesn't like his yakuza boss Dad, especially after seeing him kill Fudoh's brother. So it's all out war between Father and Son! It's Miike that should be enough explanation for you.
That's almost it for this month. Stay tuned.
Thursday, December 01, 2005
D.o.S. Schedule for December
Here it is kids, the December line up:
Monday Dec 5/05: Verhoeven Night Part 3
7pm: Katie Tippel [1975] -- Poor girl Keetje works her way up the social ladder from prostitute to the wife of a wealthy socialist in turn of the century Holland. Starring Monique van de Ven (Turkish Delight) & Rutger Hauer.
9pm: Soldier of Orange [1977] -- A group of middle-class college boys join the Dutch Resistance during World War II looking for an adventure. Featuring Rutger Hauer at his rugged best.
Monday Dec 12/05: Mech-Attack
7pm: Robot Jox [1990] -- Another one of those lost action classics from the early nineties. While not quite up there with "Robocop 2", it is directed by Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator) and it features a Jeffrey Combs cameo. And giant mech-robots!!!!
9pm: Returner [2002] -- You've seen the trailer, now see the movie. Fairly standard Japanese Sci-Fi with lots of CG and of course, giant robots.
Friday Dec 16/05: 3rd Annual Xmassacre!!!
At Blim (17th @ Main). Door 7pm, Film at 8pm. Tell your friends!!!
Monday Dec 19/05: Horror Sequels Worth Another Look
7pm: The Amityville II: The Possession [1982] -- More of a prequel than a sequel, The Possession deals with the house's previous tenants and the evil spirits that possessed the son and led him to kill his family.
9pm: The Exorcist III [1990] -- Directed by William Blatty (who wrote the screenplay for original Exorcist as well as the novel), from his novel "Legion". Sadly, the studio was expecting more of a straight-up sequel & tacked on an exorcism in the final moments of the film causing some serious continuity issues.
Monday Dec 5/05: Verhoeven Night Part 3
7pm: Katie Tippel [1975] -- Poor girl Keetje works her way up the social ladder from prostitute to the wife of a wealthy socialist in turn of the century Holland. Starring Monique van de Ven (Turkish Delight) & Rutger Hauer.
9pm: Soldier of Orange [1977] -- A group of middle-class college boys join the Dutch Resistance during World War II looking for an adventure. Featuring Rutger Hauer at his rugged best.
Monday Dec 12/05: Mech-Attack
7pm: Robot Jox [1990] -- Another one of those lost action classics from the early nineties. While not quite up there with "Robocop 2", it is directed by Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator) and it features a Jeffrey Combs cameo. And giant mech-robots!!!!
9pm: Returner [2002] -- You've seen the trailer, now see the movie. Fairly standard Japanese Sci-Fi with lots of CG and of course, giant robots.
Friday Dec 16/05: 3rd Annual Xmassacre!!!
At Blim (17th @ Main). Door 7pm, Film at 8pm. Tell your friends!!!
Monday Dec 19/05: Horror Sequels Worth Another Look
7pm: The Amityville II: The Possession [1982] -- More of a prequel than a sequel, The Possession deals with the house's previous tenants and the evil spirits that possessed the son and led him to kill his family.
9pm: The Exorcist III [1990] -- Directed by William Blatty (who wrote the screenplay for original Exorcist as well as the novel), from his novel "Legion". Sadly, the studio was expecting more of a straight-up sequel & tacked on an exorcism in the final moments of the film causing some serious continuity issues.
Sunday, November 20, 2005
D.o.S. Reminder: NOT FOR EVERYONE!!!
Hi Kids,
Sorry this is a little later than usual. I've been hella busy. Just wanted to drop you a line to remind you that this week is Rape Revenge night, and if you are bothered by graphic sexual violence to women (& men) DO NOT COME. We will not hold it against you & would rather you feel safe and happy than hang out with us. But for those who can handle it, the schedule is:
Monday (tomorrow) Nov 21
7pm: Spit on Your Grave (a.k.a. Day of the Woman) [1978] -- The "classic". Girl is brutally beaten & raped by 4 men. She recovers & spends the rest of the movie hunting them down, mutilating & torturing them & finally killing them in graphic & inventive ways. You can decide for yourself how "feminist" it actually is after you see it.
9pm: Irreversible [2002] -- French bad-boy auteur Gaspar Noe's tale of love, redemption & horrible, brutal violence. Most famous for driving people out of theaters in droves & causing others to faint. Audacious & ultimately soul crushing, if you think you're up to it, this is cinema that changes.
And, bring your appetites, because it's also Hot Dog Day!!! (Yes, I'm serious). We'll be providing beef & chicken dogs for y'all. If there are any Veggies in the house, please let me know & I'll make arrangements.
Also wanted to give everyone a head's up regarding this year's Xmassacre (the D.o.S.'s annual Christmas party). We've worked out the details & this year will be our first ever public film event to the hosted at the Blim Arts Society (17th & Main) on Dec 16th (Friday)!!! Admission will be by donation ($5 suggested) to cover operating costs & our feature presentation (baring any customs snafus) will be "Santa Claus", a Mexican children's movie from the early 60's that features (among other things) Santa Claus fighting Satan. Fantastical sets, bizarre Catholic overtones & a fixation on voyeurism highlight this highly entertaining piece of cinema obscura. Also, we will be doing a "Crappy Santa Gift Exchange", so bring a wrapped present of little or no value to put into the pot. More details to follow in the weeks to come (& god willing a website!), so stay tuned.
See ya soon,
~meeko
Sorry this is a little later than usual. I've been hella busy. Just wanted to drop you a line to remind you that this week is Rape Revenge night, and if you are bothered by graphic sexual violence to women (& men) DO NOT COME. We will not hold it against you & would rather you feel safe and happy than hang out with us. But for those who can handle it, the schedule is:
Monday (tomorrow) Nov 21
7pm: Spit on Your Grave (a.k.a. Day of the Woman) [1978] -- The "classic". Girl is brutally beaten & raped by 4 men. She recovers & spends the rest of the movie hunting them down, mutilating & torturing them & finally killing them in graphic & inventive ways. You can decide for yourself how "feminist" it actually is after you see it.
9pm: Irreversible [2002] -- French bad-boy auteur Gaspar Noe's tale of love, redemption & horrible, brutal violence. Most famous for driving people out of theaters in droves & causing others to faint. Audacious & ultimately soul crushing, if you think you're up to it, this is cinema that changes.
And, bring your appetites, because it's also Hot Dog Day!!! (Yes, I'm serious). We'll be providing beef & chicken dogs for y'all. If there are any Veggies in the house, please let me know & I'll make arrangements.
Also wanted to give everyone a head's up regarding this year's Xmassacre (the D.o.S.'s annual Christmas party). We've worked out the details & this year will be our first ever public film event to the hosted at the Blim Arts Society (17th & Main) on Dec 16th (Friday)!!! Admission will be by donation ($5 suggested) to cover operating costs & our feature presentation (baring any customs snafus) will be "Santa Claus", a Mexican children's movie from the early 60's that features (among other things) Santa Claus fighting Satan. Fantastical sets, bizarre Catholic overtones & a fixation on voyeurism highlight this highly entertaining piece of cinema obscura. Also, we will be doing a "Crappy Santa Gift Exchange", so bring a wrapped present of little or no value to put into the pot. More details to follow in the weeks to come (& god willing a website!), so stay tuned.
See ya soon,
~meeko
Tuesday, November 01, 2005
THE DEN OF SIN STRIKES BACK!!!
You read right folks, we're back, & we're badder than ever.
Monday, November 7: Spy Games
7PM: Modesty Blaise [1966]: Monica Vitti plays the titular (I've always wanted to say that) super spy, based on the British mod newspaper comic of the same name. With Terence Stamp and Dirk Bogarde.
9PM: Danger Diabolik [1968]: Also based on a mod comic (this time Italian), only with Mario Bava (!!!!!!) directing. Stylish, sexy & very true to the source, this is required viewing.
Monday, November 14: Val Lewton Night Part 2
7PM: The Leopard Man [1943] -- One of the lesser known Lewton horrors, this one involves a lounge singer named Kiki & a leopard on a leash who gets loose. Directed by Jacques Tourneur, who also helmed the original "Cat People" & "I Walked With a Zombie".
9PM: Ghost Ship [1943] -- Weird male power dynamics dominate this claustrophobic horror film set on a boat. Is the Captain crazy, or is there something even more sinister at work?
Monday, November 21: Rape Revenge -- BIG DISCLAIMER: Do not come if the subject of rape upsets you. I'm serious, these are not pleasant movies.
7PM: I Spit On Your Grave [1978] -- The "classic". Sleazy, misogynist exploitation, oddly considered "feminist" because most of the film is spent with the girl hunting and brutally (!) killing the men who assaulted her. However, this ignores the first 45 mins of her being humiliated and assaulted.
9PM: Irreversible [2002] -- From French "bad boy" director Gaspar Noe, this movie has been known to destroy souls. Even Sinister Sam's. Starring real life couple Monica Belucci & Vicent Cassel.
Monday, November 28: Maniac Mansion
7PM: Maniac [1980] -- One of the classics of the stalk & slash genre, this one's considered better than average (although a far cry from "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer", which we'll be screening next month) & psychologically compelling.
9PM: Oily Maniac [1976] -- Completely bizarre Shaw Brothers monster movie about a guy who transforms into a slime monster & attacks women. Extremely exploitive (yes Bob, there are boobies) with a rubber oil monster. What's not to love about this movie?!?
Also, a very special presentation this Saturday beginning at 7PM:
Visionary Man: The Films of Uwe Boll
7PM: House of the Dead
9PM: Alone in the Dark
Bring all of the booze you can safely carry & any psychotropics you feel like ingesting. I'll print off directions for the drinking game online.
Pop fund will be in effect (please let me know if you want something other than Pepsi) & RSVP please.
Monday, November 7: Spy Games
7PM: Modesty Blaise [1966]: Monica Vitti plays the titular (I've always wanted to say that) super spy, based on the British mod newspaper comic of the same name. With Terence Stamp and Dirk Bogarde.
9PM: Danger Diabolik [1968]: Also based on a mod comic (this time Italian), only with Mario Bava (!!!!!!) directing. Stylish, sexy & very true to the source, this is required viewing.
Monday, November 14: Val Lewton Night Part 2
7PM: The Leopard Man [1943] -- One of the lesser known Lewton horrors, this one involves a lounge singer named Kiki & a leopard on a leash who gets loose. Directed by Jacques Tourneur, who also helmed the original "Cat People" & "I Walked With a Zombie".
9PM: Ghost Ship [1943] -- Weird male power dynamics dominate this claustrophobic horror film set on a boat. Is the Captain crazy, or is there something even more sinister at work?
Monday, November 21: Rape Revenge -- BIG DISCLAIMER: Do not come if the subject of rape upsets you. I'm serious, these are not pleasant movies.
7PM: I Spit On Your Grave [1978] -- The "classic". Sleazy, misogynist exploitation, oddly considered "feminist" because most of the film is spent with the girl hunting and brutally (!) killing the men who assaulted her. However, this ignores the first 45 mins of her being humiliated and assaulted.
9PM: Irreversible [2002] -- From French "bad boy" director Gaspar Noe, this movie has been known to destroy souls. Even Sinister Sam's. Starring real life couple Monica Belucci & Vicent Cassel.
Monday, November 28: Maniac Mansion
7PM: Maniac [1980] -- One of the classics of the stalk & slash genre, this one's considered better than average (although a far cry from "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer", which we'll be screening next month) & psychologically compelling.
9PM: Oily Maniac [1976] -- Completely bizarre Shaw Brothers monster movie about a guy who transforms into a slime monster & attacks women. Extremely exploitive (yes Bob, there are boobies) with a rubber oil monster. What's not to love about this movie?!?
Also, a very special presentation this Saturday beginning at 7PM:
Visionary Man: The Films of Uwe Boll
7PM: House of the Dead
9PM: Alone in the Dark
Bring all of the booze you can safely carry & any psychotropics you feel like ingesting. I'll print off directions for the drinking game online.
Pop fund will be in effect (please let me know if you want something other than Pepsi) & RSVP please.
Sunday, August 21, 2005
Last of the summer Den of Sin!
What the fuck?! I'm hearing a whole lot of you are horrifically without any Russ Meyer in your life. Not even the essentials. Well we'll fix that. Oh yeah we will. So for tomorrow we have two for ya.
MON. Aug.22/05
7pm (sharp) Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1979):
The classic and Meyer's best movie. The Cramps have sampled this movie repeatedly. DO IT!
9pm: Up! (1979): This one has boobies. BIG BOOBIES!
Also thank you all who showed up at the fundraiser. We got some good shots. Many thanks for the cash.
Sunday, August 07, 2005
Den of Sin baby!
Hey all sorry for the late post. This week in honour of Nick's birthday it's Post-apocalyptic night. Hell yeah!
Mon. Aug. 08
7pm Mad Max (1979): Mariko's never seen one of the most awesome movies ever made and it's not like you can see it too many times so...I programmed it. Enjoy.
9pm New Barbarians (1982): It's post-apocalyptic, the word barbarian is in the title and The Hammer (Fred Williamson) is in it. What more could you ask. Ther may even be Dune Buggys.
Pop fund is in effect 'cause I'm broke bitch!
Mon. Aug. 08
7pm Mad Max (1979): Mariko's never seen one of the most awesome movies ever made and it's not like you can see it too many times so...I programmed it. Enjoy.
9pm New Barbarians (1982): It's post-apocalyptic, the word barbarian is in the title and The Hammer (Fred Williamson) is in it. What more could you ask. Ther may even be Dune Buggys.
Pop fund is in effect 'cause I'm broke bitch!
Saturday, July 02, 2005
Reminder
Yes, there will be a Den of Sin night this Monday. Hopefully y'all will have recovered by then.
Monday July 4, 2005 -- The In Sound From Way Out
7pm: Yes Nurse, No Nurse [2002] -- Dutch musical based on a cult TV series from the '60's. Colourful & fun, unlikely to offend anyone.
9pm: The American Astronaut [2001] -- Absurdist-black&white- Western-Sci-fi musical to end all absurdist-black&white-Western-Sci-fi musicals. You are unlikely to see anything like this again.
RSVP, Pop Fund & all that jazz.
~meeko
Monday July 4, 2005 -- The In Sound From Way Out
7pm: Yes Nurse, No Nurse [2002] -- Dutch musical based on a cult TV series from the '60's. Colourful & fun, unlikely to offend anyone.
9pm: The American Astronaut [2001] -- Absurdist-black&white- Western-Sci-fi musical to end all absurdist-black&white-Western-Sci-fi musicals. You are unlikely to see anything like this again.
RSVP, Pop Fund & all that jazz.
~meeko
Monday, June 06, 2005
Den of Sin Schedule for June
Sorry for the late notice.
Tuesday June 7 (because we're going to see Layer Cake on Monday) -- Toho Madness
7pm: Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People [1963] -- From the same director and studio as "Godzilla", this surprisingly atmospheric movie deals with a shipwreck on a mysterious island where the only thing to eat is slowly eating them...
9pm: The Mysterians [1957] -- Same director as Matango, this one deals with an alien invasion and giant robots!
Tuesday June 14 (because we're going to see Batman Begins on Monday) -- Kickass Dudes
7pm:Zatoichi [1962] -- The original blind, masseur / swordsman.
9pm: Hanzo the Razor [1972] -- From the same director as the Lone Wolf and Cub series and featuring Zatoichi himself, Shintarô Katsu, Hanzo is a sort of Samurai detective who rights wrongs and punishes bad guys. Oh, and he also "interrogates" women by raping them with his giant cock that he "strengthens" by pounding with hammer (but don't worry, the girls all end up loving it). Thoroughly unPC, but thoroughly entertaining.
Monday June 20 -- J-Horror
7pm: Infection [2004] -- Above average J-horror about a spooky hospital and a melting disease.
9pm: Ju-On 2 [2003] -- Not to be confused with the American remake, this is the sequel to the original Japanese thriller with that little boy that's painted blue. Except that it's actually a prequel...
Monday June 27 -- Early 90's Action Sequels
7pm: Predator 2 [1990] -- Blame BJ.
9pm: Robocop 2 [1990] -- Blame BJ.
Pop fund will be in effect. RSVP if you can.
Tuesday June 7 (because we're going to see Layer Cake on Monday) -- Toho Madness
7pm: Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People [1963] -- From the same director and studio as "Godzilla", this surprisingly atmospheric movie deals with a shipwreck on a mysterious island where the only thing to eat is slowly eating them...
9pm: The Mysterians [1957] -- Same director as Matango, this one deals with an alien invasion and giant robots!
Tuesday June 14 (because we're going to see Batman Begins on Monday) -- Kickass Dudes
7pm:Zatoichi [1962] -- The original blind, masseur / swordsman.
9pm: Hanzo the Razor [1972] -- From the same director as the Lone Wolf and Cub series and featuring Zatoichi himself, Shintarô Katsu, Hanzo is a sort of Samurai detective who rights wrongs and punishes bad guys. Oh, and he also "interrogates" women by raping them with his giant cock that he "strengthens" by pounding with hammer (but don't worry, the girls all end up loving it). Thoroughly unPC, but thoroughly entertaining.
Monday June 20 -- J-Horror
7pm: Infection [2004] -- Above average J-horror about a spooky hospital and a melting disease.
9pm: Ju-On 2 [2003] -- Not to be confused with the American remake, this is the sequel to the original Japanese thriller with that little boy that's painted blue. Except that it's actually a prequel...
Monday June 27 -- Early 90's Action Sequels
7pm: Predator 2 [1990] -- Blame BJ.
9pm: Robocop 2 [1990] -- Blame BJ.
Pop fund will be in effect. RSVP if you can.
Den of Sin Schedule for July
Monday July 4 - In Sound From Way Out: Alternative Musicals
7pm: Yes Nurse, No Nurse [2002] - Bizarro Dutch musical based on a cult children's program from the '60's.
9pm: The American Astronaut [2001] - Zero budget, black and white, sci-fi country musical conceived by and starring San Fran underground band The Billy Nayer Show.
Monday July 11 - Classic Horror
7pm: The Amityville Horror [1979] - The original haunted house movie. Not to be confused with the new version starring the ab-tastic Ryan Reynolds (hmmm, Ryan Reynolds...)
9pm: The Omen [1976] - I did it for you Damien.
Monday July 18 - American Dreaming
7pm: Zabriskie Point [1970] - Portrait of '60's America as filtered through the lense of Michaelangelo Antonioni.
9pm: Medium Cool [1969] - Verite style pic about a womanizing TV cameraman (Robert Forester at his sexy best) who becomes unwittingly involved in the turbulent counter-culture scene. Notable for using actual footage of the riots during the 1968 Democratic convention and for receiving an X rating when originally released (don't ask me why because I've seen it and I couldn't tell you).
Monday July 25 - How the West Was Fun
7pm: Cat Ballou [1965] - Western musical starring Jane Fonda, Lee Marvin and Nat King Cole. One of my all time favourites.
9pm: My Name Is Nobody [1973] - Compelling comedy that also functions as a great satire of Westerns (particularly the Spaghetti kind). A young, energetic gun fighter (Terence Hill) competes with an old gunfighter (Henry Fonda) who just wants to retire. A must for Western fans.
7pm: Yes Nurse, No Nurse [2002] - Bizarro Dutch musical based on a cult children's program from the '60's.
9pm: The American Astronaut [2001] - Zero budget, black and white, sci-fi country musical conceived by and starring San Fran underground band The Billy Nayer Show.
Monday July 11 - Classic Horror
7pm: The Amityville Horror [1979] - The original haunted house movie. Not to be confused with the new version starring the ab-tastic Ryan Reynolds (hmmm, Ryan Reynolds...)
9pm: The Omen [1976] - I did it for you Damien.
Monday July 18 - American Dreaming
7pm: Zabriskie Point [1970] - Portrait of '60's America as filtered through the lense of Michaelangelo Antonioni.
9pm: Medium Cool [1969] - Verite style pic about a womanizing TV cameraman (Robert Forester at his sexy best) who becomes unwittingly involved in the turbulent counter-culture scene. Notable for using actual footage of the riots during the 1968 Democratic convention and for receiving an X rating when originally released (don't ask me why because I've seen it and I couldn't tell you).
Monday July 25 - How the West Was Fun
7pm: Cat Ballou [1965] - Western musical starring Jane Fonda, Lee Marvin and Nat King Cole. One of my all time favourites.
9pm: My Name Is Nobody [1973] - Compelling comedy that also functions as a great satire of Westerns (particularly the Spaghetti kind). A young, energetic gun fighter (Terence Hill) competes with an old gunfighter (Henry Fonda) who just wants to retire. A must for Western fans.
Saturday, May 28, 2005
Next Week at the Den of Sin
Hey Kids,
We're really back and this Tuesday (I have another screening to attend on Monday) prepare for a full on assault. See, ever since we got hitched everyone's been on our case to have kids. Right now. I think it's starting to get to BJ as he keeps chasing me around the house with a condom and a pin. Being that I have absolutely no intention of bearing his hell-spawn anytime soon I've had to take matters into my own hands. And so I present:
Tuesday May 31, 2005: Baby Paranoia
7pm: The Suckling [1990]: A young woman not quite ready for children goes to get a back-alley abortion, only to have her mutant fetus attack her, her boyfriend and everyone else in the clinic. No really.
9pm: It's Alive! [1974]: Larry Cohen's ("Q the Winged Serpent", "God Told Me To") film about a monster baby that kills when it's scared. And babies scare easy.
Please RSVP if you can. Pop fund will be in effect and if you'd like something other than Pepsi please let me know. Otherwise we'll see you there.
~meeko
We're really back and this Tuesday (I have another screening to attend on Monday) prepare for a full on assault. See, ever since we got hitched everyone's been on our case to have kids. Right now. I think it's starting to get to BJ as he keeps chasing me around the house with a condom and a pin. Being that I have absolutely no intention of bearing his hell-spawn anytime soon I've had to take matters into my own hands. And so I present:
Tuesday May 31, 2005: Baby Paranoia
7pm: The Suckling [1990]: A young woman not quite ready for children goes to get a back-alley abortion, only to have her mutant fetus attack her, her boyfriend and everyone else in the clinic. No really.
9pm: It's Alive! [1974]: Larry Cohen's ("Q the Winged Serpent", "God Told Me To") film about a monster baby that kills when it's scared. And babies scare easy.
Please RSVP if you can. Pop fund will be in effect and if you'd like something other than Pepsi please let me know. Otherwise we'll see you there.
~meeko
Sunday, May 22, 2005
THE REVENGE OF THE DEN OF SIN!!!
Howdy all we're back and now back to weekly (or until we get sick of you all). We think this week's selections are very appropriate after a long absence.
MAY 23/05
JAPANESE LADIES RAMPAGE!
7PM FEMALE CONVICT SCORPION: JAILHOUSE 41 - The first sequel in the FEMALE CONVICT SCORPION series, our favorite women in prison series. Those have seen the first one can expect director SHUNYA ITO to take this film even farther into surrealism. Well here's the IMDB write-up (cause I'm lazy); Matsu, known to the prisoners as Scorpian, is locked away in the bowels of the prison as revenge for disrupting the smooth operation of the prison and for her disfiguring attack on the warden. Granted a one day reprieve due to the visit of a dignitary, she takes advantage and attacks the warden again. This leads to more brutal punishment and humiliation. But the punishment gives her an oppurtunity to escape along with six other female prisoners. Their surreal flight from prison pits the convicts against the guards, the warden and each other.
9PM SUKEBAN GUERILLA - Female bikers! Catfights! Gang violence! Sukeban Guerilla expands on classic exploitation "bad girl" archetypes with an explosive abandon. Fans of Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! and Switchblade Sisters should brace themselves for the be-all, end-all and show-all of what's possible in the realms of grindhouse girls gone way-past-wild.
MAY 23/05
JAPANESE LADIES RAMPAGE!
7PM FEMALE CONVICT SCORPION: JAILHOUSE 41 - The first sequel in the FEMALE CONVICT SCORPION series, our favorite women in prison series. Those have seen the first one can expect director SHUNYA ITO to take this film even farther into surrealism. Well here's the IMDB write-up (cause I'm lazy); Matsu, known to the prisoners as Scorpian, is locked away in the bowels of the prison as revenge for disrupting the smooth operation of the prison and for her disfiguring attack on the warden. Granted a one day reprieve due to the visit of a dignitary, she takes advantage and attacks the warden again. This leads to more brutal punishment and humiliation. But the punishment gives her an oppurtunity to escape along with six other female prisoners. Their surreal flight from prison pits the convicts against the guards, the warden and each other.
9PM SUKEBAN GUERILLA - Female bikers! Catfights! Gang violence! Sukeban Guerilla expands on classic exploitation "bad girl" archetypes with an explosive abandon. Fans of Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! and Switchblade Sisters should brace themselves for the be-all, end-all and show-all of what's possible in the realms of grindhouse girls gone way-past-wild.
Monday, March 14, 2005
Last Minute D.o.S. Reminder
Hey Kids,
Again, apologies for the lateness, but those who care already know that today is the pre-BJ's B-day Purple Rain/Cool As Ice second chance.
So here's how it breaks down:
7pm: Cool As Ice [1991] -- Vanilla Ice's film debut. Bring booze (lots of it).
9pm: Purple Rain [1984] -- Easily Prince's best movie. Yes, that is saying something. Bring more booze.
RSVP if you can. Forget the pop fund and just bring booze.
~meeko
p.s. This is the last D.o.S. night until May because Meeko is running short on brain cells as it is.
Again, apologies for the lateness, but those who care already know that today is the pre-BJ's B-day Purple Rain/Cool As Ice second chance.
So here's how it breaks down:
7pm: Cool As Ice [1991] -- Vanilla Ice's film debut. Bring booze (lots of it).
9pm: Purple Rain [1984] -- Easily Prince's best movie. Yes, that is saying something. Bring more booze.
RSVP if you can. Forget the pop fund and just bring booze.
~meeko
p.s. This is the last D.o.S. night until May because Meeko is running short on brain cells as it is.
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