Notes from the attic: John Hillcoat
I'm a big fan of Nick Cave and his dark wit. He's probably best known for his work with The Bad Seeds. But he's also a screenwriter and (recent) novelist. I first experienced his cinema side watching The Proposition back at the old Ragtag in 2005. Directed by fellow Aussie John Hillcoat, it's an Australian western […]
Read More...Notes from the attic: Crimewave
This is the Sam Raimi/Coen Brothers film you've never heard of. We watched it a while ago in movie club. It deserves a mention.
Read More...Studio Ghibli
Hand-drawn feature-length movie-making is alive and well at Studio Ghibli in Japan. And Ragtag has a long history of showing its beautiful, magical films. The studio's newest feature, The Secret World of Arrietty, opens next week. My first Studio Ghibli film was Princess Mononoke (1997) at the Blue Note during Ragtag's Film Society days. If […]
Read More...True/False Film Fest film list is up!
Check out the listing of TF films! Here's a nice summary by Pete Bland of the Columbia Daily Tribune.
Read More...Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts open Friday, Feb. 10
Five inventive animated shorts from around the world are included in this 80 minute program. Next Friday we'll open the Oscar-Nominated Live Action Shorts. The animated program includes: "Dimanche/Sunday", "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore", "La Luna" "A Morning Stroll", and "Wild Life". Watch the trailer.
Read More...Shame opens Friday, Feb. 10
That's right, we've got Shame starring Michael Fassbender opening this Friday. Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter calls it "Driven by a brilliant, ferocious performance by Michael Fassbender, Shame is a real walk on the wild side, a scorching look at a case of sexual addiction that's as all-encompassing as a craving for drugs."
Read More...Ragtag Trivia Night 2012
A big thank you to everyone who came out to Trivia Night and made it a fun success. And a huge thanks to our sponsors, especially Richard King at the Blue Note for providing the space, and Chipotle Mexican Grill for the tasty burritos. Here are some of my favorite moments from the night:
Read More...Notes from the attic: Asian extreme
We watch a fair number of films from Japan, Korea and Hong Kong in our movie club. Before I started attending, the others watched the six-film 70s samurai series Lone Wolf and Cub (based on a manga). I've since watched it and it's pretty awesome (thanks, Tony). If you've ever seen Shogun Assassin (we showed […]
Read More...20/20 Night! Tuesday, Feb. 7, 5:30pm
While it puts up a placid exterior, Columbia is a secretly fascinating place, filled to the brim with people on a mission In order to expose the secret assets of our city, Ragtag and Mizzou Advantage team up for this ongoing bimonthly event. This is a "thinking and drinking" event sparked by an engaging, rapid-fire […]
Read More...Notes from the attic: Riki-oh Street
We've been slumming it real hard lately in movie club. We recently watched two cult classics: Street Trash (1987) and Riki-oh: The Story of Ricky (1991).
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