I usually try to bring something unusual, but every once in a while a great idea emerges that isn't so unusual. This one must be credited to tgools. It was suggested that we do a Godfather dinner and movie night. I love having themes and this was an easy “Yes!” for me. Plus, this would satisfy two of my 88 in 888 goals by hosting a movie night and watching an AFI 100 film. We decided to have guests dress in Godfather-themed attire, have a nice Italian dinner with lasagna, salad, bread and wine, then cannolis for desert We followed up dinner with The Godfather.
In the last two weeks I have hosted two movie nights. The thing about movie nights is that there’s a limit on guests due to capacity of the viewing area. I wish I could invite everyone I know to each movie night, but there just isn’t room. Plus most of the movies I show don’t appeal to everyone. So I do my best to just invite a few people at a time, then keep inviting until the capacity is full. I’m starting to learn that the capacity can reach somewhere around 10-12 comfortable (maybe a few more uncomfortably). Between the two previous movie nights, there were 8 (including me) at the first one and 9 at the second. There were only four people who were at both, so we included 13 total people between the two movie nights! Thanks to all those who participated. I usually try to bring something unusual, but every once in a while a great idea emerges that isn't so unusual. This one must be credited to tgools. It was suggested that we do a Godfather dinner and movie night. I love having themes and this was an easy “Yes!” for me. Plus, this would satisfy two of my 88 in 888 goals by hosting a movie night and watching an AFI 100 film. We decided to have guests dress in Godfather-themed attire, have a nice Italian dinner with lasagna, salad, bread and wine, then cannolis for desert We followed up dinner with The Godfather. For the few of you who don’t know, The Godfather (1972) is a drama chronicling ten years of the Corleone mob family. It is one of the most critically acclaimed films of all time, having won three Oscars (including Best Picture), five Golden Globes, a Grammy and numerous other accolades. The Godfather is directed by Francis Ford Coppola (Patton, Apocalypse Now) and stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall and Diane Keaton. At just under three hours, it is a fairly long movie, but I found myself enjoying every minute of it. I couldn’t remember if I had seen this film in the past, but I realized throughout the film that I was well aware of many aspects of it. I guess that’s what happens with such an iconic film. The Godfather dinner and a movie night was planned over the course of a couple weeks. The second movie night was decided on three days in advance. Not everyone who wanted to come could on short notice, but a nine person turnout is quite respectable. I chose a film that I had shown at a movie night back in 2009, but every person in attendance for this second viewing had not seen it yet. The film was Repo! The Genetic Opera (not the rip-off Repo Men that was released last year), a rock-opera that takes place in the near future where an epidemic of organ failures leads to a company (GeneCo) leasing out organs. The catch is that if you don’t make your payments on time, GeneCo sends the repo man to repossess the organs. Repo! actually started out as a stage show in the late 90's, but was picked up by Lionsgate in 2007 to be made into a feature-lenght film. Repo! is probably about 90% singing and the soundtrack is mainly a mix of opera and indurstrial rock. The film was released in 2008 and stars Alexa Vega (Spy Kids), Anthony Head (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Paul Sorvino (Goodfellas), Bill Moseley (Devil's Rejects), opera singer Sarah Brightman and a surprisingly watchable Paris Hilton. It is a truly unique film that should be tried out at least once. Repo! has also become a cult favorite that has inspired theater viewings with shadowcasts throughout the country (much like Rocky Horror Picture Show). Of course, if you don't like actors singing in films, or lots of blood, then this one probably isn't for you.
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2/16/2011 08:31:06 am
I did not realize that Repo Men was a remake. I'll have to add Repo! The Genetic Opera to my list of movies to watch.
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CLaP
2/16/2011 09:43:06 am
Repo Men was not a remake, they just use the same premise. In no way, shape or form do they give any credit to Repo! The Genetic Opera. That is why I angrily call it a rip-off.
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tiffany
2/16/2011 01:24:26 pm
Yay I got credit in your blog! Themed get togethers are the best.
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