So yeah, Monday, time for another FORT90 FILM CLUB, but it’s also the 4th of July, so time for some movies that “celebrate” this country by highlighting what a dumpster fire it has truly become.
First if, what happens when an expat fashion photographer decides to produce a scathing satire of his birthplace via a superhero movie, one that lacks any subtext whatsoever, and is also absurdly well costumed? Well, you get…
Next is a pseudo-documentary from 1971 that feels way too real in 2022…
Third is why July 4 is no longer the anniversary of America being founded, but instead the anniversary of me discovering racer trash, and to mark the occassion I am playing the very first thing I ever saw from them…
Last but not least is something that is legit one of the greatest anti-Vietnam movies ever produced, tho be warmed: it is a hard af watch cuz it is GRIM…
Stream starts at the usual time, 8PM EST, and at the usual destination…
Tonight’s edition of the FORT90 FILM CLUB will explore the art & science of assuming a totally different persona or bringing out your true self, front and center, for the stage, for a film, or just in real life. Starting off with a movie that stars a man best known for leaping tall buildings, yet unquestionably his greatest role takes place almost entirely in a home in Long Island…
Afterwards is another film starring another actor best known for playing a superhero, this one a metacommentary on life after tights…
Am also excited to finally screen a long time fave of mine, that asks if there is life after dying on screen tens of thousands of times…
Last but not least is maybe the most challenging of the bunch, and will entirely be contingent upon one’s love & tolerance for theater kiddies bullshit…
Stream starts at the usual time, 8PM EST, and at the usual destination…
Tonight is a special Friday night edition of the FORT90 FILM CLUB, mostly cuz today’s date (7/29/22) is the three year anniversary of when I started showing movies at Wonderville! And given that the original focus was video game films, specifically those on the more obscure side, that’ll be the focus of tonight, which kicks off with an intro to/a double dose of filmmaker Joel Potrykus….
Tho Potrykus’s most recent movie is, legit low-key maybe the best video game movie (that’s not a documentary) you’ll find anywhere…
Third is a movie that will no doubt be HIGHLY contentious, but because it totally fits the bill for totally obscure video game movies, plus it’s by the legendary Agnès Varda that I kinda HAVE to show it…
And finally is legit one of the most obscure movies, regardless of subject matter, period. Only in recent years did it get a IMDB entry; as far as wacky, no-budget 80s movies that attempt to meld the hot craze in pop culture at the time, plus nonsensical usage of T&A, this one reigns supreme (here’s a trailer from when it played at a film festival a few years ago, where it was “discovered”, but my rip if from my personal VHS copy that I’ve had for about 10+ years)…
Stream starts at the usual time, 8PM EST, and at the usual destination (but once again, not the usual night)…
Tonight’s FORT90 FILM CLUB kicks off my month-long tour of Japan, and the first stop is the city of Tokyo, with four films that best illustrate how wid Tokyo can be. First is a film by Seijun Suzuki, and if you’re unfamiliar with his body of work, then the possible introduction might have to be…
Next is what I like to call “the Gone With The Wind of guerilla filmmaking”, as noted below, since there is no trailer in existence (that I know of at least), here’s a tweet with some footage…
If you scroll all the way up, to January of 2021, you’ll find a film from Hitoshi Matsumoto, a long time fave of the CLUB. And here at last is something else by him, and yet another fave of mine…
And finally, I always consume mass quantities of Asian cinema every summer, largely due to the habit being formed by the New York Asian Film Festival, and if there’s one single film that best sums up the spirit of the event from the past 20 years, it might actually have to be…
Stream starts at the usual time, 8PM EST, and at the usual destination…
Tonight’s FORT90 FILM CLUB wraps up my month-long tour of Japan, with the stop stop being the islands of Okinawa, one of the most beautiful places on earth, as well as one of the most surreal, as well as one of the most complicated. First, get ready for the ultimate slow burn (which then becomes unexpectedly explosive)…
Second is quite simply, IMHO, Beat Takeshi’s crowning achievement (WARNING: the following trailer is flashy)…
Third is a pioneering work of Okinawan cinema, one that has been rarely seen & also totally sublime (all Yellow Magic Orchestra stans are welcome)…
Last but not least is something that contains elements from pretty much all the previous three movies, it’s another hard boiled action romp, another tale of a stranger in a strange land, and another obscure gem…
Stream starts at the usual time, 8PM EST, and at the usual destination…
After a month long survey of Japanese cinema, ton FORT90 FILM CLUB X @wondervillenyc heads home & goes back in time with,“FUCK AROUND OLD NEW YORK AND FIND OUT”
First is essentially the Citizen Kane-esque gold standard when it comes to guerilla filmmaking in NYC…
Second, I knew I had to include a Larry Cohen film into the proceedings, thus we have…
Third up is something truly special, an earnest attempt at a Bollywood movie in America…
And last but not least is a legit largely forgotten/ignored classic, and not just cuz the screenplay is by John Carpenter and is directed by Irvin Kershner…
Stream starts at the usual time, 8PM EST, and at the usual destination…
It’s October, a time in which everyone shows scary movies on Twitch, but it’s also the time of year in which I show movies featuring lots & lots of cats, hence tonight’s line-up.
First up is The Cat, from 1992, which lacks an official trailer as far as I can tell, so here’s about two minutes from one of the fight scenes, against a dog in a junkyard…
Next, what night of horror movies is complete without an anthology? And The Uncanny is legit overflowing with kitties…
Third up is The Black Cat, from 1989, which is not to be confused with the more famous (relatively speaking) flick of the same name, but it too is a giallo film, one that’s also the unofficial 3rd installment to two other movies by yet another giallo filmmaker…
Fourth up is The Sentinel, which is admittedly pretty light on cats, but it features a stacked cast & an Old New York backdrop, hence its inclusion…
And finally is a “bonus bat” movie, which is a remix of a classic, and one that you may have heard of already…
Stream starts at the usual time, 8PM EST, and at the usual destination…
It’s once again October, a time for scary movies, and what’s scarier than films that are about the end of the world?
Tho everyone loves seeing the world burn in various big budget productions, hence the cinematic highlight reel that is Unclear Holocaust…
Next, what better way to follow-up Hollywood than some Nollywood?
Sticking with satanic panic, time to finally show a crazy Christian film (can’t believe I haven’t done so already for my stream), one that’s also super rare…
All that doom and gloom requires some lighting of the mood, so how about a post-apocalyptic comedy, one that’s animated, centered on shit being the primary source of fuel…
And finally, no line-up of doomsday flicks is completely without a ghost story. Get ready for one of the greatest J-horror movies of all time…
Stream starts at the usual time, 8PM EST, and at the usual destination…
In just a few hours will be a very special Halloween edition of the FORT90 FILM CLUB, but one that I’m not allowed to really discuss, due to the “How did you get that/should you be playing this?” nature of the line-up. But since we’re friends here, I will reveal what’s IMHO the highlight (please don’t ask me how I got a copy)…
Stream starts at the usual time, 8PM EST, and at the usual destination…
Cuz tonight will be the last FORT90 FILM CLUB broadcasting from Wonderville this year (all next month will be FORT90 TV-focused), am going out with a bang with a survey of films that can be simply referred to as “EPICS”.
And first up is a sprawling odyssey, one of the greatest westerns ever told, yet it’s ultimately about just three individuals…
Next is again a film that truly lives up to tonight’s theme, also widely considered one of the greatest true crime movies ever made…
And last but not least, one can’t do a slate of epics without Sion Sono’s 4 hour long magnum opus…
Stream starts at the usual time, 8PM EST, and at the usual destination…
the hours of love exposures panty shots and abuse footage and porno angles hits a lot different now that everyone knows sono is a sex pest (even antiporno completely fizzles now) that movies torture! have fun
Tonight’s another very special broadcast. and I know I say it a lot, have I ever lied? In this case, it’s my 100th broadcast on the behalf Wonderville, with the highlight being a very special VHS mixtape, courtesy of a very special guest: FORGOTTEN_VCR! If you’ve never heard of him, then GOOD, cuz I’m super delighted (as well as proud) to be your introduction.
Though I’m also continuing last week’s FORT90 FILM CLUB theme with another epic, via the near 5 hour long, so-called (cuz it’s true) greatest road movie of all time…
Stream starts at the usual time, 8PM EST, and at the usual destination…
Tonight is another late night edition of the FORT90 FILM CLUB broadcasting from Wonderville, as well as the conclusion of my month-long survey of “EPICS”.
All I can say about tonight’s feature is how there are cinematic train-wrecks, and then there is…
As noted, stream starts at a later time, 11:30PM EST, but at the usual destination…
As some may have noticed, haven’t really posted any updates over the past few, due to the focus on FORT90 TV all month long, which has been a “best of” look back at the past year.
Tho tonight definitely includes some primo FORT90 FILM CLUB content, including…
Stream just started btw/fyi, which means I am LIVE! And at the usual destination…
