Friday (1995) [Black History Month]
You come into the room and see the New Line Cinema title card gracing the television screen. There’s no theme like before Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, or a horror movie, but in its place remains a voice over instead. You know the voice, you know the quote, and you know the movie.
Hokuriku Proxy War (aka Hokuriku dairi sensô) (1977) [Radiance Films]
Osaka Yakuza moves into the Hokuriku region to expand their territory which leads to a violent and bloody war.
Short Film For You!: The Hard Part [Black History Month]
The Lady Assassin (aka Qing gong qi shi lu) (1983) [88 Films]
During an impending transfer of power, a candidate hires the titular character to eliminate his rival.
Every Bugs Bunny Ever: Upswept Hare (1953)
Upswept Hare (1953)
Directed by Robert McKimson
Story by Tedd Pierce
Animation by Charles McKimson, Herman Cohen, Rod Scribner, Phil DeLara
Music by Carl Stalling
Wealthy amateur botanist Elmer Fudd discovers a rare flower during a drive through the desert and decides to add it to his floral collection at his penthouse apartment. Elmer digs around the flower to ensure it remains in its native soil, but he inadvertently digs up Bugs Bunny who is sleeping in his hole just under the flower’s roots and transplants him with the flower in a large planter. Bugs awakens the next morning and is initially baffled at being in a swanky penthouse, but he quickly makes himself at home – much to Elmer’s consternation. Elmer’s effort to evict his unwanted guest results in him being tricked by Bugs to jump off the penthouse, where he plummets into a sidewalk popcorn vending machine.
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