Friday Movie Night, 8PM EST: Danish 18th-century man-vs.-landlord epic The Promised Land (2023) and drag-queen road-trip comedy To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995)! (CWs inside) IMPORTANT NOTE: please use a VPN whenever visiting Blorptube, or anywhere else on the internet, for that matter. Protect your privacy.

For this Friday Movie Night, first up is The Promised Land (2023), an epic set in 18th-century Denmark and starring Mads Mikkelsen as a captain sent to conquer a fiefdom in the name of his king. He is opposed by the cartoonishly-evil local lord, who does everything in his power to resist the takeover. A bunch of battles and bloodshed follow from there. Director is Nikolaj Arcel, the guy behind the infamously bad Stephen King adaptation The Dark Tower (2017); he has apparently improved since then, since critics raved about this one. Reviews compare this to Rob Roy (1995), Braveheart (1995), and McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971). Let’s check it out.

After that is To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), a road-trip comedy about three drag queens (Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes, and John Leguizamo) who secure positions in a national drag competition in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, they’re on the other side of the country, and they have to rush to LA to get there on time. Hilarity ensues as the three encounter many odd characters and find themselves in strange situations. Director is Beeban Kidron, who is not known for much else except, uhh, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004). This is considered her magnum opus, and a classic of LGBT cinema.

We’ll start at 8PM EST on Blorptube, right here:

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Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• The Promised Land: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-promised-land-2023/
• To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar: https://letterboxd.com/film/to-wong-foo-thanks-for-everything-julie-newmar/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• The Promised Land: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/964465
• To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/20765

CWs for The Promised Land:

• Child abandonment.
• Stalking.
• Domestic violence.
• Abused becomes the abuser.
• Child abuse.
• Alcoholism.
• Death of horse.
• Cruelty to animals.
• Throat slitting.
• Animal corpses.
• Death of pet.
• Sad animal.
• Bugs.
• Slapping of woman.
• Someone is drugged.
• Discussion of sexual assault. Not depicted.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Someone’s mouth is covered.
• Shaving.
• Cutting of flesh.
• Hand damage.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Choking.
• Someone is burned alive.
• Genital trauma.
• Unconsciousness.
• Broken bones.
• Torture.
• Death by falling.
• Stabbing.
• Blood and gore.
• Suicide.
• Kidnapping.
• Natural bodies of water.
• Spitting.
• Incarceration.
• Jump scares.
• Screaming.
• Profanity.
• Someone is watched without their knowledge.
• Discussion of religion.
• Nudity.
• Objectification of female characters.
• Incest.
• Sex.

CWs for To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar:

• Sexual assault: a cop gropes one of the main characters, but is knocked out for doing so.
• Child abandonment.
• Abusive parents.
• Stalking.
• Domestic violence.
• Gaslighting.
• Alcohol abuse.
• Slapping of woman.
• Mention of sexual assault.
• Bullying.
• Shaving.
• Genital trauma.
• Unconsciousness.
• Shower scene.
• Natural bodies of water.
• Razors.
• Mannequins.
• Deadnaming.
• Outing of LGBT person.
• Anxiety attacks.
• Screaming.
• Profanity.
• Someone is watched without their knowledge.
• Homophobia.
• Ableism.
• N-word.
• “Man in a dress” jokes.
• Misgendering.
• Fat jokes.
• Hate speech.
• Objectification of female characters.
• Sexual innuendos.
• Honking horns.

Links to movies:

• The Promised Land: https://tankie.tube/w/uZWanGA6g8GZm3oobbTzPE
• To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar: https://tankie.tube/w/fGHxV4WB4cYUk9zk8sCPDT