{"id":563,"date":"2010-03-16T16:02:16","date_gmt":"2010-03-16T15:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.electricsheepmagazine.co.uk\/events\/?p=563"},"modified":"2015-01-15T00:56:43","modified_gmt":"2015-01-14T23:56:43","slug":"electric-sheep-film-club-battle-royale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.electricsheepmagazine.co.uk\/events\/2010\/03\/electric-sheep-film-club-battle-royale\/","title":{"rendered":"Electric Sheep Film Club: Battle Royale"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Battle Royale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\nDate:<\/B> Wednesday 14 April

\nTime:<\/B> 8pm

\nVenue:<\/B> Prince Charles Cinema, London

\nPrice:<\/B> \u00c2\u00a36.50\/\u00c2\u00a34.00 Prince Charles members

\n Certificate:<\/B> 18

\n Kinji Fukasaku, Japan 2001

\nPrince Charles Cinema website<\/A>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

WEDNESDAY 14 APRIL, Prince Charles Cinema<\/A> 8pm <\/B>: BATTLE ROYALE<\/I><\/B> <\/p>\n

In a futuristic Japan threatened by anarchy, the authorities try to maintain order by sending a group of randomly selected, unruly school children to an island where they are forced to fight each other until there is only one survivor left. This cruel annual game is led by Takeshi ‘Beat’ Kitano, perfectly cast as the sadistic schoolmaster. The vision of veteran director Kinji Fukasaku, inspired by his own trauma as a young man during Word War II, is stark and uncompromising, and his direction is as tight and efficient as in any of his celebrated yakuza movies. A striking film that works both as an exhilarating action movie and a passionate denunciation of the plight of young people forced to commit violent acts by tyrannical elders.<\/p>\n

\t We are delighted to welcome anime expert Helen McCarthy, author of The Anime Encyclopedia<\/I>, for a Q&A after the screening.<\/B><\/p>\n

\t FILM WRITING COMPETITION:<\/B>
\n Film students and aspiring film writers are invited to enter our film writing competition: write a 200-word review of Battle Royale<\/I> and send it to ladyvengeance [at] electricsheepmagazine.com, marked ‘Film writing competition’ in the subject line. Editor of the Directory of World Cinema: Japan<\/i> and Electric Sheep contributor John Berra will select the best review. Deadline: Thursday 29 April<\/B>. The selected review will be published on the Electric Sheep<\/I> website in May. This is a regular feature of the Electric Sheep<\/I> Film Club. Read February’s winning review of Kiss Me Deadly<\/I><\/A>.<\/p>\n

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Next screening: WEDNESDAY 12 MAY: Midnight Cowboy <\/div>\n

Watch the trailer:<\/p>\n

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The vision of veteran director Kinji Fukasaku is stark and uncompromising, and his direction is as tight and efficient as in any of his celebrated yakuza movies. A striking film that works both as an exhilarating action movie and a passionate denunciation of authority. We are delighted to welcome anime expert Helen McCarthy, author of The Anime Encyclopedia<\/I>, for a Q&A after the screening.<\/B> 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