Modern Neo-Noir Thriller - A History of Violence

Thursday, February 3rd – 6pm

Modern Neo-Noir Thriller
A History of Violence

What: Join us for a great Chinese dinner while you watch some classic movies, just pay for your dinner. Arrival time is flexible.

Where: Lam's Garden - 2505 East Colonial Drive • Orlando, FL

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EARLY SHOW

6:00PM – The Mentalist – TV Series (2008 - 2015)
Season 1 – Episode TBD

For years Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) has served as an independent consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation, earning a reputation for unusual methods and disregard for protocol -- not to mention his former career as a "psychic" -- while using his link with the department to hunt Red John, the serial killer who murdered his wife and daughter. He works closely with a by-the-book Senior Agent Teresa Lisbon (Robin Tunney) and her team. Jane’s unorthodox antics both frustrate and perplex the agents as they solve a multitude of crimes.

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MAIN FEATURE

7:10 pm – A History of Violence (2005) – 96 min, R-rated, Drama -Thriller

Director: David Cronenberg

Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, William Hurt

Sorry, no details. Best to watch this movie with no give-a-ways…..
One of my favorite thriller movies of the 2000s, Director David Cronenberg assembles a superb cast in this captivating and methodical story-telling, finalizing in a compelling climactic conclusion.
“Without conceding any of his iconoclastic vision, Cronenberg has turned a genre film with classic Western overtones into a gripping psychological drama that examines the duality of man and his infatuation with the art of violence (Jeff Myers, Metro Times, Detroit).”
Caution* - this movie is R-rated for a reason!

Nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay – Josh Olson
Based on a Graphic Novel by Vince Locke & John Wagner

7.4/10-IMDb
87%-Rotten Tomatoes
86%-Google