On Friday nights, IndieWire After Dark takes a feature-length beat to honor fringe cinema in the streaming age.First, the spoiler-free pitch for one editor’s midnight movie pick — something weird and wonderful from any age of film that deserves our memorializing.Then, the spoiler-filled aftermath as experienced by the unwitting editor attacked by this week’s recommendation.The Pitch: Once Upon a Time, in a Far Away Land, the Vibes Were FuckedI’m a simple man with simple political views: I believe the United States government should take all of its pageantry cues for state events from the film “Donkey Skin.” Dead presidents should be laid to rest inside a giant glass Christmas ornament.
White House staffers should be required to paint themselves red or blue to reflect the party in power.
And the Speaker of the House should preside over congress while sitting on a giant stuffed cat.
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