(Online)🍿《Open Screens》Best TV & Films Talk Series: Tokyo Vice (Season I)
👉 To join the talk, please watch at least the first episode on your own BEFORE the meetup. It may be difficult to participate in the discussion otherwise.
Our《Open Screens》discussion explores the story and ideas in a movie or TV series, as well as issues it may touch upon. We'll try various discussion formats and even a game or two to make our talk even more interesting. It's also a great opportunity for meeting people and using our English.
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📌 About the series:
★ "Tokyo Vice is Tokyo Vice is an American crime drama television series created by J. T. Rogers and based on the 2009 memoir by Jake Adelstein." (Wikipedia) The pilot episode was directed by Michael Mann.
🏆 The series has been awarded for 15 wins & 45 nominations, including 2 Golden Globes nominations.
🍅 89% recommendations on Rotten Tomatoes.
"...The intrigue of Japan's underworld and the verisimilitude of its setting make for a seductive slice of neon noir."
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📌 Films and shows we've discussed in the series:
Parasite, Honeyland, The Edge of Democracy, Ex Machina, Chernobyl, A Quiet Passion, 13th, The Platform, Avengers: Endgame, The Farewell, Get Out, American Factory, 我們與惡的距離, 做工的人, The Big Sick, Merchants of Doubt, Us, Arrival, Sing Street, Roma, Moonlight, The Witch, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Wadjda, BlacKkKlansman, Sing Street, Collective, Crip Camp, Minari, Nomadland, The Father, Dirty Money, Hamilton. The Florida Project. My Octopus Teacher. The Salesman. Hidden Figures. "Hang the DJ" (Black Mirror). Inception. First Cow. Hunt for the Wilderpeople. Perfume. Fire Will Come. Who Killed Malcolm X? Coda. The Power of the Dog. His House. Drive My Car. Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom. In the Heights. Luzzu. Moonrise Kingdom. Coded Bias. Pride. Happening. Lucky Grandma. Pain and Glory. Escape from Mogadishu. Dune. Unorthodox. Limbo. The Distinguished Citizen. Reservation Dogs. Occupied. The Truffle Hunters. King Lear (2018 Film). Fresh Off the Boat. The Bear. Only the Animals. The Green Planet. The Serpent Queen. Romy's Salon. Good Mother. More Films for Freedom 2022 (UK). Only Murders win the Building. Everything Everywhere All At Once. NOPE. Prey. Barbarian. A Hero. RRR. Decision to Leave. The Playlist. The Big Sick. On the Basis of Sex. Daughters of Destiny. Pachinko. Wave Makers. Poldark. Turning Red. Midnight at the Pera Palace. Navalny. The Good Place. The Best of "Doctor Who" (6 episodes.) Marcel the Shell with Shoes On. Alice in Borderland. The Teachers' Lounge. Beef. The Invisible Man. Killers of the Flower Moon. Perfect Days. Island in Between. Io Capitano. The Law According to Lidia Poët. Lupin (Season I). The Taste of Things. Shōgun. Knives Out. Suzume. Gaza. Stonehouse. My Brilliant Friend. Palm Springs.
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🔹To join the event, please RSVP to see the meeting link on page right.
🔹We have a NT50 / USD2 event fee to go towards and help share the meetup organizer subscription charge. If PayPal doesn't work for you, please message Kat for other payment methods. Big thanks for the support!
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▶ Our events are conducted in English
▶ Kat is a writer and teacher. She has reviewed and directed theater in New York City. Her Meetups have been to over 28 countries.
▶ This will be our event No. 533.
