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This is the one where Richard blazons the samurai katana, wakizashi, and the tanto, and Garrett remembers thinking that a photorealist depiction of gang violence might be the right way to woo a romantic partner. *** Referenced media: “The Last Samurai” (Edward Zwick, 2003) “Ronin” (John Frankenheimer, 1998) “Seven Samurai” (Akira Kurosawa, 1954) “The Magnificent Seven” (John Sturges, 1960) “The Magnificent Seven” (Antoine Fuqua, 2016) “The Outlaw Josey Wales” (Clint Eastwood, 1976) “First Blood” (Ted Kotcheff, 1982) “Gladiator” (Ridley Scott, 2000) “Rashomon” (Akira Kurosawa, 1950) “Se7en” (David Fincher, 1995) “King Kong vs. Godzilla” (Ishirō Honda, 1962) “The Tale of Zatoichi Continues” (Kazuo Mori, 1962) “The Leopard” (Luchino Visconti, 1963) “This Sporting Life” (Lindsay Anderson, 1963) “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” (Robert Aldrich, 1962) “The Exterminating Angel” (Luis Buñuel, 1962) “An Autumn Afternoon” (Yasujirō Ozu, 1962) “Knife in the Water” (Roman Polanski, 1962) “RoGoPaG” (Roberto Rossellini, Ugo Gregoretti, Jean-Luc Godard, and Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1963) “The Pawn Broker” (Sidney Lumet, 1964) “A Hard Day’s Night” (Richard Lester, 1964) “Marnie” (Alfred Hitchcock, 1964) “The Gospel According to St. Matthew” (Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1964) “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” (Tobe Hooper, 1974) “Psycho” (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960) “The Birds” (Alfred Hitchcock, 1963) “The Last House on the Left” (Wes Craven, 1972) “The Human Condition—No Greater Love” (Masaki Kobayashi, 1959) “The Human Condition—Road to Eternity” (Masaki Kobayashi, 1959) “The Human Condition—A Soldier’s Prayer” (Masaki Kobayashi, 1961) “Fellini’s Casanova” (Federico Fellini, 1976) “Easy Rider” (Dennis Hopper, 1969) “Boyz n the Hood” (John Singleton, 1991) “Menace II Society” (The Hughes Brothers, 1993) “New Jack City” (Mario Van Peebles, 1991) “Above the Law” (Andrew Davis, 1988) “Action Jackson” (Craig R. Baxley, 1988) “Stand and Deliver” (Ramón Menéndez, 1988) “Shane” (George Stevens, 1953) “Jo
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