Ghost Dog
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Saturday, November 21, 2020, 6 pm
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Hollywood Theatre
"Background information: When he was young, Ghost Dog (Forest Whitaker) was saved from a group of street thugs by Louie (John Tormey), a low-level Mafioso who just happened to be passing by. In thanks, Ghost Dog pledged to serve Louie for the rest of his life, as faithful to him as any ancient samurai was to his master. Their relationship forms the core of Jim Jarmusch's 1999 film. Whitaker's Ghost Dog is like Clint Eastwood's “Man with No Name”—coldly professional when it comes to killing, but instead of Ennio Morricone's strings and whistles, he's got Wu-Tang Clan's RZA doing backup. But the movie isn't all guns and bloodshed. Thanks to a relatively simple story, Jarmusch has room to play with some of the characters and situations, often for comedic effect, giving Ghost Dog the same deadpan humor of his earliest films," wrote former Stranger contributor Andy Spletzer. This screening will feature commentary from RZA, who provided the score for the film.