The Man Who Sold His Skin.
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A real-life work of art is the inspiration for Kaouther Ben Hania’s
The Man Who Sold His Skin, one of the 56 films nominated for the 93rd Academy Awards, taking place this weekend.
A tale of civil war, love, and cutting-edge contemporary art, the best international film nominee is a dark satire based on Wim Delvoye’s 2007 work
Tim, in which the Belgian artist tattooed the back of a man named Tim Steiner, and sold it to a collector. Steiner got a third of the purchase price on the condition he sit in museum galleries during exhibitions of the piece, and that his skin be preserved and framed for the collector after death.
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Film Shorts // April 21-27, 2021
Mortal Kombat (R) A second film adaptation of the 1990s arcade video game, this martial-arts movie is about an evil overlord (Chin Han) who summons the world’s best fighters to a tournament. Also with Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Joe Taslim, Hiroyuki Sanada, Josh Lawson, Tadanobu Asano, Ludi Lin, Max Huang, Sisi Stringer, Nathan Jones, and Mehcad Brooks. (Opens Friday)
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OPENING
Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train (R) A big-screen continuation of the
anime TV series, this film features the continuing adventures of demon hunter Tanjiro Kamado (voiced by Natsuki Hanae and Zach Aguilar). Additional voices by Akari Kitô, Abby Trott, Satoshi Hino, Mark Whitten, Hiro Shimono, Aleks Le, Daisuke Hirakawa, and Landon McDonald. (Opens Friday)