Double Feature

Reservoir Dogs

Seven total strangers team up for the perfect crime. They don’t know each other’s name. But they’ve got each other’s color. Quentin Tarantino’s incendiary directorial debut ignited the filmmaker’s distinctive voice and united him with some of his key players. When a jewelry store robbery goes wrong, Reservoir Dogs jumps between the crime’s setup and its bloody aftermath as the men try to ferret out who might be the rat in their ranks.

“A brash, brutal crime-caper film, Reservoir Dogs has enough raw energy for 10 motion pictures and more than enough rough stuff to traumatize the sensitive. But not only does Dogs have teeth, it has brains.” – Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel

“It’s extremely well-acted, written with flair and directed by a 29-year-old first-timer, Quentin Tarantino, who always knows where to put the camera, when to cut to a flashback and how to draw the best work from his brilliant cast.” – John Hartl, Film.com

Kim Morgan discusses Reservoir Dogs on its 25th anniversary for the New Beverly blog.

Man Bites Dog

Documentary filmmakers André and Rémy have found an ideal subject in Ben. He is witty, sophisticated, intelligent, well liked – and a serial killer. As André and Rémy document Ben’s routines, they become increasingly entwined in his vicious program, sacrificing their objectivity and their morality. Controversial winner of the International Critics’ Prize at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival, Man Bites Dog stunned audiences worldwide with its unflinching imagery and biting satire of media violence. (Janus Films)