Four Rooms

Four Rooms. A Band Apart 1995.

Before watching the movie:

This month is for anthology movies, so here’s one that’s been kicking around the back catalogs of my streaming service recommendations for a while. Each room is a separate short film by a different filmmaker, and the main throughline between them is the bellhop having to deal with all the guests.

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The Mask of Zorro

The Mask of Zorro. Tristar/Amblin 1998.

Before watching the movie:

Although this film reintroduced audiences to Zorro in the 90s, I know it’s not exactly an origin story, but in fact a legacy torch-passing. I’m not familiar enough with the story of Zorro to know why they couldn’t make the original Zorro the man they wanted him to be, but maybe it’s just more about the story they wanted to tell.

I’m not sure, but I think this is the movie that made Antonio Banderas a star, though a quick Wikipedia lookup says no. It does seem to be his break into very mainstream films, though.

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