{"id":11177,"date":"2026-11-05T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/?p=11177"},"modified":"2026-05-05T19:15:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T23:15:00","slug":"holidays-in-the-movies-guy-fawkes-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/blog\/2026\/11\/05\/holidays-in-the-movies-guy-fawkes-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Holidays in the Movies: Guy Fawkes Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Remember remember the 5th of November, the gunpowder, treason and plot. I know of no reason why gun powder treason should ever be forgot”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because we are good anglophiles we remember the 5th of November. The most obvious movie watching is V for Vendetta,<\/em><\/a> which feels even more appropriate in times of political upheaval. There is also a 2026 movie Guy Fawkes: Blood and Fire<\/a><\/em> that we have not seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course there is a handful of documentaries, a mini-series, and the Poirot <\/em>episode S1.E2 “Murder in the Mews” <\/a>in case you need more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Remember remember the 5th of November, the gunpowder, treason and plot. I know of no reason why gun powder treason should ever be forgot” Because we are good anglophiles we remember the 5th of November. The most obvious movie watching is V for Vendetta, which feels even more appropriate in times of political upheaval. 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