Miyazaki’s KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE Midnights This Weekend at The Tivoli

“You’d think they’d never seen a girl and a cat on a broom before!”

Hayao Miyazaki’s KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE (1989) screens midnights this weekend (April 29th and 30th) at The Tivoli Theater as part of their ‘Reel Late at The Tivoli’ Midnight Series.

Kiki is now thirteen, and it is now her right as a witch to leave home and move to another town to start her training as a witch for one year. Accompanying her is her black cat Jiji; a very cynical, negative feline. Moving to a seaside town in France, Kiki acquires a room in the attic of a Bakery. She works in the there but soon starts her own business; a delivery service. A love interest ensues with Tombo, a young boy who dreams of making his own flying machine. Love also comes for Jiji in the neighbors white cat.

It is interesting to note that KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE was not written directly by Miyazaki, nor was it is based on anything of his creation. It is, atypically, adapted from the work of a different writer, and therefore some of the differences between this film and other Miyazaki works can be traced to the source. Needless to say, KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE is another gem from the Studio Ghibli factory. It’s one that fans of the great Japanese animator will never tire of revisiting and one that always draws a smile. Those in search of something uplifting should give this one a chance otherwise you don’t know what you’re missing. And you’ll have the chance this weekend when KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE screens midnights this weekend at The Tivoli Theater (6350 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63130) as part of their ‘Reel Late at The Tivoli’ Midnight Series.

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Here’s the rest of the schedule for the coming weeks:

May 6-7                BLADE RUNNER: THE FINAL CUT 

May 13-14           ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND  – Written by Charlie Kaufman (ANOMALISA)

May 20-21           THE EVIL DEAD

May 27-28           PULP FICTION

Reel Late at the Tivoli takes place every Friday and Saturday night and We Are Movie Geeks own Tom Stockman (that’s me!) is there with custom trivia questions about the films and always has DVDs, posters, and other cool stuff to give away. Ticket prices are $8 . We hope to see everyone late at night in the coming weeks.