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Hayao Miyazaki’s HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE Screens Midnights This Weekend at The Tivoli

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“You’re wearing that hat? After all the magic I used to make your dress pretty”

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HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE (subtitled) plays midnights this weekend (May 25th and 26th) at the Tivoli as part of their Reel Late at the Tivoli Midnight series.

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St. Louis has Ghibli fever (sounds serious!) and the only cure is…..a midnight show of a Hayao Miyazaki movie! The ‘Reel Late at The Tivoli’ midnight series books a Miyazaki film every quarter and it always packs ‘em in. This weekend, it’s his 2004 epic HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE.

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HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE is set in a fantasy version of Europe where magic and technology coexist. Sophie is a young girl in a small town of a nation on the verge of war; she is very mature and responsible but is also very shy and unconfident. One night she is visited by the Witch of Watse, and transformed into an old woman. Since the curse forbids her to speak about the curse itself, she decides to go and find a way to return to her real age by herself, but in her quest she ends up in the fabled Moving Castle of the legendary wizard Howl, who is said to be a cruel ruthless monster. She will discover that Howl is very different than what legends say.

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Of course, the animation is top-notch like Studio Ghibli usually does. The beautiful landscapes inspired by European towns and cities make a great contrast with the advanced technology and the visually stunning magic of this fantastic world. The Moving Castle, a walking metal behemoth, is at the same time imposing and strangely beautiful. There is no scene in the movie that is not either beautiful, mesmerizing or both. The animation by itself is a work of art. Don’t miss HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE when it screens this Friday and Saturday

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

The Tivoli is located at 6350 Delmar in The Loop. Visit Landmark’s The Tivoli’s website HERE

http://www.landmarktheatres.com/market/st.louis/tivolitheatre.htm

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Here’s the Reel Late at the Tivoli Midnight schedule for the next couple of months:

June 1-2               SUSPIRIA (Extended Cut)

June 8-9               BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM 

June 15-16          LIQUID SKY (Vladislav Tsukerman)  New digital restoration of the 1983 cult hit! – 35th Anniversary

June 22-23          CLUE 

June 29-30          THE EVIL DEAD

July 6-7                 ROBOCOP (1987)

July 13-14            AKIRA

July 20-21            YELLOW SUBMARINE

The Tivoli Announces the ‘Reel Late’ Midnight Line-Up – ROAD WARRIOR, DEEP RED, AMELIE, and More!

“Greetings from The Humungus! The Lord Humungus! The Warrior of the Wasteland! The Ayatollah of Rock and Rolla!”

Another terrific lineup of midnight movies for the ‘Reel Late at The Tivoli’ to kick off the 2018 season. It’s a typically good variety of titles that should draw the late night movie buff crowd with a couple of retro surprises. The Midnight Movie experience has always catered to a college-age crowd and that’s the way it should be. ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW with live shadow cast with the Samurai Electricians ends the new schedule on April 6th and 7th . The oldest film this time is Dario Argento’s DEEP RED (1976) while the most recent is GET OUT from last year. There’s a Miyazaki (HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE) thrown in there for attendance insurance (theses always pack ‘em in), some standards including THE ROOM and WAYNE’S WORLD. I believe ROAD WARRIOR, DEEP RED, and AMELIE are new to the Tivoli midnight roster, and I suspect they will draw good crowds.

I’m there every Friday night with free swag, movie trivia, and prizes!

Tickets are $8 (except for ROCKY HORROR). Here’s the line-up:

April  6-7         ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW  with live shadow cast, Samurai Electricians!
All tickets $10

April 13-14      GET OUT

April 20-21    WAYNE’S WORLD

April 27-28    ROAD WARRIOR

May 4-5         AMELIE

May 11-12      DEEP RED

May 18-19     THE ROOM

May 25-26    HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE

The Tivoli’s located at 6350 Delmar Blvd., University City, MO.

 

Hayao Miyazaki’s HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE Midnights This Weekend at The Tivoli

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“You’re wearing that hat? After all the magic I used to make your dress pretty”

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HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE (subtitled) plays midnights this weekend (April 17th and 18th) at the Tivoli as part of their Reel Late at the Tivoli Midnight series.

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St. Louis has Ghibli fever (sounds serious!) and the only cure is…..a midnight show of a Hayao Miyazaki movie! The ‘Reel Late at The Tivoli’ midnight series books a Miyazaki film every quarter and it always packs ‘em in. This weekend, it’s his 2004 epic HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE.

howl-s-moving-castle-howls-moving-castle-4919307-853-480

HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE is set in a fantasy version of Europe where magic and technology coexist. Sophie is a young girl in a small town of a nation on the verge of war; she is very mature and responsible but is also very shy and unconfident. One night she is visited by the Witch of Watse, and transformed into an old woman. Since the curse forbids her to speak about the curse itself, she decides to go and find a way to return to her real age by herself, but in her quest she ends up in the fabled Moving Castle of the legendary wizard Howl, who is said to be a cruel ruthless monster. She will discover that Howl is very different than what legends say.

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Of course, the animation is top-notch like Studio Ghibli usually does. The beautiful landscapes inspired by European towns and cities make a great contrast with the advanced technology and the visually stunning magic of this fantastic world. The Moving Castle, a walking metal behemoth, is at the same time imposing and strangely beautiful. There is no scene in the movie that is not either beautiful, mesmerizing or both. The animation by itself is a work of art. Don’t miss HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE when it screens this Friday and Saturday

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

The Tivoli is located at 6350 Delmar in The Loop. Visit Landmark’s The Tivoli’s website HERE

http://www.landmarktheatres.com/market/st.louis/tivolitheatre.htm

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Here’s the Reel Late at the Tivoli Midnight schedule for the rest of April and May:

April 24-25           BLADE RUNNER: THE FINAL CUT

May 1-2                BETTER OFF DEAD

May 8-9                MAD MAX

May 15-16           WATERSHIP DOWN

May 22-23           THE THING

The Tivoli Announces the ‘Reel Late’ Midnight Line-Up – MAD MAX, THE THING, BLADE RUNNER – Oh My!

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“I am the Nightrider. I’m a fuel injected suicide machine. I am the rocker, I am the roller, I am the out-of-controller!”

I gotta say – this lineup of midnight movies for the ‘Reel Late at The Tivoli’ may be the best ever! It’s almost like they let me choose them myself (which they did not). It’s a great selection with an unusually cool variety of standards and classics to draw the late night movie buff crowd.

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The awesome line-up of midnight movies begins April 3rd and 4th with THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (usually the series ends with ROCKY in October so we’ll see how it does in April – meaning will it sell out in advance or on the night of?). The roster includes one Miyazaki (attendance insurance), the animated WATERSHIP DOWN (the uneven 1978 version of Richard Adams’ 1972 cult novel about rabbits) and cult comedy nuggets BETTER OFF DEAD and BEETLEJUICE (both recent Tenacious Eats fare!). But it’s a trio of Sci-fi masterpieces showing on the big screen midnights at the Tivoli that’s the real excitement! Hardboiled, uncompromising and totally bad-ass, George Miller’s MAD MAX, which single-handedly boosted the Australian film Industry in 1979 will play midnights May 8th and 9th – the weekend before the belated fourth chapter of the Mad Max saga, MAD MAX FURY ROAD opens. Ridley Scott’s stunning futuristic film noir epic BLADE RUNNER, which I have not seen on the big screen in quite a while, is scheduled for April 24th and 25th.  John Carpenter’s THE THING (1982) is his best film – the suspense is heart pounding, the performances uniformly terrific, and Rob Bottin’s monster effects are timelessly terrifying and the star of the film. THE THING is a terrific choice for a midnight movie and should pack ‘em in when it plays May 22nd and 23rd.

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Reel Late at the Tivoli takes place every Friday and Saturday night and We Are Movie Geeks own Tom Stockman (that’s me!) is usually there with custom trivia questions about the films and always has DVDs, posters, and other cool stuff to give away. I can’t wait to write THE THING trivia! Ticket prices are $8 except ROCKY HORROR which is $10. We hope to see everyone late at night in the coming months.

The Tivoli is located at 6350 Delmar in The Loop. Visit Landmark’s The Tivoli’s website HERE

http://www.landmarktheatres.com/market/st.louis/tivolitheatre.htm

Here’s the newly –announced Reel Late at the Tivoli Midnight schedule for April and May:

April 3-4               ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW with live cast Samurai Electricians
All seats $10

April 10-11           BEETLEJUICE

April 17-18           HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE  subtitled

April 24-25           BLADE RUNNER: THE FINAL CUT

May 1-2                BETTER OFF DEAD

May 8-9                MAD MAX

May 15-16           WATERSHIP DOWN

May 22-23           THE THING

 

MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO Plays Midnights at The Tivoli This Weekend

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We all know Hayao Miyazaki is an anime genius, creating stories focusing on character, story and fantasy, letting his imagination run wild. He has created great films like SPIRITED AWAY, HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE, and PRINCESS MONONOKE. One of his first great works, MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO, will be screening at the Tivoli in St. Louis this Friday and Saturday nights (April 11th and 12th) as part of the ‘Reel Late at the Tivoli’ midnight show. my_neighbor_totoro__wallpaper_by_oswaldrabbitfan-d64e6y2

MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO was made back in 1988 and tells the story of Mr. Kusakabe and his two daughters Satsuki and Mei who move to a new home in rural Japan so they could be close to their sick mother. Their new home is run down and filled with soot spirits, but the family soon settles in. One day Mei meets a strange giant creature called Totoro, a large furry animal who has two minions. No one believes Mei at first but after Mei disappears Satsuki has to call Totoro for help.

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MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO is a strange little film, but Miyazaki does have an understanding of a child’s imagine (either that or he takes a lot drugs). There is a certain Alice in Wonderland feel about the film, with Mei going down a hole and Totoro and the Catbus (one of the weirdest ideas ever) looking like the Chester Cat. But the main focus of the film is the relationship between the young girls and the father who is obviously overwhelmed with his caring for them, having a wife in hospital and continuing with his job. The children are energetic and believable and the film is about the wonders of a child’s imagination. Miyazaki is so great at creating worlds and is a great fantasy storyteller so check out the opportunity to see MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO on the big screen this weekend.

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Friday Night’s screening is sponsored by Starclipper Comics on the loop (visit their site HERE) and Saturday Night’s screening is sponsored by Wizard’s Wagon (also on the Loop – their site is HERE)

The Tivoli’s located at 6350 Delmar Blvd., University City, MO. Admission is a mere $8!

The Tivoli’s website can be found HERE

http://www.landmarktheatres.com/market/st.louis/tivolitheatre.htm

Here’s the Reel Late at the Tivoli Line-up for the next couple of months:

April 18-19 THE LOST BOYS

April 25-26 ERASERHEAD

May 2-3 GRINDHOUSE

May 9-10 THE PRINCESS BRIDE

May 16-17 REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA – With live cast, The Graveyard Shift!

May 23-24 DIE HARD

Stay tuned here at We Are Movie Geeks for more updates on the Midnight series!

 

Movie Melting Pot … ‘Howls Moving Castle’ (Japan, 2004)


‘Howl’s Moving Castle’ is Hayao Miyazaki’s masterpiece.   Many think that ‘Spirited Away’ is the Japanese anime animator’s work of a lifetime.   However, ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’s epic nature and beautiful storytelling puts it just above ‘Spirited Away’.

The film is based on the 1986 novel by British author Diana Wynne Jones and tells the tale of Sophie, a normal, teenage girl working in a hat shop who is transformed by the wicked Witch of the Waste into a 90-year-old woman.   Leaving her home, she finds refuge in a moving castle owned by a young wizard named Howl.   Inside the castle, Sophie meets Markl, Howl’s assistant, and a fire demon named Calcifer.   Calcifer can see Sophie’s true form, and the demon makes a deal with Sophie.   If she can break the contract binding Calcifer to Howl, than the fire demon will remove the aging curse from her. Continue reading Movie Melting Pot … ‘Howls Moving Castle’ (Japan, 2004)