For you children of the Eighties, this weekend should hold quite a bit of excitement.
On Friday, January 19 and Saturday, January 20 at Midnight, The Brattle Theatre will screen the feature-length Robotech movie. From what I understand, Mark Hamill and Chase Masterson add their voice talents.
For more information, check out the Brattle website
While not anime, any fan of pop Japanese culture cannot afford to miss this movie. Linda!x3 tells the tale of three Japanese schoolgirls and one Korean exchange student covering the Blue Hearts (Japan’s answer to Green Day before the question was asked) for the school festival.
While this genre of feel good, happy ending-type movies are getting a bit redundant in Japan, this movie breathes a bit of fresh air into the genre with great performances by Korean actress Du-na Bae and pop-indie band BaseBallBear’s bassist Shiori Sekine, a subtle undertone of a previous incarnation of the band’s bad breakup and an incredible soundtrack by James Iha. Not to mention an appearance by the World’s Worst Ramones Impersonators Ever.
Music freaks who are old enough should remember the Blue Hearts from their US Tours in 1990 and 1991.
I wish my high school music room had Beat Happening poster…
More info at the Brattle homepage.
The Blue Hearts perform リンダ リンダ
This weekend (Friday through Monday) at the Brattle, they’re screening the two most recent feature films by maestro Hayao Miyazaki. The academy award winning Spirited Away and what I consider to be his masterpiece, Howl’s Moving Castle, which is both a self-portrait of Miyazaki and a snapshot of 2004 Japan as well as a wonderful adaptation of the fantasy novel by Diane Wynne Jones.
Visit The Brattle Theatre’s website for more information.
Tomorrow, one of the true classics of anime, animation and cinema will be screened at The Brattle Theatre as part of their Real Family Films program. If you haven’t seen Hayao Miyazaki’s masterpiece, this is your perfect opportunity. There are shows throughout the day so every member of your family can enjoy it! Visit the Brattle Theatre for more information.
We’ll probably be at the 7:30 show if you want to say “hi.”