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<v Speaker 1>Hey, folks, welcome to a special episode of the Projection

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<v Speaker 1>Boothheim heros Mike White, I want to talk about Fantasia.

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<v Speaker 1>You are going to be hearing a lot about the

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<v Speaker 1>Fantasia Fest, hopefully over the next few weeks. Yeah, that's Fantasia,

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<v Speaker 1>the film festival, not the Disney film talking about Fantasia

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty five, the festival of fantastic films that takes

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<v Speaker 1>place in Montreal every year. It is coming to starting

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<v Speaker 1>on July sixteenth this year. I will not be in attendance,

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<v Speaker 1>but I will be covering some of the movies, hopefully

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<v Speaker 1>talking with some of the filmmakers around here. So really

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of what I cover is going to be

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<v Speaker 1>based upon the availability of filmmakers. So doing these kind

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<v Speaker 1>of quote unquote curtain raisers, it's a little difficult for

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<v Speaker 1>me because I'm not exactly sure who all I'll be

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<v Speaker 1>talking to, and I don't tend to request the screeners

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<v Speaker 1>for films when I don't have the I don't want

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<v Speaker 1>to say guarantee, but the opportunity to talk to the filmmakers.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course, being Fantasia, there is a ton of great

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<v Speaker 1>Asian films available. It's right in the name Folks Fantasia.

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<v Speaker 1>That's because it really relies on great Asian cinema, and

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<v Speaker 1>this year's no exception. There is a animated version now

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<v Speaker 1>of All You Need Is Kill, which most people will

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<v Speaker 1>know as Edge of Tomorrow, which was actually based upon

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<v Speaker 1>a relatively short book, if not a short story, and

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<v Speaker 1>there is now an anime of that that is going

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<v Speaker 1>to be playing at the festival. They're also bringing back,

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<v Speaker 1>speaking of anime, a restored version of Angel's Egg, which

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<v Speaker 1>I haven't seen yet, but that's one movie I've been

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<v Speaker 1>wanting to see. We talked about Belladona of Sadness a

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<v Speaker 1>few years ago on the show. Angel's Egg is one

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<v Speaker 1>of those films like Belladina of Sadness that's just kind

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<v Speaker 1>of lifted up as being a really beautiful anime film,

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<v Speaker 1>and from everything of the film I've seen, it seems

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<v Speaker 1>like a very correct approach to that. That's also the

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<v Speaker 1>thing is, I don't tend to get excited about films

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<v Speaker 1>that I haven't seen yet because I don't have that

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<v Speaker 1>much information, and also I don't want that much information.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want to go out and watch a bunch

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<v Speaker 1>of these trailers because I really enjoy being surprised. So

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<v Speaker 1>I feel kind of terrible for the folks that fantation

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<v Speaker 1>when they tell me, oh, you got to do this,

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<v Speaker 1>You have to do this curtain raiser before you actually

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<v Speaker 1>can get approved to be a critic for the film Festival.

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<v Speaker 1>So I will probably talk a lot about some of

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<v Speaker 1>the older screenings of things that I am familiar with,

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<v Speaker 1>such as Bullet in the Head, the John Wufilm. There's

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<v Speaker 1>going to be a restoration of that. Of course, you

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<v Speaker 1>are probably aware that there are a lot of WU

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<v Speaker 1>films and heroic bloodshed films from that golden era of

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<v Speaker 1>Hong Kong cinema, the late eighties early nineties, when stuff

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<v Speaker 1>was just blowing up over there, and I'm so excited

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<v Speaker 1>for more people to see these films. I'm really excited

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<v Speaker 1>for more people to see bullet in the Head. I've

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<v Speaker 1>almost kind of held a torch for that movie. A

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<v Speaker 1>few years ago, I did a really stupid thing, but

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<v Speaker 1>I went through and I tried to track down as

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<v Speaker 1>many versions of Bullet in the Head as I possibly

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<v Speaker 1>could and try to make a I don't want to

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<v Speaker 1>say it was the complete version, but at least start

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<v Speaker 1>to show how many different versions that there were, and

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<v Speaker 1>really went through painstakingly. I would find, like a shitty bootleg.

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<v Speaker 1>There was a shitty bootleg of that movie that was

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<v Speaker 1>probably the Taiwanese version. It was different than the Hong

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<v Speaker 1>Kong version, different than the mainland version. And went out

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<v Speaker 1>and got that digitized that and then started to lay

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<v Speaker 1>over pieces from other versions to try to make the

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<v Speaker 1>most complete one I could. The Taiwanese one. There were

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<v Speaker 1>times where there were a frame or two that were

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<v Speaker 1>in that that weren't in any other versions. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>really just literally a frame or two. But then you

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<v Speaker 1>would also get major sections that were completely missing from

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<v Speaker 1>other versions. You would get some versions that had a

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<v Speaker 1>different ending. I remember I saw that originally in the

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<v Speaker 1>theater and saw it with what I called the man

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<v Speaker 1>who would be King ending, and then I rented it

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<v Speaker 1>from a Chinese grocery store. The whole movie had a

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<v Speaker 1>completely different ending. That is what people generally call the

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<v Speaker 1>Carfu ending. I'm curious what this greening is going to

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<v Speaker 1>be like, it's a supposed to be one hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>thirty six minutes. I don't remember off the top of

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<v Speaker 1>my head which version that is from that, but more

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<v Speaker 1>people definitely need to see that movie, no matter what

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<v Speaker 1>version it is. There's also a restoration screening of a

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<v Speaker 1>Chinese ghost story. Three. This is top stuff, guys. I

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<v Speaker 1>cannot say enough nice things about some of these Hong

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<v Speaker 1>Kong films that just really for me changed how I

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<v Speaker 1>looked at stuff. Had no idea that this type of

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<v Speaker 1>cinemi existed. Of course, they're going to be playing Eddington,

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<v Speaker 1>the new ari Ast film. I haven't seen the last

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<v Speaker 1>last arist film, maybe the last two Ariaster films. Not

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<v Speaker 1>a big arister, guy, I guess. I mean they're fun,

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<v Speaker 1>They're funny. I mean I found Hereditary to be absolutely hilarious,

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<v Speaker 1>and Midsommar as well. I don't know if I'm supposed to,

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<v Speaker 1>but I definitely did. I mean, especially when that little

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<v Speaker 1>girl takes that face plant right to the poll. That

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<v Speaker 1>was pretty damn funny. Forbidden City is going to be playing.

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<v Speaker 1>That is actually not a Hong Kong film. It is

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<v Speaker 1>a Italian Mandarin joint. It's got a name like it

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<v Speaker 1>is a older Hong Kong movie, but it is a

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<v Speaker 1>brand new thing and it looks fantastic. The film Fuck

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<v Speaker 1>Toys is going to be playing. I did get to

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<v Speaker 1>see that earlier from another festival, really really fun The

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<v Speaker 1>Girl Who's Still Time is going to be playing, which

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<v Speaker 1>looks like it's a new version that is more of

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<v Speaker 1>like a three D animation that is different than I

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<v Speaker 1>believe The Girl Who Walked Through Time. But yeah, we'll

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<v Speaker 1>see how that compares. Also, there's going to be a

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<v Speaker 1>retro screening of Funky Forest The First Contact, which is

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<v Speaker 1>one of the most fucked up Japanese films that I've seen,

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<v Speaker 1>outside of, of course, Takashimike. There's even a documentary about

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<v Speaker 1>Japanese amant garde pioneers, which looks absolutely incredible. I'm hoping

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<v Speaker 1>that some of my favorite avant garde filmmakers are actually

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<v Speaker 1>discussed in that, but that is when I am super

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<v Speaker 1>excited to be able to see hopefully they discussed some

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<v Speaker 1>Shuji Tara Yama. As far as other retro screenings, are

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<v Speaker 1>going to be doing a Nightmare before Christmas, as well

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<v Speaker 1>as Night of the Juggler, which spoiler alert is not

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of juggling and not nearly enough, especially not

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<v Speaker 1>nearly enough to put that right in the name of

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<v Speaker 1>the film. You would think maybe like a Tommy Smothers

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<v Speaker 1>documentary would be called that but yeah, not nearly nearly,

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<v Speaker 1>nearly enough juggling. Also a retro screening of pen All Summer,

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<v Speaker 1>which I know that that was kind of hot a

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<v Speaker 1>few years ago. I'm very excited that that is. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>really glad that that is getting a little bit more attention.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know why, but they're going to be showing

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<v Speaker 1>the Smurfs, but I yeah, I guess this is the

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<v Speaker 1>new one, the one with Rihanna, So I'm I don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>I guess because it's the Smurfs, maybe that's why they're

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<v Speaker 1>showing it. And of course there's going to be special

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<v Speaker 1>events that are happening at the festival as well. There

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<v Speaker 1>will be guests who are speaking. Even Danny Elfman will

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<v Speaker 1>be up there talking about his work as well. I

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<v Speaker 1>believe that's where we're getting the Nightmare before Christmas screening from.

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<v Speaker 1>And even our old friend Lloyd Kaufman is going to

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<v Speaker 1>be up there, hopefully maybe showing the new Taxic Avenger.

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<v Speaker 1>But I actually think that that showed last year and

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<v Speaker 1>we've just been waiting for that one to come out otherwise,

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm not sure exactly what's happening with that film,

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<v Speaker 1>why it took so long. I mean, if that's Peter

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<v Speaker 1>Dinklingen there, for God's sakes, release it. But that one

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<v Speaker 1>will be coming to us a lot sooner than Tom

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<v Speaker 1>Six's The Yaina Club, which I'm still curious to see.

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<v Speaker 1>Would still like to see that one, but I'm pretty

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<v Speaker 1>sure that that's never going to be released. Well, folks,

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<v Speaker 1>hopefully that checks that box of doing a curtain raiser

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<v Speaker 1>for Fantasia. I'm super excited to actually see some of

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<v Speaker 1>these movies, talk with some of the filmmakers and share

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<v Speaker 1>those interviews with y'all. So definitely keep an eye out

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<v Speaker 1>for a Fantasia series of podcasts coming to your feed.

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<v Speaker 1>And in the meantime, we're gonna keep talking about older films,

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<v Speaker 1>genre films, especially this month with sci Fi July. We

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<v Speaker 1>will be discussing a whole lot of great things. Hopefully,

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<v Speaker 1>by the time this has come out, we have kicked

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<v Speaker 1>things off with Metropolis, got a lot of other good

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<v Speaker 1>stuff happening in July. Thanks so much for listening. Keeps

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<v Speaker 1>a dirty sad down on the shiny side up and

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<v Speaker 1>you'll hear me on the next episode.

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<v Speaker 2>Under the Sun we got rhythm juggling balls. It's pure

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<v Speaker 2>wisdom feel the beat. It's time to move. Dancing you around,

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<v Speaker 2>we find our rooms, slatter echoes, spear is high. Join

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<v Speaker 2>the fun as the day goes by. Comment shugle, Come

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<v Speaker 2>and play with me. Feel the joy that your heart

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<v Speaker 2>feels free, Spin and swell under the palm tree. Come

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<v Speaker 2>and shugle, Come and play with me. Call us to

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<v Speaker 2>lie happiness, folks, catch the vibes. Let the good times grow.

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<v Speaker 2>Hands in motion, smiles everywhere. Dance to this rhythm. Tabocare,

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<v Speaker 2>watch the sunset, keep it right, juggling trees, shaping the lines.

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<v Speaker 2>Come and juggle, Come and play with me. Feel the

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<v Speaker 2>joy that your heart feel free, Spin and twelve under

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<v Speaker 2>the palm tree, Come and juggle, Come and play with me.

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<v Speaker 2>So come on now, don't you wait. Catch the rhythm,

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<v Speaker 2>feel the face, juggling life. It's a chance.

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<v Speaker 1>Join the dance.

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<v Speaker 2>Come take a sen come and juggle, Come and play

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<v Speaker 2>with me. Feel the joy that your heart peed. Agreed,

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<v Speaker 2>Spain and twelve underta country, Come and juggle, comm and

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<v Speaker 2>play with me.