Double Feature
SIFF Double Feature – The Legend of the Stardust Brothers and Timeless Beauty
The Legend of the Stardust Brothers: This lost 1985 musical directed by Macoto Tezuka builds on Phantom Of The Paradise and The Rocky Horror Picture Show to create Japan’s own goofy rock opera. Amateur singers Kan (Kan Takagi) and Shingo (Shingo Kubota) are brought together…
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SIFF Double Feature – Shut Up and Play the Piano and What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
Shut Up and Play the Piano: Directed by Philipp Jedicke, Shut Up and Play the Piano documents the rise (and rise) of Canadian musician and producer Chilly Gonzales (aka Jason Charles Beck.) He hasn’t really reached high enough to have a fall, and perhaps never…
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SIFF Double Feature – We Are the Radical Monarchs and Fly Rocket Fly
We Are the Radical Monarchs: Directed by Linda Goldstein Knowlton, We Are the Radical Monarchs documents the formation and first three years of the Radical Monarchs, an alternative (or even complimentary) scouting group that seeks to center girls of color and create the next generation…
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SIFF Double Feature – Le Chocolat de H and The Woman Who Loves Giraffes
Le Chocolat de H: Takashi Watanabe’s first documentary feature is about Japanese chocolatier Hironobu Tsujiguchi. Tsujiguchi grew up over a confectionary shop, later opened a world-class patisserie, and then turned his sights to the world of chocolate. Winning 5 gold medals at the Salon du…
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SIFF Double Feature – Ruin Me and Good Manners
Ruin Me: Alexandra (Marcienne Dwyer) might just be the world’s best girlfriend. (During this particular weekend anyway.) Her boyfriend Nathan (Matt Dellapina) has tickets for Slasher Sleepout – a cross between an escape room adventure and a horror movie LARP. When his best buddy can’t…
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SIFF Double Feature – Love and Shukla and Jinn
Love and Shukla: Mumbai rickshaw driver Shukla (Saharsh Kumar Shukla) is happy when his parents finally pick out a bride for him. He’s tried to follow the rules of his Brahmin upbringing and has been mostly successful. (He’s still a virgin, but has watched porn.)…
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SIFF Double Feature – Rubén Blades Is Not My Name and Lots of Kids, a Monkey and a Castle
Rubén Blades Is Not My Name: My Anglo husband likes to make fun of me for my Rubén Blades love. HE JUST DOES NOT GET IT. OR ME. I mean, mostly he does. But not this. He just thought of Blades as some character actor…
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SIFF Double Feature – Kiss & Spell and Ava
Kiss & Spell: Directed by Stephane Gauger, Kiss & Tell is a Vietnamese language remake of the Korean film Spellbound. (Which I have not seen, but am probably going to check out now I’ve seen this one.) Tung (Ngo Kien Huy) is a successful magician…
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