#Film & TV Broadcasting

[of-fear-and-love]

The screens of Broadcast News (1987)

[manhonphiedu]

Ikebukuro West Gate Park (2000)

[melody-sy]

hey whatever happened to "work of fiction designed to look like an authentic real thing" we should bring that back

[adaptations-polls]

Which version of this do you prefer?

[calixcasual]

Bad Ancestors (Ep 1) | Fresh Blood | ABC TV + iview

[quarterprioritymidnight]

bastille at children in need rocks (2013)

[mariocki]

An uncredited Jacqueline Hill appears as an unnamed Irish barmaid in The Vise: Death Pays No Dividends (1.5, ABC, 1954); in the UK, this episode wasn't seen until 1960 as part of ITV anthology The Crooked Path

[wavetapper]

also god I can't believe in9 is ending ON WEDNESDAY... glad it's ending on the writers' terms but still rip the only TV show able to rewire my brain hard enough that I'm able to actively keep up with it

[goodobservationshirley]

seeing as the start of the race is at the time the broadcast started all week i thought we might get to see the whole stage today but no... the broadcast will start at 4pm...

[brieflyinfatuated]

Saw the pilot ep of Gold Diggers- no regrets

@mortofeloquence have u seen this? No idea if it's ur thing but would be v interested in ur thoughts

[millionmovieproject]

Live show tonight!! 8pm EST, come hang out!!

[mateushonrado]

US TV networks owned by the Big Five major studios

Status Post #11378: Only one is a digital multicast network.

[deasbanker]

Watching Ghibli film as a sort of Japanese habit for the summertime, so I rent 5 minor movies!

26/7/2024

Every Japanese person should have an experience of watching Ghibli film on TV at least once in its lifetime. Nippon Television（日本テレビ）, or Channel 4 in Japan, has constantly aired Ghibli movies in their night program called Friday road SHOW for more than 25 years. Especially, it tends to broadcast some of them in summer. That's why people who have lived in Japan for so long associate the Studio Ghibli with summer with great ease. Then, I've rented some DVDs as our sort of tradition and I'm expecting that I will be able to make the most of the summertime through this pastime.

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"Only Yesterday（おもひでぽろぽろ）" directed by Isao Takahata（1991）

"Only Yesterday" follows a woman called Taeko across two different timelines; the director Takahata did well in expressing visually what is like exploring the gap between someone's past and present in mind by using color contrast as well as a rough background in the past sequence. Then, younger herself shows up around her like she follows and sticks to her everywhere she goes. This double-layered screen in animation can be reflective of a kind of universal phenomenon that memories will always be with you wherever you go.

I, actually, had watched this movie once on TV when I was young and since then, I've remembered the scene about menstruation experienced by girls in/at elementary school; because their experience was so close to mine, and also it used to be rare to see episodes about period in public at that time.

However, for this time, I found myself relating to and gravitating toward other aspects of this movie, which was mostly the present part, such as the procedure of dying with the safflower（Benibana）, life in the countryside, and her introspective attitude to the past. Since I'm now 25, my viewpoint should differ from that of younger myself. In fact, I have a pile of memories to look back at and experiences to recall compared to a child. That is an adult, I've got convinced myself.

Again, this was also about what woman in Japan experiences as a girl/woman（I don't want to separate people by sex or gender, but most of Taeko's experiences seemed to be attributed to her gender）, I assume. Even though her childhood was during the 1980s, or long before I was born and I spent my own childhood, there was no big difference between us. It means that the society has yet to change a lot in term of gender roles, which is sad, indeed.

"Ocean Waves（海がきこえる）" directed by Tomomi Mochizuki（1993）

This is a 60 minute-long film adaptation made by younger artists at the Ghibli Studio and originally aimed for broadcasting but a theater. Nevertheless, I have never seen this on TV since I was born, and now it is only available on DVD and Blu-ray. So, I suppose that it's little known despite the New Media Age.

The story is all about reminiscence, as is "Only Yesterday". A man looked back at his high school days with a transfer girl before the reunion. He tells us about a series of events in the past not only from his viewpoint calmly but also in an objective way; that's why the film managed to show the wonders of meeting and separation on the globe and one theory that love can't always be explained.

I think that "distance" is a theme of this movie. It can help us to put things in perspective, especially we are stuck in something. Growing up, his classmate said that bumping into old familiar faces in another world could lead her to feel so relieved and comfortable that she rejoiced to see even one who she used to dislike. That resonated with me a lot, and I like this scene. Things change, people change, and feelings change. When I was young, I didn't think of such as good, but now I understand to the core.

"My neighbors the Yamadas（ホーホケキョ となりの山田くん）" directed by Isao Takahata（1999）

The Yamadas seems a bit traditional but still be a familiar family structure in Japan, as far as I can see. So, I, in my mid-20s, could deeply relate to many scenes of everyday life in their family and remembered my childhood vividly. Yet, at the same time, I found it a bit stressful for me to see this father behave as the head of a family and embody "patriarchy", although I tried to keep in mind that the movie was released 25 years ago.

Having said that, I liked its character design and its atmosphere which a very delicate touch in illustration and cheerful music by Akiko Yano, who is one of my recent favorite musicians, create very much. As well as that, I appreciate the late Takahata's direction, which always depicts memory or the past well to the point where I'm tearing up; for instance, this stripped down paintings, I mean its faint touch can feel like reminiscence. How nostalgic it is!

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I've rented two more DVDs: "ジブリの本棚"（Hayao's large book list）, a documentary film, and "Studio Ghibli short film collection（from 1993 to 2016）".

The former is all about worldwide children books, especially from the series of Iwanami Children books（岩波少年文庫）curated by a publisher Iwanami, and what Hayao Miyazaki as a creator had been inspired by. Then, he introduced some of the books on his list in detail and told anecdotes about behind the scenes of some films he made or his apprentice days in relation to children books. I liked this documentary in that director Miyazaki talked a lot enjoying himself and looked more interested than I've ever watched.

As for the latter, it was mostly dedicated to TV commercials made by the Ghibli Studio, but there was also a piece of art above named "On Your Mark" directed by Hayao Miyazaki, which was originally made as a music video with a storyline for its song by the J-POP duo CHAGE and ASKA. The story is that an angel is helped to escape from the authorities by two male officers set in the near future. It has a cyberpunk vibe, but somewhere peaceful in nature seemed like an ideal destination in this short film, which Miyazaki should like. Yet, personally, I'm not a fan of those kinds of stories, besides the song and its character design. He tends to depict young women as vulnerable and being rescued by men in the end, although they surely appear to have opinions, be confident, and independent.

[itonlyrainswhenyoucry]

(No Title Yet)

Each line a different character.

Context. A new virus has invaded the United countries. The court is stricken with greif.

[cut off mid-conversation] King: ….make them drink vinegar

Princess: Kill the so-called King

Knight: No Princess, It is Wine Vinegar

Princess: Then Kill the priest

Gladiator:…

Princess:… (distracted ) I'm going to toy with you

Empress: Steal his taxes and art

Queen: Fake your death and run away

High Priestess: Start a cult and build a warship, Pray to yourself as a god…

Knight: Buy land and call yourself Lord

King: Summon yourself out of hell, and See yourself as a God

Prince: Feed the people whisky and wine

Fool: Did he say wine, or whine?

Ward: (Feigning Concern Teasingly) She wishes to dethrone you

Mime: Gladiator Dances

Executioner: Are they not entertained

Jester: a chef! a cheif!

Joker: Consourt the cards.. Ace of clubs.

Warrior: Put Ale in soup

Princess: I require Poetry

Messenger: a babe is born

Princess: You flirt with death

Poet: How handsome I am

Entertainer:..

To Be Continued.

[adaptations-polls]

Which version of this do you prefer?

[courseyoulovemeyoudontknowme]

Home Alone 4 (2002, Rod Daniel)

01/12/2023

Home Alone 4 is a 2002 television film directed by Rod Daniel, the fourth chapter of the Home Alone saga, it is an alternative sequel to Home Alone. The film was broadcast for the first time on November 3, 2002 on ABC and was then released directly on DVD in Italy in 2003.

Kevin McCallister's parents are separated and in the process of divorce. The house of Natalie, the new partner of Kevin's father, is a luxurious and gigantic villa in which the child initially has a lot of fun, until the bandits Marv Merchants and his wife Vera break in, wanting to inspect the villa to kidnap a young prince who will be a guest with his family on Christmas Day.

The following day the McCallisters go to the royal family for the Christmas party, but the thieves disguise themselves as catering staff.

The film premiered on ABC on November 3, 2002 in the United States.

° Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (2012)