Mole Agent Virtual Conversation 4/6

 

Mole Agent Director Virtual Conversation

Tue, April 6, 2021

8:00 PM – 9:00 PM 

Free, Must RSVP

Online

Virtual conversation with THE MOLE AGENT director Maite Alberdi and producer Marcela Santibañez, moderated by Pete Hammond, at 8:00 PM PT on Tuesday, April 6.

 

The films is on Hulu now and starts off as a strange, but fun doc on an elderly spy, but becomes something else by the end.

 

Synopsis:

THE MOLE AGENT (EL AGENTE TOPO), 2020, Gravitas Ventures, 84 min, Chile, Dir: Maite Alberdi. When a family becomes concerned about their mother’s well-being in a retirement home, private investigator Romulo hires Sergio, an 83 year-old man who becomes a new resident–and a mole inside the home, who struggles to balance his assignment with becoming increasingly involved in the lives of several residents. A 2021 Oscar nominee for Best Documentary Feature. In Spanish with English subtitles.

Anime Hype: JoJo is Back Baby!, Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S, Undead Unluck & Witch Watch

 

 Ohh, I'm so happy to report that JoJo is back with a whole new series. No date on release, but we're getting the next arc from the manga, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 6: Stone Ocean as an anime. This arc follows yet another JoJo, Jolyne Cujoh. She's the daughter of possibly the most iconic JoJo, Jotaro Kujo from Stardust Crusaders.

via ANN

Can't wait for this utterly messed up adventure to unfold on the small screen. We'll give details when it reaches us in America.

We're also kind of happy it's getting made as there was some controversy with the production company behind the current series, David Production.

 

Read the article below about the animation director claiming to not be paid.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5 Animation Director Claims He Hasn't Been Paid

It'll be interesting if animation director Kohei Ashiya comes back after all that, I believe he was eventually paid. If Kohei Ashiya doesn't come back, the series will look very different from all the previous chapters, as he was the director up until this point.

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S is gonna be coming via Crunchyroll this July. Who doesn't love a Dragon Maid? It's gonna be subtitled for us to enjoy. It already looks like an insane continuation of the series.

via ANN

Undead Unluck, Vol. 1will be out this May via Viz.

Here's this new weird titles synopsis: All Fuuko wants is a passionate romance like the one in her favorite shojo manga. Unfortunately, her Unluck ability makes that impossible. But just as Fuuko hits rock bottom, Andy sweeps her off her feet—literally! Now she’s become Andy’s unwilling test subject as he works to find a way to trigger a stroke of Unluck big enough to kill him for good. However, when the pair discovers a secret organization is hunting them, it puts Andy’s burial plans on hold.

 Oh, and if you haven't already read the new manga from the creator of Sket Dance & Astra Lost in Space. Read Witch Watch a slice of life comedy manga about a klutzy teenage witch girl who falls in love with her childhood best friend who happens to be her familiar and have ogre strength. It's good ol' classic manga you might read like Ranma 1/2.

Local Hype: Amoeba Back, Universal Back & Delays

 

Amoeba Music: A Look Inside the Sprawling New Hollywood Store

Variety has a look at the newly reopened Amoeba at a new location.

 

Universal Studios Hollywood to Reopen on Friday, April 16

 

Here's some info from the press release:

Due to capacity limits, until further notice, guests with unredeemed tickets purchased prior to April 8, 2021 will need to make an advance reservation at www.UniversalStudiosHollywood.com for their visit dates.

 

The grand reopening of Universal Studios Hollywood also brings guests face-to-face with “Jurassic World—The Ride’s” all-new, extraordinarily realistic dinosaur, the Indominus rex, who stakes her claim at the ride’s finale in a forceful battle with her arch-rival, the Tyrannosaurus rex.

Breaking new ground with highly complex innovations, this fully-articulated lifelike Indominus injects intense new thrills, excitement and intrigue to the already dynamic ride. Spanning nearly 55 feet horizontally from head to tail and over 22 feet vertically, the Indominus’ imposing presence will be amplified by the fluidity of her motions and synchronized movements that deliver an unprecedented level of authenticity. From the subtle blinking of her eyes, the flexing of her arms and claws and clenching of her jaw as she bears her razor-sharp teeth, the colossal Indominus rex will lunge from her hillside setting, stalking guests just before they descend the giant waterfall drop to escape her grasp.

America’s Imports Are Stuck on Ships Floating Just Off Los Angeles

 Tens of thousands of containers holding millions of dollars’ worth of goods are stuck offshore, within sight of docks jammed with still more containers 

 Lucas Museum pushes opening to 2023 as COVID-19 protocols slow construction 

 The museum is working on interior build-outs of core areas, including two theaters and fourth-floor galleries, which will have about 80,000 square feet of exhibition space. Items from Lucas’ 100,000-object personal collection of fine and popular art — paintings, sculpture, photography, movies, illustration, comic art and “Star Wars” ephemera — will be transferred to the museum and exhibitions installed. Landscape design by Studio-MLA on about 11 acres also will need to be installed.

Canyon Country Secedes From Santa Clarita, Forms A New County, Former Santa Clarita Mayor Bob Kellar To Lead

CCC does have a ring to it. News came out April 1st, 2021

In a startling move, the community of Canyon Country, on the east side of the Santa Clarita Valley received approval from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to split off from both the City of Santa Clarita and Los Angeles County. The new entity has been named Canyon Country County.

Friday Posters: Godzilla Vs Kong, Violation, Anything For Jackson & The Suicide Squad

GODZILLA VS KONG by @PhantomCityCrtv. On sale at 11AM CST on The Drop: https://t.co/svyxbSstHX pic.twitter.com/pcX1kftfPF

— Mondo (@MondoNews) March 30, 2021

These bad boys are already sold out over at Mondo; you gotta love Phantom City Creative's style.

 

Violation on Shudder now. Yup, from what we've read it's a really bad revenge film of some kind.

 

 

 The Blu-ray cover for the very funny starts-off-subtle dark horror comedy Anything for Jackson is something you need to snap up June 15th. We really loved this story about a lonely old couple  that happen to be Satanists trying to get there grandson back...in a nice, but still horrible way.

Other than the perfect tagline, "Don't get too attached." I really wish they put everyone's name on each character posters. You can check all of them out here.

A cute no to Starro, which is weird to see on the big screen in any capacity. He's pretty weird as a villain. A giant flying startfish that makes little clones of itself that take over you if they land on your face.

Nobody Escapes

Nobody Escapes: Experience & Screening

By Eric Harris

“Never underestimate a NOBODY!” On March 26, the TTDILA team attended NOBODY Escapes, a two-day limited drive-through immersive action stunt experience followed by a screening of the new film Nobody, staring Bob Odenkirk. 

“A drive-through Immersive action stunt experience?” What??? Actually, Nobody Escapes is a Covid-19 friendly, physically distanced, in-automobile, drive through, theatre-like “experience” that presents a three act, violence and music-driven story inspired by scenes from Nobody. In addition, immersive theatre aspects provided by long-time TTDILA favorite, Just Fix It Productions (see our reviews of HAUS OF CREEP, Creep LA: Lore, The Willows), help coalesce these somewhat unusual story and presentation elements into a coherent and compelling media experience.

Physically located in the famous Universal Studios Backlot, NOBODY ESCAPES takes place on Colonial street. This fake residential street is featured in dozens of well-known television shows and movies, including The Munsters, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Desperate Housewives, Harvey, The Burbs, and Bedtime for Bonzo.

Try to not hit the actors!

For the duration of the event, the audience remains in their vehicles with sound piped in via FM radio. The first thing noticed is the unusual background music while waiting in the queue for the experience to begin. Is this a period piece of an indeterminate era? There are some weird music choices here. What the hell is going on?

The answer, dear readers, is violence. Violence with catchy tunes. The audience, in vehicles, drives through the residential set, while actors dangerously jog in front of the moving vehicles to control the flow. It is legitimately fun to drive and participate in an honest-to-god Hollywood movie scene. The actors portray characters from day-to-day idyllic suburban family life. A man on foot delivers newspapers, throwing papers across the street. Children frolic on their well-manicured lawns and in the streets, while attractive neighbors venture out on an early evening run. Add drunken hooligans, Russian gangsters, a bus fight, guns, black-clad bad guys, and mix with an unlikely John Wick-like protagonist, and you have the recipe for a memorable experience. It’s like being an observer in an action flick on a moving 360-degree stage. The Nobody Escapes experience ends with a vehicle selfie station and a drive-in screening of Nobody.

Moments before a Nobody-style beat-down

Things to Do in LA loves well-done press events, and IHEARTCOMIX, Just Fit It Productions and 87Eleven Action Design did a fantastic job on this project. 

The use of a vehicle with immersive theatre elements provides an interesting twist to a typical stunt experience. In fact, the immersive and interactive aspects transform what could have been a ho-hum experience into something memorable. It takes quite a bit of mental effort to not hit actors in the streets while observing a 360-degree stage. The “story” plays out in front of, behind, and to the sides of the moving and sometimes semi-parked vehicles. The experience is well-paced, so the event didn’t feel overly gimmicky.

Concentrate and try to not hit the actors!

Check out the video from IHEARTCOMIX below to get a taste of Nobody Escapes. Be advised the music at the event is way more fun than the music in the video. Be sure to catch Nobody in a theater near you!

Deja vu. You've seen this street countless times. The Munster's House is left center.

This girl is going to get home ok

That's not Herman Munster!, even though that guy is squatting at 1313 Mockingbird Lane.

Concentrate and try to not hit the talent!

This dude is either really into hardcore Covid-19 mask compliance (and open carry) or he may be a Russian gangster.

Don't hit the actors!

TTDILA's Eric Harris taking an obligatory shot at the photo booth.

Rice-A-Roni Remains Treat For Us

 

Sponsor and long term treat of the city we call home remains our favorite treat. When you just want something on the side to amp up dinner or just chill while watching Netflix, Rice-A-Roni is there for you.

Now, us here at Things To Do In The Bay, don't go in for that Pasta Roni nonsense, fur us, it'll always be the real San Fransisco treat.

Check the current line-up of products here...after Passover.

To learn How Rice-A-Roni Became The San Francisco Treat, just click on the link and read or listen to what KQED found out, like we don't teach it in school here.

San Fran-tastic!(Sarcastically) Bad News From The Big Windy Bridge

 

Have you seen these whistles?

 -700 whistles donated to help protect Asian seniors stolen in San Francisco

 

Who the HELL steals whistles and why? The police better find the person responsible or the whistles. People gonna hear the whistles.

 

-These are the two Bay Area Target stores permanently closing 

 

-Dead Whale Towed Away After Washing Ashore At Crissy Field In San Francisco

 

-Toad captured by SFPD in SoMa after real life game of Frogger