Fragaria Townhouse

      This week a pair of films about women with big dreams and vastly different methodologies.

     In the town of Small Hope, New Hampshire Suzanne Stone, an ambitious and beautiful young woman, dreams of being a world-famous broadcast journalist. She starts a passionate affair with the son of a local restauranter who swears to support her career ambitions. With a foundation secured, Suzanne starts working as an assistant at a local cable station, with hopes of climbing the network ladder, and eventually, with unwavering persistence, forces her way into doing weather reports. With her foot finally in the door, she begins working on a docuseries about teenagers and quickly takes three losers under her wing, just as her husband begins to pressure her into giving up her dreams to work at the restaurant and start a family. How long until Suzanne begins to see her husband as a impediment? Just what plans does she have for her small town flunky trio? Gus Van Sant's darkly comic broadly targeted satirical drama about antisocial personalities and ambitions that are To Die For. 
     In the not too distant future, increased surveillance on the public at large has gotten to the point where even dreams are recorded and taxed. Dream Auditor James Preble travels to the rural home of reclusive artist, Arabella Isadore, who has never filed a single dream tax. There Preble finds decades of dreams recorded in an outdated format, in Arabella's dreams he finds a colorful world that is nothing like his own off brand digestive aid pink dreams of corporate ads delivered by a jovial bearded man.  Will Preble awaken to the reality of his world? Will he be consumed by the forced consumerism that invades global dreams? Does he have even a hint of Sam Lowery in him? The second feature from writing/directing team of surreal fantasist, Albert Birney, and Southern mubblecore dramatist, Kentucker Audley, Strawberry Mansion.
     All that and Dave forgets to remember something important maybe, Tyler enters his Cobra Commander era, and Kevin goes on a road trip to see someone of dubious reality. Join us, won't you?

   Episode 385- Fragaria Townhouse

High as a Comet

     This week- two films about mind altering events.

     Bob leads a crew that rods pharmacies in 1971. After a successful job, a local cop picks up after them without any sign of letting up and forces the gang to hit the road for a tour across the Pacific Northwest. Before long, Bob will have to face the worst hex of all and a few difficult life choices. The second feature from Gus Van Sant, Drugstore Cowboy.
     High School students Taki and Mitsuha switch bodies. Without any known reason or connection. Immediately they begin to cause massive chaos on each other's lives. Shinkai Makoto's Western breakthrough feature and the third highest grossing Japanese film of all time, Your Name.
     All that and a tiny titan plots from the shadows. Join us, won't you?
   Episode 347- High as a Comet