This week in the Library Café...

We're back on the TV beat! Jake Cunningham reports on the reboot of Mr and Mrs Smith, while Michael Leader brings us up to speed on the extra-long episode of Bluey, 'The Sign'.

Out now for Satsuki-tier Patreon backers! patreon.com/ghibliotheque

Heads up: the gorgeous animation Chicken For Linda is screening at the Barbican on Saturday, with a little intro from me. It's a delight, for ages 7 and up.
barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2024/…

thank u Publishers Weekly for the starred review and for calling Miss May Does Not Exist a gem :')

Animation in Quinzaine des Cinéastes!

Major!

Animation in Quinzaine des Cinéastes!

No he wasn't.

If you're keen to catch up with Magnus van Horn's work before The Girl with the Needle premieres at Cannes, his 2020 film, Sweat, is currently streaming on Film4: channel4.com/programmes/swe…

🤘 Headless Cross and Tyr, plus other Tony Martin-era Black Sabbath albums Cross Purposes and Forbidden, are finally getting reissued in May: store.rhino.com/en/rhino-store… 🤘

Appointment TV.

Screening Chapter Arts Centre as part of Cardiff Animation Festival in 2 weeks!

The Cinema For Gaza auction ends at midnight tonight, UK time, if you fancy making a late bid on either of the @Ghibliotheque book lots, or any other items in its very starry and special line-up!

Great to see Prince Charles Cinema bringing Medicine For Melancholy back to the big screen! Rowan Woods & I screened it *seven* years ago back when we were doing our @Misc__Films thing, and it's so strange that it's still not widely available here. Don't miss it!

princecharlescinema.com/PrinceCharlesC…

The Cinema For Gaza auction ends at midnight tonight, UK time, if you fancy making a late bid on either of the @Ghibliotheque book lots, or any other items in its very starry and special line-up!

Excellent work from TheFilmDesk, publishing a new edition of Chris Marker's Japan photo-essay, Le Dépays.

(Be warned: transatlantic shipping costs are not cheap!)

filmdeskbooks.com/shop/p/le-depa…

What a great season this is! 👇

Here's the poster for Ryoo Seung-wan's I, THE EXECUTIONER (aka VETERAN 2) with Hwang Jung-min and Jung Hae-in, which will premiere in a midnight slot at #Cannes2024 ! #베테랑2

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