The Gene Siskel Film Center recently screened this charming and odd film about the Japanese fascination with insects: Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo. This is a cultural sensibility I can really get behind and feel kindred with, perhaps for obvious reasons. Some of the editing was a little strange and it would have been nice to get a wider spectrum of how insects run through Japanese culture (the TV shows for kids!), but wonderful all the same.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo!
The Gene Siskel Film Center recently screened this charming and odd film about the Japanese fascination with insects: Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo. This is a cultural sensibility I can really get behind and feel kindred with, perhaps for obvious reasons. Some of the editing was a little strange and it would have been nice to get a wider spectrum of how insects run through Japanese culture (the TV shows for kids!), but wonderful all the same.
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I thought you might be interested to know that Beetle Queen is campaigning on Kickstarter.com in the hopes of raising enough money to screen in theaters around the country.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1087720796/bring-beetle-queen-conquers-tokyo-to-a-theater-nea
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