POD 366, EP. 21: CHECKING INTO “COUNTRY OF HOTELS” WITH JULIO MARIA MARTINO & DAVID HAUPTSCHEIN

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Quick links/Discussed in this episode:

Country of Hotels on Tubi

“Fecundation” by David Hautschein

The Becomers (est. 2023): Discussion begins. At Cannes, Yellow Veil pictures has acquired the rights to an alien comedy directed by Zach Clark. What catches our attention is two quotes from the press release: “It’s the weirdest thing I’ve ever made” (director Clark) and “The Becomers is funny, weird, and at times gross” (Yellow Veil). The Becomers announcement via Variety.

Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001): Discussion begins. Read Giles Edwards’ review. ‘ genre-bending period mystery joins the 4K UHD club (standard Blu-ray included) courtesy of Shout! Factory. Buy Brotherhood of the Wolf.

Country of Hotels (2019): Discussion begins. Read Giles Edwards’ Apocrypha Candidate review. This triptych of surreal stories set in room 508 debuts on Tubi and other destinations on May 26 (likely the day you’re reading this)! Country of Hotels official Facebook page.

“David Lynch: A Complete Retrospective”: Discussion begins. We’re a little late on this one as it started this past Wednesday, but Music Box Theater has taken its impressive David Lynch retrospective on the road to Dallas, Texas. It lasts until June 4, with every available Lynch short and feature accounted for (along with some non-directed-by-Lynch works like The Wizard of Oz). Interested Metroplexians can check out the link for times and special guests. David Lynch: A Complete Retrospective at the Texas Theater in Dallas.

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001): Discussion begins. A salaryman romances a village woman who has a river inside her. ‘s final movie is a weird romantic comedy focused on female sexuality; on Blu-ray for the first time from Film Movement (also on VOD). Buy or rent Warm Water Under a Red Bridge.

Werckmeister Harmonies (2000): Discussion begins. Read the Canonically Weird entry! Janus films has restored ‘s minimalist totalitarian fable about a Prince and a Whale on 4K, which suggests a Criterion edition will be coming soon. Tarr will be in attendance at the L.A. screening on June 6. U.S. Screening schedule is here.

Will’-o’-the-Wisp (2022): In the year 2069 (!), a prince wants to become a fireman. At least one reviewer described this homoerotic musical comedy-fantasy from as “extremely weird but wonderful.” U.S. distributor site for Will’-o’-the-Wisp.

(trailer mildly NSFW for nudity)

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:

, the director of the experimental 3D feature Leda, will be our guest on Pod 366 next week.

In written reviews, Shane Wilson addresses another one that Came from the Reader-Suggested Queue in the French horror Litan (1982), while Gregory J. Smalley gives you the scoop on Amazon Prime’s gender-swapped miniseries variation on  Dead Ringers.

Also, we will be hosting more Weird Watch Parties this week! You can always see the schedule in the sidebar, but we’ll reiterate here:

Saturday, May 27 at Noon ET: Silent Hill (2006) on Tubi via Discord (free for all)

Monday, May 29 (Memorial Day) at Noon ET: Tokyo Gore Police (2008) on Tubi via Discord (free for all)

Wednesday, May 31 at 7:30 PM ET: The Apple (1980) on Tubi via Discord (free for all)

Onward and weirdward!

2 thoughts on “POD 366, EP. 21: CHECKING INTO “COUNTRY OF HOTELS” WITH JULIO MARIA MARTINO & DAVID HAUPTSCHEIN”

  1. I thought you were going to talk about the upcoming A24 film Problemista

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