Friday Film Showcased, Episode 2: Watership Down (1978) | The Diamond Arm (1969)

For many years, with regard to their film-watching, Ciara and Conor have been theming their months. For instance:

• Cartoon June – you know, animated.
• Soviet (J)Un(e)(ion) – Films from countries that were once in the USSR.
• Jack July – Nicholson that is!
• Giallo July.

Sometimes the titles of these months are puns, sometimes alliterative. Sometimes, it is awful strained altogether (see above). But it has always been fun. Or at least I hope so. They’ve been doing it long enough!

In the bi-augural (that means second?) episode of FFS, Ciara and Conor discuss their June film seasons (Cartoon June and Soviet (J)Un(e)ion), and Showcase two in particular.

Spoiler: It’s the two films in the title of this episode. Watchlist:

Cartoon June: https://letterboxd.com/hoganassasin/list/cartoon-june/

Soviet (J)un(e)ion: https://letterboxd.com/hoganassasin/list/soviet-junion/

You can listen to it here:

And you can even listen to it accompanied by the soothing sounds of a rainstorm. Relaxing!

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Mentioned in the podcast

Ciara’s Article on Soviet Cinema: https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/2023/10/why-you-should-be-watching-soviet-cinema

Slash Film article on The Last Unicorn and Studio Ghibli: https://www.slashfilm.com/751443/turns-out-the-last-unicorn-is-a-secret-studio-ghibli-film/

Philip French’s review of An American Tail: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-observer-an-american-tail/124883207/

The Watership Down Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/watershipdown

Guillermo Del Toro on Watership Down: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sN-crgRXV0

Cinemablend article on Song of the South and Splash Mountain: https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2547968/the-complicated-history-of-disneylands-splash-mountain-and-song-of-the-south