Anime Classic AKIRA Screening Midnights This Weekend at The Tivoli

“You got a bad attitude, pops. Lighten up before your arteries harden!”

AKIRA (1988) is considered one the classics of not just anime, but animation in general.

AKIRA tells the tale of a secret military project that endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psionic psychopath that only two kids and a group of psionics can stop. Got that? I confess I’ve never seen AKIRA. I’ve had plenty of opportunities, so I have no good excuse. Perhaps this weekend I’ll finally take it in.

I asked Brian Lan over at the St. Louis-based Anime fan group Fant-Asia St. Louis why AKIRA is such a classic and he said “AKIRA is certainly one of the anime that is most cited for bringing in new fans to anime. AKIRA is visually exquisite and best appreciated on the big screen.”

Now lucky St. Louisans can experience the lightning pace and smooth animation that is AKIRA when it plays on the big screen this weekend (August 8^th and 9^th) at the Tivoli as part of their Reel Late at the Tivoli Midnight series. The Saturday night screening is sponsored by Star Clipper Comics and they will have  trivia questions with prizes Saturday night. I’ll be there Friday night with my own trivia and prizes.

The Tivoli’s located at 6350 Delmar Blvd., University City, MO. Admission is a mere $8!

The Tivoli’s website can be found HERE

http://www.landmarktheatres.com/market/st.louis/tivolitheatre.htm

Here’s the Reel Late at the Tivoli Line-up for the next few weeks:

Aug. 15-16           TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES – The Original!

Aug. 22-23           ARMY OF DARKNESS

Aug. 29-30           BLAZING SADDLES

Sept. 5-6              PURPLE RAIN – 30^th anniversary

Sept. 12-13         GHOST IN THE SHELL