Cozy Quilt Cinema

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020)

Beth and Michelle reassemble the blanket fort in Iceland where they follow the story of Fire Saga, a musical journey of persistence, loss and of finding your true joy. It has daddy issues, mommy issues, maybe or maybe not sister issues, but nothing another rousing round of Jaja Ding Dong won’t brush away for another time.
Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/julien-schwarz/my-chaptersLicense code: MNQCVJ4WDX2TILQC
Links for the community concerning the ICE terrorist attacks in Minnesota:
Rapid Response & ICE Activity Hotlines
MN NOICE – Immigrant Support Hub  
Directory + rapid response numbers (including Monarca Rapid Response Line and COPAL Navigators Line)
https://www.mnnoice.org
COPAL MN – Community Organizing & People’s Action  
(Hosts the statewide immigrant support helpline used by IDN and MN NOICE)
https://www.copalmn.org  
 
Immigrant Rights & Anti‑Deportation Organizing
 
MIRAC – Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee  
Grassroots, abolitionist immigrant‑rights organization fighting raids, deportations, and anti‑immigrant laws
https://miracmn.org
Immigrant Defense Network (IDN)  
Statewide coalition of 90+ nonprofits coordinating legal defense, rapid response, and community protection
https://immigrantdefense.org
Legal Aid & Direct Services
Arrive Ministries (Legal Services Directory Listing)  
Provides immigration legal assistance including naturalization, family petitions, TPS, and more
https://www.arriveministries.org
National Immigration Legal Services Directory – Minnesota Listings  
Comprehensive list of Minnesota orgs offering immigration legal support
https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/nonprofit/legaldirectory/ 
 
Community Support & Mutual Aid
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation – Immigrant & Refugee Support Organizations  
Curated list of trusted Minnesota groups supporting immigrant and refugee communities
https://www.spmcf.org
 

Knives Out (2019)

Beth and Michelle discuss a new(er) movie this time, the 80s is so whack. It’s a rollicking fun movie filled with family intrigue and honest emotional discoveries that will keep you riveted to the screen. How is it going to rate against our standards? I think you can deduce that, dear Watson.
 
Music by Melody Ayres-Griffiths from Pixabay
 
On a serious Note:
To demand answers and accountability for the recent death at the Robert A. Deyton facility in Lovejoy, GA, you can point listeners to Georgia Detention Watch (GDW) and their partners at El Refugio.
Website: gadetentionwatch.org
Action: Follow their Instagram or Twitter/X for the specific "Call to Action" scripts regarding the mid-January death.
Direct Advocacy: Listeners can also contact the ICE Atlanta Field Office at (404) 893-1210 to demand a transparent investigation.
These cards are designed to be shown through a window or slid under a door so residents do not have to open the door to agents.
NILC Printable Cards (PDF): nilc.org/know-your-rights-card
Informed Immigrant "Red Cards": These include the specific legal language to invoke the 4th and 5th Amendments.
Link: informedimmigrant.com/red-cards
In the Twin Cities, the primary line to report "Operation Metro Surge" activity, masked agents, or raids is the Monarca Rapid Response Line.
Hotline Number: 612-441-2881
MIRAC (Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee): They also coordinate responses. Their resource page can be found at miracmn.com/resources.

The Mummy (1999)

Cue the sand storm, it’s time for perhaps our coziest adventure movie, The Mummy! Beth and Michelle get comfy in the blankets for this necropolis romp full of magic and two-gun firefights and sweet, simple romance. It’s like Jewel of the Nile, without the rain, parrots and snark. 
Background Music by Ruud from Pixabay
Support for the Good Family
GoFundMe: Support for the Family of Renee Good Launched by family friend Mattie Weiss, this fundraiser directly supports Renee’s wife, Rebecca, and her three children (ages 15, 12, and 6) with immediate needs and long-term stability.
The GoFundMe was removed per the family as it more than attained it's goal. 
Take Action & Demand Prosecution
Resistbot: Demand Justice for Renee Good This tool allows listeners to quickly send a pre-written letter to their specific elected officials (Congress and the Department of Homeland Security) demanding a full investigation and prosecution.
Text SIGN PENBUH to 50409 or visit resist.bot/letters/206e2562-dab4-4c47-b6eb-db4142acf0b9.
ACLU of Minnesota: Tincher v. Noem The ACLU has filed a lawsuit challenging federal law enforcement violence and misconduct in Minnesota. You can follow the case and support their legal fund.
Link: aclu-mn.org
Organizations Leading the Fight
Freedom for Immigrants They monitor all deaths in ICE custody and provide a "National Detention Map" that tracks abuse and neglect across the country.
Link: freedomforimmigrants.org
National Immigration Law Center (NILC) A primary legal group fighting the "Operation Metro Surge" and "Operation Midway Blitz" policies that led to the recent escalations.
Link: nilc.org
The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) The LDF has officially condemned the killing and is active in civil rights litigation regarding federal overreach in Minneapolis.
Link: naacpldf.org

Ghostbusters 2 (1989)

Beth and Michelle ring in the New Year with Egon, Ray, Peter and Winston. They're back! And they must save Dana's child from Vigo the Carpathian, the city from it's own negativity and themselves from a failing business. It's a movie literally about emotional goo and auld lang syne. So, dive with us into the pneumatic transit slime because it's ghost busting time. Thank you, wonderful listeners, for an amazing year in which we were able to sit with you in our blanket fort and share our thoughts about the movies that moved us. We are looking forward to continuing our time with you, sharing our quilt and emotional conversations, in the new year!

Trading Places (1983)

‘Tis the season for giving and apparently taking. Beth and Michelle burrow in on the couch to watch the “haves” be callous, while the “have-nots” give them their comeuppance. It’s a journey from statue-beladen stairways and dirty-Santa-beard salmon, but not as long as you might think. This movie isn't quite robin hood, but it’s all still very satisfying.

The Princess Bride (1987)

This is a hard one folks, Beth and Michelle pay their respects to Rob and Michele Reiner and try to talk about “The Princess Bride” without crying. Even with the tragedy, they found themselves absorbed and laughing during this beloved classic. Cozy in with your true love and listen in as we climb the cliffs of insanity, travel the fire swamp and experience true love's kiss. Thank you Rob and Michele, you were a beacon of light to so many.
 
*Stand By Me By dccharles is licensed under a Creative Commons License

Scrooged (1988)

In this holiday haunt of an episode, we curl up with the only Christmas movie bold enough to ask: “What if Ebenezer Scrooge were a TV executive who weaponizes sarcasm and questionable programming choices?” Frank may be a walking HR violation wrapped in a power suit, but beneath the cynicism and the ghost-induced trauma lies the gooey emotional center we live for.
Join us as we talk about our feelings from cab-driving Ghosts to the world’s most chaotic Christmas production meeting. And explore why this offbeat classic still hits that tender spot between laughter and sincerity changes that give you emotional whiplash. It’s a story about second chances, emotional thawing, and the radical act of choosing kindness, even if you have to be terrorized by three spirits who believe in tough love, to get there.
Grab your blanket, a cup of tea, and maybe a stress ball. This one gets intense, in a way that makes you wonder if you saw a movie or were a victim of hit and run.
 
Song: Santa's TricksComposer: MyuuWebsite: https://youtube.com/myuujiLicense: Free To Use YouTube license youtube-freeMusic powered by BreakingCopyright: https://breakingcopyright.com

Happiest Season (2020)

Beth and Michelle discuss (the) Happiest Season (2020), the queer holiday rom-com that hits on so many insecurities in a hetero-centric culture. Get your mug of hot chocolate with way too many marshmallows and climb into the blanket fort, as we roll our eyes at Harper’s family drama, and debate whether Kristen Stewart deserved better than being gaslit under twinkle lights. We have some laughs, frustrated sighs, and at least one rant about how “coming out at a Christmas Party” shouldn’t be a plot device. 
Nothing says cozy cinema like watching two queer women yell “just kiss Aubrey Plaza already!” while stitching together the messy threads of love, family, and holiday chaos.

Clue (1985)

Beth and Michelle snuggle in for a long holiday weekend with Clue. Based upon the popular board game of the same name, it’s a wild romp of a dark comedy that is stacked with a stellar cast. Come for the creamed monkey brains, stay for Tim Curry running in manic exposition.

Grumpy Old Men (1993)

Beth and Michelle shlep their quilts from the blanket fort to the ice shanty to keep cozy with the curmudgeonly winter film, Grumpy Old Men. Like a stoic Scandinavian uncle, Wabasha Minnesota has perfected the art of small-town banter, ice fishing, and the kind of neighborly squabbles that are really love stories in disguise.
 
Don't forget our friend of the show and guest, Pat Green is hosting the launch of his new Hearts of Glass novel (Hearts of Glass Fade Away and Radiate), along with Alexandra Charecky and her book is called Buford's Purposeful day. It will also be a trauma-informed conversation on surviving SA/DV, creative healing through art and writing, and opportunities for survivors to share and publish their stories.
Thrive Survivor Initiative Book LaunchDec 13, 11:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m.Fountaindale Public Library, Bolingbrook, IL – Room C (2nd floor)
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