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Scener and Comic-Con@Home are joining together to bring you watch parties over SDCC week. You will need to have subscription services to view certain movies via Netflix, Disney +, or Amazon Prime. For the anime showings, you will need Funimation Premium. The schedule is listed below. Visit the site to RSVP. Will you be attending? Let us know in the comments!
*Please note the times below are in CDT
Thursday, July 23
Films Part 1
6:00pm In Beaver Valley (1950)
Requires Disney+ subscription
Get a glimpse of “nature’s own engineer” hard at work! A young male beaver must defend his new family against hungry predators, mischievous river otters, and the ever-impending threat of winter! This program is shown as originally created, and may contain outdated cultural depictions.
6:45pm Doomed: The Untold Story of roger Corman’s The Fantastic Four
Requires Amazon Prime subscription
How many movies did Roger Corman make that never got released? One. This documentary tells the history of The Fantastic Four (1994), a feature that was never meant for an audience to see.
8:30pm Comic Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope
Requires Amazon Prime subscription
The 10th Anniversary. Morgan Spurlock’s documentary that follows five fans as they attend the nerdvana of San Diego Comic-Con 2010.
10:15pm Clue
Requires Amazon Prime subscription
From the year 1985, one of the greatest whodunnit films in cinema history, in celebration of its 35th anniversary we bring you: Clue!
Friday, July 24
Films Part 1
0:00am Knives Out
Requires Amazon Prime subscription
When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan’s dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan’s untimely death.
6:30pm The Angry Red Planet
Requires Amazon Prime subscription
The 60th anniversary. An expedition makes the journey to Mars and finds terrifying flora and fauna. Can they survive this “angry red planet”?
8:00pm Battle Beyond the Stars
Requires Amazon Prime subscription
The 40th anniversary. A young farm boy must defend his peaceful planet from a brutal tyrant’s armada and he will need all the help he can find.
9:50pm George Lucas in Love
Requires Amazon Prime subscription
A short film spoof based on the idea of the Academy Award winner “Shakespeare in Love”; George Lucas in Love takes the fictional life of film student George Lucas, and shows what he used as inspiration to write his most famous work!
10:10pm Star Wars – Episode IV – A New Hope
Requires Disney+ subscription
In 1976, George Lucas brought Star Wars to San Diego Comic-Con for the first time. In 1977, Star Wars became a phenomenon. Let’s celebrate together with the classic tale!
Friday Films Part 2
8:00pm Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Requires Netflix subscription
In 1938, after his father Professor Henry Jones, Sr. goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, Professor Henry “Indiana” Jones, Jr. finds himself up against Adolf Hitler’s Nazis again to stop them from obtaining its powers.
10:30pm Red Tails
Requires Disney+ subscription
Italy, 1944: As the war takes its toll on Allied forces in Europe, a squadron of black pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen are finally given the chance to prove themselves in the sky – even as they battle discrimination on the ground. It’s a tribute to the unsung heroes who rose above extraordinary challenges and ultimately soared into history.
Saturday, July 25
Films Part 1
0:20am Troops
Available on YouTube
In the year 1997, in the early days of the Internet, before anyone had an inkling of what was in store with the future of Star Wars, Kevin Rubio crafted this version of the events happening offscreen on Tatooine during the main story. Find out what was happening with the Empires Finest as Luke was thrust upon his Heroes Journey.
0:45am Space Balls
Requires Netflix subscription
Not the first to parody Star Wars, Space Balls stands out among the crowd. Creator Mel Brooks brings his signature style to a classic story of a princess, hero, tyrants, and intergalactic mayhem!
12:00pm The Black Hole
Requires Disney+ subscription
Man has reached the most mysterious and awesome corner of the universe…a point where the here and now become forever. There is an inexorable force in the cosmos, a place where time and space converge. A place beyond man’s vision…but not beyond his reach.
2:00pm Day of the Triffids
Requires Amazon Prime subscription
An aggressive mobile plant species is threatening wipe out humanity. Can the human race survive the Triffids?
4:00pm Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Requires Netflix subscription
A Historic Re-enactment done by the British Comedy Troupe, Monty Python, of the forming of the Knights of Camelot, and their quest for the Holy Grail! A tale that has withstood the test of time, still commonly referenced in pop culture some 45 years after it was released!
6:00pm Dragonslayer
Requires Amazon Prime subscription
An wizard’s apprentice must carryout his deceased master’s final wishes and slay a dragon. No pressure.
8:00pm The Gamers: Dorkness Rising
Requires Amazon Prime subscription
A game master must try to keep his group of players focused on his storyline instead of just killing and pillaging across the imaginary landscape.
10:00pm Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Requires Netflix subscription
The 10th anniversary. Scott has a new girlfriend, but to win her heart he must first defeat her seven evil exe’s.
Saturday Films Part 2
0:45am The Rocketeer
Requires Disney+ subscription
Straight from the pages of a pulp comic from a past era, the Rocketeer recreates 1930’s Hollywood, complete with gangsters, Nazi spies, and the growth of the Age of Aviation. Young pilot Cliff Secord stumbles on a top-secret rocket-pack and with the help of his mechanic/mentor, Peevy, he attempts to save his girl and stop the Nazis as The Rocketeer.
12:00pm The Avengers
Requires Disney+ subscription
And lo! The heroes come together: the first gathering of Marvels Mightiest Heroes – The Avengers! The film that arguably cemented the Marvel Brand for more than a decade now as the biggest cinematic draw world wide!
2:30pm Avengers: Age of Ultron
Requires Disney+ subscription
When Tony Stark and Bruce Banner try to jump-start a dormant peacekeeping program called Ultron, things go horribly wrong and it’s up to Earth’s mightiest heroes to stop the villainous Ultron from enacting his terrible plan.
5:00pm Captain America: Civil War
Requires Disney+ subscription
With the massive damage caused by Super Human actions, the United Nations presses forward with The Sokovia Accords, named after the small country decimated by Ultron. Unwilling to join the movement, and wanting to save his lost friend Bucky, Captain America must battle friends to do what he feels is right.
7:40pm Thor: Ragnarok
Requires Disney+ subscription
Thor finds himself imprisoned on the other side of the universe in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarök, the destruction of his home world and the end of Asgardian civilization, at the hands of his ruthless sister: Hela.
10:00pm Avengers: Infinity War
Requires Disney+ subscription
The Avengers and their allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe.
Sunday, July 26
Films Part 1
12:00pm Fantasia
Requires Disney+ subscription
Even with the demise of Music Television, putting images to music is still relevant today through YouTube and more. In 1940 Walt Disney presented a unique experience, putting animation concepts with classical symphonic beauty to create his Fantasia. This film has lived for 80 years, and has inspired multiple generations with its timeless imagery.
2:30pm Max Fleischer’s: The Complete Animated Superman
Requires Amazon Prime subscription
From 1941 to 1943 Max and Dave Fleischer released a serial of short animated adventures of the Man of Steel: Superman. Collected here they are in order and complete!
5:30pm Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Requires Netflix subscription
The theatrical film from Batman the Animated Series, starring Mark Hamill and Kevin Conroy. Batman must find the identity of the mysterious Phantasm that hunts Gotham’s most notorious gangsters!
7:00pm The Black Cauldron
Requires Disney+ subscription
Legend has it, in the mystic land of Prydain, there was once a king so cruel and so evil, that even the Gods feared him. Since no prison could hold him, he was thrown alive into a crucible of molten iron. There his demonic spirit was captured in the form of a great, Black Cauldron. For uncounted centuries, the Black Cauldron lay hidden, waiting, while evil men searched for it, knowing whoever possessed it would have the power to resurrect an army of deathless warriors… and with them, rule the world…
Sunday Film Part 2
0:40am Avengers: End Game
Requires Disney+ subscription
It’s a “Time Heist” as the remaining heroes of the galaxy band together to try and fix the actions of the Mad Titan Thanos! Will this gathering of champions have what it takes to save those lost in the infamous Snap? Or will they create a multiverse of madness?!
Anime
Thursday, July 23
12:00pm APPARE-RANMAN (eps 1-4)
Requires Funimation Premium+ Subscription
Available to watch: US/CA/UK/IE
The socially awkward yet genius engineer, Appare Sorano, and the wise but cowardly samurai, Kosame Isshiki, find themselves aimlessly drifting in the sea between Japan and America. In order to earn enough money to get back home, the duo enters a trans-American race in their own steam-powered car. Rivals, bandits, and other trials await them on this race from Los Angeles to New York.
2:00pm Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (eps 1-4)
Requires Funimation Premium+ Subscription
Available to watch:US/CA/UK/IE
Bloodthirsty demons lurk in the woods, and nobody dares to venture out at night, save for the demon slayer of legend. Surviving in this harsh world, young Tanjirou takes it upon himself to protect his family–until the day that everything is taken from him in a vicious slaughter. Now, all he has left is his sister, and she’s not even human anymore.
4:00pm BOFURI: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, So I’ll Max Out My Defense. (eps 1-4)
Requires Funimation Premium+ Subscription
Available to watch: US/CA/UK/IE
She may be new to gaming, but Maple has found the secret to invincibility! Just put all your skill points into defense until you can’t even move. That works, right? She doesn’t want to experience any pain in the VRMMO game she started playing, and somehow it works better than anyone expected. Now she’s got followers??
6:00pm DECA-DENCE (eps 1-2)
Requires Funimation Premium+ Subscription
Available to watch: US/CA/UK/IE
After nearly being driven to extinction by life forms known as Gadoll, humanity dwells in a mobile fortress named Deca-Dence. Built to protect humans from the Gadoll threat, it’s occupied by Gears, warriors who fight daily, and Tankers, those without the same skills. Natsume, who dreams of fighting, meets Kaburagi, an armor repairman. Their chance meeting will shake the future of this world.
7:00pm Kaguya-sama: Love is War (S1 eps 1-2)
Requires Funimation Premium+ Subscription
US/CA/UK/IE
Known for being both brilliant and powerful, Miyuki Shirogane and Kaguya Shinomiya lead the illustrious Shuchiin Academy as near equals. And everyone thinks they’d make a great couple. Pride and arrogance are in ample supply, so the only logical move is to trick the other into instigating a date! Who will come out on top in this psychological war where the first move is the only one that matters?
Friday, July 24
12:00pm Sorcerous Stabber Orphen (eps 1-4)
Requires Funimation Premium+ Subscription
Available to watch: US/CA/UK/IE
From Studio DEEN (Fate/stay night) comes a remake celebrating the 25th anniversary of the series! Orphen is a powerful sorcerer who is notoriously lazy. Everything changes when he finds a way to save his sis, who was turned into a dragon during their days at magic academy. Betrayed by friends who refused to help, Orphen will stop at nothing to track her down, even if he has to go it alone.
2:00pm To Be Announced
4:00pm Fruits Basket (S1 eps 1-4)
Requires Funimation Premium+ Subscription
Available to watch: US/CA/UK/IE
Tohru Honda thought her life was headed for misfortune when a family tragedy left her living in a tent. When her small home is discovered by the mysterious Soma clan, she suddenly finds herself living with Yuki, Kyo, and Shigure Soma. But she quickly learns their family has a bizarre secret of their own: when hugged by the opposite sex, they turn into the animals of the Zodiac!
6:00pm Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans (S1 eps 1-4)
Requires Funimation Premium+ Subscription
Available to watch: US/CA/UK/IE
When Mikazuki Augus, a young member of a private security company known as the CGS, accepts a mission to protect a young woman seeking to liberate the Martian city of Chryse from Earth’s rule, he sets off a chain of events that threatens to send the galaxy back to war.
Saturday, July 25
12:00pm Cowboy Bebop (eps 1-4)
Requires Funimation Premium+ Subscription
Available to watch:US/CA
The Bebop crew is just trying to make a buck, and they’re the most entertaining gang of bounty hunters in the year 2071.
2:00pm Toilet-bound Hanako-kun (eps 1-4)
Requires Funimation Premium+ Subscription
Available to watch: US/CA/UK/IE
Kamome Academy is rumored to have many mysteries, the strangest of which involves the mischievous ghost of Hanako-kun. When occult-loving high schooler Nene Yashiro accidentally becomes bonded to him, she uncovers a hidden world of supernatural beings. Now the two of them are conspiring to keep the peace between student and supernatural—that is, if they can only stay out of trouble themselves.
4:00pm Trigun (eps 1-4)
Requires Funimation Premium+ Subscription
Available to watch:US/CA
Vash the Stampede is a wanted gunslinger with a habit of turning entire towns into rubble. His path of destruction reaches across the wastelands of a desert planet. Oddly enough, for such an infamous outlaw, there’s no proof he’s ever taken a life. In fact, he’s a pacifist who’s more doofus than desperado. There’s definitely a whole lot more to Vash than his reputation lets on.
6:00pm Trigun: Badlands Rumble
Requires Funimation Premium+ Subscription
Available to watch:US/CA
Infamous outlaw Gasback and his crew are coming to Macca City to cause big trouble for the mayor—Gasback’s traitorous ex-right-hand man. Then there’s Amelia—a tough desert rose with a painful past who wants to punish Gasback for the damage he’s done. Everyone involved is about to learn a hard truth about consequences, and Vash the Stampede might end up paying with his life.
7:30pm Steins;Gate: The Movie – Load Region of Deja Vu
Requires Funimation Premium+ Subscription
Available to watch:US/CA
A year has passed since Okabe reached the Steins Gate world-line when Kurisu visits her friends at the Future Gadget Lab. But something’s not quite right—strong emotions blur the world-lines and trigger déjà vu. Before she knows it, Okabe disappears. Hoping to save the mad scientist who tried countless times to save her, Kurisu must make a decision—risk everything, or live in a world without Okabe.
Sunday, July 26
12:00pm Black Clover (eps 125-128)
Requires Funimation Premium+ Subscription
Available to watch: US/CA/UK/IE
Asta and Yuno are two orphans who want the same thing: to become the Wizard King. Locked in a friendly rivalry, they work hard towards their goal. While Yuno excels at magic, Asta has a problem uncommon in this world: he has no powers! But, on the day they receive their grimoires, they surprise everyone. To reach their goal, they’ll each find their own path to greatness—with or without magic.
2:00pm One Piece (eps 579-582)
Requires Funimation Premium+ Subscription
Available to watch:US/CA
Monkey D. Luffy refuses to let anyone or anything stand in the way of his quest to become king of all pirates. With a course charted for the treacherous waters of the Grand Line, this is one captain who’ll never drop anchor until he’s claimed the greatest treasure on Earth—the Legendary One Piece!
4:00pm Dragon Ball Super (eps 128-131)
Requires Funimation Premium+ Subscription
Available to watch:US/CA
With Majin Buu defeated, Goku has taken a completely new role as a…radish farmer?! With Earth at peace, our heroes have settled into normal lives. But they can’t get too comfortable. Far away, a powerful God awakens to a prophecy revealing his demise at the hands of a formidable being. When his search for the Saiyan God brings him to Earth, can Goku and his friends take on their strongest foe yet?
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