A Review Of Steven Spielberg’s The Adventures Of Tintin
Steven Spielberg’s long awaited adaptation of the Tintin series finally makes its way to the big screen, over 30 years after comparisons between the director’s Raiders Of The Lost Ark and the boy reporter first led to the American filmmaker towards discovering Hergé’s books. In collaboration with Peter Jackson, and utilising motion capture technology, Spielberg’s … Read more
Arrietty
Nathanael Smith returns after something of a hiatus with a look at the latest film from his beloved studio Ghibli. Whilst Hope Lies at 24 Frames Per Second has already covered Studio Ghibli’s new film Arrietty with an excellent article in the wake of the UK premiere of the film, with its release this week … Read more
Stories That Need To Be Told: The Green Wave
Inspired by his time he recently spent at the Edinburgh Film Festival, Nathanael Smith this week takes a look at The Green Wave. Iran, 2009, and a mass movement of people calling for change is sweeping the nation. There is a sense of expectation and hope, all symbolised by the colour green: green flags; green … Read more
The Rise of Dreamworks: Kung Fu Panda
Nathanael Smith returns with his weekly look at the world of animation. This week he’s taking a look at Dreamworks latest animated flick, Kung Fu Panda 2. The law of the sequel is simple: make it bigger, make it better. Kung Fu Panda 2 (previously, but no longer, subtitled The Kaboom of Doom) does just … Read more
High Concept Meets High School: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Nathanael Smith returns with his weekly look at the world of animation. This week he’s taking a look at Japanese animated film The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, an animation from Japanese director Mamoru Hosoda, fits into that rather small sub-genre of high-school time travel films. It’s the … Read more
The Borrower Arrietty
This Sunday saw the lamentable ending of the Sheffield Showcomotion Young People’s Film Festival held at the Showroom Cinema. Strewn with an amalgamation of both old and new films alike there was very much something for everyone. On show was such child friendly fare as Winnie the Pooh and Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: … Read more
Remembering The Lion King
This week Nathanael Smith tackles a Disney classic. Imagine, if you will, a four year old going to the cinema for the first time. He is awestruck by the huge screen, excited by the very concept of cinema, and a little unsure of whether he is going to last the length of the film without … Read more
Talking Horses, Scuba Men and Giant Toast: A Town Called Panic
Nathanael Smith returns with his weekly look at the world of animation. This week he’s taking a look at A Town Called Panic, a film previously reviewed (and ripped apart) on the site. I’ve been sat in front of my laptop for quite a while now, struck with writers block. What exactly can one write … Read more
Laughing So Much It Hertz
This week Nathanael Smith takes a look at the work of Don Hertzfeldt. Perhaps when looking at the screenshots for this article it may appear as though I am writing about a 13 year old’s attempts at animation using some simple program to make silly jokes with crudely drawn stick figures. And indeed, when you … Read more
Fyodor Khitruk; A Very Different Kind of Pooh
This week Nathanael Smith takes a look at a Russian interpretation of the Winnie the Pooh character. Whether it’s through the EH Shepard’s iconic illustrations of the original AA Milne texts or through Disney’s ubiquitous franchise, Winnie the Pooh is a part of the public consciousness. He is one of the most famous bears in … Read more
