Independent film in the big smoke and occasionally beyond
I’m not afraid of the dark, I’m afraid of the evil it conceals…
Not that I’d want to slot Fear(s) of the Dark into a box, but this animated release in the UK seems to me to be finally following up where Sylvian Chomet’s Belleville Rendez-vous left off. Proving that France is a nation creatively and actively pushing the boundaries of animations reception on the big screen. Continue reading ‘Fear(s) of the Dark | Review’
Now in its 5th year, and running from the 1st-7th of September is the London International Animation Festival. Screening across several of London’s beloved independent venues the program is bringing together animation in all shapes and sizes from shorts to features, and CG to puppets from over 28 different countries. Continue reading ‘London International Animation Festival’
Curzon Midnight Movies
A sneak preview of the London International Animation Festival, coming to Curzon Cinemas in September. Screenings kick off with a specially selected short film followed by an amazing animated feature. Special guest host: Nag Vladermersky (LIAF director). As usual we will have a DJ in the pre-screening party from 9:30pm, and the chance for YOU to choose the tunes in our Plug ‘n’ Play set (bring your MP3 players!).
Paprika | Dir. Satoshi Kon | Japan | 2006
From the director of Perfect Blue comes this dazzling anime, following a beautiful psychiatrist plunging into people’s dreams in the search of a murderer. Dr. Atsuko Chiba is a genius scientist by day, and a kick-ass dream warrior named PAPRIKA by
night. In this psychedelic sci-fi adventure, it will take the skills of both women to save the world…
Fantastic Planet | Dir. René Laloux | France/ Czechoslovakia | 1973
Rene Laloux’s mesmerizing sci-fi classic based on the book Om en Serie by Stefan Wul is a landmark of European animation. La Planete Sauvage tells the tale of a race of humanoid creatures called Oms fighting for their freedom from the giant blue-skinned Traags who keep them as pets. A group of rebel Oms travel to a strange planet where they try to uncover the secret of the Traags’ existence. The film which won the Grand Prix Award at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival prefigures much of the work of Hayao Miyazaki at Studio Ghibli (Princess Mononoke Spirited Away) with its palpable political and social concerns cultivated imagination and memorable animation techniques.
29th August 11:40pm | Curzon Soho | £12/10 (£8/7 Members) On the door/ In Advance | Book Online
The second Hellboy animated adventure. When Hellboy, Liz Sherman and Abe Sapien are assigned to investigate the ghost-infested mansion of a publicity-hound billionaire, they uncover a plot to resurrect a beautiful yet monstrous vampire from Professor Bruttenholm’s past.
Manga Matinee | Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron | Dir. Victor Cook, Tad Stones | USA | 2007
Sun 27th July 2:30pm | ICA | £8 (£7/6 Concessions/ members) | Book Online
Oscar-winning director Hayao Miyazaki (My Neighbour Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service) reinterprets the much-loved manga Lupin III, created by the comic artist known as Monkey Punch. In this wacky caper, the gentleman thief and grandson of the original Arsène Lupin is hot on the trail of a legendary stash of perfect counterfeit money.
Comica | The Castle of Cagliostro | Dir. Hayao Miyazaki | Japan |1979
Wed 13th August 12:30pm | ICA | £8 (£7 Concessions) Free to ICA Members and holders of Westminster Rescards and Youth Passports
A moving, funny and honest autobiographical animation from Iranian writer Marjane Satrapi, who takes us through her childhood transformed under the Ayatollah’s rule, her teenage exile in Europe and her return to Iran. An Oscar-nominated, Cannes Jury Prize-winning, bona fide word-of-mouth smash hit. Details…
Comica Family Matinees | Persepolis | Dir Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud | France | 2007
Wed 30th July 12:30pm | ICA | £8 (£7 concessions) Free to ICA Members and holders of Westminster Rescards and Youth Passports | Book: 020 7930 3647
A thrilling and tender animated adventure about a schoolgirl who tries using her time-leaping powers to rewrite the past and prevent misfortunes, only to fall in love with a time-traveller from the future. Madhouse Studio’s tender, imaginative sequel to the perennially popular Sixties sci-fi romance novel by Yasutaka Tsutsui won numerous prizes in Japan and Europe.
Comica Family Matinees | The Girl Who Leapt Through Time | Dir. Mamoru Hosada | Japan | 2006
Wed 6th August 12:30pm | ICA | £8 (£7 Concessions) Free to ICA Members and holders of Westminster Rescards and Youth Passports | Book: 020 7930 3647
A folklore professor is possessed by the ancient Japanese demons of Thunder and Lightning. But when Hellboy arrives to investigate, a cursed samurai sword sends him to a supernatural dimension of ghosts, monsters and feudal mayhem. Guillermo del Toro, ace director of live-action Hellboy film, is creative producer on the animated films. Details…
Comica Family Matinees | Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms | Dir. Phil Weinstein, Tad Stones | USA | 2006
Sat 26th July 2:30pm | ICA | £8 (£7/6 Concessions/ members) | Book Online
Wed 20th August 12:30pm | ICA | Prices as above except: Free to ICA Members and holders of Westminster Rescards and Youth Passport | Book: 020 7930 3647
Or not so now, if you’re on a train half way to Edinburgh. Fate decreed this weekend for the BFI to not only schedule a film I’ve been desperate to see on the big screen for goodness knows how long, but they do so in a the in the middle a mini season full of other delights. Continue reading ‘Anime Now: Tekkonkinkreet’
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