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
An impressive and occasionally breath-taking documentary about French tightrope walker Philippe Petit’s daring, dangerous and highly illegal high-wire walk between the twin towers of New York’s World Trade Center in 1974. Details..
Cinematica | Man on Wire | Dir. James Marsh | UK | 2008
Tues 22nd July 6:30 | ICA | £8 (£7/6 concessions/ members) | Book Online
An exhilarating and endearing tale of childhood friends who both become ping-pong champions, with some of the most exciting, imaginative sporting sequences ever filmed. Details..
Ping Pong | Dir. Fumihiko Sori | Japan | 2002
Sat 19th July 4pm | ICA | £8 (£7/6 concessions/ members) | Book Online
Where the heck are all the films this week? On the 6th of June we had twelve opening and fighting for attention and yesterday we had two (n.b. Wanted opened on Wednesday and Prince Caspian on Thursday).
The two in question Female Agents (looking very Charlotte Gray/ Black Books) and A Complete History of My Sexual Failures (scruffy gormless blonde haired guy on a poster full of primary colours still hits a little too close to Three and Out for me) failed to float my boat. So instead of bringing you a film of the week- I though why not take time to highlight some of the other great films released over the past weeks that are still out and about… Continue reading ‘Film(s) of the Week:’
Film Knights | Man on Wire | Dir. James Marsh | USA | 2008
Tue July 1st 6:45pm | Curzon Soho | *Free* + a free drink to mill about in the Curzon bar with afterward
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On the morning of August 7, 1974, New Yorkers looked to the skies in Lower Manhattan to see a solitary man, clad in black, dancing across a wire between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center complex. That man was French performance artist Philippe Petit, and his story is recounted in James Marsh’s enthralling documentary, Man on Wire.
With a command performance from Petit himself as well as interviews, archival footage, photographs and dramatic reconstructions, Marsh weaves an epic account of this criminal conspiracy, nearly eight years in the making. Man on Wire is a larger than life documentary, befitting the astonishing achievements and outsize personality of Petit, that has established itself as an audience favourite at festivals around the world.
This month’s UNCUT will feature a number of works from recent graduates in film and moving image courses across the UK. While many of the films screened will stem from more traditional film, video and animation courses, there will also be a fair representation of the increasing number of productions stemming from fine arts, media and graphics.
Details…
UNCUT Independent Film Forum
Sat 28th June 1:30pm | ICA | £7/ £6 concessions/ £5 members | Book Online
A trio of films that provide an insight into Norbert Kox, his work and the world in which he lives. Featuring the London Premier of ”Norbert H. Kox, American Visionary Artist” produced by Disinformation in an extended 20 minute cut. This sympathetic documentary takes us into the studio and mind of the self-professed apocalyptic surrealist and gives Kox the stage to help us understand the meaning and purpose of his work. Continue reading ‘Sacred Pastures KinoKULTURE’
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’
