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
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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:’
Meet the Director | Guy Maddin on My Winnipeg | Canada | 2007
Mon 30th June 7:00pm | Apple Store, Regent Street | Free
Have you ever wanted to relive your childhood and do things differently? Director Guy Maddin, along with producer Jody Shapiro, will discuss his hilariously wacky and profoundly touching goodbye letter to his childhood hometown. After discussing the film, Guy and Jody will take questions from the audience. They will also announce an exciting competition for aspiring filmmakers. My Winnipeg opens across the UK on July 4.
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
