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THE TIME MASTERS Restoration Trailer: René Laloux’s Fantastical Animated Sci-Fi is Given the 4K Treatment

M.J. O'Toole — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 20:50:16 +0000

Iconic French sci-fi animator René Laloux (Fantastic Planet) is having another one of his hidden gems restored by Janus Films later this month. His 1982 tale The Time Masters incorporates Mœbius’ trippy, mindblowing design in this story of a young […]

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ROBOT DREAMS Trailer: Pablo Berger’s Oscar-Nominated Ode To Friendship Arrives in May

M.J. O'Toole — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 17:03:51 +0000

One year after its Cannes premiere, the Oscar-nominee for Best Animated Feature Robot Dreams is finally making its way to U.S. theaters. The film had an awards-qualifying run way back in December (solidifying it as a 2023 film), and will […]

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A Conversation with KOKOFREAKBEAN

Wed, 10 May 2017 19:45:07 +0000

Introductory Note: Kokofreakbean (read my adventure with him here) is a contradiction. He is simultaneously both guarded and incredibly candid, sometimes alternating from one to the other without warning. It makes interviewing him both exciting and frustrating. These same emotions […]

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SPIRITED AWAY ON BLU-RAY

Thu, 09 Jul 2015 14:21:08 +0000

(It’s hard to believe Hiro Miyazaki’s classic film Spirited Away came out 14 years ago. It’s imagery and tone are still so vital today. Also hard to believe is that the film has never been released on Blu-Ray until now.) If you’ve never experienced […]

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TOWN CALLED PANIC, A

Michael Tully — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:32:59 +0000

(A Town Called Panic is distributed by Zeitgeist Films. It opens in New York City on 12/16/09 at the Film Forum, before expanding in the coming weeks and months. Visit the film’s official website to learn more, and visit the […]

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HALF-LIFE

Mike S. Ryan — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:17:39 +0000

(Half-Life is now available on DVD through Wolfe Video and Digital VOD through Warner Digital VOD. It’s also screening on Saturday, January 9, 2010, at the 92YTribeca at 7:30pm. Visit the film’s official website to learn more and watch the […]

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OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS 2009

Michael Tully — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:49:36 +0000

I admit to carrying a case of negative baggage into last week’s press screening of The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2009 package, for neither of my best film selections were represented (those would be Benh Zeitlin’s Glory at Sea [Live-Action] […]

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TOE TACTIC, THE

Michael Tully — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:57:05 +0000

Celebrated short filmmaker Emily Hubley doesn’t view the world through normal eyes. Her debut feature, The Toe Tactic, is a very pleasant reminder of this. By inserting her vibrant animated vision into a much more somber and grounded live-action story, […]

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YEAR OF THE FISH

Michael Tully — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:20:10 +0000

(Year of the Fish is now available on DVD through Strand Releasing. Visit the film’s official website for details and to watch the trailer.) For his debut feature, writer/director David Kaplan created a hefty stack of obstacles for himself. One: […]

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