Pianoforte (2023)

This is the story of the recent Chopin Piano Competition in Poland. It follows a swath of performers as they prepare to play and interact ...

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It’s A Wonderful Knife Film (2023)

  "It's A Wonderful Knife" is a holiday horror comedy set in the fictional town of Angel Falls. With a name like that, what...

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Monster (2023)

If you mention Hirokazu Kore-eda to most people they would have no idea who he is. Most film people I know are up and down with his films ...

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Pop Paper City "Best Pre-School" Award Nomination

Many congratulations to all the Escapees who worked on  Aardman Animation 's "Pop Paper City" which has been nominated for &...

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BLUE BEETLE (2023)

Possible last DC film before the James Gunn remake of the universe concerns Jaime Reyes who bonds with a mystical scarab and becomes the B...

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John Woo's action satire Silent Night (2023) is a dog

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Undergraduate Taster Day 2 December 2023

Undergraduate Taster Day 2 December 2023 Join us on Saturday for our next Undergraduate (UG) Taster Day for an introduction to ou...

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Two from Jean Grémillon STRANGE MR VICTOR (1938) and LADY KILLER (1937)

 There were two recent restorations of thrillers from director Jean Gremillon and both are worth tracking down. LADY KILLER (1937)  Legi...

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Compositing Evening Class Returns 23rd Jan 2024

Compositing Evening Class  returns 23 January 2024 Our  Compositing Evening Class returns  on 23 January 2024.  Taught by our ind...

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Bottoms (2023)

  In an effort to talk their way out of trouble two queer high school girls say they are starting a fight club for girls, however while i...

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Using Houdini to Generate an Animation Path

  In this video tutorial and blog post, Escape Studios tutor Simon Browne explains how to use Houdini to generate an animation path.  One ...

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Everyone WIll Burn (2022) opens Friday

A woman about to kill herself by jumping off a bridge is stopped by a strange little girl. Taking the little girl home with her they are s...

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DANCES WITH FILMS NEW YORK opens Thursday

This is a brief note to say that the second New York Version of the always great DANCES WITH FILMS opens Thursday and we are better for i...

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Nightcap 11/26/23 - Notes to the end of the year

Before Marvel gets nuts, thats from the Marvels trailer Just a couple of quick notes about the next five or six weeks. First I wi...

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Very brief reviews in an effort to catch up KILLER OF THE FLOWER MOON, STAMPED FROM THE BEGINNING, SHAYDA, SHORTCOMINGS and THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER

I will not be reviewing KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON at this time other than to say I think it's terrible. (No, it really is - DiCaprio ...

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Ozogoche (2023) IDFA 2023

Stunningly beautiful portrait of the people around lake Ozogoche as they wait for the return of the Cuvivíe, who every year return and com...

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The documentary (and grossly under seen) NEXT GOAL WINS (2014) is Amazon and Vudu

AT   long last the documentary NEXT GOAL WINS returns to streaming. Infinitely better and more moving than Taika Waititi's ill advised...

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They Shot the Piano Player (2023) opens today

An animated documentary with an injection of  narrative THEY SHOT THE PIANO PLAYER is nominally the  story of Francisco Tenorio Jr., a Ja...

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Billion Dollar Babies (2022)

With BILLION DOLLAR BABIES opening today here is my capsule review from 2022 BILLION DOLLAR BABIES- a look at Cabbage Patch Kids and how...

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Mournful Mediums at Blood in the Snow 2023

COLD A woman turns 40 and realizes that she is dead, though no one notices. This is an interesting idea that kind of is too long for what...

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MY ANIMAL (2023) Blood in the Snow 2023

One of the must see films at this year’s Blood in the Snow is the tale of a young outsider who is more than human. Heather is a outcast ho...

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