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March 1, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Mica Levi: Delete Beach [OST]
Mica Levi Delete Beach [OST] DDS Following on from the incredible scores to Under The Skin and Jackie Mica Levi returns to the world of movies and moving images for another soundtrack, this one the score to an anime short.Archive
February 28, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Wellington Film Society: Preview – AGM + Fantastic Planet (Mon, Mar 5)
The Wellington Film Society’s program for 2018 is underway. A wonderful start with last week’s screening of Brazil. So great to finally get to see that head-fuck of a film on the big-screen. Loved it! This week is the society’s Annual General Meeting – all members welcome for the 72nd AGM in the life of […]Archive
January 12, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Coco: Film
Coco Directors: Lee Unkrich, Adrian Molna Pixar Animation Studios/Walt Disney Pictures “This is Pixar at its best – somehow both visually stunning and straightforward. There’s something deceptively dazzling about Pixar at its best. It’s a return too to the brand’s very best version of the storytelling about feelings (rather than just storying with feelings)…” I […]Archive
August 7, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
DVD Review: SING – Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 5)
SING Director: Garth Jennings Illumination Entertainment Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 5) The title of the movie is called SING – Miss Crawley has a big eye that can fall off. It bumps on the zero two times on the computer and she meant to type in ‘$1000’ but it came to be $100,000.Archive
July 6, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Noah Van Sciver: Fante Bukowski Two
Fante Bukowski Two Noah Van Sciver Fantagraphics; 1 edition I was a huge fan of Noah Van Sciver’s first iteration of Fante Bukowski; so much so I swiftly studied up on some of his other comics – but I loved this despicable character of Fante Bukowski, a self-appointed literary hero; self-assured but also clueless – […]Archive
June 12, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 166 Marvel Super Heroes
Growing up in the 60s I think I probably first discovered them through black and white reproductions in English weekly comics like Smash or Whizzer and Chips. They reprinted early Fantastic Four, Thor and Daredevil issues and I really took to them – particularly the Jack Kirby artwork with the strange anatomy and alien landscapes.Archive
June 6, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Life, Animated: DVD
Life, Animated Director: Roger Ross Williams A&E Television Networks, LLC/Madman Entertainment Owen Suskind was a normal, happy kid. Until he was three. Almost overnight he seemed locked in, his development halted. A profound autism the diagnosis. He was bullied at school and became further locked in a world of his own; his sanctuary – Disney’s […]Archive
April 4, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Smurfs – The Lost Village: Film
Smurfs: The Lost Village Director: Kelly Asbury Sony Pictures Animation/The Kerner Entertainment Company/LStar Capital/Wanda Pictures/Columbia Pictures I liked this far more than I thought I would – and that’s probably down to two reasons. First off, my five-year-old will happily sit through a film now – in fact he gets all but glued to the […]Archive
October 12, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Daniel Johnston’s World: Alone With The Magic of that Music
A few years back I went to a film festival screening of the documentary, The Devil and Daniel Johnston. It was an incredible experience sitting through this film as part of the festival; a sold-out theatre. There were hoots of laughter and there were tears. After, the theatre’s foyer was abuzz – many people were […]Archive
August 11, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Jessica Abel: Out On The Wire – The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio
Out On The Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio Jessica Abel Broadway Books Jessica Abel has managed to offer some sort of How To/inspirational guide to podcasting here – even though that wasn’t (entirely) the aim I’m sure. This in fact is more than just one book, or one type of […]Archive
July 7, 2016 by Simon Sweetman