The French animation director René Laloux only made three feature films in his career, but each of those became a science fiction cult classic. His Fantastic Planet made it into the Criterion collection, and the DVDs Eureka released of the other two films, back in 2008, are sought-after collector's items. His last film, Gandahar, was recently restored in 4K and shown as such at festivals, so the wait was on for a decent home release. Because while Eureka's DVD was pretty good, it has been out-of-print for over a decade already. Cue the French, who didn't just bring out a Blu-ray and a 4K-uhd disc, but also a lavish Limited Edition! In this Strictly Limited Edition (only 500 exist) the focus is not just on...
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- 4/14/2024
- Screen Anarchy
The opening credits sequence of Scavengers Reign is heavy with doom, with images of the Demeter, an interstellar freighter whose wreckage orbits an alien planet, dissonantly set to peaceful classical music. Bodies float in the vacuum of space, escape pods burn up in the atmosphere, and the leaping flames of a sun hint at the cause of the disaster. It’s a perfect encapsulation of the series that follows, a superb survival story depicting both the planet’s natural beauty and the violent, horrible ends it can visit upon the people who encounter it.
Rendered in a detailed 2D style by the prolific animation studio Titmouse, each of the show’s 12 half-hour episodes cuts between multiple perspectives. After all, the Demeter’s few survivors are scattered in different terrestrial environments, unaware of one another’s existence, and the series delights in foregrounding their often ingenious use of the local ecosystem to survive.
Rendered in a detailed 2D style by the prolific animation studio Titmouse, each of the show’s 12 half-hour episodes cuts between multiple perspectives. After all, the Demeter’s few survivors are scattered in different terrestrial environments, unaware of one another’s existence, and the series delights in foregrounding their often ingenious use of the local ecosystem to survive.
- 10/18/2023
- by Steven Scaife
- Slant Magazine
From The Video Archives Podcast, writer/director Roger Avary and writer/producer Gala Avary discuss a few of their favorite movies with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Taxi Driver (1976)
Star Wars (1977)
Matinee (1993)
Dune (1984)
Terror On A Train a.k.a. Time Bomb (1953)
Licorice Pizza (2021)
Batman (1989)
Yentl (1983)
Nuts (1987)
Spaceballs (1987)
Die Hard (1988)
Top Gun (1986)
Cocksucker Blues (1972)
Mijn nachten met Susan, Olga, Albert, Julie, Piet & Sandra (1975)
Straw Dogs (1971)
The Godfather (1972)
A History Of Violence (2005)
Day Of The Dolphin (1973)
Babylon (2022)
Puss In Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (2022)
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
Rock ‘n’ Roll High School (1979)
Carrie (1976)
Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995)
Blow Out (1981)
The Matrix (1999)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Killing Zoe (1993)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
The Tenant (1976)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Bugsy Malone (1976)
Phantom Of The Paradise (1974)
The Muppet Movie (1979)
The Rules Of Attraction (2002)
The Sound Of Music (1965)
Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory (1971)
Giant (1956)
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Babe (1995)
Time Bandits...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Taxi Driver (1976)
Star Wars (1977)
Matinee (1993)
Dune (1984)
Terror On A Train a.k.a. Time Bomb (1953)
Licorice Pizza (2021)
Batman (1989)
Yentl (1983)
Nuts (1987)
Spaceballs (1987)
Die Hard (1988)
Top Gun (1986)
Cocksucker Blues (1972)
Mijn nachten met Susan, Olga, Albert, Julie, Piet & Sandra (1975)
Straw Dogs (1971)
The Godfather (1972)
A History Of Violence (2005)
Day Of The Dolphin (1973)
Babylon (2022)
Puss In Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (2022)
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
Rock ‘n’ Roll High School (1979)
Carrie (1976)
Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995)
Blow Out (1981)
The Matrix (1999)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Killing Zoe (1993)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
The Tenant (1976)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Bugsy Malone (1976)
Phantom Of The Paradise (1974)
The Muppet Movie (1979)
The Rules Of Attraction (2002)
The Sound Of Music (1965)
Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory (1971)
Giant (1956)
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Babe (1995)
Time Bandits...
- 2/28/2023
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio just hit Netflix and all of us here at JoBlo are huge fans of the director’s darker take on the beloved classic (read our review). However, those of you reading this that have kids may be wondering if its an appropriate movie to watch with younger viewers. It turns out, that very question was on del Toro’s mind when we spoke to him earlier this week at a special event for Pinocchio in New York.
The maestro himself, who, it should be said, is one of the nicest guys working in movies, dismissed the idea that animation is inherently a medium for kids:
Some of the great works of art, in my opinion, come from animation. And it’s a medium, not a genre. And it’s a thing that needs and demands the respect to participate in the conversation in its rightful place.
The maestro himself, who, it should be said, is one of the nicest guys working in movies, dismissed the idea that animation is inherently a medium for kids:
Some of the great works of art, in my opinion, come from animation. And it’s a medium, not a genre. And it’s a thing that needs and demands the respect to participate in the conversation in its rightful place.
- 12/10/2022
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
The 14th Annual Robert Classic French Film Festival — sponsored by Jane M. & Bruce P. Robert Charitable Foundation — celebrates St. Louis’ Gallic heritage and France’s cinematic legacy. This year’s featured films span the decades from the 1920s through the 1990s, offering a revealing overview of French cinema.
The festival takes place Aug. 5-7, 12-14, and 19-21.
The fest annually includes significant restorations, and this year features seven such works, including a brand-new restoration of Luis Bunuel’s “The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie,” which is part of our year-long Golden Anniversaries programming, which features films celebrating their 50th anniversaries.
In honor of St. Louis’ own Josephine Baker and her installation in France’s Panthéon on Nov. 30 of last year, the fest will present her silent film debut, “Siren of the Tropics,” with an original score and live accompaniment by the Rats & People Motion Picture Orchestra.
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The festival takes place Aug. 5-7, 12-14, and 19-21.
The fest annually includes significant restorations, and this year features seven such works, including a brand-new restoration of Luis Bunuel’s “The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie,” which is part of our year-long Golden Anniversaries programming, which features films celebrating their 50th anniversaries.
In honor of St. Louis’ own Josephine Baker and her installation in France’s Panthéon on Nov. 30 of last year, the fest will present her silent film debut, “Siren of the Tropics,” with an original score and live accompaniment by the Rats & People Motion Picture Orchestra.
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- 7/21/2022
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The current state of American animated cinema is more than a little disappointing; Pixar, Disney, Dreamworks, and more regurgitate the same formula and offer nothing new but a juxtaposition of cartoon designs and hyper-realistic imagery; animation for adults is all too rare. When something like Dash Shaw and Jane Samborski’s Cryptozoo comes along, it’s easy to recognize as one of the most gorgeous works of American animation in ages.
There is a willingness to experiment with animation and layers that is present from the very first frames of Cryptozoo that makes it immediately captivating. One simply watches two hippies roaming through the forest, engaging in their erotic and philosophical musings, without the realization that something so small and dark and intimate will explode into a psychedelic adventure that asks an important question: can humans and cryptids ever truly co-exist in peace?
As amusing as the notion of potentially...
There is a willingness to experiment with animation and layers that is present from the very first frames of Cryptozoo that makes it immediately captivating. One simply watches two hippies roaming through the forest, engaging in their erotic and philosophical musings, without the realization that something so small and dark and intimate will explode into a psychedelic adventure that asks an important question: can humans and cryptids ever truly co-exist in peace?
As amusing as the notion of potentially...
- 1/29/2021
- by Juan Barquin
- The Film Stage
With readers turning to their home viewing options more than ever, this daily feature provides one new movie each day worth checking out on a major streaming platform.
The world of René Laloux’s 1973 animated classic “Fantastic Planet” (now streaming on HBO Max) is populated by humans known as Oms and giant blue aliens called Draags, who steal Omns and raise them as pets. The Omns lucky enough to escape Draag oppression live in fear on the planet Ygam, and every so often a group of them are slaughtered by Draags that wish to control the Om population. If the broad strokes of that storyline sound familiar, it’s because the allegory at the heart of “Fantastic Planet” remains as urgent as ever 47 years after the film world premiered at Cannes and won the Grand Prix.
Laloux cowrote the “Fantastic Planet” script with Roland Topor, a French illustrator and writer...
The world of René Laloux’s 1973 animated classic “Fantastic Planet” (now streaming on HBO Max) is populated by humans known as Oms and giant blue aliens called Draags, who steal Omns and raise them as pets. The Omns lucky enough to escape Draag oppression live in fear on the planet Ygam, and every so often a group of them are slaughtered by Draags that wish to control the Om population. If the broad strokes of that storyline sound familiar, it’s because the allegory at the heart of “Fantastic Planet” remains as urgent as ever 47 years after the film world premiered at Cannes and won the Grand Prix.
Laloux cowrote the “Fantastic Planet” script with Roland Topor, a French illustrator and writer...
- 6/4/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Founded in 1986 Studio 4°C is perhaps one of the most innovative animations studio in Japan. While at times overshadowed by the success of Studio Ghibli, the studio founded by Eiko Tanaka has made quiet a name for itself thanks to productions like “Mind Game” (2004) and “Mutafukaz” (2017) along with its work on music videos and video games. In 2007 the studio released a collection of short animated features titled “Genius Party”, directed by their best directors such as Atsuko Fukushima, Shoji Kawamori and Shinji Kimura. The seventh segment of the collection is director Masaaki Yuasa’s “Happy Machine”, a unique vision of how the world we perceive is not what it seems if we take a closer look at it.
“Genius Party: Happy Machine” is screening at We Are One: A Global Film Festival
The story of the short feature revolves around an infant in his nursery observing the world around him.
“Genius Party: Happy Machine” is screening at We Are One: A Global Film Festival
The story of the short feature revolves around an infant in his nursery observing the world around him.
- 5/29/2020
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Each month, the fine folks at FilmStruck and the Criterion Collection spend countless hours crafting their channels to highlight the many different types of films that they have in their streaming library. This August will feature an exciting assortment of films, as noted below.
To sign up for a free two-week trial here.
Tuesday, August 1
Tuesday’s Short + Feature: These Boots and Mystery Train
Music is at the heart of this program, which pairs a zany music video by Finnish master Aki Kaurismäki with a tune-filled career highlight from American independent-film pioneer Jim Jarmusch. In the 1993 These Boots, Kaurismäki’s band of pompadoured “Finnish Elvis” rockers, the Leningrad Cowboys, cover a Nancy Sinatra classic in their signature deadpan style. It’s the perfect prelude to Jarmusch’s 1989 Mystery Train, a homage to the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll and the musical legacy of Memphis, featuring appearances by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins and Joe Strummer.
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Tuesday, August 1
Tuesday’s Short + Feature: These Boots and Mystery Train
Music is at the heart of this program, which pairs a zany music video by Finnish master Aki Kaurismäki with a tune-filled career highlight from American independent-film pioneer Jim Jarmusch. In the 1993 These Boots, Kaurismäki’s band of pompadoured “Finnish Elvis” rockers, the Leningrad Cowboys, cover a Nancy Sinatra classic in their signature deadpan style. It’s the perfect prelude to Jarmusch’s 1989 Mystery Train, a homage to the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll and the musical legacy of Memphis, featuring appearances by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins and Joe Strummer.
- 7/24/2017
- by Ryan Gallagher
- CriterionCast
Above: Soviet poster for The Ghost That Never Returns (Abram Room, Soviet Union, 1929). Designed by the Sternberg Brothers.Have you seen what’s playing on Mubi lately? Many of you who read my column may not often partake of the best of what Mubi has to offer, which is a beautifully curated, constantly changing selection of films which amounts to a top-notch repertory cinema on your laptop and in your living room. Now that Mubi is on the Roku app too there is even more reason to subscribe to the best film streaming deal on the internet. I know, I know, there is always too much to see and too little time, but for me what elevates Mubi over other streaming services—and I’m not just saying this because I write for them—is the 30-day model which offers you a new surprise every morning as well as the...
- 1/27/2017
- MUBI
While everyone else is busy asking if the movies are dying or not, the Criterion Collection — year after year — is quietly devoting themselves to making sure that the medium will live forever.
Widely accepted as the gold standard of DVD, Blu-Ray, and beyond (2016 saw the company expand their grasp on the world of home video with the launch of FilmStruck, a streaming platform that’s largely dedicated to their roster of films and the cinephiles who can’t live without them), Criterion operates in a gilded bubble of their own design — it doesn’t matter if physical media is on the decline, people who swore off buying DVDs years ago still find themselves stockpiling those beautifully packaged Criterion editions like they’re building a library of precious volumes, like their homes would be glaringly incomplete without them.
The Best of 2016: IndieWire’s Year in Review Bible
2016 was business...
Widely accepted as the gold standard of DVD, Blu-Ray, and beyond (2016 saw the company expand their grasp on the world of home video with the launch of FilmStruck, a streaming platform that’s largely dedicated to their roster of films and the cinephiles who can’t live without them), Criterion operates in a gilded bubble of their own design — it doesn’t matter if physical media is on the decline, people who swore off buying DVDs years ago still find themselves stockpiling those beautifully packaged Criterion editions like they’re building a library of precious volumes, like their homes would be glaringly incomplete without them.
The Best of 2016: IndieWire’s Year in Review Bible
2016 was business...
- 12/29/2016
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit the interwebs. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.
Aferim! (Radu Jude)
Leave it to a Romanian director to make a movie that best expresses the dangers of the dyed-in-the-wool mindset of modern America. Culled partly from historical documents, Aferim! is a twisted history lesson whose messages transcend its insular time period of 19th-century Romania. Its story concerns Constable Costandin (Teodor Corban) and his son, Ionita (Mihai Comanoiu), who chase after a wanted Gypsy slave...
Aferim! (Radu Jude)
Leave it to a Romanian director to make a movie that best expresses the dangers of the dyed-in-the-wool mindset of modern America. Culled partly from historical documents, Aferim! is a twisted history lesson whose messages transcend its insular time period of 19th-century Romania. Its story concerns Constable Costandin (Teodor Corban) and his son, Ionita (Mihai Comanoiu), who chase after a wanted Gypsy slave...
- 6/24/2016
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
Every week we dive into the cream of the crop when it comes to home releases, including Blu-ray and DVDs, as well as recommended deals of the week. Check out our rundown below and return every Tuesday for the best (or most interesting) films one can take home. Note that if you’re looking to support the site, every purchase you make through the links below helps us and is greatly appreciated.
Embrace of the Serpent (Ciro Guerra)
With its focus on the effects of exploration by white men on foreign lands, Ciro Guerra’s Oscar-nominated Embrace of the Serpent will inevitably be compared to Werner Herzog’s stories of savage nature, and while Guerra is investigating some of Herzog’s most well trodden themes, the chaos of man exists in the background, while the unspoiled sit front and center here. Embrace of the Serpent centers on two explorers, separated by decades in time,...
Embrace of the Serpent (Ciro Guerra)
With its focus on the effects of exploration by white men on foreign lands, Ciro Guerra’s Oscar-nominated Embrace of the Serpent will inevitably be compared to Werner Herzog’s stories of savage nature, and while Guerra is investigating some of Herzog’s most well trodden themes, the chaos of man exists in the background, while the unspoiled sit front and center here. Embrace of the Serpent centers on two explorers, separated by decades in time,...
- 6/21/2016
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
René Laloux's marvelous animated Sci-fi tale is still in a class of its own, mainly because the creative level of its imagination is so high. Who would have thought that limited animation could look this good? The designs are by the impressive artist Roland Topor. Fantastic Planet Blu-ray The Criterion Collection 820 1973 / Color / 1:66 widescreen / 72 min. / La plènete sauvage / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date June 21, 2016 / Starring Jennifer Drake, Eric Baugin, Sylvie Lenoir, Jean Topart, Jean Valmont (voices). Original Drawings Roland Topor Character and Scene Animation Josef Kábart, Josef Váňa Original Music Alain Goraguer Written by Roland Topor, René Laloux from the novel Oms en série by Stefan Wul Produced by Simon Damiani and André Valio-Cavaglione Directed by René Laloux
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
What a fine introduction to an excellent movie. The animated Sci-fi tale Fantastic Planet played frequently in Los Angeles in the middle 1970s, but I...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
What a fine introduction to an excellent movie. The animated Sci-fi tale Fantastic Planet played frequently in Los Angeles in the middle 1970s, but I...
- 6/18/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
French animator and director René Laloux's made a number of *fantastic*, weird and wonderful animated sci-fi features, but his masterpiece is easily 1973's Fantastic Planet (Planet Sauvage) . The film is about humans living on a strange planet dominated by giant humanoid aliens who consider them animals. It is based on the 1957 novel "Oms en série" by French writer Stefan Wul.
Criterion Collection just announced that the film will be submitted into their collectoin on June 21, 2016. You can pre-order Fantastic Planet on Blu-ray here and I know there have been cries for this to happen for many, many years s [Continued ...]...
Criterion Collection just announced that the film will be submitted into their collectoin on June 21, 2016. You can pre-order Fantastic Planet on Blu-ray here and I know there have been cries for this to happen for many, many years s [Continued ...]...
- 3/17/2016
- QuietEarth.us
Stanley Kubrick's dark comedy Dr. Strangelove and René Laloux's animated dazzler Fantastic Planet lead Criterion's pack of releases for June 2016. The former features Peter Sellers in multiple roles and is a stellar offering from the early 1960s. Released some 10 years later, the latter title is a beautiful slab of science fiction and no less a political commentary. Other planned releases include Jean Renoir's La chienne (1931), Alexander Hall's Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941), Michelangelo Antonioni's Le amiche (1955), and Olivier Assayas' Clouds of Sils Maria (2014). They all represent different eras of cinema, and are all worthy of closer, extended consideration. Read onward for all the details from Criterion's prepared statement. Le Amiche Blu-ray & DVD Editions This major early achievement by Michelangelo...
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- 3/17/2016
- Screen Anarchy
by Matt Hawkins
Metroid and all its games would be the perfect basis for an animated program or motion picture. Unfortunately, especially in the case of the former, that's not happening anytime soon. Why? Because Nintendo's track records on both ends have been less than stellar.
Captain N: The Game Master was the best show they helped to produce, which perhaps is not saying much, and the less said about the live action Super Mario Bros movie, the better.
It's a shame because, in the right hands, a Metroid show/movie would be awesome. But whose? Here's a suggestion: Dave Rapoza.
His take on the animated adventures of Samus Aran, which Kotaku was the first to point out, is one of the hottest going on the internet at the moment. And for good reason:
The number one reason why it's so awesome is the art style. Instead of going the...
Metroid and all its games would be the perfect basis for an animated program or motion picture. Unfortunately, especially in the case of the former, that's not happening anytime soon. Why? Because Nintendo's track records on both ends have been less than stellar.
Captain N: The Game Master was the best show they helped to produce, which perhaps is not saying much, and the less said about the live action Super Mario Bros movie, the better.
It's a shame because, in the right hands, a Metroid show/movie would be awesome. But whose? Here's a suggestion: Dave Rapoza.
His take on the animated adventures of Samus Aran, which Kotaku was the first to point out, is one of the hottest going on the internet at the moment. And for good reason:
The number one reason why it's so awesome is the art style. Instead of going the...
- 8/13/2013
- by MTV Video Games
- MTV Multiplayer
The French comic book illustrator and designer Jean Giraud, aka 'Moebius' has died.
Born Jean Henri Gaston Giraud in Nogent-sur-Marne, France in 1938, Giraud started his art career for the French advertising and fashion industries before going on to become of the country’s most popular comic strip artists, later finding fame in North America and Japan.
Among his most famous works is the long-running series "Blueberry", the story of a western anti-hero he co-created with writer Jean-Michel Charlier.
In 1975 he revived his 'Moebius' pseudonym and with Jean-Pierre Dionnet, Philippe Druillet and Bernard Farkas founded the magazine "Métal Hurlant" aka "Heavy Metal", showcasing Moebius' serial "The Airtight Garage" and the groundbreaking "Arzach".
In 1982 he collaborated with director René Laloux to create the science fiction feature-length animated movie "Les Maîtres du temps" (released in English as "Time Masters") based on a novel by author Stefan Wul.
He continued to contribute storyboards and...
Born Jean Henri Gaston Giraud in Nogent-sur-Marne, France in 1938, Giraud started his art career for the French advertising and fashion industries before going on to become of the country’s most popular comic strip artists, later finding fame in North America and Japan.
Among his most famous works is the long-running series "Blueberry", the story of a western anti-hero he co-created with writer Jean-Michel Charlier.
In 1975 he revived his 'Moebius' pseudonym and with Jean-Pierre Dionnet, Philippe Druillet and Bernard Farkas founded the magazine "Métal Hurlant" aka "Heavy Metal", showcasing Moebius' serial "The Airtight Garage" and the groundbreaking "Arzach".
In 1982 he collaborated with director René Laloux to create the science fiction feature-length animated movie "Les Maîtres du temps" (released in English as "Time Masters") based on a novel by author Stefan Wul.
He continued to contribute storyboards and...
- 3/11/2012
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Any roundup of the day's news has to begin with Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom. Following yesterday's release of the poster, France's Premiere broke the news that the tale set in the summer of 1965 and featuring Edward Norton, Bruce Willis, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton and Jason Schwartzman would open this year's Cannes Film Festival on May 16. The Festival's quickly followed up with its official announcement. Artistic Director Thierry Frémaux: "Wes Anderson is one of the rising powers of American cinema, to which he brings a highly personal touch, particularly in Moonrise Kingdom, which once again is a testimony to the creative freedom in which he continues to evolve. Sensitive and independent, this admirer of Fellini and Renoir is also in his own right a brilliant and inventive filmmaker."
A couple of related items: At Open Culture, Colin Marshall argues that, with his two ads for the Hyundai Azera (which,...
A couple of related items: At Open Culture, Colin Marshall argues that, with his two ads for the Hyundai Azera (which,...
- 3/9/2012
- MUBI
After spending over half an hour trying to find the Italian translations for every adjective I could think of that is synonymous with 'spectacular' and 'comprehensive,' it finally came time to stop belabouring the cheesy Italiano wordplays and settle on a more modest headline (one more in line with Tiff's own 'Fellini: Spectacular Obsessions'). Adding culinary lingo into the mix was a possibility, but 'spaghetti' was already confiscated by Leone, and 'macaroni' a bit too noodly. Alas, 'Spectacular,' 'obsessive,' and - it needed to be added - 'comprehensive,' turn out to be a most à propos, if unsatisfactorily colourless, trio of descriptives for characterizing the work on display by both Federico Fellini and the Tiff Bell Lightbox right now in downtown Toronto. Having just opened on June 30 for a three-month run (it closes September 18), cinephiles and families alike currently have one of the best...
- 7/12/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
Eureka!
Or rather Eureka: Masters of Cinema!
Half a year later than initially advertised, René Laloux' animated science-fiction film "La Planète Sauvage" was released a few weeks back on BluRay.
A unique film with a very distinctive style of animation and artwork, Eureka had released what could be called the best English-friendly DVD in 2006, four years ago to the week. I reviewed that edition in January 2008 when Laloux' other two features were released by Eureka as well ("Les Maîtres du Temps" and "Gandahar"), so I will copy my impressions about the movie itself straight from that earlier review.
The part where I'll talk about the BluRay will be all new though: the people over at Eureka really went to work this time, providing an absolutely stellar disc which keeps everything that was good about the DVD and manages to fix most of what was fixable. For starters it has...
Or rather Eureka: Masters of Cinema!
Half a year later than initially advertised, René Laloux' animated science-fiction film "La Planète Sauvage" was released a few weeks back on BluRay.
A unique film with a very distinctive style of animation and artwork, Eureka had released what could be called the best English-friendly DVD in 2006, four years ago to the week. I reviewed that edition in January 2008 when Laloux' other two features were released by Eureka as well ("Les Maîtres du Temps" and "Gandahar"), so I will copy my impressions about the movie itself straight from that earlier review.
The part where I'll talk about the BluRay will be all new though: the people over at Eureka really went to work this time, providing an absolutely stellar disc which keeps everything that was good about the DVD and manages to fix most of what was fixable. For starters it has...
- 8/15/2010
- Screen Anarchy
La Planète Sauvage (Fantastic Planet)
Blu-Ray, Eureka
While many directors actively pursue movie careers, some just fall into them. Such people are always worth keeping an eye on as they often deliver something unusual. Director René Laloux's path to film-making is one no one else is likely to follow. Already a keen artist, he worked in a hospital for the mentally ill when a short animated film he made with the patients as art-therapy found its way on to French television. From there he embarked on more ambitious shorts before making this, his first feature in 1973, which won the special jury prize at Cannes. Set in an unspecified time, the human race (called Oms) have been taken to a faraway planet where they are treated as pets and/or pests by giant, blue-skinned humanoid creatures (the Draags). Our hero, Terr, is gifted to a Draag child and given a humiliating doll-like costume.
Blu-Ray, Eureka
While many directors actively pursue movie careers, some just fall into them. Such people are always worth keeping an eye on as they often deliver something unusual. Director René Laloux's path to film-making is one no one else is likely to follow. Already a keen artist, he worked in a hospital for the mentally ill when a short animated film he made with the patients as art-therapy found its way on to French television. From there he embarked on more ambitious shorts before making this, his first feature in 1973, which won the special jury prize at Cannes. Set in an unspecified time, the human race (called Oms) have been taken to a faraway planet where they are treated as pets and/or pests by giant, blue-skinned humanoid creatures (the Draags). Our hero, Terr, is gifted to a Draag child and given a humiliating doll-like costume.
- 7/30/2010
- by Phelim O'Neill
- The Guardian - Film News
Thanks to the good folks at New York-Tokyo and the New York International Children's Film Festival, Mamoru Hosada's Summer Wars is set to have its Us premiere this Friday, February 26th. But that ain't all, the festival will also be hosting the Us premieres for Mai Mai Miracle from Miyazaki protege, Sunao Katabuchi, and from Shinsuke Sato and Production I.G, we have Oblivion Island.
Full details below with some bonus shorts, but before I go, be sure to check out the rest of the festival schedule here as there are still tickets available for the Oscar nominated Secret Of Kells, my favorite animated film of 2009 for sure, Plus! René Laloux's classic, Fantastic Planet.
New York Int'l Children's Film Festival
in association with
New York-tokyo presents
Us Premiere Of Summer Wars, Mai Mai Miracle, Oblivion Island, And More!
The 13th critically acclaimed New York International Children's Film Festival (Nyicff...
Full details below with some bonus shorts, but before I go, be sure to check out the rest of the festival schedule here as there are still tickets available for the Oscar nominated Secret Of Kells, my favorite animated film of 2009 for sure, Plus! René Laloux's classic, Fantastic Planet.
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Us Premiere Of Summer Wars, Mai Mai Miracle, Oblivion Island, And More!
The 13th critically acclaimed New York International Children's Film Festival (Nyicff...
- 2/23/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Thanks go to Marten in our forum, who alerted me that British distributor Eureka will be re-releasing René Laloux' "La Planète Sauvage" aka. "Fantastic Planet" next spring in a BluRay edition as part of their "Masters Of Cinema" label. Eureka has confirmed this news.
Often have I commented on the eternal friendly battle between Criterion and Eureka Moc, and how we all benefit from it. Sometimes Criterion has the best version, sometimes Eureka Moc. But so far, Eureka Moc doesn't show the annoying blind spots that Criterion seems to have for all non-Japanese Asian movies and animation. This is very much true for their BluRay line-up so far, which included Johnny To's "Mad Detective" last year and in 2010 includes this animated classic.
For me this is the best news I've heard today: I reviewed their DVD-release of "Fantastic Planet" ( click here... ) and while I was very much taken by it,...
Often have I commented on the eternal friendly battle between Criterion and Eureka Moc, and how we all benefit from it. Sometimes Criterion has the best version, sometimes Eureka Moc. But so far, Eureka Moc doesn't show the annoying blind spots that Criterion seems to have for all non-Japanese Asian movies and animation. This is very much true for their BluRay line-up so far, which included Johnny To's "Mad Detective" last year and in 2010 includes this animated classic.
For me this is the best news I've heard today: I reviewed their DVD-release of "Fantastic Planet" ( click here... ) and while I was very much taken by it,...
- 12/2/2009
- Screen Anarchy
Time Out London has published a list of the 50 greatest animated feature films of all time curated by Terry Gilliam . I'm not sure if this means that Gilliam hand picked the titles on the list, or if the filmmaker was simply commenting on the list created by the TimeOut editors. Either way, you can find a listing of the top 20 entries below: 1. My Neighbour Totoro (1988) Hayao Miyazaki 2. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) David Hand 3. The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie (1979) Chuck Jones and Phil Monroe 4. Fantasia (1940) 5. Toy Story (1995) John Lasseter 6. Spirited Away (2001) Hayao Miyazaki 7. Yellow Submarine (1968) George Dunning 8. Belleville Rendez-vouz (2003) Sylvain Chomet 9. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999) Trey Parker 10. Robin Hood (1973) Wolfgang Reitherman 11. Bambi (1942) David Hand 12. Grave of the Fireflies (1988) Isao Takahata 13. Dumbo (1941) Ben Sharpsteen 14. Gandahar (1988) René Laloux 15. The Iron Giant ...
- 10/8/2009
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
I often get Forbidden Planet mixed up with René Laloux's stellar Fantastic Planet so when I scanned this article in The Hollywood Reporter this morning I almost choked on my latte. Upon a second look though it was indeed clear that Babylon 5 creator and witer of the amazing World War Z screenplay, J. Michael Straczynski, has been hired on to write a redo of Forbidden Planet, the 1956 scifi flick.
Forbidden Planet was about A starship crew who goes to investigate the silence of a planet's colony only to find two survivors and a deadly secret that one of them has. It was a precursor to Star Trek (beam me up Scotty and all) and starred Walter Pigeon, Leslie Nielsen, and a very hot Anne Francis. Oh yeah and a robot named Robby who made some mean hooch.
Forbidden Planet was about A starship crew who goes to investigate the silence of a planet's colony only to find two survivors and a deadly secret that one of them has. It was a precursor to Star Trek (beam me up Scotty and all) and starred Walter Pigeon, Leslie Nielsen, and a very hot Anne Francis. Oh yeah and a robot named Robby who made some mean hooch.
- 10/31/2008
- QuietEarth.us
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