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Tales of the Night – review
26 May 2012 4:05 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
This charming picture by Michel Ocelot, one of France's leading animators, tells five love stories featuring princesses, handsome commoners and wise old men in a variety of exotic settings. Stylistically Ocelot draws on the innovative silhouette films Lotte Reiniger made in Germany and then in her long British exile from the 1920s to the 1970s, as well as on oriental shadow puppetry. It should please sensitive, well-brought-up children and nostalgists. The 3D is well suited to the film's theatrical flatness in depth.
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- Philip French
This week's new films
25 May 2012 4:05 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Moonrise Kingdom (12A)
(Wes Anderson, 2012, Us) Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Edward Norton, Bruce Willis, Frances McDormand, Bill Murray. 94 mins
Anderson's signature meticulous, deadpan retro-chic works best when it's tethered to something tangibly real, as this is, historically and emotionally. Set on an island microcosm of 1965 America, it details the touching elopement of two precocious but naive pre-teens, and the grown-up chaos and crises their clandestine outdoors adventure provokes. It's a stylised storm in a teacup, packed with visual flourishes, cultural footnotes and the usual dry comedy. But beneath the playfulness are some deceptively mature observations on the pain that comes with both childhood and adulthood.
Men In Black 3 (PG)
(Barry Sonnenfeld, 2012, Us) Will Smith, Josh Brolin, Alice Eve. 106 mins
A time-travel twist facilitates a return to the 1960s and the golden age of conspiracy theories, which goes a long way to justifying a sequel no one was particularly screaming out for. »
- Steve Rose
The Hey U Guys Cinema Release Round-up : 25th May
25 May 2012 5:30 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
Sacha Baron Cohen’s The Dictator finally unseated The Avengers from atop of the UK Box Office standings this week after a barnstorming opening few days that was no doubt aided by plenty of surprisingly positive reviews. The Raid had an impressive showing too coming in 5th overall this past week which isn’t bad for an ultra-violent Indonesian martial-arts movie!
This weeks big release is the third outing for the Men In Black with Josh Brolin joining Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith in the intergalactic fight against alien invasion. Sony will be expecting big things from the Mib and it’s undoubtedly one of their tent pole blockbusters of the summer. After the damp squib that was Men In Black 2 however, there was hardly a major public demand for a third installment so it remains to be seen whether there will be sufficient interest. Nevertheless, if Smith and Jones »
- Rob Keeling
Tales of the Night – review
24 May 2012 4:06 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Michel Ocelot uses the darkening properties of digital 3D to make his animated silhouetted characters come alive and enact sad, strange and funky stories
France's Michel Ocelot made a striking case for the revival of traditional animation techniques with his Kirikou films and Azur & Asmar. His latest is a technological leap of sorts, using the darkening properties of digital 3D to make its silhouetted characters – an old man and two youngsters, enacting global legends on an abandoned cinema stage – pop out even further from vividly shaded backgrounds. The tales, sad, strange and funky, are a riot of wandering accents, nipples, morals and monsters, underpinned by a love of storytelling and pretty things, whether melancholy princesses or illustrations ripped from art history books. The pick-and-mix approach is limiting, but there's no denying these are gorgeous amuse-bouches, likely to be devoured by older, more discerning children and dyed-in-the-wool stoners alike.
Rating: 3/5
AnimationArtMike McCahill
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- Mike McCahill
Film Review: 'Tales of the Night'
24 May 2012 2:00 AM, PDT | CineVue | See recent CineVue news »
★★★☆☆ Seasoned French animator Michel Ocelot returns with the charming Tales of the Night (2011), six tales of whimsy and magic set across different cultures. Those familiar with Ocelot's work will notice numerous similarities with Princes and Princesses, released in 2000. Each tale is linked by a short introduction, set in a darkened theatre where an old screenwriter and two young actors play out the stories, along with a machine that rapidly changes their costumes.
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- CineVue
This week's new films
18 May 2012 4:06 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
The Dictator (15)
(Larry Charles, 2012, Us) Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris, Jason Mantzoukas, Ben Kingsley, John C Reilly. 83 mins
Having run out of unsuspecting Americans to prank, Sacha Baron Cohen takes the conventional fish-out-of-water route this time, as his Arab tyrant comes to terms with western democracy. But if the story plays it safe, the comedy treads a risky line between lampooning Islamophobia and fuelling it. The high gag rate, animated performance and general broad-spectrum offensiveness help him get away with murder, and worse.
The Raid (18)
(Gareth Evans, 2011, Indon/Us) Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Yayan Ruhian. 101 mins
Throwing more punches than every other movie this year combined, this single-minded Indonesian martial arts epic doesn't let up until everyone in its baddy-infested apartment block, and the auditorium, is pummelled into submission. Pacifists, look away now.
2 Days In New York (15)
(Julie Delpy, 2011, Ger/Fra/Bel) Julie Delpy, Chris Rock, Albert Delpy. 96 mins
Welcome return for Delpy's chaotic, »
- Steve Rose
This week's new film events
30 March 2012 4:05 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
The Guardian presents Le Havre/Mark Pagel, London
What has a Finnish-made film about illegal immigrants in France got to do with a renowned evolutionary theorist? Or the Guardian? The film in question is Le Havre, by Aki Kaurismäki, a gentle yet robustly political parable set in the French coastal town of the title, with a similar tone to a previous film, The Man Without A Past. Pagel, meanwhile, is an evolutionary theorist who operates on every scale, from genetic codes to language, culture and the history of human co-operation. That gives you a clue to his take on the movie, but the post-screening discussion could lead anywhere, especially since you can watch the film on the Guardian website, submit questions, read the live blog and watch the film any time in the next two months.
Curzon Soho, W1, Fri
Young People's Film Festival, Leeds
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- Steve Rose
3D film: have the wheels fallen off?
9 March 2012 4:09 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Hollywood was quick to jump on the 3D bandwagon, but ticket sales are falling. Film buffs Francine Stock and Danny Leigh discuss whether or not the format has a future
The number of films being made in 3D is falling – and so are ticket sales, it emerged this week. Broadcasters Francine Stock, presenter of Radio 4's The Film Programme, and Danny Leigh, critic and co-host of BBC1's Film 2012, discuss whether the 3D bubble has burst. Emine Saner listens in.
Danny Leigh: The death knell has been sounding for a while. It's impossible to talk about 3D without a slightly funereal bearing, because it has not worked. When Avatar came out, it seemed like the dawning of a new era, but if I was financially invested in 3D, I would be feeling a bit glum because there hasn't been a follow-up to Avatar, either a film or a general groundswell of enthusiasm. »
- Emine Saner
First Look Images At Stereoscopic 3D Animated Feature "Kirikou And The Men And Women"
24 February 2012 10:48 AM, PST | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
As announced a year or so ago, the tiny Senegalese hero Kirikou is returning for yet another animated adventure titled Kirikou et les hommes et les femmes (Kirikou And The Men And Women). Director Michel Ocelot is currently working on the third installment of a trilogy which began with the universally-acclaimed Kirikou and the Sorceress (1998), and continued with Kirikou and the Wild Beasts (2005). Notably, this will be the first film in the franchise to be produced in stereoscopic 3D, a format Ocelot used for the first time on Tales of the Night. Kirikou et les hommes et les femmes is scheduled to reach French screens on February 13, 2013, and I'm looking forward to yet another sumptuous piece of animation starring our brave tiny hero, using his wits and speed to thwart evil Sorcery and save his village from supernatural and environmental perils. Co-written by the director with Bénédicte Galup, Susie Morgenstern and Cendrine. »
- Tambay
First Stills From Michel Ocelot's Kirikou: Men And Women
24 February 2012 9:30 AM, PST | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
French animator Michel Ocelot rose to international acclaim in 1998 with the release of his animated feature Kirikou And The Sorceress, the story of a very small and very brave boy whose village is under the thumb of an angry sorceress based on African folk tales.Though Ocelot has certainly ventured away from his diminutive hero in the years since Kirikou has always been around in the background. There was a second feature film, there have been books and in February of 2013 Ocelot will release his third Kirikou feature into French theaters. Titled Kirikou: Men And Women this one is being produced in 3D and the first stills have just been released. Plenty of familiar faces lie within including - obviously, since she's right »
Tales of the Night
13 February 2012 8:46 AM, PST | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
Tales of the Night (Les contes de la nuit)
Directed by: Michel Ocelot
Cast: Julien Bermis, Marine Griset
Running Time: 1 hour 25 mins
Rating: Not Rated
Showtimes at Piff: Sunday 2/12 5:30pm at Whitsell Auditorium, Wednesday 2/15 6:15pm at Whitsell Auditorium, Saturday 2/18 1:00pm at World Trace Center Theater Complete Piff Schedule
Plot: A group of animated actors act out a series of folktales from around the world.
Who’S It For? Fans of folktales and fairy tales who appreciate stylish animation.
Overall
Ocelot, director of 1998′s Kirikou and the Sorceress, directs another film about folktales and fables. This time, a man and woman in a theater act out the parts from a series of stories about princes, princesses, good and evil. The stories were interesting, and all new to me. I got very caught up in some of them. But the most remarkable feature of the film is the animation styles. »
- Megan Lehar
Glasgow Film Festival 2012: ‘Tales of the Night’ a hugely enjoyable film from ‘Kirikou’ director
11 February 2012 7:01 PM, PST | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Tales of the Night
Written and directed by Michel Ocelot
France, 2011
French director Michel Ocelot is perhaps best known for his animated films Kirikou and the Sorceress, that film’s sequel, and Azur & Asmar: The Princes’ Quest. His latest feature Tales of the Night is an anthology film made up of six short allegorical folk tales. Derived from his television series Dragons et princesses, it extracts material from five episodes of that show, in addition to containing a sixth new tale. That root in an established television series is perhaps the film version’s only weakness; its recurring creative framing device for the stories is pleasantly unique, but there is no real elaboration regarding it for anyone unfamiliar with the show it perhaps comes from. Additionally, the film just ends after the final story’s conclusion, not returning to the characters of the framing device for a farewell, as though »
- Josh Slater-Williams
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