Ryosuke Takahashi's 1983 mecha anime Armored Trooper Votoms is getting the SuperGroupies treatment! The fashion brand, which takes inspiration from beloved anime and games to create character-inspired items that fit into your everyday life, is now accepting pre-orders for a line of Votoms -inspired accessories. Watches, bags, and wallets are all up for grabs as part of the new line. The watch takes inspiration from the iconic Scopedog mech, with three lenses on the watch face (one of which houses a calendar). The analog timepiece has an overall military aesthetic, and the back is engraved with the emblem of the Red Shoulder Battalion. Related: Armored Trooper Votoms Anime Gets Its Own Special Label Whiskey The wallet also takes inspiration from the Scopedog, with stitching and metal rivets incorporated into the design: The hefty backpack is modeled after the mission packs worn by the Scopedog during the Sansa battle. Related: Rascal...
- 5/14/2024
- by Kara Dennison
- Crunchyroll
BFI London Film Festival
Bearing in mind the state of Leicester Square right now (it's more of a construction site), and the cuts inflicted on British film in the past year, you could forgive the country's biggest film festival for toning things down a bit this year – except it hasn't. There's as much here as there ever was, from the rest of the world and, reassuringly, from Britain. It's heartening to see so many of our cherished auteurs back in action: Terence Davies (The Deep Blue Sea, which closes the festival); Andrea Arnold (her earthy take on Wuthering Heights); Michael Winterbottom (Trishna); Lynne Ramsay (We Need To Talk About Kevin), and Steve McQueen (Shame). And there are plenty here who could join their ranks, from as-yet-unknowns in the New British Cinema section to first-time directors Dexter Fletcher (Wild Bill) and Ralph Fiennes (Coriolanus).
From the international stage, there are recent...
Bearing in mind the state of Leicester Square right now (it's more of a construction site), and the cuts inflicted on British film in the past year, you could forgive the country's biggest film festival for toning things down a bit this year – except it hasn't. There's as much here as there ever was, from the rest of the world and, reassuringly, from Britain. It's heartening to see so many of our cherished auteurs back in action: Terence Davies (The Deep Blue Sea, which closes the festival); Andrea Arnold (her earthy take on Wuthering Heights); Michael Winterbottom (Trishna); Lynne Ramsay (We Need To Talk About Kevin), and Steve McQueen (Shame). And there are plenty here who could join their ranks, from as-yet-unknowns in the New British Cinema section to first-time directors Dexter Fletcher (Wild Bill) and Ralph Fiennes (Coriolanus).
From the international stage, there are recent...
- 10/7/2011
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
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