Aardman Animation has always been at the forefront of clay animation, but what puts them at the front of the filmmaking process is their ability to use whimsical humour, something that suits the Britishness of the products. In 2000, they produced Chicken Run, an affectionate pastiche of The Great Escape but with chickens. Twenty-three years…
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Missing Link
Director: Chris Butler Starring: Hugh Jackman, Zach Galifianakis, Zoe Saldana, Emma Thompson, Timothy Olyphant, Stephen Fry, Matt Lucas, David Walliams Written by: Chris Butler Running Time: 95 mins Cert: PG Release date: 5th April 2019 Laika, along with Aardman, is at the forefront of stop motion animation. With an array of visual delights such as…
Early Man
Director: Nick Park Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston, Maisie Williams, Timothy Spall, Miriam Margolyes, Richard Ayoade, Mark Williams, Rob Brydon, Johnny Vegas Witten by: Mark Burton, James Higginson, (story) Nick Park and John O’Farrell Running Time: 89 mins Cert: PG Release date: 26th January 2018 Aardman animations, like Pixar, have a high reputation for producing…
Shaun The Sheep Movie
Directors: Mark Burton and Richard Starzack Starring: Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Omid Djalili, Kate Harbour, Stanley Unwin Written by: Mark Burton, Richard Starzack and Richard Golezowski Running Time: 85 mins Cert: U Release date: 8th February 2015 Innocence is a hard thing to convey on-screen without it looking morkish or sickly sweet. Children’s films often…
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