Yearly Archives: 2009
Disney’s The Princess and the Frog Film Review
I cannot even begin to tell you how excited I am about the new Disney film ‘The Princess and the Frog.’ Not only is it a return to Disney’s roots, it also seems to be an acknowledgment from the studio … Read more ⇒
Coraline – Film Review
Neil Gaiman is another writer whose work has proven difficult to translate in to the medium of film. I’m sure we all remember the debacle that was Mirrormask. It helps then, that the director of the latest adaptation is Henry … Read more ⇒
Fantastic Mr Fox Film Reviw
2009 has been a fantastic year for animated films. Up, Coraline, Fantastic Mr Fox, Monsters v Aliens, Ponyo, Mary and Max – all contenders for the Oscar and all amongst the most influential and memorable films of the year. The … Read more ⇒
BAF 2009 Stings
In my last post I waxed lyrical about the fabulousness of Bradford Animation Festival, but didn’t go in to much detail about what makes it the best animation festival in England (admittedly I’ve never been to Flip, Animex or several … Read more ⇒
Mary and Max (by Adam Elliot) Film Review
Warning: This post contains strong instances of hyperbole, and shouldn’t be read by the weak, the infirm, or anyone without the opportunity to immediately buy and watch the film in question. Storytelling goes back to the very origin of our … Read more ⇒
Business Networking & Cakes!
Slurpy has been in full swing within the local networking community lately. Not content with just attending our weekly BNI Chiltern meetings, we have attended BNI Verulam (Hatfield), 4 Networking, and Business 4 Breakfast. But some of the best networking … Read more ⇒
Inamo Interactive Restaurant – Best Restaurant Ever
We know that this isn’t the most animation-oriented news that we could have posted but we felt it deserved a mention! At the end of last year a new type of restaurant opened in Soho, London, which we were amazed … Read more ⇒