Animated, Dead and Ukrainian

I’ve been a fan of Pixar’s films ever since I first saw ‘Luxor Junior’, ‘Knick Knack’ and ‘Tin Toy’ in college (before Pixar was bought by Disney). I think John Lasseter’s company was the first to give computer generated imagery the human touch. Since then, they have gone on to produce such varied wonders as the ‘Toy Story’ films,…

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Away I Went To The Pictures

I mentioned the film ‘District 9’ in an earlier post, but I’ve just started creating categories, so I’m going to mention it again here; an offbeat, riveting sci-fi thriller set in South Africa. It’s one third social commentary to two thirds violent bio-tech-charged chase sequence. Got to the cinema again recently – rare for me to get out twice…

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