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Friday Apr 27, 2018
111 - I Love Dogs, We Mean Isle of Dogs
Friday Apr 27, 2018
Friday Apr 27, 2018
Chris and Mackenzie head to Trash Island to investigate Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs! Be amazed as Chris discovers a Wes Anderson movie that he enjoys! How many story threads can a single film hold? How does democracy work in this film? Who is the main character? Who should be the main character? Is this a PG-13 kids’ movie? Links Honest Trailers: Every Wes Anderson Movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trWLY6NrS2Q Wes Anderson Explains Hayao Miyazaki’s Influence on ‘Isle of Dogs’ and Stop-Motion Challenges http://www.indiewire.com/2018/02/wes-anderson-isle-of-dogs-hayao-miyazaki-inspiration-favorite-dog-films-1201928932/ What Isle of Dogs Gets Right About Japan https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/what-isle-of-dogs-gets-right-about-japan The 'Isle Of Dogs' Voice Cast Is Filled With A-List Actors Playing Animated Pups https://www.bustle.com/p/the-isle-of-dogs-voice-cast-is-filled-with-a-list-actors-playing-animated-pups-8520473 This Featurette is All About Isle of Dogs's Remarkably Expressive Canines https://io9.gizmodo.com/this-featurette-is-all-about-isle-of-dogss-remarkably-e-1823860809
Thursday Apr 12, 2018
110 - The Breadwinner
Thursday Apr 12, 2018
Thursday Apr 12, 2018
Some years the category of Best Animated Feature has some “Also Rans” – The Breadwinner is more than just an Also Ran this year! This feature from Cartoon Saloon (The Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea) is now on Netflix and will have you up late crying your heart out in the dark. Why is The Breadwinner so great? How can middle-grade fiction be grown up? Why did it have to run against Coco this year?? How did an animated movie about the Taliban in Afghanistan not attract more viewers in theaters? How can different animation styles help you differentiate between a story-within-a-story and the main plot? What is Cartoon Saloon doing with design and cinematography in animated features that’s so groundbreaking and intriguing? How can props be used to convey suspense and stakes subtly? What is a movie moral for kids? Why didn’t Mackenzie watch Song of the Sea when he had the chance? Links The Breadwinner - Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p64O8KAHHaQ The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Breadwinner_(novel) The Breadwinner - Telling the Story https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNvTCPT5CI4 The Breadwinner - An Introduction to the Animation Process https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtRM8f-mCTk The Secret of Kells - Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi8sInU1pHo Song of the Sea - Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgbXWt8kM5Q The Conference of the Birds by Farid ud-Din Attar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conference_of_the_Birds