[Back this project] Sean Riley is an ex-BBC director and producer (currently Head of Broadcast at MEDIAmaker) and he wants to do a Fighting Fantasy documentary. Not only has he formed a partnership with an award winning camera man he’s lined up Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson. The film will look at more than just […]
Doctor Who: The 46th anniversary of the first regeneration
In the closing minutes of The Tenth Planet, espisode 4, the first generation of Doctor Who fans witnessed their first ever Time Lord regeneration. William Hartnell’s First Doctor became Patrick Troughton’s Second Doctor. The second Doctor started his adventures with a trip planet Vulcan (which was mentioned in Asylum of the Daleks this year) and […]
Can science explain zombies?
Imagine that the world really had zombies but not magic. Could we explain the phenomena just with science? These two videos are from TED education and attempt to do just that. TED is a fantastic brand that produces some thoroughly high quality and interesting videos. IN this case we’ve some lessons worth sahring that are […]
The insider view: Berserk – The Golden Age Arc trilogy
Studio 4C has released the first two of the Berserk anime movies; The Egg of the King and The Battle for Doldrey. Berserk Movie 3: Descent is due out in 2013. The series’ Chief Animation Director and Character Designer, Naoyuki Onda, as well as Producer, Fuko Noda, attended Scotland Loves Anime this year for the […]
Wolf Children review
Wolf Children is an anime by Mamoru Hosoda who is responsible for Summer Wars and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. I watched Summer Wars at the Scotland Loves Anime film festival of 2011 and really enjoyed it – I went into Wolf Children with my expectations high. This is always dangerous. Wolf Children is […]
Blood-C: The Last Dark review
Technically Blood-C: The Last Dark is a sequel but the creative team re-jigs things slightly and the film stands on its own two feet. I didn’t notice or mind that I hadn’t seen any of the previous anime. Action kicks off in a train. A vampire looses control and goes on a face eating rampage. […]
Berserk: Movie 2 – The Battle for Doldrey
The Battle for Doldrey, the second Berserk movie, ensures that anime lives up to its 18-certification with plenty of blood, sweat and tears – blood from a torture scene and some deadly combat and the sweat and tears from all the other physical activities people tend to get up to. The hybrid form of animation […]
Berserk: Movie 1 – The Egg of the King review
Toshiyuki Kubooka’s trilogy of new Berserk movies begins with The Egg of the King. This is an 18 rated movie and with good reason. There’s blood and nudity. The hero is called Guts. There is plenty of Guts. Berserk has a loyal fan base. The manga is more than a dozen years old. There’s been […]
Afterschool Midnighters review
Bonkers is a good word for Afterschool Midnighters. This anime is a CG effort. In fact, the film came about after a demo reel from director Hitoshi Takekiyo became so popular that a full length feature was commissioned. The quality of the CG is really high. Afterschool Midnighters shows what is possible with virtual animation […]
Nerawareta Gakuen review
This review of Nerawareta Gakuen (Psychic School Wars) is the result of the world premier held in Edinburgh, in Scotland Loves Anime, in October 2012. The anime was directed by Ryosuke Nakamura and is his first feature film after the TV series Box of Goblins. It’s based on the novel written by Taku Mayumura. Nerawareta […]