17 in Accelerated cinema Archives
October 11, 2004
Kaze: Ghost Warrior »
Albee quit as an animator at Walt Disney Feature Animation to go live in a cabin in the wilderness of Alaska. Here he created the animation he'd been wanting to make for years, and he did it alone, on two PC workstations. He wanted to prove he could make an animated feature for $10 million in 18 months (apparently...Posted on October, 11 | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
August 20, 2004
Innocence comes closer »
Innocence: Ghost in the Shell 2 has been building up anticipation ever since itan excellent reception at Cannes and a consequent Japanese opening. Scheduled for U.S. release in September 17, UK and Europe roll out a few months after this time (earliest territory opening appears to be France (December 1). U.S. site includes official English trailer Alternative QT [13.1M]...Posted on August, 20 | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)
August 11, 2004
2046: Travelling through space/time »
The mystery surrounding Wong Kar-Wai’s long-awaited sci-fi-inflected 2046 will soon be revealed in a special preview of the finished feature (when screened at Cannes 2046 was still unfinished, a working print with audio and special effects shots still to be polished), and a Guardian interview with the director, at the National Film Theatre, London. A sequel to Wong Kar-Wai’s...Posted on August, 11 | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
August 06, 2004
CG animated feature at Venice: Advent Children »
Official site (inc. Flash trailers) | Fan site: Advent Children.net This year's Venice Film Festival will show a 30 minute preview of the new Final Fantasy film from Square Enix as part of the Venizia Digitale strand: Final Fantasy VII Advent Children's renderings of Cloud (the computer game series' ongoing star) and compatriots are astounding, another leap from the...Posted on August, 06 | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
August 04, 2004
God Diva - Immortel Japan mix »
Official Japanese site Apple Japan trailer | QT [7.2M] | Alternative trailer: WMP High (stream) Nikopol, Horus, and Jill get the dramatic Japanese trailer remix action, as Immortel becomes God Diva for Japanese release. Creating a sci-fi world blended with Egyptian mythology, the film (an adaptation of director Enki Bilal's own Nikopol Trilogy) is an ambitious blend of CG,...Posted on August, 04 | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
July 26, 2004
New Jeunet film website »
Un Long Dimanche de Fiancailles website is now online, featuring film footage. The film (English title: A Very Long Engagement) stars Audrey Tatou (of his previous film, Amelie) and promises to be no less visually engaging than his previous work. Due for release: 27 October in France....Posted on July, 26 | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
July 21, 2004
Mindgame »
Mindgame is Studio 4°C's latest transcendental animation. The studio is headed up by producer Koji Morimoto, who made his name directing a section of Katsuhiro Otomo's Memories (Magnetic Rose was one of three films making up the feature), and recently with his accomplished Animatrix short, Beyond. Studio 4°C's latest release though has been directed by Masaaki Yuasa. It is...Posted on July, 21 | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
June 14, 2004
New Warpfilms site »
Warpfilms has a new site. Highlighting an initial roster that is determinedly unclassifiable, featuring as it does projects by Shane Meadows, Chris Morris and Chris Cunningham, the site is now geared up to feature updates on these projects where news has been traditional sparse. In particular look for more information on Chris Cunningham's feature development, and shorts, Rubber Johnny, and...Posted on June, 14 | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
May 06, 2004
Ever-growing pulsating positronic brain »
I, Robot film marketing ramps up ready for release in mid-July 2004. The eagerly-awaited Alex Proyas full-length feature looks like it won't disappoint judging by the effects evident in the trailer and teaser sites. I, Robot trailer [Large] | Alternative trailer at Alex Proyas' Mystery Clock I, Robot Now - NS-5 teaser site | I, Robot Now commercial & direct...Posted on May, 06 | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
April 19, 2004
Kill Bill Vol.2 Japan remix »
Kill Bill Vol.2 opening to stellar audiences illustrates the cross-over potential for genre-fusing, boundary-defying cinema when packaged intelligently. Tarantino, of course, is a master at this. And while we wait for the full animé spin-off from his latest opus, material such as alternate trailers act as an enticing diversion. A perfect example of this is the Japanese campaign for...Posted on April, 19 | Permalink
April 17, 2004
Dead Leaves animated film »
With a lurid superkinetic feel provided by Imaitoonz, Dead Leaves is an accelerated audiovisual thrill-ride animé. Taking lavish influence from Japanese mecha, anthropomorphism, and computer-game intros, this new-wave animated feature film has been a recent hit at selected Asian film festivals including Resfest Japan, and Tokyo animé expo. Its primary-coloured delights should hit European animation festivals this year... Official...Posted on April, 17 | Permalink | TrackBack (1)
March 07, 2004
Zone of the Enders computer game to animé »
Z.O.E. 2 - The 2nd Runner | Zone of the Enders-Dolores, i Z.O.E. 2 - The 2nd Runner trailers: 1 | 2 | Official Konami site While the second Zone of the Enders PlayStation2 computer game has been on release for a while now, the final episodes of the Z.O.E. TV-series tie-in to the game have only recently been...Posted on March, 07 | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
February 24, 2004
Immortel French sci-fi feature film »
Immortel (ad vitam): Official site | Teaser (8.9M) | Trailer (35.3M) "In 2025, reporter Jill Bioskop nicknamed "La Femme Piège", writes her articles on a strange typewriter that makes them go back in time. Meanwhile her lover is assassinated" [Source: IMDB ] French release: March 24, 2004. This is the third film directed by Enki Bilal (also comic book and...Posted on February, 24 | Permalink | TrackBack (1)
February 10, 2004
Appleseed Japanese site »
[Babelfish translation:] ' GHOST IN THE SHELL/attack shell riot squad ': the original author of ' the apple seed ' Maki Noboru supervises (' bubble gum crisis ') ... as worldwide first 3D live animation perfection filming. In 2131, the near future, the human and the clone coexist in a planned ideal city. Film includes complex motion capture for...Posted on February, 10 | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
CASSHERN: Animé to sci-fi feature film »
UPDATE: Casshern feature film evolving site illustrates further impressive digital effects in full trailer Live action Casshern movie, a Japanese-Korean co-production, and adaptation of the Shinzo Ningen Casshern animated TV series, now with updated Apple Japan trailer online. | Official site. Incarnations: 1970s live action super hero programme 1973: 35 episode anime TV series. 1993: 4 episode anime OAV series...Posted on February, 10 | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
February 08, 2004
Innocence: Ghost in the Shell Japanese website »
Oshii Mamoru's hotly anticipated new anime: Innocence: Ghost in the Shell The Director continues to push the boundaries with beautifully fluid digital animation: Original (13.3M) | New! (35.6M) Lower bandwidth options on the site......Posted on February, 08 | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
