♦ Ernest and Celestine. The trip to Charabie*** by Jean-Christophe Roger and Julien Chheng French animated film, 1 h 19, from 5 years old ” It’s this way and only this way ! » In Charabie, native land of the bear Ernest, we do not discuss too much the ukases of the judge who rules […]
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“My father’s dragon”, the courage to accept his fears
My Father’s Dragon ** by Nora Twomey Franco-Irish animated film, 1 h 43, on Netflix The Irish studios of Cartoon Saloon have established themselves for a little over ten years as one of the jewels of European animation. With My Father’s Dragonthey continue to dig a fertile furrow that has yielded wonders such as The […]
Michel Ocelot: “Learning to disobey bad orders”
The cross : Your new film, a collection of three mischievous and profound tales, in theaters this Wednesday, October 19, gives pride of place to intergenerational conflicts, and more particularly between parents and children. Why ? Michael Ocelot: I’m embarrassed because I didn’t do it on purpose… I realized it afterwards. For the first story, […]
“The Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess” by Michel Ocelot: three tales for fun
The Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess ***by Michel OcelotFranco-Belgian animated film, 1 h 23 The siren sounds. It’s time for a lunch break on a construction site. An elegant and beautiful young woman in work overalls, a chic scarf and mismatched earrings, stands in front of workers, in Chinese shadows, who are asking for […]
“On the other side of the sky”: the chimney sweep and the creature with a big heart
If cinema is a school of life, On the other side of the sky is a good textbook. It is not Lubicchi who will say the opposite. The young boy, barely 10 years old and tall as three apples, unfortunately left the classrooms. When his father died, he joined the ranks of the chimney sweeps […]
Our review of Buzz Lightyear: Toy Story’s cosmonaut flies on his own
Buzz Lightyear, accompanied by a very resourceful robot cat, but also a band of broken arms, spends his time coming up against harsh reality. PIXAR/The Walt Disney Company France REVIEW – Director Angus MacLane and Pixar take on cowboy sidekick Woody in Toy Story and invent a flamboyant destiny for him. An animated film worthy […]
Colin Cantwell, the man who designed Star Wars’ X-Wing and TIE-Fighter, dies at 90
DISAPPEARANCE – Architect, engineer, writer… His multiple skills enabled him to produce great special effects for the films of Steven Spielberg, Stanley Kubrick and George Lucas, after a stint at NASA in the 1960s. The galaxy is in mourning. Colin Cantwell, American designer of the iconic spaceships of the saga Star Warsdied on May 21 […]
Spiders, snakes, bats… These works that rehabilitate unloved animals
Make a bat nest box, draw a spider, learn to distinguish a dog from a wolf… Here are some of the activities offered in the first issue of the magazine The Unloved. This virtual publication, available free of charge on the website www.lesmalaimes.fr, has set itself the objective of coming to the aid of “pariah” […]
“Princess Dragon”, a touching tale about the strength of friendship
Princess Dragon *** by Jean-Jacques Denis and Anthony Roux, 1:14 a.m. Once upon a time there were two little girls, Hair and Princess, that everything separated but that fate ended up reuniting. After making a pact with a witch, a dragon inherited three eggs. Out of the last one came Hair, a strange human capable […]
Ron unlocks, a digital friend who wants you well
CRITICAL – The British studio Locksmith animation delivers an uplifting and deeper-than-first animated film about the ubiquity of small, connected robots that threaten to make children’s lives selfish and lonely. Ron unlocks, which leaves opportunely on the eve of the All Saints’ Day holidays, turns out to be a nice surprise! Funny, rhythmic, beautifully animated, […]