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Janet’s Animation Corner: Stuck In A Rut?

“Most mainstream American animation looks the same.” When I came across this quote by one Mr Todd VanDerWeff my instant reaction was to hit the defence button and activate the ‘affronted mode’.

May 11, 2016

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Janet’s Animation Corner: Spinning Gold

Any self-respecting How to Train Your Dragon junkie will already know that Netflix have re-opened the doors to the island of Berk with a brand new instalment of the spin off series,

July 17, 2015

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Janet’s Animation Corner: Listen Up

Home debuted last week and for a while I had been intrigued by the squishy looking purple alien Oh and his bright-eyed, luscious haired accomplice, Tip. So much so that I had

March 30, 2015

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Janet’s Animation Corner: Animated Awards

I tried. I tried hard not to make this yet another piece about Frozen but I just can’t seem to Let it Go. (See what I did there?) It started off with

February 2, 2015

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How To Train Your Dragon 2

Disputing Pixar’s dominance over animated films How To Train Your Dragon was hands down one of the most exciting and enjoyable family films in recent memory. With the first film’s success comes

November 17, 2014

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How To Train Your Dragon: Jay Baruchel

This week, one of the year’s most hotly anticipated sequels How To Train Your Dragon 2, finally flies into cinemas nationwide. Elaine Lipworth chatted to its star, Jay Baruchel who returns as the

July 7, 2014

Big Scream Cinema·Features

Films To Look Out For In 2014

Can this year’s crop of films hold its own against last year’s blockbusters? 2013 was a good year for the movie business … and judging by the cinematic gold that was being

January 8, 2014

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