Masters of their respective arts
Encounters with two very different geek icons today: Ray Harryhausen in person, and Harlan Ellison on film.
Posted on 25th June, 2008 at 10:00pm in media and tagged with animation, creature feature, documentary, Dreams with Sharp Teeth, Edinburgh International Film Festival, fighting demons, fighting skeletons, Harlan Ellison, Ray Harryhausen, sf, special effects, speculative fiction, stop-motion, writer.
So many films, so little time…
The Edinburgh International Film Festival opened it’s box office today, so I spent my lunch booking my summer holiday. 22 films, fairly miscellaneous – actually 18 films, two of their animated short film collections and two real-live people events…
Posted on 9th May, 2008 at 8:26pm in media and tagged with Bananaz, Dreams with Sharp Teeth, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Encounters at the End of the World, Faintheart, Fear(s) of the Dark, gratuitous Joss Whedon reference, Idiots and Angels, International Animation, McLaren Animation, Milky Way Liberation Front, Pixar rocks, Ray Harryhausen, Roger Deakins, Seamus McGarvey, Sleep Dealer, Standard Operating Procedure, Stone of Destiny, Strange Girls, The Bride Wore Black, The Fall, The Song of Sparrows, The Surprise Movie, Tiramisu, WALL-E, Warsaw Dark, yay!.