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BOOK REVIEW
- Jul 13, 2018 Review: Lilian Munk Rösing, Pixar with Lacan: The Hysteric's Guide to Animation (2016) Jul 13, 2018
- Jun 22, 2018 Review: Bob Rehak, More Than Meets the Eye: Special Effects and the Fantastic Transmedia Franchise (2018) Jun 22, 2018
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CONFERENCE REVIEW
- Nov 23, 2018 Review: The Legacy of Watership Down: Animals, Adaptation, Animation Nov 23, 2018
- Oct 19, 2018 Review: Character as Character - Understanding and Appreciating People in Films Oct 19, 2018
- Sep 14, 2018 Review: Film as Film Today - On the Criticism and Theory of V. F. Perkins Sep 14, 2018
- Jun 29, 2018 Review: Society for Animation Studies (SAS) - 30th Annual Conference Jun 29, 2018
- Jun 1, 2018 Review: Animation and Public Engagement Symposium (APES) 2018 Jun 1, 2018
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EDITORIAL
- Feb 8, 2019 Laika and the Two Worlds: Deconstructing the Illusion of Stop-motion Animation Feb 8, 2019
- Feb 1, 2019 Fantastic German Fox: The National Identity of Reineke Fuchs (1937) Feb 1, 2019
- Jan 25, 2019 Fantasy and the Re-Animation of Othered Cultures Jan 25, 2019
- Jan 18, 2019 The Fantasy of Animated Documentary? Jan 18, 2019
- Jan 11, 2019 ‘Let’s do that again!’: How to reboot Shrek in 2018 Jan 11, 2019
- Dec 14, 2018 Documenting Fantasy: The case of the animated mockumentary The Last Dragon (2004) Dec 14, 2018
- Dec 7, 2018 ‘Wonderland Drama with added Kitchen Sink’: Electricity (2014) Dec 7, 2018
- Nov 30, 2018 Inventing Yourself: The Cinema of Robert Zemeckis Nov 30, 2018
- Nov 16, 2018 Reimagining the Hollywood Teen Movie: Animation, Fantasy, and Teenage Subjectivity Nov 16, 2018
- Nov 9, 2018 When Hobbits Go Bad: Ralph Bakshi the Fantasy Provocateur Nov 9, 2018
- Nov 2, 2018 Stitching Sound - How to Create Your Own Monster Soundtrack Nov 2, 2018
- Oct 5, 2018 Animation, Fantasy and the Disney/Pixar Dilemma Oct 5, 2018
- Sep 7, 2018 The Trouble with Reiniger? Sep 7, 2018
- Aug 24, 2018 Making is Thinking: Writing a Fantasy Screenplay for a (hoped-for) Animated Film Aug 24, 2018
- Aug 17, 2018 Fantastic Products: The Phantasmagorical Appeal of Animated Advertising Aug 17, 2018
- Aug 10, 2018 The Sounds of Silence (or, What Noises Do Animated Fantasies Make?) Aug 10, 2018
- Aug 3, 2018 The Success of Animated Fantasy and Science-Fiction Cinema Aug 3, 2018
- Jul 20, 2018 The Subversive Horror of Fantasy and Animation Jul 20, 2018
- Jul 6, 2018 Louis Armstrong’s Flying Head, Clothing as Food, and Renegade Angels: Queering Animation through Fantasy Jul 6, 2018
- May 24, 2018 What is Fantasy/Animation? May 24, 2018
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EVENT REVIEW
- Feb 15, 2019 Review: Sci-Fi Ball 25 Feb 15, 2019
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FILM REVIEW
- Jan 4, 2019 Review: Mary Poppins Returns (Rob Marshall, 2018) Jan 4, 2019
- Oct 26, 2018 Review: The House with a Clock in Its Walls (Eli Roth, 2018) Oct 26, 2018
- Oct 12, 2018 Review: Venom (Ruben Fleischer, 2018) Oct 12, 2018
- Aug 31, 2018 Review: Saving Christopher Robin - A Review of Two Winnie-the-Pooh Films Aug 31, 2018
- Jul 27, 2018 Review: Incredibles 2 (Brad Bird, 2018) Jul 27, 2018
- Jun 15, 2018 Review: Avengers: Infinity War (The Russo Brothers, 2018) Jun 15, 2018
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VIDEO ESSAY
- Sep 28, 2018 The Fantastical Sonic Ambience: Disney Creating Worlds With Music Sep 28, 2018
Since its launch back in 1994, the annual Sci-Fi Ball has become a highlight on the UK’s convention circuit, establishing itself as one of the south coast’s most high-profile and bustling an events (see right). Now in its 25th year and still going strong, this annual non-for-profit celebration (all funds are donated to Teenage Cancer Trust) of science-fiction across film, television, gaming and beyond attracts a roster of industry dignitary from the genre’s past, present and final frontier.