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The year is 1964 and Beatlemania is in full swing. The biggest band on the planet are about to make their big screen debut. The film is A Hard Day’s Night, a seminal piece of filmmaking that shows The Beatles as they’ve never been seen before.
To celebrate its 50th Anniversary the film will be presented in a new 4k digital restoration approved by director Richard Lester, with three audio options - a monoaural soundtrack in addition to newly created stereo and 5.1 surround mixes supervised by sound producer Giles Martin and engineer Sam Okell at Abbey Road Studios. The film will be in cinemas, on-demand and available to download from 4 July, followed by a special edition Blu-ray and two-disc DVD release on 21 July 2014, courtesy of Second Sight Films.
A Hard Day’s Night will have an Extended Run at BFI Southbank...
The year is 1964 and Beatlemania is in full swing. The biggest band on the planet are about to make their big screen debut. The film is A Hard Day’s Night, a seminal piece of filmmaking that shows The Beatles as they’ve never been seen before.
To celebrate its 50th Anniversary the film will be presented in a new 4k digital restoration approved by director Richard Lester, with three audio options - a monoaural soundtrack in addition to newly created stereo and 5.1 surround mixes supervised by sound producer Giles Martin and engineer Sam Okell at Abbey Road Studios. The film will be in cinemas, on-demand and available to download from 4 July, followed by a special edition Blu-ray and two-disc DVD release on 21 July 2014, courtesy of Second Sight Films.
A Hard Day’s Night will have an Extended Run at BFI Southbank...
- 7/2/2014
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
News Ryan Lambie 13 Mar 2014 - 15:03
A stop-motion film by Terry Gilliam? The director's exclusively revealed that the makers of Coraline have approached about making one...
"The whole point of animation to me is to tell a story, make a joke, express an idea," director Terry Gilliam once said on the 1974 TV programme, Bob Godfrey's Do -It-Yourself Animation Show. "Whatever works is the thing to use."
Once he started directing live-action feature films with Monty Python And The Holy Grail (which he co-directed with Terry Jones) in 1975, Gilliam put aside the wonderfully creative cut-out animations that appeared in shorts like Storytime (1968) and Miracle Of Flight (1974), not to mention the surreal moments he brought to the TV series Do Not Adjust Your Set and Monty Python's Flying Circus.
For Gilliam, live-action became "the thing to use" for much of his feature directing career. But wouldn't it be great if he one day returned to animation,...
A stop-motion film by Terry Gilliam? The director's exclusively revealed that the makers of Coraline have approached about making one...
"The whole point of animation to me is to tell a story, make a joke, express an idea," director Terry Gilliam once said on the 1974 TV programme, Bob Godfrey's Do -It-Yourself Animation Show. "Whatever works is the thing to use."
Once he started directing live-action feature films with Monty Python And The Holy Grail (which he co-directed with Terry Jones) in 1975, Gilliam put aside the wonderfully creative cut-out animations that appeared in shorts like Storytime (1968) and Miracle Of Flight (1974), not to mention the surreal moments he brought to the TV series Do Not Adjust Your Set and Monty Python's Flying Circus.
For Gilliam, live-action became "the thing to use" for much of his feature directing career. But wouldn't it be great if he one day returned to animation,...
- 3/13/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
My father, Richard Taylor, who has died aged 84, was one of the founders of the postwar UK animation industry. In the 1970s he made the children's series Crystal Tipps and Alistair, but he was best known for his series of public information films including Charley Says, featuring a nameless boy and his much wiser cat Charley, voiced by Kenny Everett. Charley would explain to us how dangerous matches and strangers could be. The films were all made directly under an animation rostrum camera using a cut-out technique. In the 1980s he made Muzzy in Gondoland, a language-teaching video which is still in use today.
The son of Horace Taylor, the noted poster designer of the 1920s, Pa was born in Hampstead Garden Suburb and went to University College school in London. While studying Classics at Oxford University he met Jean, whom he married in 1953. After graduating, he joined the animation studio Larkins,...
The son of Horace Taylor, the noted poster designer of the 1920s, Pa was born in Hampstead Garden Suburb and went to University College school in London. While studying Classics at Oxford University he met Jean, whom he married in 1953. After graduating, he joined the animation studio Larkins,...
- 12/13/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
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Bradford Animation Festival
There's everything from CGI insects to lo-fi zombies on the screen at this inclusive event, which gives you features and shorts, for and by all ages, plus a dedicated gaming section. But there are also real, live people to recommend. Adam Buxton talks to anarchic image-mangler Cyriak, Steve Bell pays tribute to Roobarb creator Bob Godfrey, multi-disciplinary genius Dave McKean gives a masterclass, and stop-motion heroes Adam Elliot (of Mary And Max) and Lee "Claycat" Hardcastle are also here to talk about the finer points of plasticine.
National Media Museum, Tue to 16 Nov
Cinecity Brighton Film Festival
After 11 years, this festival knows what its citizens want: all things new and/or slightly leftfield. You'll get the hottest upcoming British and Us movies, led by Alexander Payne's latest,...
Bradford Animation Festival
There's everything from CGI insects to lo-fi zombies on the screen at this inclusive event, which gives you features and shorts, for and by all ages, plus a dedicated gaming section. But there are also real, live people to recommend. Adam Buxton talks to anarchic image-mangler Cyriak, Steve Bell pays tribute to Roobarb creator Bob Godfrey, multi-disciplinary genius Dave McKean gives a masterclass, and stop-motion heroes Adam Elliot (of Mary And Max) and Lee "Claycat" Hardcastle are also here to talk about the finer points of plasticine.
National Media Museum, Tue to 16 Nov
Cinecity Brighton Film Festival
After 11 years, this festival knows what its citizens want: all things new and/or slightly leftfield. You'll get the hottest upcoming British and Us movies, led by Alexander Payne's latest,...
- 11/9/2013
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Animation director on the Beatles film Yellow Submarine
The animation director Jack Stokes, who has died aged 92, had an energetic career that lasted more than 50 years, of which the highlight was his work on the Beatles' groundbreaking animated feature film Yellow Submarine (1968).
Jack's connection with the Fab Four was first established in 1965, when the London animation studio Tvc was commissioned to produce an animated television series The Beatles. It was a great ratings success in the Us, although it was never shown in the UK. Made to the typical standards of TV cartoons at that time, it showed no hint of what was to come with the feature film.
He was contacted by the Beatles again to do the animated titles and inserts on their Magical Mystery Tour film, which aired on the BBC on Boxing Day 1967. The following year came Yellow Submarine: there was barely a script to work from,...
The animation director Jack Stokes, who has died aged 92, had an energetic career that lasted more than 50 years, of which the highlight was his work on the Beatles' groundbreaking animated feature film Yellow Submarine (1968).
Jack's connection with the Fab Four was first established in 1965, when the London animation studio Tvc was commissioned to produce an animated television series The Beatles. It was a great ratings success in the Us, although it was never shown in the UK. Made to the typical standards of TV cartoons at that time, it showed no hint of what was to come with the feature film.
He was contacted by the Beatles again to do the animated titles and inserts on their Magical Mystery Tour film, which aired on the BBC on Boxing Day 1967. The following year came Yellow Submarine: there was barely a script to work from,...
- 3/28/2013
- by Roger Mainwood
- The Guardian - Film News
Feature Mark Pickavance 26 Feb 2013 - 15:09
Mark Pickavance remembers one of his personal heroes, the creator of Roobarb, Henry's Cat and much, much more, UK animator Bob Godfrey...
It was with great sadness that I read this week of the passing of a stalwart of British animation and utterly unique personality, Bob Godfrey.
There was a time thirty years ago when I knew Bob quite well, as he was one of my animation lecturers, and by far the most entertaining of the bunch. He had a special way at looking at whatever was created and seeing something in it that others entirely missed, usually in a decidedly subversive way. That contrasted heavily with those others who taught me at the time, the majority of who had some social-political axe to grind. Bob was overtly uncomplicated, and not remotely interested in the subtle context or pushing any agenda.
What was marvellous...
Mark Pickavance remembers one of his personal heroes, the creator of Roobarb, Henry's Cat and much, much more, UK animator Bob Godfrey...
It was with great sadness that I read this week of the passing of a stalwart of British animation and utterly unique personality, Bob Godfrey.
There was a time thirty years ago when I knew Bob quite well, as he was one of my animation lecturers, and by far the most entertaining of the bunch. He had a special way at looking at whatever was created and seeing something in it that others entirely missed, usually in a decidedly subversive way. That contrasted heavily with those others who taught me at the time, the majority of who had some social-political axe to grind. Bob was overtly uncomplicated, and not remotely interested in the subtle context or pushing any agenda.
What was marvellous...
- 2/26/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
When I was growing up, my family lived a couple of hundred yards from Bob Godfrey and his family. His daughter Julia was a year younger than me at Brooklands primary school in Blackheath, south-east London.
When you are a nine-year-old boy, you are unaware of the particular skills and abilities of your schoolfriends' fathers, but we all knew that Mr Godfrey owned a 1920s primrose-yellow Rolls-Royce. In those days, people still "ran the engine" weekly if they were not driving the car regularly. This kind and laidback man allowed me not only to sit in his Rolls-Royce, but moreover let me rev the engine, both with the foot accelerator and the hand throttle of the only Rolls in which I have ever been sat. With four daughters in the family, the Roller was eventually exchanged for a Vw camper van.
All the kids from our estate were used in...
When you are a nine-year-old boy, you are unaware of the particular skills and abilities of your schoolfriends' fathers, but we all knew that Mr Godfrey owned a 1920s primrose-yellow Rolls-Royce. In those days, people still "ran the engine" weekly if they were not driving the car regularly. This kind and laidback man allowed me not only to sit in his Rolls-Royce, but moreover let me rev the engine, both with the foot accelerator and the hand throttle of the only Rolls in which I have ever been sat. With four daughters in the family, the Roller was eventually exchanged for a Vw camper van.
All the kids from our estate were used in...
- 2/25/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
The godfather of British animation, celebrated for his short films and the children's TV series Roobarb, has died aged 91
Roobarb, When Custard Got Too Near The Bone
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It's a sad coincidence to lose the great animator Bob Godfrey a week after the death of Richard Briers, the man who gave a voice to Roobarb. It was perfect after-school viewing for a generation of 70s kids (and parents) – a great riff on that classic cartoon set-up: a dog and a cat. With its famous wobbly lines and shimmering felt-tip backgrounds, Roobarb had a deceptive charm, set in a world that almost felt like it could have stepped out of a school art class; but of course, it took a master animator to make it look so simple.
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"Always have someone chasing someone else.
Roobarb, When Custard Got Too Near The Bone
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It's a sad coincidence to lose the great animator Bob Godfrey a week after the death of Richard Briers, the man who gave a voice to Roobarb. It was perfect after-school viewing for a generation of 70s kids (and parents) – a great riff on that classic cartoon set-up: a dog and a cat. With its famous wobbly lines and shimmering felt-tip backgrounds, Roobarb had a deceptive charm, set in a world that almost felt like it could have stepped out of a school art class; but of course, it took a master animator to make it look so simple.
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"Always have someone chasing someone else.
- 2/23/2013
- by Richard Vine
- The Guardian - Film News
Britain’s first Oscar-winning animator Bob Godfrey, whose work ranged from the children’s TV cartoon Roobarb and the BAFTA-winning Henry’s Cat to mock-erotic films like Kama Sutra Rides Again, died Thursday at the age of 91. Born in Australia (née Roland Frederick Godfrey), he was educated in England where he began his career as a graphic artist in the 1930s. During World War II he served in the Royal Marines and afterward seized an opportunity to work in animation that eventually lead to a collaborative animated film produced in 1952 at a cost of £10 and entitled The Big Parade. Godfrey’s crew — Jeff Hale, Keith Learner, and later Nancy Hanna and Vera Linnecar — decided to set up their own studio, making some of the first commercials for ITV. The Guardian described him as the godfather of British animation. In addition to winning the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film for his 1975 musical comedy Great,...
- 2/23/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Animator of Henry's Cat and Roobarb, he won an Oscar for his short film Great
Bob Godfrey, who has died aged 91, was the godfather of British animation, celebrated for short films including the initially banned Kama Sutra Rides Again (1972) and the Oscar-winning Great (1975) as well as his children's TV series Roobarb (1974), narrated by Richard Briers, and the Bafta-winning Henry's Cat (1982-93), narrated by Bob. His seemingly simple drawings drew their strength from posture and gesture and his constant innovations in style were the result of shoestring budgets. He was in every way a true amateur film-maker who produced, directed, animated, acted in and did the voiceovers for his films. His influence on leading animators cannot be overestimated: Richard Williams (Who Framed Roger Rabbit) worked in his basement; Terry Gilliam made his Monty Python animations overnight in Bob's studio, as he could not afford his own place; and Nick Park credits The Do-It-Yourself Animation Show,...
Bob Godfrey, who has died aged 91, was the godfather of British animation, celebrated for short films including the initially banned Kama Sutra Rides Again (1972) and the Oscar-winning Great (1975) as well as his children's TV series Roobarb (1974), narrated by Richard Briers, and the Bafta-winning Henry's Cat (1982-93), narrated by Bob. His seemingly simple drawings drew their strength from posture and gesture and his constant innovations in style were the result of shoestring budgets. He was in every way a true amateur film-maker who produced, directed, animated, acted in and did the voiceovers for his films. His influence on leading animators cannot be overestimated: Richard Williams (Who Framed Roger Rabbit) worked in his basement; Terry Gilliam made his Monty Python animations overnight in Bob's studio, as he could not afford his own place; and Nick Park credits The Do-It-Yourself Animation Show,...
- 2/23/2013
- by Stan Hayward
- The Guardian - Film News
I met Bob Godfrey in 1952 when I joined the William Larkin studio in Mayfair. To relieve the boredom of the industrial instructional films we were making, Bob and I started working on cartoon films in his basement in Tufnell Park, north London. In 1955 we left Larkin's and started Biographic Films, specifically to make commercials for ITV. We had the first cartoon commercial on the first night of ITV in September 1955.
For Courage Ales we made a series of live-action ads parodying silent cinema. The commercials, complete with title cards, followed the adventures of a villain, a lady and a dashing hero – the last played by Bob himself. They typically ended with the rescued damsel telling the hero to claim his reward: he always chose the ale. We filmed one behind King's Cross station and another in Bognor Regis; I was left with the equipment when the tide came in.
We...
For Courage Ales we made a series of live-action ads parodying silent cinema. The commercials, complete with title cards, followed the adventures of a villain, a lady and a dashing hero – the last played by Bob himself. They typically ended with the rescued damsel telling the hero to claim his reward: he always chose the ale. We filmed one behind King's Cross station and another in Bognor Regis; I was left with the equipment when the tide came in.
We...
- 2/22/2013
- by Keith Learner
- The Guardian - Film News
Animator Bob Godfrey has died at the age of 91.
His family confirmed the news of his passing today (February 22).
Godfrey was best known for drawing Roobarb and Henry's Cat, but also won an Academy Award for 1975 short film Great.
The film won a BAFTA too, and Godfrey won another British Academy prize for his cartoon Henry 9 To 5. He was also awarded an MBE in 1986.
Roobarb, which was created by Grange Calveley, was narrated by actor Richard Briers, who died earlier this week at the age of 79.
Co-Owner and Creative Director of Aardman Animations Peter Lord wrote on Twitter: "Ah! Dear old Bob Godfrey is no more.
"A great influence and inspiration to me and my generation of animators. Also a lovely bloke."
Watch the first episode of Henry's Cat below:...
His family confirmed the news of his passing today (February 22).
Godfrey was best known for drawing Roobarb and Henry's Cat, but also won an Academy Award for 1975 short film Great.
The film won a BAFTA too, and Godfrey won another British Academy prize for his cartoon Henry 9 To 5. He was also awarded an MBE in 1986.
Roobarb, which was created by Grange Calveley, was narrated by actor Richard Briers, who died earlier this week at the age of 79.
Co-Owner and Creative Director of Aardman Animations Peter Lord wrote on Twitter: "Ah! Dear old Bob Godfrey is no more.
"A great influence and inspiration to me and my generation of animators. Also a lovely bloke."
Watch the first episode of Henry's Cat below:...
- 2/22/2013
- Digital Spy
Bob Godfrey, the so-called Godfather of British animation, died has died at 91, BBC News reports. No cause of death was disclosed. Godfrey was nominated for four Oscars for his animated shorts over the course of his career, winning one in 1975 for "Great," a 25-minute, humorous animated film about the life of civil engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel. He was the first British animator to receive an Oscar. He is best known, however, for his work on a series of beloved children's TV cartoons such as "Roobarb "(1974), which explored a rivalry between...
- 2/22/2013
- by Brent Lang
- The Wrap
My DVD of Just Like a Woman (1967), pre-ordered months earlier and delayed because it was in the same order as The Devils (1971), arrived two days after its director, Robert Fuest, died. Come to think of it, I think Ken Russell was still alive when I ordered The Devils. An obituary double feature.
Above: Career best performance. Career worst hair.
I was very keen to see Just Like a Woman, Fuest’s first feature, even though I wasn’t expecting it to be particularly good. I had an idea it was a swinging London sex comedy, not the kind of material he was associated with. For that, you’d have to look at his art-deco grand guignol comedies The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) and its sequel from the following year, Dr. Phibes Rises Again, and also at his pop-art masterpiece, The Final Programme (1973). Michael Moorcock, original author of the novel that one derived from,...
Above: Career best performance. Career worst hair.
I was very keen to see Just Like a Woman, Fuest’s first feature, even though I wasn’t expecting it to be particularly good. I had an idea it was a swinging London sex comedy, not the kind of material he was associated with. For that, you’d have to look at his art-deco grand guignol comedies The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) and its sequel from the following year, Dr. Phibes Rises Again, and also at his pop-art masterpiece, The Final Programme (1973). Michael Moorcock, original author of the novel that one derived from,...
- 4/12/2012
- MUBI
I was checking out the website Dangerous Minds earlier this week and I found this interesting clip taken from an episode of Bob Godfrey's Do-It-Yourself Animation Show, which first aired on British television back in 1974. The video is of a very young Terry Gilliam breaking down the techniques he employed as an animator on Monty Python's Flying Circus, a style of animation known as "cut-out." You can check out the full 14-minute clip below this article.
It's a nice little tutorial and the ever mirthful Gilliam in the years before he became one of cinema's most unique visionary directors makes an excellent instructor. Host Bob Godfrey sits in on the proceedings. Meanwhile, Gilliam's demonstration is intercut with clips of his animated segments from Flying Circus [...]...
It's a nice little tutorial and the ever mirthful Gilliam in the years before he became one of cinema's most unique visionary directors makes an excellent instructor. Host Bob Godfrey sits in on the proceedings. Meanwhile, Gilliam's demonstration is intercut with clips of his animated segments from Flying Circus [...]...
- 8/18/2011
- by Robert Morgan
- Geeks of Doom
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