Articles – ZooScope

Jamie Creese
27th January 2023
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Ringing Bell. Dir. Masami Hata. Crunchyroll. 1978.

Ringing Bell. Dir. Masami Hata. Crunchyroll. 1978. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/4-1.jpg 1434 1080 Jamie Creese Jamie Creese https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0b90c6dfc5e45c0a290f59efe7383258?s=96&d=mm&r=g 27th January 2023 6th March 2023

FIGURE 1: A piece of promotional material for Ringing Bell. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQt8CqVPNC4&t=262s FIGURE 2: The film’s opening song, and the address that follows. “Wolf! Alright, I’ve decided to be your apprentice…

Olivia Westerdale
27th January 2023
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Nope. Dir. Jordan Peele. Universal Pictures. 2022

Nope. Dir. Jordan Peele. Universal Pictures. 2022 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/jja_0133_comp.1055-1.jpg 1000 699 Olivia Westerdale Olivia Westerdale https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e3d8d552266c170186d5bb0fff2d8569?s=96&d=mm&r=g 27th January 2023 6th March 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=In8fuzj3gck Figure 1 Jordan Peele’s latest film nope follows siblings OJ and Emerald Haywood in the aftermath of their father’s unexpected death. The siblings ‘We ain’t got no more problems’…

Isabella Peirson Smith
27th January 2023
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Hotel for Dogs. Dir. Thor Freudenthal. Dreamworks. 2009.

Hotel for Dogs. Dir. Thor Freudenthal. Dreamworks. 2009. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Isabella Peirson Smith Isabella Peirson Smith https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0180814f053da3afa6d18245ce876e8f?s=96&d=mm&r=g 27th January 2023 6th March 2023

Animals, a cutesy love story and the rise of underdogs… literally. What more could you want in a film? Well, ‘Hotel for Dogs’ (Thor Freudenthal/ 2009) covers a multitude of…

LPerek-Gokce1
26th January 2023
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The Banshees of Inisherin. Dir. Martin McDonagh. Searchlight Pictures. 2015

The Banshees of Inisherin. Dir. Martin McDonagh. Searchlight Pictures. 2015 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/TBI-POSTER-scaled.jpg 1707 2560 LPerek-Gokce1 LPerek-Gokce1 https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4f5c28c296763be91c3395454abb282e?s=96&d=mm&r=g 26th January 2023 6th March 2023

“Do you think God gives a damn about miniature donkeys, Colm?” “I fear he doesn’t. And I fear that’s where it’s all gone wrong.” Martin McDonagh’s, “The Banshees of Inisherin” (2022),…

Isabella Peirson Smith
23rd January 2023
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Paddington Bear. Dir. Paul King. S. 2014

Paddington Bear. Dir. Paul King. S. 2014 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Isabella Peirson Smith Isabella Peirson Smith https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0180814f053da3afa6d18245ce876e8f?s=96&d=mm&r=g 23rd January 2023 6th March 2023

https://youtu.be/nvb6tvZOYIo Paddington, directed by Paul King, captures the life of an orphaned bear who travels from Peru to London sponsored by his Aunt Lucy to seek a better life the…

LPerek-Gokce1
23rd January 2023
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The Little Prince. Dir. Mark Osborne. Paramount Pictures. 2015

The Little Prince. Dir. Mark Osborne. Paramount Pictures. 2015 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/TLP-poster-1.jpg 910 1236 LPerek-Gokce1 LPerek-Gokce1 https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4f5c28c296763be91c3395454abb282e?s=96&d=mm&r=g 23rd January 2023 6th March 2023

“One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to the eye.” In The Little Prince the depiction of foxes defies conventional animality as they generally symbolise…

Nuruleine Qadar
20th January 2023
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Anastasia. Dir. Don Bluth, Gary Goldman. 20th Century Fox. 1997.

Anastasia. Dir. Don Bluth, Gary Goldman. 20th Century Fox. 1997. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Cover-Anastasia.jpeg 1500 815 Nuruleine Qadar Nuruleine Qadar https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9c708398793b068e0307df252da0d115?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2023 6th March 2023

Oh great! A dog wants me to go to St. Petersburg.Anastasia. 1997. An adventure with strangers and a new puppy! Figure 2. Figure 1. Anya and Pooka. Twentieth Century Fox’s…

Abbie Whelan
20th January 2023
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The Future. Dir. Miranda July. Roadside Attractions (US). 2011

The Future. Dir. Miranda July. Roadside Attractions (US). 2011 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Abbie Whelan Abbie Whelan https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7eaa5dac51383ecfd68261bab7c81009?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2023 20th January 2023

Figure 1. The title of the film, The Future, is emblematic of the very thing the characters fear, what is the unknown. July certainly lets the cat out of the…

Carys O'Callaghan Goodley
20th January 2023
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Kedi. Dir. Ceyda Torun Oscilloscope Laboratories (2016)

Kedi. Dir. Ceyda Torun Oscilloscope Laboratories (2016) https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Sari.gif 500 374 Carys O'Callaghan Goodley Carys O'Callaghan Goodley https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8f06c5ff20705b2df814175ef3143da1?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2023 6th March 2023

Have you ever wondered what the everyday life of a street cat looks like? ‘Kedi’ is an observational documentary film that follows the stray cats of Istanbul through their daily…

Carmen Navarro Mateo
20th January 2023
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An American Tail. Dir. Don Bluth. Universal Pictures.1986

An American Tail. Dir. Don Bluth. Universal Pictures.1986 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/luna.png 1186 643 Carmen Navarro Mateo Carmen Navarro Mateo https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e90aca66d4b683eb69f38fbba354927d?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2023 6th March 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvZfEQ_pMdg Official trailer for An American Tail Fig.1 An American Tail poster by Drew Struzan. It comprises the American Dream spirit and the hopes of the immigrants An American Tail…