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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’…

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…

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…

Rosemary Sharpley
20th January 2023
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Annihilation. Dir. Alex Garland. Netflix. 2018.

Annihilation. Dir. Alex Garland. Netflix. 2018. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/image-12.jpeg 516 344 Rosemary Sharpley Rosemary Sharpley https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/db572b9b5728eec5b0a91ff6b424d332?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2023 6th March 2023

“It’s not destroying. It’s creating something new”. https://youtu.be/0m3cPEbwwhg Figure 1 – film trailer Annihilation, by definition, is something “Completely destroyed; nothingness, non-existence”, Yet Alex Garland’s 2018 film entirely rethinks what…

Nicholas Martin
20th January 2023
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Mr Popper’s Penguins. Dir. Mark Waters. 20th Century Fox. 2011.

Mr Popper’s Penguins. Dir. Mark Waters. 20th Century Fox. 2011. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Nicholas Martin Nicholas Martin https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0563358b299d4bd07e345bb573fcf914?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2023 6th March 2023

Figure One Jim Carrey and Penguins. It does not get any better. Think Beethoven but with Penguins. Try to spot the difference between the CGI penguins and the real ones.…

Grace Hogg
20th January 2023
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I’m Thinking of Ending Things. Dir. Charlie Kaufman. Netflix. 2020.

I’m Thinking of Ending Things. Dir. Charlie Kaufman. Netflix. 2020. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/car-outside.png 696 350 Grace Hogg Grace Hogg https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ef0788138d43a8082a04531b21ca1d78?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2023 20th March 2023

“There’s just something… ineffable. Profoundly, unutterably, unfixably wrong here.”

Sandra Agusti Capella
20th January 2023
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Big Miracle. Dir. Ken Kwapis. Universal Pictures. 2012.

Big Miracle. Dir. Ken Kwapis. Universal Pictures. 2012. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Captura-de-pantalla-2023-01-11-a-las-8.37.01-a.-m.-1.png 1291 639 Sandra Agusti Capella Sandra Agusti Capella https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f4da530297ccd1674ce0fbc6a0bccf09?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2023 6th March 2023

”And we ache for them cause they are so much like us”.Rachel Kramer. The film Big Miracle is a drama directed by Ken Kwapis and distributed by Universal Pictures in…

Katherine Milman
20th January 2023
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The Book of Life. Dir Jorge R. Gutierrez. 20th Century Fox. 2014

The Book of Life. Dir Jorge R. Gutierrez. 20th Century Fox. 2014 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/C447F8A2-435A-41C7-8456-D1575D82BA04.jpeg 1280 545 Katherine Milman Katherine Milman https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6158a3db270a3e2a357e213f176a9c15?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2023 6th March 2023

https://youtu.be/mP01tEMzt40 Figure 1: Film trailer “I’m allergic to dying!“-Pepe Rodriguez 20th Century Fox’s, 2014, animated feature film, The Book of Life, follows two best friends, Manolo and Joaquin, who are…