Bat(s) – ZooScope

Eve Pullen
3rd February 2022
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Taxidermia (György Pálfi, 2006, Amor Far Filmproduktion).

Taxidermia (György Pálfi, 2006, Amor Far Filmproduktion). https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/MV5BMjU2MzEwODYzMF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMjkzMjg3Mg@@._V1_.jpg 700 302 Eve Pullen Eve Pullen https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2133cf72579aeb6819144699f7ac12f5?s=96&d=mm&r=g 3rd February 2022 3rd February 2022

Hungarian cinema leaves us feeling stuffed! Figure A – Lajoska Balatony surrounded by stuffed animals. Taxidermia (György Pálfi, 2006, Amor Far Filmproduktion). Pálfi’s 2006 body horror Taxidermia, follows the story…

Drew Carlin
8th January 2022
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Batman Begins. Dir. Christopher Nolan. Warner Bros. 2005.

Batman Begins. Dir. Christopher Nolan. Warner Bros. 2005. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Drew Carlin Drew Carlin https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/add7394820c50e7c16d476a3ef4d2f2b?s=96&d=mm&r=g 8th January 2022 8th January 2022

Why does Batman dress like a bat? In the words of Batman himself, “bats frighten me. It’s time my enemies shared my dread.” In Batman Begins, the boundaries between human…

Daniel Tesdale
9th June 2020
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Cujo. Dir. Lewis Teague, Warner Bros. pictures. 1983.

Cujo. Dir. Lewis Teague, Warner Bros. pictures. 1983. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Daniel Tesdale Daniel Tesdale https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2e0eaf9967c4e0401b9cdd1fae603799?s=96&d=mm&r=g 9th June 2020 25th May 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0k21yeVMbM St. Bernards. Aren’t they adorable? Slobbering bundles of joy that get up to all sorts of mischief. This loveable breed of dog has certainly enjoyed its share of the…

Ethan Clawson
15th January 2019
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King Kong. Dir. Peter Jackson. Universal Pictures. 2005.

King Kong. Dir. Peter Jackson. Universal Pictures. 2005. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Ethan Clawson Ethan Clawson https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/93490b288a1b1e664977ace6b0c2bd9f?s=96&d=mm&r=g 15th January 2019 25th May 2021

King Kong is the modern remake of the 1933 classic, which follows Carl Denham (Jack Black) in his attempts to film a movie by coercing his cast and crew into following…

Grace Young
12th January 2019
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Jumanji. Dir. Joe Johnson . TriStar Pictures . 1996.

Jumanji. Dir. Joe Johnson . TriStar Pictures . 1996. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Grace Young Grace Young https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/33b2f4586e946c9ec5b10c3bbf98c5fd?s=96&d=mm&r=g 12th January 2019 25th May 2021

Ever felt like your life was just one long game, and everything to happen was caused by the roll of a dice? No? Well try living 26 years inside Jumanji,…

Robert McKay
20th May 2018
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Shrek 2. Dir. Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, and Conrad Vernon. DreamWorks. 2004.

Shrek 2. Dir. Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, and Conrad Vernon. DreamWorks. 2004. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Robert McKay Robert McKay https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b4fde2e23d895b59c54f7429f3872b94?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th May 2018 8th March 2023

The second film in the Shrek franchise, Shrek 2 focuses on a pair of ogres, Shrek and Fiona, and their life as newlyweds: it’s time to meet the in-laws. Fiona’s human parents,…

Alison Madin
22nd January 2017
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The Neverending Story. Dir. Wolfgang Petersen. Neue Constantin Film, Warner Bros. Pictures. 1984.

The Neverending Story. Dir. Wolfgang Petersen. Neue Constantin Film, Warner Bros. Pictures. 1984. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Alison Madin Alison Madin https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/447e7cc9422d72365a90ac4319077df1?s=96&d=mm&r=g 22nd January 2017 25th May 2021

ZooScope ZOOM: The Neverending Story ‘The animal is distinct, and can never be confused with man. Thus, a power is ascribed to the animal, comparable with human power but never coinciding…

Eleanor Haigh
16th January 2017
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Two Brothers . Dir. Jean-Jacques Annaud. Universal Studios. 2004.

Two Brothers . Dir. Jean-Jacques Annaud. Universal Studios. 2004. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Eleanor Haigh Eleanor Haigh https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/cd10dbc37137841802ab9bc5c9b486d5?s=96&d=mm&r=g 16th January 2017 25th May 2021

ean-Jacques Annaud transports us to the richly beautiful Cambodian jungle in the early 1920s , where two tiger cubs, Sangha and Kumal, are born to their stable and loving family…

Casey Mackins
16th January 2017
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Beauty and the Beast . Dir. Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise. Buena Vista Pictures. 1991.

Beauty and the Beast . Dir. Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise. Buena Vista Pictures. 1991. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Casey Mackins Casey Mackins https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a94f6aef79298723d03ad423768e6fa8?s=96&d=mm&r=g 16th January 2017 25th May 2021

Beauty and the Beast, Disney’s early 90s offering follows the protagonist Belle, a clever and beautiful woman. Frustrated at her small town life, she hungers for adventure. She rejects the…

Casey Mackins
15th January 2017
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Beauty and the Beast . Dir. Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise. Buena Vista Pictures. 1991.

Beauty and the Beast . Dir. Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise. Buena Vista Pictures. 1991. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Casey Mackins Casey Mackins https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a94f6aef79298723d03ad423768e6fa8?s=96&d=mm&r=g 15th January 2017 25th May 2021

Ostensibly, the transformation of a dog into a footstool in Beauty and the Beast operates as a humorous pun.[1] Visually, it works: Sultan in footstool form is around the right size, his tassels…