Cats – ZooScope

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…

Caitlin Rooney
19th January 2023
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Garfield. Dir. Peter Hewitt. 20th Century Fox. 2004.

Garfield. Dir. Peter Hewitt. 20th Century Fox. 2004. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Picture6-2.jpg 659 332 Caitlin Rooney Caitlin Rooney https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0522888decf77958534d8de15b4f3aa7?s=96&d=mm&r=g 19th January 2023 19th January 2023

This 2004 family comedy revolves around Garfield, a lazy, lasagna-loving cat who has the perfect life with his owner, Jon. Accustomed to luxury treatment, lavish meals and relying on his…

Seohyeon Kim
11th January 2023
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Lady Macbeth. Dir. William Oldroyd. Altitude Film Distribution. 2016.

Lady Macbeth. Dir. William Oldroyd. Altitude Film Distribution. 2016. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cover-image-1.jpg 640 280 Seohyeon Kim Seohyeon Kim https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3bb4c8fcabc969d60355ce5138c77864?s=96&d=mm&r=g 11th January 2023 16th January 2023

Lady Macbeth depicts the journey of Katherine, pursuing her desire after she meets a black servant Sebastian, during her life under patriarchal oppression from her husband Alexander and his father…

Beth Goodwin
1st January 2023
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Shrek 2. Dir. Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, Conrad Vernon. DreamWorks Pictures. 2004.

Shrek 2. Dir. Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, Conrad Vernon. DreamWorks Pictures. 2004. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/0_PUSS-IN-BOOTS-2.jpg 615 614 Beth Goodwin Beth Goodwin https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d3c0b8c21336086f08c469d1966bed3f?s=96&d=mm&r=g 1st January 2023 1st January 2023

DreamWorks Pictures reintroduces us to some familiar faces from fairy tales – with a comedic twist! The world of Far Far Away parodies and subverts traditional ideas of what a ‘happily…

Daniel Orechoff
3rd February 2022
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Bolt. Dir. Chris Williams, Byron Howard. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. 2008.

Bolt. Dir. Chris Williams, Byron Howard. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. 2008. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/disney-bolt.jpeg 1823 711 Daniel Orechoff Daniel Orechoff https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/79f5e1eb15efebff5eab0b7d40096af2?s=96&d=mm&r=g 3rd February 2022 3rd February 2022

Figure 1: Bolt Film Poster Disney’s 2008 feature, Bolt, follows the television star pup who believes that, through the meticulous production of the show, he has super-powers and faces an…

Ben Cole
20th January 2022
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Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!. Dir. By. Peter Lord. Columbia Pictures. 2012.

Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!. Dir. By. Peter Lord. Columbia Pictures. 2012. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Ben Cole Ben Cole https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8b56010303c3bc561a8eca6b871dd8bb?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2022 12th April 2022

Figure 1-The Pirate Captain and his dodo comrade Polly embrace Charles Darwin. Aardman never shy away from the ludicrous. So when a crew of incompetent pirates endeavour for protagonist The…

Alexandrea Bilton
12th January 2022
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Paulie. Dir. John Roberts. Dreamworks Pictures. 1998

Paulie. Dir. John Roberts. Dreamworks Pictures. 1998 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/p20966_p_v10_ab.jpg 1536 2048 Alexandrea Bilton Alexandrea Bilton https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/487cecc7512af334276b120dd18c712f?s=96&d=mm&r=g 12th January 2022 17th January 2022

Paulie is a blue crowned conure, trapped in a small cage within a Research Institute. When he befriends Misha the janitor, Misha realises that Paulie can do more than talk-…

Maria Stoll
21st January 2021
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A Whisker Away. Dir. Junichi Sato & Tomotaka Shibayama. Studio Colorido, Netflix. 2020.

A Whisker Away. Dir. Junichi Sato & Tomotaka Shibayama. Studio Colorido, Netflix. 2020. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Maria Stoll Maria Stoll https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/944aebce85e3a13fc78acbde18552e15?s=96&d=mm&r=g 21st January 2021 17th March 2022

In their 2020 film A Whisker Away, Junichi Sato and Tomotaka Shibayama explore the story of 14-year-old Miyo Sasaki, who transforms into a cat with the help of a Noh…

Olivia Calverley
15th January 2021
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Willard. Dir. Glen Morgan. New Line Cinema. 2003.

Willard. Dir. Glen Morgan. New Line Cinema. 2003. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Olivia Calverley Olivia Calverley https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/45b491841825469ba3dc7d0e398ab7ba?s=96&d=mm&r=g 15th January 2021 25th May 2021

Glen Morgan’s disturbing horror film Willard portrays the life of social misfit Willard Stiles (played by Crispin Glover), and a colony of trained rats who live in the basement of…