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  • Lois Jones
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The Simpsons Movie. Dir. David Silverman. 20th Century Fox. 2007.
The Simpsons Movie. Dir. David Silverman. 20th Century Fox. 2007. 150 150 Lois Jones

Why does everything I whip leave me?– Homer Simpson, The Simpsons Movie The Simpsons Movie – Spider-pig dressed up as Harry Plopper The Simpsons Movie is characterised by imprisonment vs…

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  • Ellie Parkinson
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Brother Bear. Dir. Aaron Blaise, Robert Walker. Walt Disney Pictures. 2003.
Brother Bear. Dir. Aaron Blaise, Robert Walker. Walt Disney Pictures. 2003. 150 150 Ellie Parkinson

Brother Bear works to trouble the relationship between humans and bears through destabilising the idea that bears are inherently threatening and monstrous. The children’s animation follows Kenai, a young human…

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  • Emerald Kenny
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Zootopia. Dir. Byron Howard and Rich Moore. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. 2016.
Zootopia. Dir. Byron Howard and Rich Moore. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. 2016. 150 150 Emerald Kenny

Dreams can be powerful things; and to Judy Hopps, no dream is greater than becoming Zootopia’s first rabbit police officer. After years of chasing her goal however, Judy discovers that…

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  • Emerald Kenny
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Zootopia. Dir. Byron Howard and Rich Moore. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. 2016.
Zootopia. Dir. Byron Howard and Rich Moore. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. 2016. 150 150 Emerald Kenny

Zootopia [1] presents a story about the first rabbit police officer teaming up with a fox confidence trickster to stop their city descending into anarchy. The film is a modern…

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  • Alison Madin
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The Wild. Dir. Steve ‘Spaz’ Williams. Buena Vista Pictures. 2006.
The Wild. Dir. Steve ‘Spaz’ Williams. Buena Vista Pictures. 2006. 150 150 Alison Madin

The Wild YouTube video of the film’s theatrical trailer: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE3mEgqqlCM> ‘Start spreading the newspaper.’ Disney’s 2006 animation, The Wild, by first-time director and ex-special effects artist Steve ‘Spaz’ Williams, is a family…

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  • Alison Madin
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The Wild. Dir. Steve ‘Spaz’ Williams. Buena Vista Pictures. 2006.
The Wild. Dir. Steve ‘Spaz’ Williams. Buena Vista Pictures. 2006. 150 150 Alison Madin

ZooScope ZOOM: The Wild  Above: ‘This isn’t Happiness’ – 07/04/2014 front cover illustration of The New Yorker by Peter DeSeve shows a vegetarian lion eating salad whilst looking distractedly at a…

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  • Emma Bragg
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Over the Hedge. Dir. Tim Johnson and Karey Kirkpatrick. DreamWorks. 2006.
Over the Hedge. Dir. Tim Johnson and Karey Kirkpatrick. DreamWorks. 2006. 150 150 Emma Bragg

After Verne, an anxious turtle, breaks through the boundary of the manicured hedge he enters a pristine garden on the periphery of a middle class suburbia. A far cry from…

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  • Bethany Havercroft
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My Dog Skip. Dir. Jay Russell. Warner Bros. 2000.
My Dog Skip. Dir. Jay Russell. Warner Bros. 2000. 150 150 Bethany Havercroft

My Dog Skip is a true story based on the early life of Willie Morris and his pet dog, Skip. The film is narrated by that of an older Willie…

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  • Christian Tuckell
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Earthlings. Dir. Shaun Monson. Nation Earth. 2005.
Earthlings. Dir. Shaun Monson. Nation Earth. 2005. 150 150 Christian Tuckell

Fig. 1 The original release poster for Earthlings, the film’s oft repeated challenge to the viewer to ‘make the connection’ features prominently alongside pictures of plants, animals and the evil emperor…

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  • Bethan Davies
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Doctor Dolittle. Dir. Richard Fleischer. 20th-Century Fox. 1967.
Doctor Dolittle. Dir. Richard Fleischer. 20th-Century Fox. 1967. 150 150 Bethan Davies

The genesis for Richard Fleischer’s 1967 film Doctor Dolittle came from Hugh Lofting’s successful chain of children’s books first published in 1920, and focuses on the character of a veterinarian named John…

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