Critics’ talk: an introduction to anime (for BFI at Home)
For BFI at Home, Ghibliotheque host and S&S contributor Michael Leader talks with three anime critics about what anime means to them.
To celebrate the launch of Japan 2020 Anime collection on BFI Player, along with Sight & Sound’s bumper Summer 2020 anime special issue, Ghibliotheque host Michael Leader meets with enthusiasts and experts to delve into the world of anime. Exploring the initial films that captured their imagination, the moments that defied expectation and what is most exciting about the industry today, this is for anyone looking to expand their perception of anime and what it represents to those who love it. Featuring Helen McCarthy, Kambole Campbell and Michiko Yamakawa.
The new issue of Sight and Sound
On the cover: Jane Schoenbrun talks genre, desire, remaking reality and building Camp Miasma. Inside: Nicolas Winding Refn and Dario Argento in conversation, at the movies with Salman Rushdie, David Ayer's The Heart of the Beast, the radical filmmaking of Sarah Maldoror, Lance Hammer on his new film Queen at Sea, Gregg Araki on I Want Your Sex, Georgia Oakley talks Sense and Sensibility, BFI London Film Festival preview and 24 years since its release, we revisit Ryan Gilbey's appraisal of 24 Hour Party People
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