Michael Leader

Films, etc. | Writer, host, curator | Podcasts, books + screenings as @Ghibliotheque | Prev: BBC Inside Cinema, Film4 | he/him

[Michael Leader @MichaelJLeader]

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[Michael Leader @MichaelJLeader]

I want to write a book about this. Such a widespread phenomenon across pop culture.

[TheSonicNinja @Sonicninj]

Modern SpongeBob and Star Wars make for really good case studies of the downsides of "hiring fans" that grew up with the source material
The og creators often had many different influences that went into the work but now the new guys only take from the work itself and thats it

[Michael Leader @MichaelJLeader]

@SecondRunDVD Pre-ordered! Excellent work!

[Michael Leader @MichaelJLeader]

Major!

[Second Run @SecondRunDVD]

NEW RELEASE: JIŘÍ TRNKA: PUPPET MASTER
OLD CZECH LEGENDS / THE CZECH YEAR - Limited Slipcase Edition 2-disc Blu-ray Set on 27 July.
Available exclusively to pre-order at our webstore NOW
https://t.co/zVf5qlF3SY

[Empire @empiremagazine]

This month’s news section takes aim at Brad Bird’s long-awaited Ray Gunn; goes to the beach with the surviving members of Monty Python; straps in for Teenage Sex And Death At Camp Miasma with director Jane Schoenbrun; and much more.

Read more: https://t.co/sgHUqx8Chs

[Paul Weedon @paulweeedon]

Honoured to have my massive face slapped across Creative Review today https://t.co/UO1F0zMfwV

[Michael Leader @MichaelJLeader]

I've been working with BFI colleagues to mark the 100th anniversary of the oldest surviving animated feature, Lotte Reiniger's The Adventures of Prince Achmed.

We've put together this Reiniger programme, which is screening at Cinema Rediscovered in July: https://t.co/ElfWY9h7pO

[Michael Leader @MichaelJLeader]

Huge!

[Disc-Connected @disc_connected]

***ANNOUNCEMENT***

Coming on July 27th on Blu-ray in the UK from @SecondRunDVD: #JiříTrnka: #PuppetMaster (1953/1947)!

Czech artist Jiří Trnka (1912–1969) is the internationally revered master of puppet animation, often dubbed 'the European Walt Disney'. Painter, illustrator, designer, and author of fantastic tales, Trnka came from a family of toymakers and the era of marionette theatre, and in his films created magical worlds with his sets, costumes and puppets. Often borrowing from Czechoslovak folklore while inventing novel techniques in stop-motion cinematography, many of his films use allegory to produce political satire, often evoking the ire of State censors.

This collection brings together two of Trnka's most beloved and intricate works - Old Czech Legends (Staré pověsti české, 1953) and The Czech Year (Špalíček, 1947), two epic animation spectacles combining elaborate camera work, design, and puppetry with magical storytelling and a cast of delightfully fanciful creations.

BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES:
• **FIRST PRESSING LIMITED EDITION SLIPCASE - strictly limited to 2000 copies**
• Old Czech Legends (Stare povesti ceske, 1953) and The Czech Year (Spalicek, 1947) presented from 4K restorations by the Czech National Film Archive.
• Introductions to both films.
• The Puppets of Jiri Trnka documentary.
• Archival Czech newsreels on Trnka.
• The Hand (Ruka, 1965): Trnka's renowned animated short film.
• Badly Painted Hen (Špatně namalovaná slepice, 1963): the acclaimed animated short film by co-screenwriter of Old Czech Legends and regular Trnka collaborator, Jirí Brdecka.
• Trailers.
• Booklet with writing by experts on Czechoslovak cinema Peter Hames and Jonathan Owen.
• New and improved English subtitle translation.
• Region free Blu-ray (A/B/C).
• World Premieres on Blu-ray.

All features subject to change

Technical details:
• Language: Czech
• Subtitles: English
• Running times: 85 minutes / 80 minutes
• Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1
• Colour
• Video: BD50 x 2 / 1080p / 24fps
• Audio: 2.0 Dual Mono LPCM (48khz/24-bit)
• Discs: 2
• Region A/B/C (Region Free)

#BluRay #PhysicalMedia #BluRays #BoutiqueBluRay #CultMovies #DiscConnected #SecondRunDVD #SecondRun #Puppetry #Animation

[Michael Leader @MichaelJLeader]

Think it might be time to rewatch Serial Experiments Lain.

[Michael Leader @MichaelJLeader]

All this Backrooms chatter has made me want to revisit Nikolaus Geyrhalter's HOMO SAPIENS

[Michael Leader @MichaelJLeader]

@chrisholliday7 Congrats!

[Michael Leader @MichaelJLeader]

Fun fact: in a previous life, almost a decade ago, I coordinated distribution for this film in 25+ cinemas around the UK. I still have a bag of DCPs somewhere... https://t.co/nX7yT8P831

[Sam Clements @sam_clements]

Loved Homo Sapiens at the @ThePCCLondon this evening. Thanks @MichaelJLeader and @rowanwoods. More @misc__films soon please.

[Michael Leader @MichaelJLeader]

All this Backrooms chatter has made me want to revisit Nikolaus Geyrhalter's HOMO SAPIENS

[BMLBod 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @BMLBod]

It’s like a time warp in there it’s brilliant. Going down the dark, interminable staircase to screen 7 in the basement is not an experience any cinema has yet managed to replicate.

[Michael Leader @MichaelJLeader]

Brighton Odeon, great place to watch Backrooms.

[Michael Leader @MichaelJLeader]

@maddieaf6 I've never been there! Maybe next time.

[Michael Leader @MichaelJLeader]

Brighton Odeon, great place to watch Backrooms.

[Ells ~ Happy Pride 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @_19_Ells_]

10/10 experience, especially as when we left the theatre, the costa bit was obvs shut so all the chairs were put up on the tables and it looked freaky as hell lmao

[Michael Leader @MichaelJLeader]

@rubyymiia Perfect

[Michael Leader @MichaelJLeader]

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