Joining Conan the Barbarian and Footloose as the latest B-grade eighties pop cultural touchstones to be remade, the new Fright Night, much like the old, tells the story of a suburban teenager who is flummoxed to learn that his new next-door neighbour is actually a vampire. Scripted by Buffy alum Marti Noxon and directed by Craig Gillespie (Lars and the Real Girl), the film is packed with obvious [...]

Clay animation is quite possibly the most painstaking process of filmmaking, especially when you consider it took Adam Elliot five years to make Mary & Max, his first feature length clay-animated film since 2003′s Oscar winning short Harvie Krumpet.  It’s a process few left in the industry still have the patience and passion to undertake, two qualities that Adam Elliot infinitely exerts. Mary & Max is unquestionably a labour of such love, one that has proven to be worth the time and effort.  The animation is superb, characters endearing, humour abundant and topical themes honestly and thoroughly explored.