Drunk Batman and Robin Animated Short 1- Smart Phone from Spencer Scott Holmes on Vimeo.

Drunk Batman and Robin Animated Short 2- Why Robin Can’t Wear Pants from Spencer Scott Holmes on Vimeo.

A trailer for the documentary about the excellent comics creator Guy Delisle, best known for his wonderful travel books such as Shenzen, the Burma Chronicles or his most recent Jerusalem: Chronicles From the Holy City which scored honours at Angoulême (the English language edition is due from D&Q this spring, it’s already on my Must Read Radar). From the description:

“Captured over the course of a 1 year period in the south of France, the film follows the gradual realization of Guy’s latest travelogue ‘Jerusalem Chronicles’ and includes an in-depth look at Shenzhen, Pyongyang, Burma Chronicles aswell as an intriguing insight into the rise of the independent graphic novel. Equally explored are Guy’s beginnings in animation, his studio, his inspiration, his career thus far and the travelogues that never saw print: Vietnam and Ethiopia.”

The Guy Delisle Chronicles from phillip rashleigh on Vimeo.

Josh Trank’s upcoming new movie Chronicle takes on of the well-known clichés of the superhero genre – the sudden granting of superpowers through contact with a strange source – but treats it a little differently than the usual spandex-fest, taking a cooler, more lo-fi approach. When a group of high school friends find themselves developing powers from a mysterious substance they’re not sure what to do about it – what would any of us do in that situation? Without training or discipline or focus it could be too easy to cause an accident with those new powers… As they develop they begin to experiment and have fun with them, playing pranks, but as they gain confidence and experience in their new abilities they start to push the boundaries of what they will do – but with those growing powers and confidence comes a sense of impunity and immortality, which may challenge their own sense of morality and just how far they might go…

Chronicle has opened in UK cinemas with preview screenings already, and opens fully on general release this weekend; our friends behind the film are helping us celebrate the film’s opening with a very generous competition. Social media and tech features in the film, with the movie gleefully playing with the conventions of the ‘found footage’ genre, and they have given us some cracking prizes: a dual core MacBook Air and a Canon EOS 550D camera. To be in with a chance of winning one of these brilliant prizes just send us your name and contact details to joe (dot) gordon (at) forbiddenplanet (dot) co (dot) uk and tell us the name of the director of Chronicle before February 15th (and if you could put ‘chronicle’ in the subject line, please). Good luck!

Josh Trank’s upcoming new movie Chronicle takes on of the well-known clichés of the superhero genre – the sudden granting of superpowers through contact with a strange source – but treats it a little differently than the usual spandex-fest, taking a cooler, more lo-fi approach.  When a group of high school friends find themselves developing powers from a mysterious substance they’re not sure what to do about it – what would any of us do in that situation? Without training or discipline or focus it could be too easy to cause an accident with those new powers… As they develop they begin to experiment and have fun with them, playing pranks, but as they gain confidence and experience in their new abilities they start to push the boundaries of what they will do – but with those growing powers and confidence comes a sense of impunity and immortality, which may challenge their own sense of morality and just how far they might go…

Chronicle opens in UK cinemas on February 1st and our friends behind the film are helping us celebrate the film’s opening with a very generous competition. Social media and tech features in the film, with the movie gleefully playing with the conventions of the ‘found footage’ genre, and they have given us some cracking prizes: a dual core MacBook Air and a Canon EOS 550D camera. To be in with a chance of winning one of these brilliant prizes just send us your name and contact details to joe (dot) gordon (at) forbiddenplanet (dot) co (dot) uk and tell us the name of the director of Chronicle before February 15th (and please put ‘chronicle’ in the subject line). Good luck!