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14 ISSUE 93 / 2016 FILM Manchester by The Sea can easily be considered as one of the best movie of the year, and it certainly was the best movie at the London Film Festival. This is what we tought of the new Lonergan's movie. Manchester by The Sea surprised me: the story was so intense and tragic that I wasn't emotionally prepared for this. The movie is directed by Kenneth Lonergan and stars Michelle Williams and Casey Affleck as the main protagonists along with Kyle Chandler. The movie begins with the death of Joe, Lee's older brother. Through Lee's point of view, we witness to his reaction and thanks to a series of flashbacks, we are able to travel back in time, getting to know how his life was, years before. He had a wife, he had two fantastic children and he wasn't living in this solitary state. In the aftermath of this loss, Casey Affleck's character will have to deal with his nephew who doesn't have anyone left in his life, except for an unstable alcoholic mother. Lonergan realistically explores the psychologies of these characters, and he deals with complex themes as memory and PTSD with an absolute class. Manchester by The Sea is an emotional ride towards pain, suffering and catharsis. These characters have been hurt. Life has changed them and as it happens in the real world, you can not avoid to become a different person after shocking events. But the movie is not simply about pain: Kenneth Lonergan balances tragic moments with hilarious and witty scenes. Michelle Williams and Casey Affleck are just incredible: their perfomances are stunning. They will likely be nominated in this Awards season, and they totally deserve to get some recognition. Manchester by The Sea is such a powerful, complex and emotional movie. It's a must- see. More at Guestlist.net MANCHESTER BY THE SEA ETHEL & ERNEST'S DIRECTOR INTERVIEW: A CHAT WITH ROGER MAINWOOD During the London Film Festival Afternoon Tea, we had the chance to interview one of the most talented animation film directors, Roger Mainwood. He presented his Ethel & Ernest at the London Film Festival. This is my interview with the director. When I watched the trailer of the movie for the first time, it immediately reminded me of an incredible opening scene of a movie called Up. Do you think that there are similarities between these two movies? In what way is Ethel and Ernest unique? Funny that you should say that, quite few people commented on the fact that it's like a feautured film version of the first 10 minutes of Up. I mean there wasn't any conscious decision because the book was written and drawn in 1998, way before Up. It happens to be a similar story, but Ethel & Ernest adds something unique. Why did you to decide to adapt the Briggs book? What attracted you to this project? I adapted many of Briggs' projects before, he is famous in this country for The Snowman that airs every Christmas on Channel 4, and there have been adaptations of The Bear, When the Wind Blows and Father Christmas. The company that made these movies was called TVC Studios and produced the Yellow Submarine feature film and John Coates way back in 2007 contacted me, and he said: 'come for lunch with me and we will discuss an interesting project' and then we had Briggs bliss. We have been chasing Raymond Briggs for some time, because he was really anxious and concerned about this film because it is one of his most personal projects. From that moment on, I got the storyboard and for a long time we chased the money but unfortunately, during that period, Coates died in 2012. Lucas Film took over with Camilla Deakin heading the project, and we had co-production partners in Luxemberg and Cardiff as Cluster Animation that did the 3D work and the compositing and the painting. The current state of animation is so complex and multilayered. Disney is not producing 2D movies, there was the case of James Lopez that decided to crowdfund a 2D movie called Hullabaloo. What is your point of view on the matter? Do you think that we are destined to lose old-school animation? Or is there hope? Absolutely, there is. It has been a period (especially over in America ) when Disney handmade animation has been out of the job, in Europe they kept it going. But it is true that in the UK, we didn't have a hand-drawn animation feature for a long period. I can't think of the last fully hand-drawn animation movie, maybe it was 20 years ago. It was one of Graham Chapman's, and it was a mixed medium. Lucas Film is trying to bring back the arts of hand-drawn animation feature films in particular, in the UK. I mentioned Yellow Submarine and I started my career at the Halas and Batchelor Studios which made British Animated features like Animal Farm based on George Orwell's book. There is something special about the connection between the brain and the arms that is unique and inspiring, and this kind of animation connects with the audience in an unique way. What is your next project? Can you share with us what you're working on? Lucas Film is doing a project which is called Going on a Bear Hunt based on Michael Rosen's book, I'm just doing, fortunately, a little bit of animation as well and I am promoting Ethel & Ernest, which takes more work than I thought. More at Guestlist.net