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"Wolfwalkers" is now streaming on Apple TV+ | Apple TV+ Irish director Tomm Moore revealed the Oscar-nominated “Wolfwalkers” was inspired, in part, by the “unfortunate” divide between Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland, and shared why he hopes the animated film can be a vehicle for unity.  Streaming on Apple TV+, “Wolfwalkers” is set in 17th century Ireland near a city called Kilkenny, where Robyn Goodfellowe, a young English apprentice hunter, arrives with her father. ...

Four stars Rating: PG, for dramatic intensity, and sequences of violence and peril Available via: Apple TV+ By Derrick Bang The best animation houses have their own distinctive appearance, pacing and storytelling approach. Classic 1940s and ’50s Warner Bros. cartoons looked nothing like their Disney cousins, and nobody would confuse one of Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli efforts with a Pixar entry. The same is true of Ireland’s Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart, who — as artists, writers or di...

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How Cartoon Saloon Is Keeping Irish Mythology Alive in Animation Twitter 0 comments Mainstream animation as we know it has always connected deeply to folklore and fairy tales. Disney’s early shorts and feature films adapted stories by the Brothers Grimm. Studio Ghibli drew inspiration from Shinto beliefs. And although far smaller than either of those studios, Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon has also carved its own place in animation. Digging deep into Irish mythology, they have crafted...

Amazing to think that just three or four centuries ago, this island was two-thirds covered by dense and ancient forests that teemed with life, providing cover for deer and fox, bear and eagle — even wolves. That lost world, hard to imagine now, is beautifully rendered in Wolfwalkers, the latest in a line of superb features from the Kilkenny animating powerhouse Cartoon Saloon.

Grisly tale of Oliver Cromwells head and how it ended up in Cambridge Oliver Cromwells head was passed down through generations before being buried in Cambridge in the 201th century. 16:02, 14 MAR 2021 Updated Oliver Cromwell Sign up to our newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ...

James I, Charles I and Charles II of the Stuart dynasty were known for their excesses. For centuries, people have questioned the taxpayer’s role in funding the British royal family. During the reign of the Stuarts in the 17 th century, that role was challenged to an extreme as a series of spendthrift monarchs treated their subjects like a bank that was always open to fund their lavish lifestyles.  James I of Scotland and England was the definition of the poor little rich prince. Son of Mary,...

THE Salmond versus Sturgeon uncivil war currently raging in Committee Room One of the Scottish Parliament will move closer to its denouement when…

A 368-YEAR-OLD leather jug made from Oliver Cromwells war horse was today going under the hammer for auction. The huge tankard was produced for the famous Parliamentarian who overthrew the monarchy to mark his status as Lord Protector of the British Isles in 1653. It was one of a dozen been made from the hide of Cromwells dead horse Blackjack and it would have been used to carry water or ale. A few years later the 2ft tall jug was deposited at the family bank C. Hoare and Co. in London ...

A leather jug made from Oliver Cromwells war horse Blackjack is expected to fetch £6,000 as it emerges for sale 368 years later. The huge tankard was one of a dozen made from the hide of Cromwells dead horse and it would have been used to carry water or ale.  A few years later the 2ft tall jug was deposited at the family bank C Hoare and Co in London and left there. It fell into the ownership of the Hoare family and has been passed down from generation to generation. The family has now decide...