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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. Per the instruction of Lord Protector, the duo is tasked with wiping out the last wolf pack.  Whil...

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 directors under the Cartoon Saloon banner — have previously brought us 2009’s “The Secret of Kel...

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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 a trilogy of critically acclaimed films that keep these myths alive. Whether it’s the studio’s ...

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.