source: ninemsn.com Claymaniacs rejoice! Oscar winning filmmaker Adam Elliot is sending the stars of his critically acclaimed claymation flick Mary and Max on the road. Mary and Max: The Exhibition will feature props, stills, sets, storyboards and the two eponymous characters from Elliot’s feature-length debut film. The exhibition can currently be seen at Melbourne’s Australian […]
Continue readingMade in Australia – Mary and Max review
Mary and Max – Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Toni Collette and Barry Humphries. Directed by Adam Elliot. Rated PG. Originally published April 14, 2009. By Simon Miraudo. In honour of Australia Day, I am republishing the review for my favourite Aussie film of the last 12 months, Mary and Max. The universe that is inhabited […]
Continue readingMary and Max wins top prize at animation festival
source: ca.reuters.com Australian claymation film Mary and Max was named Best Animated Feature at the Ottawa International Animation Festival. It is yet another accolade for the story of a pen-friendship between an adult New Yorker with Asperger’s Syndrome and a lonely young Australian girl. The film was directed by Oscar winner Adam Elliot and features […]
Continue readingPen friends forever – Mary and Max DVD review
Mary and Max – Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Toni Collette and Barry Humphries. Directed by Adam Elliot. Rated PG. Originally published April 14, 2009. By Simon Miraudo. The universe that is inhabited by Mary and Max is breathtaking and must have required years of painstaking attention to detail to forge. The story however, is magical, […]
Continue readingPen friends forever – Mary and Max review
Mary and Max – Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Toni Collette and Barry Humphries. Directed by Adam Elliot. Rated PG. 90 mins. The universe that is inhabited by Mary and Max is breathtaking, and must have required years of painstaking attention to detail to forge. The story however, is magical, and animating talent aside, could only […]
Continue readingAustralian film to open Sundance
source: slashfilm.com Aussie Oscar winner Adam Elliot‘s latest film Mary and Max will open the 25th Sundance Film Festival. Mary and Max is a clay animation film featuring the voice talents of Philip Seymour Hoffman, Toni Collette and Barry Humphries. The film tells the story of penpals Mary, an 8-year-old girl living in Melbourne, and […]
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