Sight and Sound August 2015

The BFI Sight & Sound International film magazine of August 2015 is an animation special which includes a feature and review of 'Inside out' that details the inner visions of Pixar as a whole, and a feature on British animators Halas and Batchelor, and a feature on Song of the Sea. BFI Film Fund director Ben Roberts defends a decision not to fund the distribution of 'Dear White People', reviewed in this issue, while another piece looks at the questions 'Dear White People' explores involving American racism and the black student experience. The editor Nick James considers cinemas in London as an article examines the changing dynamics of London's cinemas in particular 5 new venues in the city. An article looks at Ben Rivers 'Mystic Rivers', an installation at the BBC's old drama block in White City; the piece is described as a documentary and fiction. Video Artist Bill Morrison is also featured. Hannah McGill, who takes a feminist and psychological perspective of how swimsuits highlight a character's fear of exposure and alienation. A feature pays homage to King Hu's films, a martial arts wuxia director behind the success of the classic Dragon Inn. Mark Cousins' highlights the importance of classic films crafted by female editors. The next section of the magazine highlights films of the month, which are 'Love & mercy', 'Born of War', 'Dear White People and 'Going clear scientology & the prison of belief' . This is followed by the 'films' section, that includes reviews such as 'Jurassic world', 'minions', 1971', 'Poltergeist', 'The salt of the earth', 'Song of the Sea', and 'Zarafa'. The home cinema sections includes articles based on television shows such as 'The Wire' and 'Alchemist'. In addition to this section, there is a page based on new releases; 'boys in the band, ''drowning by numbers' and 'tell me lies.'

Part of the Bill Douglas and Peter Jewell Collection