Brian Selznick’in "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" adlı çocuk romanından uyarlanmış olan film, Paris tren istasyonunun duvarları arasında yaşayan ve saatlerden sorumlu olan kimsesiz bir çocuğun, bir gün saati tamir etmeye çalışmasıyla yaşadığı gizemli macerayı konu ediyor. 3 boyutlu bir macera filmi olan Hugo, usta yönetmen Martin Scorsese'nin de ilk 3D denemesi. 2007'de yayınlanmış olan tarihi-kurgusal kitabın ise yarısı fotoğraflardan oluşuyor. Görsellerin kelimelerden daha fazla şey anlattığı bu ilginç kitap, 2008 Caldecott Madalyasına layık görüldü. Kitabın ilk ilham kaynağı, Georges Méliés filmleri ve yönetmenin mekanik figür koleksiyonları imiş.
Bir oyuncak mağazasının çalışanları, parazit bulaşmış müşterilerden kendilerini korumak zorunda kalırlar.
Karanlık At, Solondz'dan bekleneceği üzere epey bir karanlık barındırıyor ama, yalnızca yönetmenin hayranlarına değil, daha geniş bir izleyici kitlesine de hitap edebilen 'iyimser' bir film olarak tanımlanıyor. Endişe etmeyin! Solondz'un kara mizah anlayışı ve ince zekası yerli yerinde. Fazla kilolu ve yalnız bir emlakçı olan Abe, kendisine hepatit-B bulaştırmış olan eski sevgilisini unutamayan, güzel ve depresif Miranda'ya aşık olur. Daha ilk buluşmalarında ona evlenme teklif eder. Karakterler her ne kadar umutsuz da görünse, Solondz, şimdiye kadarki en iyimser filminin satır aralarında, aslında hepimizin içinde iyilik olduğunu anlatıyor. Eğlenceli, trajikomik ve düşündürücü bu aşk hikâyesi, hem başrol oyuncularının hem de Christopher Walken ve Mia Forrow gibi güçlü yan karakterlerlerin performanslarıyla dikkat çekiyor...
Komşuları, ailesi ve eşi Alice ile birlikte Paris’in toplu konutlarında yaşamını sürdürmekte olan Sami, temiz kalpli ancak aklı bir karış havada, avare bir adamdır. Bir gün Fransa’nın en zengin adamı Philippe Etienne, Sami’nin çalıştığı alışveriş merkezini oğlunun doğum günü için kapattırır ve hediye olarak ne isterse almasını söyler. Alexandre ise kendine oyuncak olarak görevli gece bekçisi Sami’yi seçer.
Jeffrey Manchester, an inmate on the run, hides in a place no one would look for him — a toy store. When this paradise of fun becomes a prison of loneliness, he falls for the one thing that can stop him from getting away … love.
Thomas de Frémont, a precocious child obsessed with action films, sets himself up for a terrifying Christmas Eve after he unwittingly makes contact with a deranged psychopath who claims he's Santa Claus.
It's Christmas Eve and Tori just wants to get drunk and party, but when a robotic Santa Claus at a nearby toy store goes haywire and begins a rampant killing spree through her small town, she's forced into a battle for survival.
Alma, a little girl, skips through the snow covered streets of a small town. Her attention is caught by a strange doll in an antique toy shop window. Fascinated, Alma decides to enter.
Toypunks is a documentary film series covering the converging world of Japanese toys, fashion and punk rock. Exploring the birth of the designer vinyl explosion from its roots in character culture and punk music, Toypunks takes you in-depth with Japanese fashion icon, Hikaru Iwanaga, creator of the worlds first designer toy. Frank Kozik, Hiddy Kinoshita of Secret Base, Balzac, Three Tides Tattoo and more are interviewed highlighting profound cross-cultural connections between todays top creative talents in toys and fashion.
Clyde King, a toy store employee whose hobbies include making wooden toys and stalking women, is coveted by the female owner of one of the biggest toy companies in the world. She is enchanted by King's hand-carved toys, and she delegates the recruitment of the toy-maker to her second-in-command, Lyle "Skippy" Burns. However, King will not join her company as she reminds him of his mother. She becomes the subject of bizarre fantasies in which "Mother," the toy company owner as imagined by King, brow-beats and humiliates him. Discovering King's predeliction for leaving the toy store to stalk women, Skippy first tries to entice Clyde into signing an employemnt contract by supplying him with women, even going as far to dress himself up in drag as a prostitute. But every time he sets King up with a woman, the encounter ends disastrously, so Skippy finally decides to kill him.
A look behind the scenes as the world's most profitable toy maker opens its biggest ever Lego store, in London. Designer Justin's first ever kit finally hits the shelves, and Lego pro Duncan prepares to make the largest model ever - a replica of Tower Bridge.
More than half of all Lego sales come in the last three months of the year. This documentary goes behind the scenes at the secretive superbrand as it prepares for Christmas.
A meteorite hits a trash dumpster outside a toy store and a strange green slime leaks into the garbage.
From rags to riches, the behind-the-scenes story of Canadian toy manufacturer Spin Master is an inspiring saga of creativity and innovation.
The unlikely story of the world’s largest game store – The Sentry Box – located in Calgary. Communities are not just bound by borders – they are often comprised of people with shared passions. A friendly local game store (FLGS) is a unique place where people can connect with each other, create memories, and build community. Celebrating over 40 years of operation, the Sentry Box in Calgary, Alberta has grown to become the world’s largest game store. It has achieved this incredible milestone by being an inviting and welcoming space for people of all backgrounds to enjoy table top games, such as Dungeons and Dragons. The documentary from CUFF alumnus and Calgarian Garry Snow shares the unique history of the Sentry Box by interviewing the owner, long-time customers, current and former employees, and local industry influencers who have all been connected by the friendly local game store.
Our favourite childhood toys spark powerful nostalgic feelings. When explored further, these feelings can have great influence over our lives by bringing us joy in an increasingly complex world.