Comic Book Movies Season

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Celebrate the release of the brand new Batman film and the 70thanniversary of Superman with the Comic Book Movies season at theBFI Southbank cinema. From the red and blue spandex of Spiderman tothe monsterish nature of Hellboy, there is something for all comicbook fans here.

Taking over the BFI for one month, the Comic Book Movies seasontakes a look at the variety of comic book inspired films from theclassic to the obscure, from the bold and brash to the quiet andunassuming. With films and animations from all over the world,there is no better way to relive your childhood comic fetish thanwith a trip to the BFI to revel in the world of the comic bookmovie.

Many people think of the archetypal superhero films like Spiderman,Superman and Batman when they think of comic book movies. Butalongside the spandex costumed heroes and villains from Marvel andDC, there are also plenty of other comic books or graphic novelsthat have been transformed by celuloid. Frank Miller's Sin City and300 both started out as comic books, and along with the suprisesuccess of the cinematic world of 2007, Persepolis, stand out asunconventional films, using animation or animation style techniquesto carry the graphic style out of the comic book and into the movieitself.

Despite the advent of CGI, animation is still very much a force tobe reckoned with the in the comic book movies world, as the natureof the film means that the characters can look the same, and haveexactly the same styling. But CGI has been the key behindrecreating live action versions of comic book panels, which were inno way possible when the first Superman films were grossingmillions at the box office. Nowadays, films like Wanted starringAngelina Jolie and James McAvoy would simply not be possiblewithout computer and technological intervention.

The Comic Book Movies season also highlights the big cinematic hitsthat have been penned by relatively small time writers. GhostWorld, American Splendour, Road to Perdition and A History ofViolence all started out as the creation of independent writers whohad their comic books published outside the mainstream.

Highlighting the huge variety of comic book movies from all overthe world, the film season at BFI takes you from the printed pageto the silver screen in one single bound.

If you would like to book tickets for any of the Comic Book Moviesseason at BFI Southbank cinema, click on the link below for moreinformation.

BFI Southbank Official Site

Film reviews from the comic book season

Dark Knight Film Review

Ghost World Film Review

Hellboy Film Review

The Incredible Hulk Film Review

Iron Man Film Review

Persepolis Film Review

Road to Perdition Film Review

Sin City Film Review

Spider Man Film Review

Spiderman 2 Film Review

Spiderman 3 Film Review

Wanted Film Review

Other London events

Late Night Batman Screenings

Batman at IMAX

Film 4 Fright Fest

Smirnoff Black Screenings

London Latin American Film Festival

London Film Festival