The stunning Nostalgia for the Light explores Chileans' search for murdered relatives, while director Béla Tarr signs off in style, writes Mark Kermode
May 2012
Children's books
The Pirates! in an Adventure with Scientists by Gideon Defoe - review
roro_loves_books: 'I recommend this book to scientist lovers and pirate lovers'
April 2012
What Aardman's Pirates taught me about the evils of capitalism
Deborah Orr
Deborah Orr: Money will always be necessary. But as a measure of worth, it's extremely limited and highly corrupting – as Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists shows
Film blog
Aardman's Pirates! and the armless leper joke
David Cox: Aardman was quick to remove a scene about a leper's arm falling off from The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists after criticism – but should it have stood its ground?
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists – review
Aardman’s adaptation of Gideon Defoe’s children’s book is charming, funny and excellently cast, writes Philip French
March 2012
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists – review
Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists - video interview with Hugh Grant and Peter Lord
January 2012
Aardman throws Pirates' leprosy gag overboard
Animation studio removes scene from The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists following protests by leprosy support groups
July 2011
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists - world exclusive trailer
What do you make of this first look at Aardman animation's latest, in which Hugh Grant plays a sea captain keen to beat arch rivals Jeremy Piven and Salma Hayek for the pirate of the year award?
