As part of a season of events celebrating the Lost Worlds Of Ray Harryhausen exhibition at Waterside, CIT presents this special event featuring Hugh Cornwell, one of the UK’s leading musicians, a Ray Harryhausen aficionado and a keen supporter of animation.
Hugh Cornwell: An Animated Discussion
19:15 - 20:15
Thu 24 Oct 2024
£25 FULL / £23 CONC (price includes film screening)
To book, click here or call 0161 912 5616.
Join Hugh Cornwell - original lead singer, guitarist and songwriter with The Stranglers (Peaches, No More Heroes, Golden Brown and many other hits) and now an acclaimed solo artist - for this discussion with host Ric Michael which explores Ray Harryhausen’s cinematic legacy and Hugh’s own championing of animation in his music videos. At this event, Hugh will also share previously unseen animations developed during his music career.
Alongside a discography which features 21 top 40 hits during his time with The Stranglers, with millions of albums sold worldwide, Hugh is host of the Mr DeMille FM cinema podcast which devoted a full episode to Ray’s career, in conversation with Vanessa Harryhausen. Hugh is also an author, actor and music video director who has worked with renowned animators including Jan Švankmajer, Teru Noji and Jesse Bond. This event provides a unique insight into the impact of Ray’s work and the power of animation in the company of one of the country’s most celebrated musicians.
About The Artist
Hugh Cornwell was the main songwriter of all of The Stranglers’ most memorable songs across their ten stellar albums. His lyrics to Golden Brown (from 1981 album La Folie) and their multiple meanings acted as a masterclass in songwriting, with the song reaching Number 2 in the UK singles chart. After releasing his final album with the band, 10 in 1990, Hugh embarked on a solo career.
His latest studio album Moments Of Madness was released in 2022 to ecstatic reviews, and a live double album All The Fun Of The Fair will be released on October 4th, with a UK tour to follow in November 2024. For full tour dates, see Hugh’s website.
Celebrating Ray Harryhausen: Mighty Joe Young (1949)
20:35 - 22:05
Thu 24 Oct 2024
This film has become an animation classic with sequences regarded as being among the greatest stop-motion sequences in film history. This highly influential piece of cinema saw Ray Harryhausen collaborate with stop-motion legend, Wilis O’Brien (King Kong) with their work winning the Academy Award for Special Effects.
The film tells the story of a young woman, Jill Young, living on her father's ranch in Africa, who has raised the title character, a large gorilla, from infancy. Years later, she brings him to Hollywood, seeking her fortune in order to save the family homestead.
More Animation at Waterside
26 Oct 2024 - 04 Jan 2025: The Lost Worlds of Ray Harryhausen Exhibition
Ray Harryhausen is known as the mastermind behind some of Hollywood’s most iconic cinematic special effects, this exhibition explores the origins of his creative career, with a detailed look at Ray’s experimental phases and groundbreaking techniques.
02 Nov 2024: Puppet Masters Animation Conference
CIT and the Cosgrove Hall Films Archive present this annual conference for fans, students and practitioners of animation, puppetry and character design.
This event features a series of masterclass talks from creative visionaries who are responsible for a new generation of animated works, helping to keep both stop-motion and hand-drawn animation alive and showing how practitioners can develop meaningful careers in animation.