I admire Max Fleischer, the 30s are one of my favorite periods in cinema, as well as animation. Fleischer’s contribution to the world of animation especially in the 30s and 40s with his Popeye and Superman cartoons are amazing. This short piece showcases two country folk coming in to the Worlds fair, and find themselves …
Director Rich Moore puts together a great film that speaks to growing up in a sadly missed icon of the 80s and 90s, arcades.
Going into a lot of these films this week at IFFBoston, I’m never sure how I’m going to feel after. When I read the description and various PR on ‘My Suicide,’ I found myself quite intrigued. Suicide is a difficult subject to breach even today, and its great to see a film tackle this heavy subject, …
So, Disney is back at it, and they’ve gone back to traditional animation! Check it out:
Things have been relatively quiet from the house that mouse built. Since the merger of Pixar, and John Lasseter taking over as head of the animation studios, there’s hasn’t been a public road map to the direction Lasseter was going to be taking the group. Looking at what is on the schedule, I definitely feel …
I have recently viewed the five films nominated for ‘Best Short – Animated’. I must admit, I was pretty much blown away from start to finish. All the filmmakers appear to be seasoned storytellers, poised to have brilliant careers in animation. It is a shame only one will walk away with an Oscar. Here is …