"Hollywood Dinosaurs" documentary video [Fireworks Home Video 1991] 60-minute compilation from mostly public domain sources, including theatrical trailers Written & directed by Ted Newsom; narrated by Reid Richmond; featuring Godzilla, King Kong, Rodan & Gorgo
Starz / Anchor Bay color/b&w VHS [10/97] for $2.99 {sic} credits at IMDb
"Before Walt" historic animation compilation [1999] by Ray Pointer
Inkwell Images b&w DVD [5/2006] out of prodn/scarce Inkwell Images b&w VHS [11/99] out of prodn/scarce 60-minute documentary & bonus 45-minutes; featured animated shorts include "Humorous Phases of Funny Faces" [Vitagraph 1906] by J. Stuart Blackton; "Fantasmagorie" [France 1907] by Émile Cohl; "Little Nemo" [1911] by Winsor McCay; "Dud Leaves Home" [J.R. Bray Studios 1919] by Wallace A. Carlson; "The Circus" [1920] from Fleischer Studios; "Aesop's Fables: Barnyard Olympics" [1924] by Paul Terry; "Felix All Puzzled" [1924] starring Felix the Cat; and "Alice Solves The Puzzle" [1925] by Walt Disney compilation program not listed on IMDb
"Secrets of Oscar-winning Animation: Behind The Scenes of 13 Classic Short Animations" [2007] by Olivier Cotte
Focal Press 8¾x8¼ pb [5/2007] for $23.07 interviews with directors & collaborators who made 13 selected winners of the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film: "Neighbours" [1952] by Norman McLaren; "Frank Film" [1973] by Frank Mouris; "Le Chateau de Sable" [1977]; "The Fly" [1980] by Ferenc Rofusz of Hungary; "Anna & Bella" [1985]; "L'Homme qui Plantait des Arbres" [1987] by Frederic Back; "Balance" [1989]; "Manipulation" [1991]; "Mona Lisa Descending A Staircase" [1992]; "Quest" [1996]; "The Old Man and The Sea" [1999] by Alexandre Petrov of Russia; "Father and Daughter" [2000]; and "Harvie Krumpet" [2003]
"Animation Now!" [orig 1982, anniv 2007] from Anima Mundi, edited by Julius Wiedemann
Taschen 8¾x7 hardcover book & color DVD [7/2007] for $10.19 The DVD includes "A Dog's Cartoon"; "Anijam" by Marv Newland; "Death + The Mother" by Ruth Lingford; "Dia de los Muertos" by Vinton Studio; "Feet of Song" by Erica Russell; "Interrogating Ernie"; "Local Dive" by Sarah Watt; "The Man With The Beautiful Eyes" by Jonathan Hodgson; "Mt. Head" by Koji Yamamura; and "Yo Yo"
"A Cat In Paris" aka "Une Vie de Chat (The Life of A Cat)"
animated feature [France Dec 2010, Gkids USA June 2012]
A beautifully hand-drawn animated tale of a cat who lives in Paris, France with the young daughter of a policewoman in the daytime and moonlights at night working with a human 'cat burgler'. The father is murdered and the mother discovers a bracelet kept by the cat, an identifiable part of a jewel heist, so the girl decides to follow the cat on his next nighttime ramble thru the shadow-drenched alleyways of Paris . . . Directed by Jean-Loup Felicioli & Alain Gagnol; voices of Oriane Zani, Dominique Blanc, Bruno Salo-mone, Jean Benguigui, Bernadette Lafont, Bernard Bouillon; nominated for Best Animated Feature Oscar
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available
full credits at IMDb • official movie sites: English or French
"The Adventures of Tintin"in 3-D [Amblin/Paramount/Sony Europe Oct 2011, USA Dec 2011]
Based on the 1929-76 comic book series by Belgian artist Georges Remi [1907–83], who wrote under the pen name of Hergé. Reporter Tintin's purchase of a model sailing ship brings ruffians who want to buy it from him; the thugs of Sakharine fail and Tintin is abducted, escapes, and then steals a seaplane, which crashes in the Moroccan desert. Companion Capt. Haddock remembers tales of his grandfather, a sea-going pirate, and the scuttling of his treasure ship, the Unicorn; Sakharine is after the 3-part treasure map, hidden inside three model ships. Tintin and Haddock race to stop Sakharine, but his plans to steal the third scroll at a Moroccan concert are successful, and he speeds away from the harbor. But Tintin and Haddock are waiting with police in Europe, Sakharine is arrested, and Tintin finds part of the treasure buried in a basement, and another map showing the location of the Unicorn • Co-produced by Peter Jackson, Kathleen Kennedy & Steven Spielberg; directed by Steven Spielberg; voices of Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Nick Frost, Simon Pegg & Gad Elmaleh
full credits at IMDb •
official movie site •
movie entry at Wikipedia
"The B.F.G. (Big Friendly Giant)" live-action/C.G.I. feature film [Amblin/Warner Bros. July 2016]
Orphan Sophie befriends a friendly giant named The B.F.G. and they set out on an adventure to capture the evil, man-eating giants who are invading the human world. Co-produced by Kathleen Kennedy & Frank Marshall; co-produced & directed by Steven Spielberg; written by Christopher Abbott & Melissa Mathison, based on the novel by Roald Dahl; starring Ruby Barnhill, Mark Rylance {voice of the BFG}, Bill Hader, Jemaine Clement, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Penelope Wilton, Adam Godley, Rebecca Hall, Marilyn Norry, Chris Gibbs
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available
full credits at IMDb •
official movie site •
movie entry at Wikipedia watch official trailers at YouTube: 12/2015 trailer #1 [1:50]4/2016 trailer #2 [2:22]
"Walt Disney's Fantasia" animated feature [Disney/R.K.O. Nov 1940; restored in 1990 & 2000]
Animated musical sequences include abstract images set to J.S. Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor"; Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker Suite" ballet; Paul Dukas's "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" with Mickey Mouse; dinosaurs & volcanoes in Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring"; Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"; "Dance of the Hours" by Ponchielli with delightful dancing hippos, crocodiles, ostriches & elephants; and Mussorgsky's darkly apocalyptic "Night On Bald Mountain" which morphs into "Ave Maria" in the rain.
Narration by Deems Taylor (restoration narration by actor Corey Burton); Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski; won Honorary Oscars to Walt Disney & Leopold Stokowski in 1942; listed on National Film Registry (1990); at end of 2011, holds #22 box office ranking, at 83,043,500 tickets
Disney Video color DVD [11/2000] out of prodn/many used Disney Video color VHS [9/92] out of prodn/many, many used full credits from IMDb
"Fantasia 2000" animated sequel [Disney/Buena Vista Dec 1999]
Animated musical sequences include Beethoveen's Fifth Symphony; whales at sea set to "The Pines of Rome"; 1930s New York City set to Gershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue"; "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" fairy tale set to Dmitri Shostakovich's Piano Concerto #2; a goofy flamingo set to the finale of "Carnival of The Animals"; the classic sequence from the original film, "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" starring Mickey Mouse; "Pomp and Circumstance" starring Donald Duck; and a forest sequence set to "The Firebird"; released in IMAX format
Disney Video widescreen color DVD [11/2000] out of prodn/many used Disney Video color VHS [11/2000] out of prodn/many, many used full credits from IMDb
"Fantastic Mr. Fox" [2009]
"Best American Film of 2009." — critic Stuart Klawans voices of George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Michael Gambon, Willem Dafoe & Owen Wilson •
full credits from IMDb
"The Making of Fantastic Mr. Fox: A Film by Wes An..." [] by Wes Anderson
http://www.amazon.com/Making-Fantastic-Mr-Fox-Anderson/dp/0847833542/
"Felix The Cat: The Movie" animated feature [New World Pictures U.K. 1988, USA 1991] /tt0259308/
"Flatland"
"Flatland" 11-minute short [1965] Directed by Eric Martin; narrated by Dudley Moore; VHS/DVD not available;
credits from IMDb
"Flatland" 22-minute short [1982] Directed by Michele Emmer; VHS/DVD not available;
full credits from IMDb
"Flatland: The Film" 98-minute video release [indep 2007] The two-dimensional population of Flatland reaches two crises at the same time: a rise in martial law ordered by the circular leaders of government, and the arrival of a sphere, a seemingly-magical 3-dimensional being who establishes a business called Messiah, Inc. Directed by Ladd Ehlinger Jr.; written by Tom Whalen, based on Edwin Abbott's 1884 novella
self-publd widescreen color DVD [2007] out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb •
official movie site
"John Carter of Mars" animated feature film [Disney 2012?]
Based on Burroughs's 1917 novel "Princess of Mars"; begun by director Robert Rodriguez, followed by Kerry Conran and by Jon Favreau; current director is Andrew Stanton; art design based partly on work of illustrator Frank Frazetta
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available;
click for latest info at IMDb
"Lego: The Piece of Resistance" [Warner Bros./Village Roadshow Feb 2014]
Announced 11/2012: Story of the 3-D animated film centers on a regular everyday little Lego figure who is mistaken for a MasterBuilder and suddenly becomes part of a group on a quest to stop an evil tyrant from gluing everything together; featuring the voices of Morgan Freeman, Elizabeth Banks, Chris Pratt, Will Arnett, Will Ferrell, Liam Neeson, Nick Offerman, Alison Brie • latest info at IMDb
"The LEGO™ Batman Movie" [Warner Animation Group Feb 2017?] Announced 10/2014: Story of the animated film has Batman defending the city of Gotham from evil Joker; things are not going well, so self-centered loner Batman may have to seek help and learn to work with others; directed by Chris McKay, written by Seth Grahame-Smith, featuring the voices of Will Arnett, Rosario Dawson, Ralph Fiennes, Mariah Carey, Michael Cera, Zach Galifianakis {as The Joker}, Susan Bennett • latest info at IMDb •
official movie site •
movie entry at Wikipedia watch official trailers online at YouTube:
3/2016 Wayne Manor teaser trailer #1 [2:01] •
3/2016 Batcave teaser trailer #2 [2:16]
Kahlil Gibran's "The Prophet" animated feature [2014] /tt1640718/
"The Last Unicorn" /tt0084237/ based on the book by Peter S. Beagle
http://www.amazon.com/Last-Unicorn-Alan-Arkin/dp/B000KJU128/
"The Lego Movie" animated film in 3-D [Warner Bros./Village Roadshow Feb 2014]
Working title: "The Piece of Resistance"; a regular everyday little Lego figure is mistaken for a MasterBuilder and suddenly becomes part of a group on a quest to stop an evil tyrant from gluing everything together: "The fate of the world is in his tiny yellow hands"
Co-written & co-directed by Phil Lord & Chris Miller; co-directed by Chris McKay; featuring the voices of Chris Pratt, Morgan Freeman, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Will Ferrell, Liam Neeson, Nick Offerman, Alison Brie
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available
full credits at IMDb •
official movie site •
watch 6/2013 official trailer [2:15] at YouTube
"Liberty's Kids: est. 1776" animated TV series [DiC Ent. 2002-2003]
40-episode color half-hour TV series intended to teach 7- to 14-year-olds about the events of the American Revolution; main characters are Ben Franklin {voice of Walter Cronkite}, British teen Sarah, French orphan Henri, teen printer's apprentice James, and adult freed slave Moses. Starring Kathleen Barr, Reo Jones, Chris Lundquist & D. Kevin Williams; celebrity voices include Annette Bening, Warren Buffett (as James Madison}, Walter Cronkite, Billy Crystal, Michael Douglas, Whoopi Goldberg, Dustin Hoffman, Michael Horse, Liam Neeson, Tom Poston, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Norman Schwarzkopf, Maria Shriver, Sylvester Stallone (as Paul Revere}, Ben Stiller & Michael York
Cookie Jar / Shout! Factory color DVD set [10/2008] 6 disks for $42.49 full credits at IMDb •
official series site •
series entry at Wikipedia
"A Revolutionary Tale: A Look Back At Liberty's Kids" [2008 video]
standard 'Making of...' documentary, available on DVD set above •
credits at IMDb
"Melody-Time" animated feature [Disney]
http://www.amazon.com/Melody-Time-Disney-Classic-Collection/dp/B00004R99D/
segments include "Blame It On The Samba" with Donald Duck & Joe Carioca; "Bumble Boogie"; "Johnny Appleseed"; "Little Toot"; "Once Upon A Wintertime" starring by Frances Langford; "Pecos Bill" with Roy Rogers and the Sons of The Pioneers band; and Alfred Joyce Kilmer's "Trees"
"Metoroporisu" animé feature film [Toho Japan May 2001, USA Jan 2002]
Graphic artist Osamu Tezuka was inspired by a poster for the 1927 "Metropolis" movie (co-written & directed by Fritz Lang) to create his very popular manga comic books, first published in the late 1940s; he apparantly never saw the film, and Tezuka's manga tales have very little similarity with Lang's story. The animé film by Katsuhiro Ôtomo & Rintaro was somewhat modernized, though the graphics were intentionally kept close to Tezuka's style. The basic storyline in the animated film is that a detective and his young son arrive in the fururistic city of Metropolis seeking a mad scientist, whose talents have produced a female robot who thinks that she is human.
Directed by Rintaro; script by Katsuhiro Ôtomo; Japanese voices by Yuka Imoto, Kei Kobayashi, Kouki Okada, Tarô Ishida & Kousei Tomita; English voices by Rebecca Forstadt, Brianne Siddall, Michael Reisz, Jamieson Price & Simon Prescott
Sony color DVD [4/2002] 2 disks for $21.99 Columbia TriStar UMD format for PSP [3/2006] for $17.99 Columbia TriStar color VHS [9/2002] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb •
Bandai Visual official movie site
"Mr. Peabody and Sherman" animated feature [DreamWorks Animation March 2014]
The bespectacled dog Mr. Peabody and his adopted boy Sherman were introduced in 1959 in a series of short segments as part of “The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show” from Jay Ward Productions; in more than 90 adventures, they jumped into Peabody’s 'WABAC Machine' to travel back in time; under development since 2006 • latest info at IMDb
"My Dog Tulip" animated feature [festival circuit 2009]
Described as "a bittersweet retrospective account of author J. R. Ackerley’s 16- year relationship with his adopted Alsatian {German Shepherd}". Co-written & directed by Paul & Sandra Fierlinger; based on the novel by J.R. Ackerley; featuring voices of Christopher Plummer, Lynn Redgrave & Isabella Rossellini
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available
full credits at IMDb •
movie entry at Wikipedia •
official movie site
"The Phantom Toll Booth" []
Looney Tunes maker Chuck Jones version of the classic children's book
"The Point" [ABC-TV Feb 1971]
In a kingdom where everyone and everything is pointed, young Oblio's round head stands out, yet he is quite popular; an evil count has Oblio banished from the kingdom to other lands, where the boy and his dog Arrow discover other viewpoints. The TV show and music were written by Harry Nilsson; the original TV narration was by Dustin Hoffman, but due to contractual restrict- ions, was later rerecorded by Alan Barzman, Alan Thicke & Ringo Starr.
Co-produced & directed by Fred Wolf; co-produced, co-written & music by Harry Nilsson; co-written by Carole Beers & Norm Lenzer; DVD narration by Ringo Starr; other voices by Mike Lookinland, Paul Frees, Lennie Weinrib, Bill Martin, Buddy Foster & Joan Gerber
R.C.A. color DVD [3/2004] for $9.97 full credits at IMDb •
Harry Nilsson's official movie site D.C.C. Compact Classics album by Harry Nilsson on audio CD [3/98] out of prodn/used
"Puss In Boots" [DreamWorks Animation/Paramount Nov 2011]
The swashbuckling hero is voiced by Antonio Banderas •
full credits at IMDb
"Rango" animated feature [I.L.M./Paramount Feb 2011]
An outstanding and also astounding CGI-generated film, the first from George Lucas's Industrial Light & Magic company; suggested by several print reviewers as Best of The Year (before it opened). A city-bred lizard gets abandoned in the desert and stumbles into the town of Dirt in the middle of a water crisis. Co-produced, directed & co-written by Gore Verbinski; co-written by John Logan; starring voices of Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Ned Beatty, Bill Nighy, Abigail Breslin, Alfred Molina, Harry Dean Stanton & Timothy Olyphant; won Oscar for Best Animated Feature, Eddie Award from American Cinema Editors, four Annie Awards, BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film, Hollywood Film Festival Award, National Board of Review Award, People's Choice Award, & four Visual Effects Society Awards
Paramount widescreen color Blu-ray/DVD combo [7/2011] 2 disks for $19.99 Paramount widescreen color DVD [7/2011] for $15.99 full credits at IMDb •
official movie site
"Sword of The Stranger" aka 'Sutorejia: Mukô hadan' [Bones/Shochiku Japan Sept 2007, Bandai USA July 2008]
Assassins try to kill a young boy living in a monastery, for reasons unknown to him; he flees with his dog and then seeks protection from a lone and nameless samurai.
Directed by Masahiro Andô; written by Fumihiko Takayama
DVD & Blu-ray limited release in April 2008
full credits at IMDb •
official website {in Japanese} •
official U.S. website
"The Tale of The White Serpent" aka "Hakuja-den"
[Toei Doga Japan Sept 1958; USA release July 1961 as "Panda & The Magic Serpent"]
The first-ever color animé feature film, made in Japan; based on a Chinese tale that existed before the XIVth Century, with the addition of two cute pet panda characters Co-directed by Kazuhiko Okabe; co-written & co-directed by Taiji Yabushita
Digiview color DVD [4/2004] for $9.98 full credits from IMDb •
movie entry at Wikipedia
"Tom & Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes" video release [Warner Bros. Aug 2010]
"Vals Im Bashir" animated feature [Israel 2008]
Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film;
full credits from IMDb
"Waking Life" animated feature [2001] by Richard Linklater
"Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" animated feature [Disney 1988]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Framed_Roger_Rabbit
based on Gary K. Wolf's novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Censored_Roger_Rabbit%3F
"Yellow Submarine" animated remake in 3-D [in turnaround 3/2011] To be directed by Robert Zemeckis • IMDb entry gone (2014)
"Your Name (Kimi no Na Wa)" animé feature film [Japan Aug 2016, USA April 2017]
Overcame political tensions to break box-office records across Asia, including Most Popular Animé of All Time in Japan. High school girl Mitsuha lives in a small mountain town and dreams of someday going to live in Tokyo. Tokyo high school boy Taki works in an Italian restaurant and dreams of becoming an artist. One night they wake up in each other's body, which recurs randomly; they adjust and become accustomed to it. One night they are each watching the sky and see a shooting star and begin to want to meet in person. But something seems to prevent their meeting . . . • Written & directed by Makoto Shinkai; English script by Clark Cheng; music by Radwimps; Japanese voice actors include Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Mone Kamishiraishi, Ryô Narita, Aoi Yuki, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Kaito Ishikawa, Kanon Tani, Masaki Terasoma, Sayaka Ohara, Kazuhiko Inoue, Chafûrin, Kana Hanazawa, Etsuko Ichi-hara, Masami Nagasawa; English voice actors include Ray Chase, Marc Diraison, Glynis Ellis, Catie Harvey, Kyle Hebert, Cassandra Morris, Laura Post, Ben Pronsky, H.D. Quinn, Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld, Michelle Ruff, Stephanie Sheh, Michael Sinterniklaas, Katy Vaughn, Scott Williams
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available •
full credits at IMDb •
Japan movie site •
USA movie site •
movie entry at Wikipedia watch 3/2017 official English-dub trailer [1:46] at YouTube
Animated Film Series Eventually this section will include the "Shrek", "Ice Age", "Kung Fu Panda" and similar feature cartoon series.
"The Jetsons" animated TV sitcom [1962-63 and 1985 and 1987]
Animated TV series of 75 episodes that is essentially a sitcom about a family living in a distant future, featuring George & Jane Jetson, teen Judy Jetson, son Elroy Jetson, Rosie the Robot Maid, and Astro the Dog; 24 episodes in the first season (Sept 1962 thru March 1963), 41 episodes on the second season (Sept-Dec 1985), and ten episodes in the third season (Oct-Nov 1987), plus several feature-length releases • no official website (2016) • 'The Jetsons' entry at Wikipedia
"The Jetsons Meet The Flintstones" video release [Hanna-Barbera Prodns Nov 1987] Elroy invents a time machine that malfunctions, sending the Jetsons to the prehistoric past and bringing the Flint-stones to the future. Directed by Don Lusk & Ray Patterson; written by Don Nelson & Arthur Alsberg; featuring voices of Jon 'Bowzer' Bauman, Mel Blanc, Daws Butler, Hamilton Camp, Henry Corden, Julie (Dees) McWhirter, Don Messick, George O'Hanlon, Penny Singleton, John Stephenson, Brenda Vaccaro, Jean Vander Pyl, Janet Waldo, Frank Welker & Patric Zimmerman
Hanna-Barbera Home Video color DVD [10/2011] for $14.56 full credits at IMDb •
movie entry at Wikipedia
"Rockin' With Judy Jetson" TV movie [Hanna-Barbera Prodns Jan 1988] Lyrics that Judy Jetson writes for teen heartthrob Sky Rocker are switched with a secret message from a music-hating witch, causing an intergalactic crisis. Directed by Paul Sommer & Ray Patterson; written by Charles M. Howell IV & Kevin Hopps; featuring voices of Janet Waldo, George O'Hanlon, Penny Singleton, Daws Butler, Don Messick, Rob Paulsen, Jean Vander Pyl, Charles Adler, Mel Blanc, P.L. Brown, Steve Bulen, Ruth Buzzi, Hamilton Camp, Selette Cole, Peter Cullen, Pat Fraley, Cindy McGee, Pat Musick, Eric Suter, B.J. Ward, Beau Weaver
Warner Archive color DVD-R [9/2011] for $14.99 full credits at IMDb •
official movie site •
movie entry at Wikipedia
"Jetsons: The Movie" [Hanna-Barbera/Universal Pictures July 1990] George gets a work promotion that requires moving the family to a distant planet. Produced & directed by Joseph Barbera & William Hanna; written by Dennis Marks; featuring the voices of George O'Hanlon, Mel Blanc, Penny Singleton, singer Tiffany, Patric Zimmerman, Don Messick, Janet Waldo, Jean Vander Pyl, Ronnie Schell, Patti Deutsch, Dana Hill, Russi Taylor, Paul Kreppel, Rick Dees, Jeff Bergman, Brian Cummings, Brad Garrett, Rob Paulsen, Susan Silo, B.J. Ward, Jim Ward
Universal Studios Home Ent. color DVD [9/2015] for $5.15 Universal Studios Home Ent. color DVD [4/2009] for $9.04 full credits at IMDb •
official movie site •
movie entry at Wikipedia
untitled Jetsons & W.W.E. video release [Warner Bros. 2017?] Announced 1/2015: a new animated Jetsons feature film, with Matt Lieberman of SourceFed to provide the screenplay • not yet listed at IMDb
"The Complete Persepolis: Now a Major Motion Picture" [2007]
