Animation
The following is a chronological collection of screen-caps from every
single animated film (both feature and short) I watched between February 12, 2013 and
February 12, 2014. I included films that combine live-action and animation but not films which employ CGI or stop-motion "realistically" i.e. to mimic live-action. (includes some animated racial caricatures - discussed here)
For a chronological lineup including live-action films as well, visit my complete #WatchlistScreenCaps chronology. Links lead to previous pieces on a given film.
For a chronological lineup including live-action films as well, visit my complete #WatchlistScreenCaps chronology. Links lead to previous pieces on a given film.
Fantasmagorie (1908), dir. Emile Cohl
Psychedelia in chalk, circa turn-of-the-century
Gertie the Dinosaur (1914), dir. Winsor McKay
100 years old on Saturday, this cartoon creation is as delightful & engaging as ever
Slick Sleuths (1926 - color & soundtrack added later), dir. Charles R. Bowers, Bud Fisher
The shadow knows (evil laughter)
Westward Whoa (1926 - color & soundtrack added later), dir. Charles R. Bowers, Bud Fisher
Cattle call
Plane Crazy (1928 - sound added later), dir. Walt Disney, Ub Iwerks
Mickey does his best Lindy impersonation
The Gallopin' Gaucho (1928 - sound added later), prod. Walt Disney/dir. Ub Iwerks
Mickey shows off his smoking skills
Steamboat Willie (1928), prod. Walt Disney/dir. Ub Iwerks
Angry rodent wields a knife
The Karnival Kid (1929), dir. Walt Disney, Ub Iwerks
The wiener cart was hiding under the carousel
Mickey's Follies (1929), prod. Walt Disney/dir. Ub Iwerks
Fowl tango gets violent
The Fire Fighters (1930), prod. Walt Disney
Improvising a parachute from the laundry line
The Chain Gang (1930), prod. Walt Disney
Fugitive from justice racing toward the viewer
The Gorilla Mystery (1930), prod. Walt Disney
Wide-eyed with terror, Mickey backs away from the hairy man-eater
The Booze Hangs High (1930), prod. Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising, Leon Schlesinger
These little piggies got wasted...
Pioneer Days (1930), prod. Walt Disney
Disney's first foray into Frontierland?
Mickey Steps Out (1931), prod. Walt Disney
So this is where his whiskers went
The Birthday Party (1931), prod. Walt Disney
Riding the xylophone
Bosko's Holiday (1931), prod. Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising, Leon Schlesinger
A familiar hood ornament has ideas of its own
Blue Rhythm (1931), prod. Walt Disney
Tickled by trombone
Bosko Shipwrecked! (1931), prod. Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising, Leon Schlesinger
Fleeing the world's biggest lion
Bosko's Soda Fountain (1931), prod. Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising, Leon Schlesinger
Hitchcock must have borrowed this shot for Psycho
Mickey Cuts Up (1931), prod. Walt Disney
The mouse as mock turtle
Mickey's Orphans (1931), prod. Walt Disney
Candlelight ensures these cats won't end up like the Griswolds'
Bosko at the Zoo (1932), prod. Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising, Leon Schlesinger
What do you get when you cross a walrus, an ostrich, and a lion?
The Duck Hunt (1932), prod. Walt Disney
The hunted turn the tables
Big-Hearted Bosko (1932), prod. Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising, Leon Schlesinger
The world's most skilled shadow puppeteer
Bosko's Party (1932), prod. Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising, Leon Schlesinger
"SURPRISE!!!!!!!!"
Bosko and Bruno (1932), prod. Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising, Leon Schlesinger
A racing landscape so simple & stylized it's surreal
Mickey's Revue (1932), prod. Walt Disney
Goofy's debut cameo
Bosko's Dog Race (1932), prod. Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising, Leon Schlesinger
Intense training for the poor pooch
Bosko at the Beach (1932), prod. Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising, Leon Schlesinger
Extreme shore break
Bosko's Store (1932), prod. Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising, Leon Schlesinger
Full of baloney
Mickey's Nightmare (1932), prod. Walt Disney
The stork was far too generous
Bosko the Lumberjack (1932), prod. Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising, Leon Schlesinger
Nothing hits the spot like a nail sandwich (on slices of wood)
Bosko and Honey (1932), prod. Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising, Leon Schlesinger
Leapdog
The Whoopee Party (1932), prod. Walt Disney
Party so swingin', the cops join instead of busting
Touchdown Mickey (1932), prod. Walt Disney
The toupee- and denture-wearing football bites Mickey Mouse in the ass
The Klondike Kid (1932), prod. Walt Disney
Come in, Mickey said, I'll give you shelter from the storm
Betty Boop's Ker-Choo (1933), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer
The old loose, limber Betty, the one I like best
Building a Building (1933), prod. Walt Disney
A machine and a gentleman
The Mad Doctor (1933), prod. Walt Disney
No dogs were harmed in the making of this picture - we can't vouch for the chicken though
Betty Boop's Crazy Inventions (1933), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer
Falling from the sky in style
Is My Palm Read (1933), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer
Worshipping the witch on the wall
Ye Olden Days (1933), prod. Walt Disney
Surely you joust?
The Mail Pilot (1933), prod. Walt Disney
Crashing into a makeshift propeller in the nick of time
Mickey's Gala Premiere (1933), prod. Walt Disney
Garbo's new leading man
Puppy Love (1933), prod. Walt Disney
"No, no, I said I was out with Chip and Dale, not a chippendale!"
The Pet Store (1933), prod. Walt Disney
Taking their cue from a new RKO release
Giantland (1933), prod. Walt Disney
Mickey's expression reminds me of Calvin & Hobbes
Camping Out (1934), prod. Walt Disney
Pick on someone your own size
Betty in Blunderland (1934), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer
Perfect fit between Carroll's and Fleischers' surrealism
Betty Boop's Rise to Fame (1934), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer
Back to the inkwell
Gulliver Mickey (1934), prod. Walt Disney
(See caption for Camping Out)
Poor Cinderella (1934), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer
Fairy Godmother grants a Cinderella striptease
Orphan's Benefit (1934), prod. Walt Disney
Donald gets the hook in his first appearance with Mickey
The Dognapper (1934), prod. Walt Disney
Should've worn a seat belt
Two-Gun Mickey (1934), prod. Walt Disney
I Dream of Minnie
Jack Frost (1934), dir. Ub Iwerks
Preparing for Halloween
Once Upon a Time (1934), dir. F. Lyle Goldman
The goblins of bad driving haunt Fairy Tale Land
Baby Be Good (1935), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer
Magic wand enabling bad boy to take inventory and make amends
Taking the Blame (1935), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer
Drowning in a picture frame
The Band Concert (1935), prod. Walt Disney
The conductor confronts the piper from the peanut gallery
The Song of the Birds (1935), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer
I remember this cartoon so well from childhood, with its haunting avian danse macabre
The Brementown Musicians (1935), prod. Ub Iwerks
Assaulting the lunar taste buds
Mickey's Service Station (1935), prod. Walt Disney
Service with a smile
Old Mother Hubbard (1935), dir. Ub Iwerks
I remember the jazzy syncopations & nursery tale stylings of this toon from childhood
Mary's Little Lamb (1935), prod. Ub Iwerks
The old biddy boogies with a little lamb
No! No! A Thousand Times No!! (1935), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer
This is how you make rain onstage
Summertime (1935), prod. Ub Iwerks
Mr. Groundhog, scared of his own shadow
A Little Soap and Water (1935), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer
Who's washing who?
Dancing On the Moon (1935), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer
Celebrating marriage on the moon
Mickey's Garden (1935), prod. Walt Disney
A trippy moment once our hero ingests bug poison
A Language All My Own (1935), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer
Betty's Japanese fans demonstrate their affection
Sinbad the Sailor (1935), prod. Ub Iwerks
Sinbad the Slugger
Mickey's Fire Brigade (1935), prod. Walt Disney
Overshooting his target
Betty Boop and Grampy (1935), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer
How to make your fan a flutist
Pluto's Judgement Day (1935), prod. Walt Disney
Pluto meets his prosecutor
Time for Love (1935), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer
Lonesome swan in the sunset
On Ice (1935), prod. Walt Disney
"Gawrsh, I thought you was a fish!"
Balloon Land (1935), prod. Ub Iwerks
Pin Cushion Man wreaks havoc on Balloon Land
Making Stars (1935), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer
The nice way to give someone the hook
Simple Simon (1935), prod. Ub Iwerks
Soaring over the circus grounds
Mickey's Polo Team (1936), prod. Walt Disney
Disneyland vs. Hollywood on the polo grounds
Little Nobody (1936), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer
Rich dog, poor dog
Ali Baba (1936), prod. Ub Iwerks
"Open Sesame." "Says-a-who?" "Says-a-me!"
Orphan's Picnic (1936), prod. Walt Disney
Attack of the invidious innocents
Mickey's Grand Opera (1936), prod. Walt Disney
Conducting the oncoming disaster
The Little Stranger (1936), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer
New twist on "the ugly duckling"
Tom Thumb (1936), prod. Ub Iwerks
The worm turns
We Did It (1936), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer
The cuckoo emerges prepared for a fight
The Cobweb Hotel (1936), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer
Honeymoon suite from hell
A Song a Day! (1936), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer
Pickled herring
Thru the Mirror (1936), prod. Walt Disney
Holding back the house of cards
Mickey's Rival (1936), prod. Walt Disney
Calling bull on the braggart
Moving Day (1936), prod. Walt Disney
Evicting sheriff left high & dry, a sight many Depression audiences dreamed of
You're Not Built That Way (1936), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer
Trying and failing to be a tough pup
I Love to Singa (1936), dir. Tex Avery
Simon Cowell's grandfather
Alpine Climbers (1936), prod. Walt Disney
Booze to cure the blues
The Big Bad Wolf (1936), prod. Ub Iwerks
Sheep in wolf's clothing
Mickey's Circus (1936), prod. Walt Disney
Zapping the high wire
Hawaiian Birds (1936), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer
Part three of honeymoon trilogy - this time it's the birdie bride who messes up
Happy Days (1936), prod. Ub Iwerks
Our Gang takes Chitty Chitty Bang Bang for a ride
Mickey's Elephant (1936), prod. Walt Disney
Some brilliant character animation in here
Play Safe (1936), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer
Clash of the steam-powered trains
Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor (1936), dir. Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky/prod. Max Fleischer
The proud banner of Popeye-land
The Worm Turns (1937), prod. Walt Disney
Wait a sec, if that's a normal mouse, then what is Mickey
Magician Mickey (1937), prod. Walt Disney
The Disney merchandise begins
Moose Hunters (1937), prod. Walt Disney
Antlers were made for body slamming
Mickey's Amateurs (1937), prod. Walt Disney
The angry entertainer gets his revenge on a hostile audience
A Car-Tune Portrait (1937), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer
Hippo out of the inkwell
Peeping Penguins (1937), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer
Curiosity killed the penguin
Hawaiian Holiday (1937), prod. Walt Disney
Surfing, Thirties-style
Clock Cleaners (1937), prod. Walt Disney
Goodbye Goofy
Lonesome Ghosts (1937), prod. Walt Disney
Who you gonna call?
Boat Builders (1938), prod. Walt Disney
Not exactly seaworthy
Hold It! (1938), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer
Crazy cats control time & space
Mickey's Trailer (1938), prod. Walt Disney
This trailer comes fully equipped
Katnip Kollege (1938), dir. Cal Dalton, Cal Howard
This side of the 30s & 40s comes through clearer in cartoons than live-action
Hunky and Spunky (1938), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer
Apples always seem to bring bad news
Have You Got Any Castles? (1938), dir. Frank Tashlin, Friz Freleng
Get it?
The Whalers (1938), prod. Walt Disney
Rehearsing for Monstro
Mickey's Parrot (1938), prod. Walt Disney
Dead chicken vs. Pluto in sumo showdown
Brave Little Tailor (1938), prod. Walt Disney
They slipped a Mickey in his cigarette
Porky in Wackyland (1938), dir. Robert Clampett
My favorite Looney Tune of all time - manic, hilarious, insane, so it's gotta be Clampett
On with the New (1938), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer
Dream job turns into nursery nightmare
Always Kickin' (1939), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer
Showdown to stick up for his winged pals
My Friend the Monkey (1939), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer
Organ grinder & monkey out a suburban window
Musical Mountaineers (1939), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer
Hatfield & Boop
The Scared Crows (1939), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer
Betty tries out the scarecrow
The Barnyard Brat (1939), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer
Two legs good, four legs bad!
Old Glory (1939), dir. Chuck Jones
Creepy rotoscoped Uncle Sam teaches Porky the Pledge of Allegiance
Rhythm on the Reservation (1939), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer
Bass case becomes a canoe
Little Lambkins (1940), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer
Infant takes Oedipus to new levels by electrocuting the old man
Pinocchio (1940), prod. Walt Disney
A Disneyland for little devils
You Ought to Be in Pictures (1940), dir. Friz Freleng
Porky Pig bids Leon Schlesinger farewell to seek work in features
Hollywood Steps Out (1941), dir. Tex Avery
The odd couple
Vitamin Hay (1941), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer
Sometimes you kick ass, and sometimes the ass kicks you
Superman (1941), dir. Dave Fleischer/prod. Max Fleischer
When the phone booth is already occupied
Dumbo (1941), prod. Walt Disney
The United States, color-coded and clearly delineated like a map of Disney World
The Mechanical Monsters (1941), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer
No match for Kal-El are fire-breathing robothugs
Billion Dollar Limited (1942), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer
Good thing he's more powerful than a locomotive
The Arctic Giant (1942), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky
One of Superman's more formidable foes
The Bulleteers (1942), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer, Orestes Calpini
Imagine if this flying object landed on your windshield...
The Magnetic Telescope (1942), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer
Kids, don't try this at home
Electric Earthquake (1942), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer
Whither Metropolis?
Volcano (1942), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky
Clark Versus the Volcano
Bambi (1942), prod. Walt Disney
Twitterpated
Terror On the Midway (1942), prod. Max Fleischer/dir. Dave Fleischer, Orestes Calpini
Ace reporters relegated to the circus beat - but of course it won't be boring for long
The Hep Cat (1942), dir. Robert Clampett
Only those with nine lives can afford to be so cavalier
A Corny Concerto (1943), dir. Robert Clampett
Clampett's cartoons always have the most fantastic colors
The Henpecked Rooster (1944), dir. Seymour Kneitel, Orestes Calpini
Almost drowned by his best pal
Duck Soup to Nuts (1944), dir. Friz Freleng
Death of a Salesduck
Wolf! Wolf! (1944), prod. Paul Terry
Mighty Mouse uses beer as a weapon
Stage Door Cartoon (1944), dir. Friz Freleng
What's meta, Doc?
Scrappily Married (1945), dir. Seymour Kneitel, Orestes Calpini
Not quite the belly of the beast, but almost
The Friendly Ghost (1945), dir. Izzy Sparber
Can a ghost commit suicide?
Book Revue (1946), dir. Robert Clampett
Louisa May Alcott's book transformed into a portrait of bobbysoxers fainting for Frankie
Baby Bottleneck (1946), dir. Robert Clampett
Drinking himself under the table at the Stork Club
Kitty Kornered (1946), dir. Robert Clampett
Wilder, crazier, and more colorful than the later Looney Tunes on this disc
The Great Piggy Bank Robbery (1946), dir. Robert Clampett
Duck Twacy employs some skillful sleuthing
Sudden Fried Chicken (1946), dir. Bill Tytla, Orestes Calpini
The characters have become sharper, more well-defined by this time
Rhapsody Rabbit (1946), dir. Friz Freleng
They did this bit a whole year before Tom & Jerry
Song of the South (1946), dir. Wilfred Jackson, Herve Foster/prod. Walt Disney
The original Toontown was in Georgia, not California
Mother Goose Stories (1946), dir. Ray Harryhausen
The magic of the movies
Tweetie Pie (1947), dir. Friz Freleng
Old-school Tweety looks a little different
Back Alley Oproar (1948), dir. Friz Freleng
Strange to see Sylvester as the underdog (or undercat)
There's Good Boos To-Night (1948), dir. Izzy Sparber
The friendliest ghost you'll ever see
Bad Ol' Putty Tat (1949), dir. Friz Freleng
Taking a nail-biting habit to extremes
A-Haunting We Will Go (1949), dir. Seymour Kneitel
Only the bad ghost is a good ghost
Campus Capers (1949), dir. Bill Tytla, George Germanetti
This is how the Class of 1940 was remembered 10 years later
Toy Tinkers (1949), dir. Jack Hannah/prod. Walt Disney
Surrender in the war on Christmas
The Story of Little Red Riding Hood (1949), dir. Ray Harryhausen
She may want to visit an optometrist if she survives
Quack a Doodle Doo (1950), dir. Izzy Sparber
Baby Huey's origin story
All a Bir-r-r-rd (1950), dir. Friz Freleng
Hard to lie in wait atop a speeding train, unless you're in a Looney Tune
The Story of Rapunzel (1951), dir. Ray Harryhausen
Cue the guitar strum from "Clarissa Explains It All"
Room and Bird (1951), dir. Friz Freleng
Presenting a united front against the police
Alice in Wonderland (1951), prod. Walt Disney
A fresh taste of that old Silly Symphony spirit with zany anthropomorphism
Tweet Tweet Tweety (1951), dir. Friz Freleng
Old Faithful blows ahead of schedule
The Story of Hansel and Gretel (1951), dir. Ray Harryhausen
Not quite as scary without the cannibalism
Gift Wrapped (1952), dir. Friz Freleng
Showdown in the Christmas tree
Ain't She Tweet (1952), dir. Friz Freleng
Best let sleeping dogs lie
A Bird in a Guilty Cage (1952), dir. Friz Freleng
Sylvester as postmodern installation artist
Snow Business (1952), dir. Friz Freleng
Mouse bites cat
The Story of King Midas (1953), dir. Ray Harryhausen
Midas and Mephistophales decide to go gold
Boo Moon (1954), dir. Seymour Kneitel, Izzy Sparber
Casper, ahead of Neil Armstrong by 15 years
Popeye's 20th Anniversary (1954), dir. Izzy Sparber
Playing his greatest hits
Taxi-Turvy (1954), dir. Seymour Kneitel
No spinach for you!
Lady and the Tramp (1955), pres. Walt Disney
The morning after
One Froggy Evening (1955), dir. Chuck Jones
I find this to be one of the most frustrating cartoons ever
Popeye for President (1956), dir. Seymour Kneitel
Long before the Tea Party, there was the...
Out to Punch (1956), dir. Seymour Kneitel
Spinach > Concrete
Spooking About Africa (1957), dir. Seymour Kneitel
The Star Child meets the apes from the beginning of 2001
The Three Little Bops (1957), dir. Friz Freleng
"The big bad wolf, he learned the rule - you gotta get hot to play real cool!"
Pest Pupil (1957), dir. Dave Tendlar
Better living through chemistry
Patriotic Popeye (1957), dir. Izzy Sparber
Power of the pipe
What's Opera, Doc? (1957), dir. Chuck Jones
I am not a girl. Surprise.
Show Biz Bugs (1957), dir. Friz Freleng
Of course Daffy and his detachable bill are at the epicenter
The Sword in the Stone (1963), prod. Walt Disney
Unusual Disney feature, one of its most laid-back and episodic (no commercials, though)
Who is your favorite dancer?
The Hand (1965), dir. Jiri Trnka
I feel for the little guy
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966), dir. Chuck Jones
At this moment, the Grinch had a change of heart (quite literally)
Yellow Submarine (1968), dir. George Dunning
When I was in preschool, this film introduced me to the Beatles...and so much more besides!
Robin Hood (1973), prod. Wolfgang Reitherman
The weak ruler relies on the noose
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (1975), dir. Chuck Jones
Fastest mongoose in the East
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), dir. Terry Gilliam & Terry Jones
When the weather is misbehaving
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1977), dir. Larry Jordan
Welles and Coleridge, partners in Rime
Watership Down (1978), dir. Martin Rosen
Following the Black Rabbit down the Rabbit Hole
Banjo: The Woodpile Cat (1979), dir. Don Bluth
Some solid animation, but story's more outline than plot; feels like dry run for his 80s spree
Asparagus (1979), dir. Suzan Pitt
I suspect this film was made in an insane asylum; I will never look at asparagus the same way
The Solar Film (1980), dir. Elaine & Saul Bass
Despite title, more about industrialization & subsequent malaise than making case for solar
The Fly (1980), dir. Ferenc Rofusz
Empathy for a fly - impressive. Wonder if there's allegorical element in there
Vincent (1982), dir. Tim Burton
The tomcat leaps through the window, drawn forth by a ghoulish pied piper
The Snowman (1982), dir. Dianne Jackson, Jimmy T. Murakami
Swimming sublimely in the snowy sky
Dimensions of Dialogue (1982), dir. Jan Svankmajer
Rock, paper, scissors, Arcimboldo-style
High Fidelity (1982), dir. Randy Roberts
Cone and sphere meet cute in Gershwin-saturated flora
Igor: The Paris Years (1982), dir. Stephen & Timothy Quay
Surprisingly tedious puppet show about Stravinsky and Cocteau in 20s Paris
Malice in Wonderland (1982), dir. Vince Collins
Alice in Wonderland on acid. I know what you're thinking: it's already on acid. Well, moreso.
Zhil-byl-pyos (1982), dir. E. Nazarov
The brotherhood of dog and wolf, comrades under the fur
Skywhales (1983), dir. Phil Austin, Derek Hayes
The circle of life devours itself
Take On Me (1985), dir. Steve Barron
Even after emerging from the comic book, she never pays her bill
Night Music (1986), dir. Stan Brakhage
Lullaby in shattered stained-glass
Sledgehammer (1986), dir. Stephen Johnson
I miss claymation
The Man Who Planted Trees (1987), dir. Frédéric Back
I feel as if I've suddenly awakened from a beautiful dream...
The Brave Little Toaster (1987), dir. Jerry Rees
Don't let go, or you're toast!
Alice (1988), dir. Jan Svankmajer
What are a fish and a frog without their wigs?
Stille Nacht I: Dramolet (1988), dir. Stephen & Timothy Quay
Check out the creepy baby at the window
Isle of Flowers (1989), dir. Jorge Furtado
What's worth more: a chicken or a whale, a person or a pig?
The Little Mermaid (1989), prod. Howard Ashman, John Musker
Seeing it in theaters at 6, I feared an unhappy ending; no wonder - I'd read Andersen's original
The Cow (1990), dir. Aleksandr Petrov
Empathy with a beast of burden
Darkness Light Darkness (1990), dir. Jan Svankmajer
Like a ship in a bottle with nowhere to sail
Do the Bartman (1990), dir. Brad Bird
Pop culture as I first knew it
Beauty and the Beast (1991), prod. Don Hahn
One of the studio's most genuine romances, along with Lady and the Tramp
Anamorphosis: De Artificilia Perspectiva (1991), dir. Stephen & Timothy Quay
Sixteenth-century paper dolls play with anamorphic strings
Stille Nacht II: Are We Still Married? (1992), dir. Stephen & Timothy Quay
MTV used to play stuff like this
The Thief and the Cobbler (Recobbled Cut 4) (1993), dir. Richard Williams
Aladdin meets Yellow Submarine meets 60s Eastern European animation (emphasis on last)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), prod. Tim Burton, Denise Di Novi, dir. Henry Selick
No trailer ever filled me with as much excitement/anticipation as this when I was 9
Stille Nacht III: Tales from the Vienna Woods (1993), dir. Stephen & Timothy Quay
Bullet-proof spoon
The Lion King (1994), prod. Don Hahn
Gorgeously animated, thematically compelling, and oddly monarchist
Stille Nacht IV: Can't Go Wrong Without You (1994), dir. Stephen & Timothy Quay
Death's head at the door
Rocko's Modern Christmas (1994), dir. Mr. Lawrence, Joe Murray
Wallaby looking for Christmas cheer
On Your Mark (1995), dir. Hayao Miyazaki
Reminds me of dreams I've had where city & country exist back-to-back
Ah, L'Amour (1995), dir. Don Hertzfeldt
Don Hertzfeldt's presentation of courtship rituals
Genre (1996), dir. Don Hertzfeldt
Entertaining under duress
Lily and Jim (1997), dir. Don Hertzfeldt
They make an art of awkward chitchat
SubZero (1998), prod. Benjamin Melniker, Michael Uslan, Randy Rogel, Boyd Kirkland
Not as compelling as Mask of the Phantasm (Batman himself is barely a character here)
Do the Evolution (1998), dir. Todd McFarlane
Son, someday all this will be yours...if we aren't all dead yet, of course
Billy's Balloon (1998), dir. Don Hertzfeldt
This can't end well.
Freak on a Leash (1999), dir. Todd McFarlane
Graphic novel meets its graphic demise
Rejected (2000), dir. Don Hertzfeldt
Marie Antoinette's new bonnet?
Cat Soup (2001), dir. Tatsuo Sato
Water from elephants
Lovesong (2001), dir. Stan Brakhage
Love the texture in this shot
Copy Shop (2001), dir. Virgil Widrith
Hiding on top of the world
Father and Daughter (2001), dir. Michael Dudok de Wit
Watching the sea from the spot where he left her behind
Voices of a Distant Star (2003), dir. Makoto Shinkai
Calling across time and space
Ryan (2004), dir. Chris Landreth
This is what creative block looks like
The Meaning of Life (2005), dir. Don Hertzfeldt
Baby Moby Dick absorbed by the heavens
9 (2005), dir. Shane Acker
A nod to Street of Crocodiles?
Peter and the Wolf (2006), dir. Suzie Templeton
A new view of an old legend
Lifted (2006), dir. Gary Rydstrom
The Steamboat Bill, Jr. gag goes extraterrestrial in a flying saucer's crater
And We All Shine On (2006), dir. Michael Robinson
A lonely video game landscape, haunted by shadowy memories of a civilization which created it
Linus Sings The Police (2007), uploaded chalkdrinker
The timing in this clip is pretty well-executed
The Ark (2007), dir. Grzezorj Jonkajtys
Another boat ride into the inner and outer darkness
The Flowerpot's Lament (2009), uploaded FrEckleStudios
Anticipate cheerful bloodshed, AfterEffects-style
Wisdom Teeth (2010), dir. Don Hertzfeldt
"I SEE PREHISTORIC BEASTS!"
Kooky (2010), dir. Jan Sverak
A treehouse is not a home
These Hammers Don't Hurt Us (2011), dir. Michael Robinson
Rabbit ears on a pyramid, picking up signals from the other side of sanity
Dilbert 3 (2012), dir. CBoyardee
Guns don't kill people, Dilbert kills people
It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012), dir. Don Hertzfeldt
So many fragments of fleeting beauty - why choose only one?
To This Day (2013), prod. Giant Ant
Love the different animation styles employed throughout
Follow me on Twitter
No comments:
Post a Comment