“I wanted to create something that is realistic, fantastic, at times caricatured, but as a whole, a beautiful film.” (January 10, 2011, Hayao Miyazaki) I have been a fan of Hayao Miyazaki’s work for five yearsContinue reading “(風立ちぬ Kaze Tachinu) The Wind Rises (2013): Movie Review”
Tag Archives: Animation
Short Video tribute: Duet by Glen Keane (2014)
Last night, I found a posting of this video on Facebook and I fell in love with it. Animation is such a beautiful, complicated art form and this short is no exception. The three minute short depicts the love story of a boy and a girl, whose growth slowly draws them closer and closer together.Continue reading “Short Video tribute: Duet by Glen Keane (2014)”
Batman Mask of the Phantasm (1993): 4.5/5
This film was written in response to the incredible success of the first season of the original Batman: The Animated Series, released in the 1990s. Distributed by Warner Bros. and directed by Eric Radomski and Bruce Timm, it did poorly in theaters, yet garnered fairly positive critical reviews. My memories of this movie are vague, but the story has haunted meContinue reading “Batman Mask of the Phantasm (1993): 4.5/5”
Frozen (2013): Movie Review (4.25/5)
As everyone knows, this film came out last year in the fall and has been called the first great Disney film since The Lion King (1994). My first thought when hearing that was “What about all the other great Disney films that came after it?” (aka Mulan (1998), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), andContinue reading “Frozen (2013): Movie Review (4.25/5)”
Memorable Moments in Animation: Shorts, 70’s to the Present
In the beginning of the 1960’s, a new age of animation came to life and was set afire. This was the age of modern television and animated TV shows like The Flinstones, Scooby Doo Where Are You?, and The Pink Panther Show. By the end of the 1960’s, the popularity of animated shorts diminished because,Continue reading “Memorable Moments in Animation: Shorts, 70’s to the Present”
From the Perspective of an Old Soul 