The Art of Animation

I can’t think of anyone that watches, analyzes and loves as many types of movies as I do, or more specifically animated films and shorts. I often rant to my family members about the beauty of animation and how dissatisfied I am with people’s lackluster opinions of it.  It is part of my search for truthContinue reading “The Art of Animation”

The Little Mermaid (1989)

Disney released this film into theaters 1989 after a long period of critical, commercial failures . It marked the beginning of the Disney Renaissance where beloved films such as The Lion King (1994), Beauty and the Beast (1991), and Tarzan (1999) have received critical acclaim. I have often asked myself “Why was this film so ground breaking?” When I watched itContinue reading “The Little Mermaid (1989)”

The Thief and the Cobbler (1993?) An Unfinished Masterpiece

  UPDATE!: On June 1, 2014, “A Moment in Time” was screened in London, with many of the original crew present of his original vision and work prints. Hopefully there might have been plans to re-release it in the United States.     This one of the hardest reviews that I will ever write. Since IContinue reading “The Thief and the Cobbler (1993?) An Unfinished Masterpiece”

紅の豚 Kurenai no Buta (Porco Rosso) 1992

  When I was a young child I had the pleasure, without even knowing it, of growing up with one of Hayao Miyazaki‘s most famous films My Neighbor Totoro (1988). My mother remembers how upset I was when she gave the film away, and to this day it remains one of my favorites. That beingContinue reading “紅の豚 Kurenai no Buta (Porco Rosso) 1992”