(Image from the short film anthology, Genius Party Beyond (2008) ) Well, without further ado let’s continue slowly down the list. 46. French title: La Planète sauvage, Czech title : Divoká planeta (Fantastic Planet), 1973 Co-released by France and the Czech Republic and directed by Rene Laloux, Fantastic Planet is an allegorical film based onContinue reading “The Most Visually Beautiful Animated Films: 46-42”
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The Most Visually Beautiful Animated Films: 31-27
(Background for The Jungle Book (1967) ) Here are the final five films for the first half of my list. I have just realized I have a lot of Japanese films on this list. No worries. The two greatest animation producers are Japan and the United States. 31. アニマトリックス Animatorikkusu (The Animatrix), 2003 (Note: IContinue reading “The Most Visually Beautiful Animated Films: 31-27”
The Most Visually Beautiful Animated Films: 51-47
(Image from Tekkonkinkreet (2011) ) (Big announcement! There are now 51 films on this list. I could not decide which film to drop from my top 25 so I now have 26. I am sorry for the odd number.) Here is how this list will work. I will put the first 25 films in chronologicalContinue reading “The Most Visually Beautiful Animated Films: 51-47”
My Favorite Movies: 20-11
We are now coming to the point where animation starts overwhelming live-action. Three of the films are Hayao Miyazaki masterpieces. Hopefully, this list is enlightening for you and for me. 20. Anastasia (1997) This movie came out when I was six or seven years old. I loved it and even had a Barbie doll forContinue reading “My Favorite Movies: 20-11”
Month of Art: Day 16 Concept Sketch 87 (1991)
(Concept Sketch 87 (1991), Glen Keane) I have talked about Glen Keane before so I will be brief. Born 1954 in Pennsylvania and the son of comic book writer Bil Keane, known best for The Family Circus, Disney recognized him as a Disney Legend in 2013. Winner of a myriad of awards including an Annie Award (1992) and the Winsor McCay Award (2007)Continue reading “Month of Art: Day 16 Concept Sketch 87 (1991)”
From the Perspective of an Old Soul 