2007 October | Anapoda

La faim

October 24th, 2007

Directed by Peter Foldes.

Description (Robert Reynolds): This short, produced by the National Film Board of Canada, was nominated for an Academy Award. Once you’ve seen it, you’ll see why. Not easily forgotten, although you may wish to. The choice of animation styles was made, I suspect, deliberately, in order to keep viewers off-balance. It’s a perfect choice. A thought-provoking, extremely unsettling look at hunger in many forms. If you are easily disturbed or offended, this probably isn’t for you. Otherwise, highly recommended.

IMDB link: http://imdb.com/title/tt0071636/

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Posted in macabre, conceptual, weird, classic animation | 1 Comment »

Steamboat Willie

October 22nd, 2007

Written and directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.

Description: Today Anapoda is featuring another important part of animation history, one of the first (third actually, and first one to have sound) Mickey Mouse animations from Walt Disney. The sound to this animation was actually added at the suggestion of Walt’s brother, Roy Disney. Some of you might already know this one from Cartoon Network specials or other videos or documentaries where it might have been sampled or featured, and while it might seem rudimentary compared to most of today’s animations, it is still funny and an undeniable part of animation history. It is also part of the evolution of a character that made my, and probably a lot of kids’ childhoods happier - Mickey Mouse. Enjoy this one and pass it along to the kids.

IMDB link: http://imdb.com/title/tt0019422/

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Creature comforts (1989)

October 21st, 2007

Written and directed by Nick Park.

Description: This cute claymation piece is a series of interviews with animals in a zoo, who speak about their conditions and surroundings and how some miss their natural habitat. It’s sort of serious and philosophical in a sense, but it’s all made funny by the way the animals are portrayed and their voices and manner of speech, as well as the fact that the animals opinions in the animation were actually real answers from residents of a new housing development. A very nice watch for the little ones and an enjoyable one for the bigger kids as well.

IMDB link: http://imdb.com/title/tt0099317/

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Luxo Jr.

October 20th, 2007

Written and directed by John Lasseter (Pixar).

Description: Today we have a short but significant little animation, the debut animation short from Pixar. Now besides being funny and flawlessly animated, what really makes this tiny animation special is the fact that it was produced in 1986, which is truly amazing considering the level of detail and the quality of the movement and models created using not too advanced technology available at that time. Luxo Jr is truly a little piece of animation history.

IMDB link: http://imdb.com/title/tt0091455/

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Duck amuck

October 19th, 2007

Directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese.

Description: Without further ado, a Daffy Duck classic, and perhaps one of the most brilliant of them all. In this one, Daffy battles the evil whims of his animator as his backgrounds, costumes and even physical form continuously change under the puppet-master’s brush. A classic and very funny piece of cartoon animation that you and especially your kids will most certainly enjoy.

IMDB link: http://imdb.com/title/tt0045708/

Posted in Daffy Duck, cartoon, classic animation, funny | 2 Comments »