Anapoda

Written by Rich Hogan and directed by Tex Avery.

Description: A funny variation on the Three little pigs story told as WW2 anti-german propaganda, as the US had just entered the war. It’s interesting how at times of war a nations culture could turn to influence even those so innocent and un-involved in the conflict such as children. Still, it’s a harmless and funny watch so it will make a great watch for any MGM Carton enthusiast and for children as well.

IMDB Link: http://imdb.com/title/tt0034524/

Directed by Georges Schwizgebel.

Description (JHailey): The circle of life. A child sits alone on a playground merry-go-round. All around are images of life: a woman reclining, a couple standing. These images revolve as accordion music fills the air. Circular images - the rim of a coffee cup, the merry-go-round, a record - and couples turning in dance suggest the pleasures and connectedness of life. However, the film also returns to a solitary man alone in a flat. Some staircases are circular and lead to meetings between men and women. The staircase outside his flat is angular. Is he alone and outside the circle?

IMDB link: http://imdb.com/title/tt0409661/

Directed by Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby, written by Wendy Tilby.

Description: This Oscar nominee will seem strange at first seeing as it’s about people, but represented as animals, in a daily human environment, performing typical human actions. The point of the animation, as far as I can tell is to illustrate the interconnections between the lives in a big city, lives that even though at first sight may seem totally uninfluenced by one another, are actually connected, and sometimes in quite meaningful ways. However, I have not been able to elucidate the mystery of why the characters in this animation are animals. Maybe you have an idea?

IMDB link: http://imdb.com/title/tt0200282/

Directed by Walt Disney, drawn by Ub Iwerks.

Description: Another important part of cartoon animation history, Walt Disney’s dancing skeletons put together a wonderful cartoon filled with original humor, music and sound effects. Amazingly, this cartoon was created as early as 1929, and at that time could only be viewed in real cinemas, as opposed to today when cartoons and animations themselves are mainly viewed via TV or Internet, and even there good pieces have become a rarity. This is a happy playful cartoon that the kids will most surely enjoy so be sure to have them around if you’re a parent.

IMDB link: http://imdb.com/title/tt0020414/

Directed by Jenny Coburn, Thomas Hicks and Will Perrens - Moshi Moshi Records.

Description: Seeing as my internet provider is acting up tonight (either that or the fact I haven’t paid my bill), here’s a nice animated music video from Dntel. Enjoy.