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Films About Animated Films
 | "Masters of Animation" [1986] Directed by John Halas Volume 1: USA and Canada Home Vision VHS [6/2000] out of prodn/used Volume 2: Great Britain, France & Italy Home Vision VHS [6/2000] for $18.95 Volume 3: USSR, Yugoslavia, Poland & Hungary Home Vision VHS [6/2000] for $18.95 Volume 4: Japan, Computer Animation Home Vision VHS [6/2000] out of prodn/used |
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"Hollywood Dinosaurs" documentary video [Fireworks Home Video 1991] 60-minute compilation from mostly public domain sources, including theatrical trailers Written & directed by Ted Newsom; narrated by Reid Richmond; featuring Godzilla, King Kong, Rodan & Gorgo Starz / Anchor Bay color/b&w VHS [10/97] for $2.99 {sic} credits at IMDb |
 | "Before Walt" historic animation compilation [1999] by Ray Pointer
Inkwell Images b&w DVD [5/2006] out of prodn/scarce Inkwell Images b&w VHS [11/99] out of prodn/scarce 60-minute documentary & bonus 45-minutes; featured animated shorts include "Humorous Phases of Funny Faces" [Vitagraph 1906] by J. Stuart Blackton; "Fantasmagorie" [France 1907] by Émile Cohl; "Little Nemo" [1911] by Winsor McCay; "Dud Leaves Home" [J.R. Bray Studios 1919] by Wallace A. Carlson; "The Circus" [1920] from Fleischer Studios; "Aesop's Fables: Barnyard Olympics" [1924] by Paul Terry; "Felix All Puzzled" [1924] starring Felix the Cat; and "Alice Solves The Puzzle" [1925] by Walt Disney compilation program not listed on IMDb |
 | "Secrets of Oscar-winning Animation: Behind The Scenes of 13 Classic Short Animations" [2007] by Olivier Cotte Focal Press 8¾x8¼ pb [5/2007] for $23.07 interviews with directors & collaborators who made 13 selected winners of the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film: "Neighbours" [1952] by Norman McLaren; "Frank Film" [1973] by Frank Mouris; "Le Chateau de Sable" [1977]; "The Fly" [1980] by Ferenc Rofusz of Hungary; "Anna & Bella" [1985]; "L'Homme qui Plantait des Arbres" [1987] by Frederic Back; "Balance" [1989]; "Manipulation" [1991]; "Mona Lisa Descending A Staircase" [1992]; "Quest" [1996]; "The Old Man and The Sea" [1999] by Alexandre Petrov of Russia; "Father and Daughter" [2000]; and "Harvie Krumpet" [2003] |
 | "Animation Now!" [orig 1982, anniv 2007] from Anima Mundi, edited by Julius Wiedemann Taschen 8¾x7 hardcover book & color DVD [7/2007] for $10.19 The DVD includes "A Dog's Cartoon"; "Anijam" by Marv Newland; "Death + The Mother" by Ruth Lingford; "Dia de los Muertos" by Vinton Studio; "Feet of Song" by Erica Russell; "Interrogating Ernie"; "Local Dive" by Sarah Watt; "The Man With The Beautiful Eyes" by Jonathan Hodgson; "Mt. Head" by Koji Yamamura; and "Yo Yo" |
Selected Animated Films, A to Z
Oscar® website Past Winners: Best Animated Feature [2001 to present] = no such link anymore
Oscar® website Past Winners: Best Animated Short [1932 to present] = no such link anymore
Animation genre at Internet Movie Database
browse animated movies on DVD at Amazon
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"A Cat In Paris" aka "Une Vie de Chat (The Life of A Cat)"
animated feature [France Dec 2010, Gkids USA June 2012]
 | A beautifully hand-drawn animated tale of a cat who lives in Paris, France with the young daughter of a policewoman in the daytime and moonlights at night working with a human 'cat burgler'. The father is murdered and the mother discovers a bracelet kept by the cat, an identifiable part of a jewel heist, so the girl decides to follow the cat on his next nighttime ramble thru the shadow-drenched alleyways of Paris . . . Directed by Jean-Loup Felicioli & Alain Gagnol; voices of Oriane Zani, Dominique Blanc, Bruno Salo-mone, Jean Benguigui, Bernadette Lafont, Bernard Bouillon; nominated for Best Animated Feature Oscar
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available full credits at IMDb • official movie sites: English or French |
"A Scanner Darkly" [Warner July 2006]
 | Wild rotoscope animated tale of a future where an undercover drug agent begins to lose his mind from the drugs that flood the society he is surveilling.
Written & directed by Richard Linklater; based on the 1977 novel by Philip K. Dick [1928-82]; starring Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr., Winona Ryder & Woody Harrelson
Warner widescreen color Blu-ray [9/2010] for $9.49 Warner widescreen color DVD [12/2006] for $14.95 full credits from IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia 11"x17" poster from Amazon for $6.29 |
"A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi)" animé feature film
[Shochiku Japan Sept 2016, UK March 2017]
"The Adventures of Prince Achmed"
[U.F.A. Germany July 1926, USA Feb 1931]
 | The oldest surviving animated feature film, 'stands as one of the great classics of animation - beautiful, mesmerizing, and utterly seductive'. Meticulously hand-drawn stories from "1001 Nights" in shadow-puppet style; original release was hand-tinted. 65-minute silent film written & directed by Lotte Reiniger; director of photography Carl Koch; animated by Lotte Reiniger, Carl Koch, Walter Ruttmann & Berthold Bartosch
Milestone Video b&w silent DVD [11/2011] for $20.08 Image Ent. b&w silent DVD [12/2002] out of prodn/used Milestone Video b&w silent VHS [1/2002] for $16.44 full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia |
"The Adventures of Tintin" in 3-D
[Amblin/Paramount/Sony Europe Oct 2011, USA Dec 2011]
 | Based on the 1929-76 comic book series by Belgian artist Georges Remi [1907–83], who wrote under the pen name of Hergé. Reporter Tintin's purchase of a model sailing ship brings ruffians who want to buy it from him; the thugs of Sakharine fail and Tintin is abducted, escapes, and then steals a seaplane, which crashes in the Moroccan desert. Companion Capt. Haddock remembers tales of his grandfather, a sea-going pirate, and the scuttling of his treasure ship, the Unicorn; Sakharine is after the 3-part treasure map, hidden inside three model ships. Tintin and Haddock race to stop Sakharine, but his plans to steal the third scroll at a Moroccan concert are successful, and he speeds away from the harbor. But Tintin and Haddock are waiting with police in Europe, Sakharine is arrested, and Tintin finds part of the treasure buried in a basement, and another map showing the location of the Unicorn • Co-produced by Peter Jackson, Kathleen Kennedy & Steven Spielberg; directed by Steven Spielberg; voices of Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Nick Frost, Simon Pegg & Gad Elmaleh
full credits at IMDb • official movie site • movie entry at Wikipedia |
"Allegro Non Troppo" [Italy July 1977]
 | Co-written & co-directed by Bruno Bozzetto & Maurizio Nichetti, co-written by Guido Manuli
Public Media color DVD [2/2004] for $24.56 Home Vision color VHS [5/95] for $29.95 full credits from IMDb |
"An American Tail" []
"The Big Friendly Giant" animated TV movie
[I.T.V./Thames Television U.K. Dec 1989, USA video 1996]
 | Young orphan girl Sophie gets taken away to a faraway land populated by Giants and Dreams. Co-produced & directed by Brian Cosgrove; co-produced & adapted by John Hambley from the novel by Roald Dahl; featuring the voices of David Jason, Amanda Root, Angela Thorne, Ballard Berkeley, Michael Knowles, Don Henderson, Mollie Sugden, Frank Thornton, Myfanwy Talog, Jimmy Hibbert A.I.S. Home Video color Blu-ray [10/2012] for $36.98 {sic} A&E Home Video color DVD [6/2006] for $7.99 Celebrity Home Ent. color VHS [4/96] for $7.99 full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia • watch full movie [1:31:31] online at YouTube |
  | "The B.F.G. (Big Friendly Giant)" children's novel [ages 8-11; 1982] by Roald Dahl [1916-90], Illustrated by Quentin Blake Expanded from a short story in Dahl's 1975 book "Danny, The Champion of The World" Kindle Edition from Puffin/Penguin [8/2007] for $7.99 Puffin Books 7¾x5 pb [8/2007] for $4.24 Scholastic, Inc. mass pb [11/82] out of print/40+ used Scholastic, Inc. mass pb [11/82] out of print/40+ used Everyman's Library Children's Classics 8¼x6½ gift edition hardcover [11/93] for $12.65 Farrar, Straus & Giroux BFYR 9½x6¼ hardcover [11/82] for $13.30 book entry at Wikipedia |
"The B.F.G. (Big Friendly Giant)" live-action/C.G.I. feature film
[Amblin/Warner Bros. July 2016]
 | Orphan Sophie befriends a friendly giant named The B.F.G. and they set out on an adventure to capture the evil, man-eating giants who are invading the human world • Co-produced by Kathleen Kennedy & Frank Marshall; co-produced & directed by Steven Spielberg; written by Christopher Abbott & Melissa Mathison, based on the novel by Roald Dahl; starring Ruby Barnhill, Mark Rylance {voice of the BFG}, Bill Hader, Jemaine Clement, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Penelope Wilton, Adam Godley, Rebecca Hall, Marilyn Norry, Chris Gibbs
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available full credits at IMDb • official movie site • movie entry at Wikipedia watch official trailers at YouTube: 12/2015 trailer #1 [1:50] 4/2016 trailer #2 [2:22] |
"Walt Disney's Fantasia" animated feature
[Disney/R.K.O. Nov 1940; restored in 1990 & 2000]
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Animated musical sequences include abstract images set to J.S. Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor"; Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker Suite" ballet; Paul Dukas's "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" with Mickey Mouse; dinosaurs & volcanoes in Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring"; Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"; "Dance of the Hours" by Ponchielli with delightful dancing hippos, crocodiles, ostriches & elephants; and Mussorgsky's darkly apocalyptic "Night On Bald Mountain" which morphs into "Ave Maria" in the rain.
Narration by Deems Taylor (restoration narration by actor Corey Burton); Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski; won Honorary Oscars to Walt Disney & Leopold Stokowski in 1942; listed on National Film Registry (1990); at end of 2011, holds #22 box office ranking, at 83,043,500 tickets
Disney Video color DVD [11/2000] out of prodn/many used Disney Video color VHS [9/92] out of prodn/many, many used full credits from IMDb |
"Fantasia 2000" animated sequel
[Disney/Buena Vista Dec 1999]
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Animated musical sequences include Beethoveen's Fifth Symphony; whales at sea set to "The Pines of Rome"; 1930s New York City set to Gershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue"; "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" fairy tale set to Dmitri Shostakovich's Piano Concerto #2; a goofy flamingo set to the finale of "Carnival of The Animals"; the classic sequence from the original film, "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" starring Mickey Mouse; "Pomp and Circumstance" starring Donald Duck; and a forest sequence set to "The Firebird"; released in IMAX format
Disney Video widescreen color DVD [11/2000] out of prodn/many used Disney Video color VHS [11/2000] out of prodn/many, many used full credits from IMDb |
more details (synopses, Blu-ray & DVDs, trailers, docufilms, posters, books, links) on
Magic Lantern's "Walt Disney's Fantasia" Movies Page
"Fantastic Mr. Fox" [2009]
"Best American Film of 2009." — critic Stuart Klawans
voices of George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Michael Gambon,
Willem Dafoe & Owen Wilson •
full credits from IMDb
"The Making of Fantastic Mr. Fox: A Film by Wes An..." [] by Wes Anderson
http://www.amazon.com/Making-Fantastic-Mr-Fox-Anderson/dp/0847833542/
"Fantastic Planet (La Planète Sauvage)" [Dec 1973] /tt0070544/
Co-written & directed by René Laloux, co-written by Roland Topor; based on the novel by Stefan Wul
watch official trailer [6/2007 upload; 2:17] online at YouTube
"Felix The Cat: The Movie" animated feature
[New World Pictures U.K. 1988, USA 1991] /tt0259308/
"Flatland"
"Flatland" 11-minute short [1965]
Directed by Eric Martin; narrated by Dudley Moore; VHS/DVD not available;
credits from IMDb
"Flatland" 22-minute short [1982]
Directed by Michele Emmer; VHS/DVD not available;
full credits from IMDb
 | "Flatland: The Film" 98-minute video release [indep 2007] The two-dimensional population of Flatland reaches two crises at the same time: a rise in martial law ordered by the circular leaders of government, and the arrival of a sphere, a seemingly-magical 3-dimensional being who establishes a business called Messiah, Inc. Directed by Ladd Ehlinger Jr.; written by Tom Whalen, based on Edwin Abbott's 1884 novella self-publd widescreen color DVD [2007] out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb • official movie site |
 | "Flatland: The Movie" 34-minute short [indep 2007] A young girl living in a two-dimensional world decides to 'think outside the box', and her very life is soon in jeopardy. Co-directed & co-written by Dano Johnson & Jeffrey Travis; co-written by Seth Caplan; based on Edwin Abbott's 1884 novella; voices by Kristen Bell, Lee Eddy, Joe Estevez, Tony Hale, Martin Sheen & Michael York Flat World Prodns color DVD [2007] for $22.77 available at IndieFlix: School Edition on DVD for $159.95 {sic} full credits at IMDb • official movie site {other purchase options} |
 | "Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions" [1884 novella] by Edwin A. Abbott [1838-1926] Echo Library Illustrated Edition 9x5¾ pb [10/2007] for $9.90 Dover Thrift 8x5 pb [9/92] for $2.00 Dover Thrift 8x5½ pb [3/75] out of print/many, many used Signet Classic mass pb [6/64] out of print/used book entry at Wikipedia |
"Fritz The Cat" [Polygram 1972]
 | Two animated features based on Robert Crumb's dangerously subversive counter-culture comic strip. The first (and only) major-studio X-rated cartoon features. Produced & directed by Ralph Bakshi MGM/UA color widescreen DVD [12/2001] for $10.99 full credits from IMDb |
MGM/UA widescreen color DVD [12/2001] for $17.98
full credits from IMDb
"The Illusionist / L'Illusionniste"
[Pathé/Django France June 2010, USA Dec 2010]
  | Animated feature film of a Tati-like character, a performer who is increasingly unable to compete with rock stars; he meets a little girl who becomes a fan, and they set out together for Prague Written & directed by Sylvain Chomet, based on an unproduced 1956 script by Jacques Tati (said to be written for his estranged daughter); nominated for Best Animated Feature Oscar, won Euro-pean Film Award for Best Animated Feature, won National Board of Review Spotlight Award Sony Pictures Classics widescreen color Blu-ray/DVD combo [5/2011] 2 disks for $23.78 Sony Pictures Classics widescreen color DVD [5/2011] out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia • official movie site official Django Films, Edinburgh website |
"John Carter of Mars" animated feature film [Disney 2012?]
  | Based on Burroughs's 1917 novel "Princess of Mars"; begun by director Robert Rodriguez, followed by Kerry Conran and by Jon Favreau; current director is Andrew Stanton; art design based partly on work of illustrator Frank Frazetta
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available; click for latest info at IMDb "A Princess of Mars" [Oct 1917 novel] by Edgar Rice Burroughs [1875-1950]
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"Jungle Shuffle" [South Korea Oct 2014]
 | The rainforests of Mexico include a colony of long-tailed coatimundis ruled by a king; Manu's antics get him banished and he grows into a strapping young male, still in love with Sacha, daughter of the king; when Sacha is captured by human poachers, Manu and his monkey sidekick set out to rescue her . . . • Directed by Taedong Park; co-directed & co-written by Mauricio De la Orta; co-written by Johnny Hartmann, Jean Dubois Morfin & Brad Schreiber; featuring the voices of Drake Bell, Jessica DiCicco, Alicia Silverstone, Carol McFadden, Tom Arnold, Brianne Brozey, Rob Schneider, Michael McConnohie, Chris Gardner, Debra Wilson, Eric Lopez, Fred Tatasciore, Eddie Santiago, Joey D'Auria, Amanda Troop, Derek Stephen Prince, Claire Chicha
Viva Pictures widescreen color Blu-ray/DVD [3/2015] for $11.99 Viva Pictures widescreen color DVD [3/2015] for $4.95 full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia watch full movie [5/2018 upload; 1:21:31] online at YouTube |
Kahlil Gibran's "The Prophet" animated feature [2014] /tt1640718/
"LEGO™: The Piece of Resistance" animated film in 3-D
[Warner Bros./Village Roadshow Feb 2014]
 | A regular everyday little Lego figure is mistaken for a MasterBuilder and suddenly becomes part of a group on a quest to stop an evil tyrant from gluing everything together: "The fate of the world is in his tiny yellow hands" Co-written & co-directed by Phil Lord & Chris Miller; co-directed by Chris McKay; featuring the voices of Chris Pratt, Morgan Freeman, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Will Ferrell, Liam Neeson, Nick Offerman, Alison Brie DVD/Blu-ray not yet available full credits at IMDb • official movie site • movie entry at Wikipedia watch 6/2013 official trailer [2:15] at YouTube |
"The LEGO™ Batman Movie" [Warner Animation Group Feb 2017]
 | Batman is defending the city of Gotham from evil Joker, but things are not going well, so the self-centered loner hero may have to seek help and learn to work with others . . . • Directed by Chris McKay; written by Seth Grahame-Smith; featuring the voices of Will Arnett, Rosario Dawson, Ralph Fiennes, Mariah Carey, Michael Cera, Zach Galifianakis {as The Joker}, Susan Bennett
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available full credits at IMDb • official movie site • movie entry at Wikipedia watch official trailers online at YouTube: 3/2016 Wayne Manor teaser trailer #1 [2:01] • 3/2016 Batcave teaser trailer #2 [2:16] |
"The Last Unicorn" /tt0084237/ based on the book by Peter S. Beagle
http://www.amazon.com/Last-Unicorn-Alan-Arkin/dp/B000KJU128/
"Liberty's Kids: est. 1776"
"The Complete Persepolis: Now a Major Motion Picture" [2007]
