Animation refers to the process in which each frame of a film or movie is produced individually, whether generated as a computer graphic, or by photographing a drawn image, or by repeatedly making small changes to a model, and then photographing the result. When the frames are strung together and the resulting film is viewed at a speed of 16 or more frames per second, there is an illusion of continuous movement (due to the persistence of vision). Generating such a film is very labour intensive and tedious, though the development of computer animation has greatly sped up the process. Here Alice has assembled all the very best of this craft; scroll below alphabetically or search using the sub-categories in green on the left. 'Family Animation', 'Classic Animation', 'Cult Animation' or 'JapanAnime'. Right: Nick Park's endearing Wallace and Gromit.
This Disney animated feature involves a Sherlock Holmes-like rodent sleuth trying to save England's royal mouse family from the evil Moriarity-like Ra... Read more
The ultimate Batman adventure explodes into non-stop, animated action when the Caped Crusader's chilling nemesis, Mr Freeze, returns to Gotham City an... Read more
Aka "Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker". This acclaimed, full-length animated feature tells of the new Batman, Terry McGinnis, and his encounter with... Read more
Gotham City is terrorized not only by recent escapees Joker and Penguin, but by the original creature of the night, Dracula! Can Batman stop the ruthl... Read more
Presented in a unique anime-inspired style, this cartoon anthology features six all-new short stories, each penned by a different writer, chronicling... Read more
Presented in a unique anime-inspired style, this cartoon anthology features six all-new short stories, each penned by a different writer, chronicling... Read more
The caped crusader's slick animated series made an engaging feature length debut with all of its 'film noir' sensibilities intact. Based strongly on F... Read more
The legendary Dark Knight returns in the Emmy Award-winning animated series. With the help of his trusty sidekick Robin, Batman battles to protect the... Read more
Frank Miller's seminal comic series comes to life in this gritty animated movie, the first of two parts. A decade after retiring, an aging Bruce Wayne... Read more
The Dark Knight and the brave, young Carrie Kelly at his side as Robin have finally reclaimed Gotham City and allowed a ray of hope to penetrate the r... Read more