Animation
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.
Dinosaur (2000)
6.5/10
Director: Ralph Zondag, Eric Leighton
Starring: Joan Plowright, Voices Of, Ossie Davis, D B Sweeney
Disney's spectacular computer-animated adventure is set 65 million years ago at the end of the Age of Reptiles, as an abandoned baby iguanadon named A... Read more
Hoodwinked (2005)
6.5/10
Director: Cory Edwards, Todd Edwards
Starring: Voices Of, Anne Hathaway, Glenn Close, James Belich, Patrick Warburton, Anthony...
Grimm's classic fairy-tale gets a hip new animated re-telling as two critter cops, Stork (Anthony Anderson) and Grizzly (Xzibit) are sent to investiga... Read more
Cowboy Bebop: Volume 3 (1998)
8.9/10
Director: Shinichiro Watanabe
Starring: Animation
Volume 3 of 6. In this installment of 'Cowboy Bebop' the 'space cowboys' face hidden dangers aboard their own ship, will have to confront their dark p... Read more
FLCL ( Fooly Cooly ) - Volume 1 (2000)
Director: Kazuya Tsurumaki
Volume 1 of 3. Episode 1: Naota has enough to deal with at home. His older brother went to the US to play baseball. And his father and grandfather nev... Read more
Madagascar (2005)
6.9/10
Director: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath
Starring: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen,...
A pack of not-so-wild animals experience some serious culture shock when they break out of their enclosure in the Big Apple and head off to the Mighty... Read more
My Little Pony: The Movie (1986)
6/10
Director: Michael Joens
Starring: Voices Of, Danny DeVito, Madeline Kahn, Tony Randall, Cloris Leachman, Alice Pla...
Children under 7 should enjoy this animated fantasy that pits the good little ponies against an evil witch. The highlight is an encounter with the Smo... Read more
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1968)
7.6/10
Director: Anon
Starring: Winnie The Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore, Piglet, Kanga
Walt Disney's 22nd full-length animated classic brings the world of Winnie the Pooh to enchanting life. Inspired by A A Milne's whimsical stories, thi... Read more
Fritz The Cat (1972)
6.3/10
Director: Ralph Bakshi
Starring: Skip Hinnant, Rosetta Le Noire, Judy Engles
This x-rated cartoon by Ralph Bakshi hit a responsive chord with the counterculture audience of the seventies. This now classic cult rendition of Robe... Read more
Heavy Metal 2000 (1999)
5.4/10
Director: Michel Lemire, Michael Coldewey
Starring: Voices Of, Michael Ironside, Julie Strain, Billy Idol
In-name only sequel to 1981's 'Heavy Metal'. An adult animated tale in which Tyler, a psychotic space pirate in pursuit of the key to immortality, pic... Read more
Looney Tunes Collection: Best of Road Runner Volume 1 (2005)
Starring: Road Runner, Wile E Coyote
There are some things that never change. The sun rises and sets. The other checkout line moves faster. Wile E. Coyote never catches Road Runner. This... Read more