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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.

Rock and Rule (1983)

Director: Clive A Smith
Starring: Don Francks, Paul Le Mat, Susan Roman

Animated fantasy about a rock and roll star who has plans to bring forth a demon from another dimension. The one vital element that he keeps searching... Read more

Mercano The Martian (2002)

6.5/10
Director: Juan Antin

Directed by an Argentinean university professor this animated feature film stars Mercano, a peaceful Martian whose life is turned upside down when a w... Read more

King Arthur's Disasters: Volume 2 (2005)

7.4/10
Starring: Voices Of, Rik Mayall, Matt Lucas, Phil Cornwell, Morwenna Banks

Voiced by some outstanding Brit comedy talents including Rik Mayall as King Arthur and Little Britain's Matt Lucas as his doddery pal, Merlin, this an... Read more

South Park: Season 3 (1999)

7.8/10
Director: Matt Stone, Trey Parker
Starring: Stan, Kenny, Kyle, Eric Cartman

All seventeen classic episodes from 'South Park's' legendary third season. In this season we learn what causes spontaneous combustion, get caught up i... Read more

Cartoons That Time Forgot (1930)

7.1/10
Director: Ub Iwerks

Celebrating the legendary work of Walt Disney's foremost animator, Ub Iwerks, who struck out on his own in the 1930s. This historical and surreal col... Read more

Tutenstein: Tut Jr. (2005)

7/10

When lightning strikes an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus in a museum, the mummy of a 10-year-old Pharaoh is brought back to life. Short in stature, but... Read more

Watership Down: Volume 2 - Strawberry Fayre (1999)

7.7/10
Starring: (Voices of) , Rik Mayall, Jane Horrocks, John Hurt, Stephen Fry, Phill Jupitus

Volume 2 of the animated TV series based on the characters from Richard Adams' novel "Watership Down". A sweet and remarkable tale of friendship, surv... Read more

Lost Cartoons Vol. 2 - Famous Studios (2003)

Digitally restored, they may have been called 'Famous Studios', but here are nine animated gems that you probably have never seen before! This collect... Read more

My Old School (2022)

7.1/10
Starring: Alan Cumming

In 1993, 16-year-old Brandon Lee enrolled at Bearsden Academy, a secondary school in a well-to-do suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. What followed over the... Read more

The Super Mario Bros Movie (Blu-ray) (2023)

7.1/10
Director: Aaron Horvath
Starring: Chris Pratt, Jack Black, Kevin Michael Richardson, Charlie Day

A plumber named Mario travels through an underground labyrinth with his brother, Luigi, trying to save a captured princess. Read more