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.
Basil: The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
6.1/10
Director: Dave Michener, John Musker, Ron Clements
Starring: Vincent Price, Barrie Ingham, Voices Of, Val Bettin
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
Batman and Mr Freeze: Subzero (1997)
Director: Boyd Kirkland
Starring: Kevin Conroy, Michael Ansara, Voices Of, Loren Lester
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
Batman of the Future: Return of the Joker (2000)
Director: Curt Geda
Starring: Voices Of, Will Friedle, Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, Angie Harmon, Melissa Joan H...
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
Batman vs Dracula (2005)
6.7/10
Starring: Voices Of, Rino Romano, Alastair Duncan, Peter Stormare, Kevin Michael Richardso...
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
Batman: Gotham Knight (2008)
6.8/10
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
Batman: Gotham Knight (Blu-ray) (2008)
6.8/10
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
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
7.9/10
Director: Bruce W Timm, Eric Radomski
Starring: Kevin Conway, Dana Delany, Voices Of, Mark Hamill
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
Batman: The Animated Series - Volume 1 (1992)
8.9/10
Director: Kent Butterworth, Kevin Altieri
Starring: Kevin Conroy, Loren Lester
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
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012)
8/10
Director: Jay Oliva
Starring: David Selby, Peter Weller, Ariel Winter
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
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 (2012)
8.4/10
Director: Jay Oliva
Starring: David Selby, Peter Weller, Michael Emerson, Mark Valley, Ariel Winter
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