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.
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: Mystery of the Batwoman (2003)
6.7/10
Director: Curt Geda
Starring: Kevin Conroy, Kimberly Brooks, Hector Elizondo, Elisa Gabrielli, Kevin Michael R...
The Dark Knight is back in this all-new feature length thriller! The Penguin and Rupert Thorn are criminal cohorts with a scheme to sell illegal weapo... 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
Batman: The Killing Joke (2016)
6.5/10
Director: Sam Liu
Starring: Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, (Voices of)
Based on the acclaimed graphic novel of the same name, Batman: The Killing Joke takes a journey into the dark psyche of the Clown Prince of Crime fr... Read more
Battle of the Planets: Volume 1 (1978)
7.6/10
Director: David E Hanson
Starring: Animation
In these two "Battle of the Planets" Cult television Episodes, the G-Force team battle against Zoltar and his aliens as they try to take over Centre N... Read more
Battle of the Planets: Volume 2 (1978)
7.6/10
Director: David E Hanson
Starring: Animation
With the continuation of the 'Battle of the Planets' Cult Animation series, we are lead on more adventures, with the G-Force team. In the 'The Space M... Read more
Beatrix Potter: The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (1993)
7/10
Starring: Peter Rabbit, Benjamin Bunny, Tom Kitten
The Original Peter Rabbit Books by Beatrix Potter have delighted generations of children and their parents for over a hundred years. These three class... Read more
Beauty and the Beast (Disney) (1991)
8/10
Director: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
Starring: Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Richard White
The first animated feature to be nominated for Best Picture, Disney's enchanting romance follows the blossoming relationship between the beautiful, bo... Read more