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.
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (2006)
Director: Carlos Saldanha, Chris Wedge
Starring: Voices Of, Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Seann William Scott, Josh Pe...
Manny, Sid and Diego made it through the Big Freeze, but now things are starting to thaw out there's something new to worry about. Just where is all... Read more
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown ( Blu-ray ) (2006)
Director: Carlos Saldanha, Chris Wedge
Starring: Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, Queen Latifah, Seann William Scott, Will Arnett, Jo...
Manny, Sid and Diego made it through the Big Freeze, but now things are starting to thaw out there's something new to worry about. Just where is all t... Read more
Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
7.5/10
Director: Carlos Saldanha, Mike Thurmeier
Starring: Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, Queen Latifah, Ray Romano, Jane Lynch, Bill Hader,...
While Scrat is still trying to nab the ever-elusive nut, Manny, Diego and Sid are facing troubles of their own. On a mission to rescue the hapless Sid... Read more
Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs ( Blu-ray ) (2009)
7.5/10
Director: Carlos Saldanha, Mike Thurmeier
Starring: Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, Queen Latifah, Bill Hader, Ray Romano, Simon Pegg,...
While Scrat is still trying to nab the ever-elusive nut, Manny, Diego and Sid are facing troubles of their own. On a mission to rescue the hapless Sid... Read more
Ice Age 4: Continental Drift (2012)
Director: Steve Martino, Mike Thurmeier
Starring: Denis Leary, Jennifer Lopez, John Leguizamo, Queen Latifah, Ray Romano
In their fourth feature film, Scrat's acorn antics cause a cataclysmic crack-up sending Manny (Ray Romano), Sid (John Leguizamo) and Diego (Denis Lear... Read more
Ice Age 4: Continental Drift ( Blu-ray ) (2012)
Director: Steve Martino, Mike Thurmeier
Starring: Denis Leary, Jennifer Lopez, John Leguizamo, Queen Latifah, Ray Romano
In their fourth feature film, Scrat's acorn antics cause a cataclysmic crack-up sending Manny (Ray Romano), Sid (John Leguizamo) and Diego (Denis Lear... Read more
Imaginum (2005)
6.2/10
Director: Alberto Mar, Isaac Sandoval Capuccino
What would you do if three crazy aliens, no bigger than your fist, showed up in your back yard ready to take over the Earth? Three crazy aliens are fo... Read more
In The Aftermath (Blu-ray) (1988)
4.6/10
Director: Carl Colpaert
On a post-apocalyptic Earth, an angel descends to help the survivors. Read more
In This Corner of the World (Kono sekai no katasumi ni) (2016)
7.9/10
Director: Sunao Katabuchi
As she combats her daily struggles In Hiroshima during World War II, an 18-year-old woman gets married and has to maintain the will to live. Read more
Inspector Gadget's Biggest Caper Ever (2005)
4.9/10
Director: Ezekiel Norton
Bumbling Inspector Gadget is back, protecting Metro City from the evil Doctor Claw. This time, with the help of his niece, Penny and her clever dog,... Read more