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.
Popeye the Sailor 1933 - 1938 (1938)
Starring: Popeye
Showcasing an array of the spinach-devouring hero's greatest exploits, this four-disc compilation of 60 classic Popeye theatrical shorts produced by t... Read more
Popeye the Sailor Man - Volume 1 (1938)
Starring: Popeye
"Well Blow Me Down" This DVD offers a harty helping of exciting adventures starring the loveable underdog with an afinity for spinach. So come up on d... Read more
Popeye the Sailor Man: Volume 3 (1952)
Starring: Popeye, Olive Oyl
"Well Blow Me Down" This DVD offers a hearty helping of exciting adventures starring the loveable underdog with an affinity for spinach. So come up on... Read more
Popeye: All New Cartoons (1996)
5.2/10
Starring: Popeye
All new Popeye features a whole boatload of action adventures. With all your favourite characters. Includes the cartoons: 'Popeye's Roots', 'Come Back... Read more
Porco Rosso (1992)
7.8/10
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
World War I has ended, and peace reigns again. Aviators from around the world circle above the Adriatic Sea, keen to recapture the romanticism of flig... Read more
Powerpuff Girls: Season 1 (1998)
7.3/10
Starring: Animated
Sugar, spice and everything nice...this is how the well-meaning Professor Utonium starts his experiment, only for Chemical X(!) to fall into the mix.... Read more
Princess (2006)
6.8/10
Director: Anders Morgenthaler
A visually striking animated feature from Denmark with a missionary priest named August abandoning his profession after the death of his drug-addicted... Read more
Princess Anastasia (1997)
The lost Russian Princess Anastasia and her incredible quest to find her true identity. When the shadow of revolution falls across Russia, Anastasia,... Read more
Princess Mononoke (1997)
8.4/10
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Gillian Anderson, Minnie Driver
This stunning masterpiece by animation wizard Hayao Miyazaki is set during Japan's Muromachi era, when a maddened Boar God infects a prince with a dea... Read more
Princess Mononoke ( Blu-ray ) (1997)
8.4/10
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Gillian Anderson, Minnie Driver,...
This stunning masterpiece by animation wizard Hayao Miyazaki is set during Japan's Muromachi era, when a maddened Boar God infects a prince with a dea... Read more