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.
Protectors of the Universe (1983)
Director: Larry M. Jackson
In the far reach of space, a new star evokes. At that very moment, a horrible roaring sweeps across the universe. This sudden roaring, like a helpless... Read more
Puss in Boots (2011)
6.7/10
Director: Christopher Miller
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Billy Bob Thornton, Salma Hayek, Amy Sedaris, Zach Galifianaki...
Everyone knows Puss in Boots (voiced by Antonio Banderas) from the "Shrek" films, but years before meeting the green ogre, the swashbuckling feline ha... Read more
Puss in Boots ( Blu-ray ) (2011)
6.7/10
Director: Christopher Miller
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Billy Bob Thornton, Salma Hayek, Amy Sedaris, Zach Galifianaki...
Everyone knows Puss in Boots (voiced by Antonio Banderas) from the "Shrek" films, but years before meeting the green ogre, the swashbuckling feline ha... Read more
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
7.9/10
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Florence Pugh, Olivia Colman, Ray Winstone
When Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll and he has burned through eight of his nine lives, he launches an epic... Read more
Queer Duck: The Movie (2006)
5.1/10
Director: Xeth Feinberg
Starring: Voices Of, Kevin Michael Richardson, Billy West, Jackie Hoffman, Tim Curry, Andy...
Based on Showtime's hilariously bent three-minute cartoon series, this feature-length no-holds-barred comedy/musical extravaganza comes from four-time... Read more
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
7.3/10
Starring: John C Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Gal Gadot, Taraji P Henson, Jack McBrayer, Jane...
Six years after the events of "Wreck-It Ralph," Ralph and Vanellope, now friends, discover a wi-fi router in their arcade, leading them into a new adv... Read more
Ralph Breaks the Internet (Blu-Ray) (2018)
7.3/10
Starring: John C Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Gal Gadot, Taraji P Henson, Jack McBrayer, Jane...
Six years after the events of "Wreck-It Ralph," Ralph and Vanellope, now friends, discover a wi-fi router in their arcade, leading them into a new adv... Read more
Ratatouille (2007)
8/10
Director: Brad Bird
Starring: Will Arnett, Brian Dennehy, Janeane Garofalo, Brad Garrett, Ian Holm, Voices Of,...
Remy is a scrawny sewer rat with big dreams. He longs to follow in the footsteps of his hero, master chef Auguste Gusteau, whose elegant French resta... Read more
Ratatouille ( Blu-ray ) (2007)
8/10
Director: Brad Bird
Starring: Will Arnett, Brian Dennehy, Janeane Garofalo, Brad Garrett, Ian Holm, Voices Of,...
Remy is a scrawny sewer rat with big dreams. He longs to follow in the footsteps of his hero, master chef Auguste Gusteau, whose elegant French restau... Read more
Read or Die (2001)
7.5/10
Director: Kouji Masunari
A sinister plot is afoot and only one young schoolteacher with an overdeveloped affinity for literature can stop it - Ms. Yomiko Readman... better kno... Read more