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.
The Boy And The Heron (2023)
7.4/10
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Starring: Ko Shibasaki, Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Mark Hamill, Robert Pattinson, Flore...
In the wake of his mother's death and his father's remarriage, a headstrong boy named Mahito ventures into a dreamlike world shared by both the living... Read more
The Boy And The Heron (Blu-ray) (2023)
7.4/10
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Starring: Ko Shibasaki, Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Mark Hamill, Robert Pattinson, Flore...
In the wake of his mother's death and his father's remarriage, a headstrong boy named Mahito ventures into a dreamlike world shared by both the living... Read more
The Brak Show: Volume 1 (2000)
7.2/10
Director: Jim Fortier, Pete Smith
The absent-minded space pirate from 'Space Ghost Coast to Coast' has his own sitcom! Brak lives in a normal neighbourhood, with a normal family, in n... Read more
The Brothers Quay: 1979-2003 (2003)
8.4/10
Director: The Brothers Quay
This 2-disc set celebrates the work of the amazing identical twin animators, The Quay Brothers, who have produced a unique body of work, and made a ma... Read more
The Bugs Bunny / Road Runner Movie (1979)
7.3/10
Director: Chuck Jones
Starring: Bugs Bunny, Roadrunner, Wile E Coyote
This brings together full-length cartoon classics and a string of excerpts from many of Chuck Jones' most original productions with newly added materi... Read more
The Care Bears Adventure In Wonderland (1987)
5.7/10
Director: Raymond Jafelice
The cuddly Care Bears star in this charming feature length adaptation of the classic story of "Alice in Wonderland". A young girl named Alice and the... Read more
The Care Bears Movie (1984)
5.6/10
Director: Arna Selznick
Full-leangth cartoon about a group of lovable bears who perform good deeds by helping lonely and unhappy children. Read more
The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
7.8/10
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
A.K.A. "Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro". From the creators of the enormously successful 'Princess Mononoke' comes this exciting, and fast-p... Read more
The Cat Returns (2002)
7.3/10
Director: Hiroyuki Morita
From Japan's Studio Ghibli comes this magical animated adventure that will delight and inspire both the young and the young at heart. After saving a... Read more
The Complete Weird Cartoons (1942)
Johnny Legend presents a creepy collection of bizarre animation from the 1910s-1940s. You'll be amazed at the artistry and the strangeness that abound... Read more