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While it’s not the much-desired fully-restored Blu-Ray editions fans have been clamoring for, Universal has released the original (best) Marx Brothers films as individual DVDs of The Cocoanuts, Duck Soup, Animal Crackers, Monkey Business, and Horsefeathers (Universal, Not Rated, DVD-$19.98 Srp each) outside of the box set they were originally released in way back in 2004. So if you want to be able to watch them...
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While it’s not the much-desired fully-restored Blu-Ray editions fans have been clamoring for, Universal has released the original (best) Marx Brothers films as individual DVDs of The Cocoanuts, Duck Soup, Animal Crackers, Monkey Business, and Horsefeathers (Universal, Not Rated, DVD-$19.98 Srp each) outside of the box set they were originally released in way back in 2004. So if you want to be able to watch them...
- 6/10/2011
- by UncaScroogeMcD
Michael C here from Serious Film. It's going to be tough not to get carried away this week since the subject of this episode is one I feel very strongly about. If I had only been given the opportunity to write one episode of Unsung Heroes it probably would have been about this man.
Even the most casual moviegoer can pinpoint a favorite animated moment, but I'd be surprised to find that one in a thousand could name the main animator responsible. If this wasn't the case - if people knew animators the way they knew actors and directors - then the name of Vladimir Tytla would be as well known as Hitchcock or Brando. He is to animation what Michael Jordan is to basketball. You didn't know his skill could be performed on that level until you saw him do it.
It is commonly said in the profession that...
Even the most casual moviegoer can pinpoint a favorite animated moment, but I'd be surprised to find that one in a thousand could name the main animator responsible. If this wasn't the case - if people knew animators the way they knew actors and directors - then the name of Vladimir Tytla would be as well known as Hitchcock or Brando. He is to animation what Michael Jordan is to basketball. You didn't know his skill could be performed on that level until you saw him do it.
It is commonly said in the profession that...
- 11/18/2010
- by Michael C.
- FilmExperience
Some of you probably already know how big of a fan I am of the art of animation. One of the things I've always wanted to do in my life was to become an animator, but as you all know, life pulls you in different directions, and that's not what I ended up doing.
Animation has become a huge industry. The traditional 2D animation style is currently hanging by a thread, while CGI animation is booming. I've always been partial to the traditional animation style. There is a look, style, flow and soul to it that can't be replicated with CGI animation.
Animated filmmaking all started with Walt Disney and his vision. The first feature length animated film ever produced was Disney's Snow White. In 1935 Walt Disney wrote an 8-page memo about the business of animated storytelling, and talks about how animators should be trained.
The memo was written to...
Animation has become a huge industry. The traditional 2D animation style is currently hanging by a thread, while CGI animation is booming. I've always been partial to the traditional animation style. There is a look, style, flow and soul to it that can't be replicated with CGI animation.
Animated filmmaking all started with Walt Disney and his vision. The first feature length animated film ever produced was Disney's Snow White. In 1935 Walt Disney wrote an 8-page memo about the business of animated storytelling, and talks about how animators should be trained.
The memo was written to...
- 11/5/2010
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
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