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Heavy Traffic (1973)
Following the breakout success of Fritz the Cat (1972), the X-rated animated adaptation of Robert Crumb’s underground comix, director Ralph Bakshi had the cachet to pursue the project he’d originally intended to be his first feature: Heavy Traffic (1973). Just … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, AIP, Animation, Beverly Hope Atkinson, Drama, Jamie Farr, Joseph Kaufmann, New York City, Ralph Bakshi
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The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)
The opening caption of an English language import of one of animator Lotte Reiniger’s shorts, “The Adventures of Dr. Dolittle: The Lion’s Den” (1923), reads: “The characters in this little comedy have no real existence. They have been designed and … Continue reading
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Tagged 20's, Aladdin, Animation, Arabian Nights, genie, Lotte Reiniger, Magician, Silent, Witch
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Gandahar (1987)
In one thousand Gandahar was destroyed and all its people killed. One thousand years ago Gandahar will be saved and all the inevitable avoided. Gandahar (1987), released in the U.S. as the maimed Light Years, is the third and final … Continue reading
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Tagged 80's, Animation, Rene Laloux, Science Fiction
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