Tag Archives: Arabian Nights

The Thief and the Cobbler: A Moment in Time (1992)

Posted on March 5, 2017 at 11:51 am by Jeff Kuykendall

Richard Williams, the legendary Canadian-born animator who authored The Animator’s Survival Kit and won an Oscar for Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), spent almost three decades of his life trying to complete an Arabian Nights-style adventure pushing the animated form … Continue reading →

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The Magic Carpet (1951)

Posted on December 3, 2016 at 9:46 am by Jeff Kuykendall

Carried away on a flying carpet by her hero, the Scarlet Falcon, the beautiful Lida asks, “Where are you taking me?” He replies, “Wherever you wish. The court of the great Khan, the Pillars of Hercules, Constantinople, Rome, the mountains … Continue reading →

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A Thousand and One Nights (1969)

Posted on February 13, 2016 at 8:59 am by Jeff Kuykendall

Ralph Bakshi’s Fritz the Cat (1972) may have been the first X-rated animated film, but three years before its release Japan had already begun testing the boundaries of adult animation with A Thousand and One Nights (Sen’ya ichiya monogatari, aka One … Continue reading →

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