Wolf Daddy, Chang Hyung-yun, 2005

ffwd, blu, 2006

Most people know Blu for his epic wall painted animations, but he plays indoors as well.

Revolver, Jonas Odell, 1993

Bosko's Store, Hugh Harman, 1932

Nature in a Top Hat, Boxena Moxisova,

Cool Cat: Alex Lovy,1967

Normally, I try to feature cartoons that are good.

This is not good. Really, really not good.

This is what became of Warner Brothers in the late 60s, in case you were wondering what the "Looney Toons" appelation was doing attached to something so lame. Tragic, ain't it?

But hey, Larry Storch!

The Man with the Beautiful Eyes, Jonathan Hodgson, 1998

The Trip (aka Travel) Kihachiro Kawamoto, 1973

I was saddened to learn recently that the great stop-motion animator Kihachiro Kawamoto passed away on August 23rd of this year, at the age of 85.

Though he studied and worked alongside the giants of Czech stop-motion, he retained a deep love of traditional Japanese puppet technique and theater.


His films were masterful, compelling and beautiful. I've posted a few before (Farce Anthropo-Cynique, The Demon, and The House of Flame.)


R.I.P.



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Part 2:

Mona Lisa, Toshio Matsumo, 1973

Experimental video manipulation.

The Little Cow, Igor Lazin, 2001

Sometimes, frequently, I will post cartoons that are not subtitled or otherwise translated. Generally this is because I find them enjoyable regardless of the dialogue, or the dialogue is sparse enough or the action clear enough that it doesn't impede my understanding.

However, there are also occasions where the words are integral to the piece. On those occasions, I am grateful that a translation is available, even I know it can never capture the nuances of the mother tongue.

Here is an example. Here's the cartoon in Hungarian:



And here is the same cartoon, dubbed in English:



I know I learned a beautiful lesson about life, just now.

The Other Side, Mikhail Aldashin, 1993

The Apple, George Dunning, 1963

Synchromie, Norman McLaren, 1971

Made with an optical printer, this film utilized McLaren's technique of rendering the sound directly onto the film.

Voyage to Next, John and Faith Hubley, 1974

ETA - I just learned of the passing of animator Bill Littlejohn, who worked with the Hubleys on many of their films, including this one. R.I.P.

A Sheep in the Deep, Chuck Jones, 1962

"Mornin' Sam!"

"Uh...hullo. Mornin' Ralph. Have a good day."

Kozete (Cosette) Arnolds Burovs, 1977

No subtitles, but there's only a little narration at the beginning and end.

Pirat, Jan Bubenicek and Bretislav Pojar, 2002

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Part two:

All The Tears, Jossie Malis, 2009

It is now time for the heavy metal musics. Please to be banging your heads.

Video for Gojira's All the Tears.

Bluebeard, Alexander Bubnov, 1996

Another interpretation of the story of Bluebeard, this time from Ukranian studio Borisfen.

Part One:


Part 2:

Very Blue Beard, Vladimir Samsonov,1979

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Part 2:

Fatum, Akop Kirakosyan, 1992

The Cycle of the Piss Slug, Victor Balaguer, 2005

I am all about stayin' classy.



via Aniboom

The Broken Jaw, Chris Shepherd, 1995

The Stain, Marjut Rimminen & Christine Roche, 1991

Pacifier, Konstantin Bronzit, 1993

BABIES.

Push, Osamu Tezuka, 1987

The Big Snit, Richard Condie, 1985

It completely blows my mind that I haven't posted Richard Condie's classic The Big Snit before today.

Libido of Benjamin, Ivan Maximov, 1994

Rotate the Completor #6, Emily Kaplan, 2010

I have been debating with myself whether or not I should post this here. I wouldn't necessarily presume to compare myself to the animators I post every day.

On the other hand, I worked my ass off on this. And this is MY BLOG.

I decided to compromise and make it a bonus feature today.

SO.

This is a video for song #6 from Rotate The Completors: Completed Rotations Of The... LP, available from Roaratorio.

I just finished it yesterday. Now I am going to.. I dunno, read a book or something. Try to regain my social skills.

Punch and Judy, Jan Svankmajer, 1966

Dancing, Bruno Bozzetto, 1991