Jack and Old Mac, Bill Justice, 1956

The Story of Anyburg, USA, Clyde Geronomi, 1957

Pigs is Pigs, Jack Kinney, 1954

Black and White, John Wilson, 1972

OK, one more. This one for Sonny and Cher's Black and White.

If you like these, you might want to seek out The Fantastic All-Electric Music Movie, but be prepared to search in vain and/or to pay a princely sum for this VHS rarity.

Demon Alcohol, John Wilson,1973

Video for the Kinks song, sung by Wayne Carter.

One Tin Soldier, John Wilson, 1970

John Wilson's animated video for Coven's One Tin Soldier.




(I also think John Wilson is responsible for this cool mystery piece. It doesn't much resemble this short, but it does look like some of his work for the Sonny and Cher show.)

Marzenie, Hieronim Neumann,1993

Today television ad, Richard Williams, 1986

Richard Williams brings the characters of political cartoonist Kevin Kallaugher to life in this 1986 TV ad.

Admin Rat, Thomas Berkley, 2012

Robbery, French Style, Yefim Gamburg, 1978

Robbery, Italian Style, Yefim Gamburg, 1978

The Flying House, Winsor McCay, 1921

Für Elise, Jacek Kasprzycki, 1992

Tambourin Chinoise, Anna Dudek, 1994

Recuerdos de la Alahambra, Jacek Adamczak, 1992

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, Willam Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg, 2011

A fantastic Oscar nominated short from Moonboot Studios, which I totally yoinked from Cartoon Brew.

Rondo alla Turca, Witold Giersz, 1993

Oh My Darling, Borge Ring, 1977, and Anna and Bella, 1984

I have been negligent in checking on the other animation blogs I frequent, like Mayerson on Animation and of course the venerable Cartoon Brew, so I missed the news that Academy Award winner and recent Winsor McCay Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Borge Ring lost his home to a fire on February 1st.

From the site, HELP BORGE RING set up for them by their daughter Anika:

Oscar Winner, Borge Ring is an artist who has spent his life animating stories to delight audiences around the world. His wife Joanika is a sculptor and art teacher in the tradition of Advaita Vedanta.

After Borge retired a few years ago due to old age (he's turning 91 this month) their house became a main source of income, serving as a bed & breakfast and a place where people could hold special events.

Sadly, on February 1st, 2012, Borge and Joanika's chimney caught fire sending sparks onto the thatched roof, which quickly ignited. Within hours on this frigid February day, their home and their life's work together was burned to ashes, leaving them out in the cold with nothing but the clothes they were wearing.

Borge, Joanika, and their two cats are fine, thank goodness.

I've sent a donation. It's a small way to give back to someone whose work I enjoy and respect.

Ring was nominated for the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film in 1978 for Oh My Darling.



He won the award in 1985 for Anna and Bella (which I could have sworn I featured before but I haven't. Unpossible, I know.)

His trophy was destroyed in the fire.



If you would like to leave a message for Borge, you can do so here.

Here is another link to the HELP BORGE RING site

Prelude (Chopin) Hieronim Neumann, 1996

Les Parfums de l'incréé, Alexandre Fatta, 2011

Alexandre Fatta has this sort of William Kentridge meets Hans Bellmer thing going on here, and I approve of this heartily.

Your boss probably won't, however. NSFW.

Linn (The City) Rein Raamat, 1988

The Easy Writer, Katja Kettu, 2004

Ärasõit, Heiki Ernits, 1991

Eine murul (Breakfast on the Grass) Priit Pärn, 1987

Return, Vladimir Tarasov, 1980

More Tarasov!


WELL I'M EXCITED.

Mirror of Time, Vladimir Tarasov, 1967

I am currently looking for a version with subtitles, but Vladimir Tarasov is super amazing anyway.

Connie Shoes, Sally Cruikshank, 1972

Elles, Joanna Quinn, 1992

Here, Joanna Quinn gives a short demonstration on how she animates (AWESOMELY.)



Remember, you have to do the sound effects, or else the magic won't work.

Five Improvisations, Paul Glabicki, 1979

Pony Glass, Lewis Klahr, 1998