excerpt from Cheatin', Bill Plympton, 2015

Hey, guess what? I met Bill Plympton last night. I have met him before, but that was in the early 90s, it was a long time ago, things might have been a bit hazy.

Anyway, he was very patient with me.

Here is a clip from his most recent film, Cheatin' which was screened at the Minneapolis/st. Paul International Film Festival.





ALSO ALSO ALSO Here is the Kickstarter for his next feature, Revengeance:GIVE HIM YOUR MONEY

Scape-mates pt. 1,Ed Emshwiller, 1972

The Running Man, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, 1987

The second segment of 1987's Neo Tokyo, directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri.

Labyrinth Labyrinthos, Rintaro, 1987

The first segment of 1987's Neo Tokyo, wherein three animators adapt three short stories by Taku Mayumura.

Hippieland, Dan Povenmire, 1990

Animated segment from Tommie Chong's film Far Out Man.

Variations on a Dragon (excerpt) Attila Dargay. 1967

i wish I could find the whole thing - this little bit is great fun.

Valse Triste (Sad Waltz) Bruno Bozzetto, 1976

This is another segment of Bruno Bozzetto's brilliant Allegro Non Troppo, and is definitely a top contender for saddest cartoon ever.

Excerpts from The Great Rock n' Rol Swindle, Julien Temple,1980

Bodies:
Animated excerpts from Malcolm McLaren's tale of the Sex Pistols, The Great Rock n' Roll Swindle.

I listed the director as Julien Temple, because there wasn't a distinction in the animation department itself. These are the animators:Phil Austin, Derek W. Hayes,Bill Mather, Gil Potter, and Andy Walker.






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Interview with Johnny Rotten:



End Credits (Friggin' in the Riggin')

Dental Hygeine Dilemma (excerpt from 200 Motels) Cal Schenken, 1971

Now you are relaxing in your post holiday refractory period, you know what you need?

You need to see a dude roll up and smoke a hotel bath mat. Yes. And some of Zappa's Comedy Music.




What the Hell, I'm still feeling generous. Here's a 1974 promo for Zappa's Apostrophe, also by Schenken.

The Fine Art of Goofing Off, Henry Jacobs and Bob McClay, 1972

Three excerpts from a longer series.

www.ImportantRecords.com
About the dvd:
THE FINE ART OF GOOFING OFF
In 1972, San Francisco public television station KQED aired the first of three half-hour
programs devoted to leisure titled The Fine Art of Goofing Off. Combining various
animation techniques — stop-action photography, claymation, collage, cut-outs,
and continuous drawing — this unique series celebrated pointless activity, dancing
between the silly and the philosophical with free-associative abandon.
With few if any creative limits set by the station, the films reveal a fresh, imaginative
collaboration between animator Bob McClay, Henry Jacobs, and producer Chris Koch.
Included are contributions from Alan Watts, author George Leonard, psychedelic poster
artist Victor Moscoso, filmmaker Jordan Belson, humorist Woody Leifer, as well as
members of the legendary San Francisco troupe and Second City antecedant, The
Committee. Amazingly, these three films were rescued by McClay on their way to the
dumpster about 30 years ago! Thanks to him, they've survived to still offer the advice,
"The pursuit of happiness can be extremely tiring— sit still and let happiness pursue you for a while."

Part 1


Part 2


Part 3

Think About Your Troubles (excerpt from The Point) Fred Wolf,1971

A song from the classic film. Music by Harry Nilsson.

Fragments of Les pieds nickelés (Adventures of the Leadfoot Gang) Emil Cohl, 1917-1919

Heaven and Earth Magic (excerpt) Harry Smith, 1957-1962

An excerpt of the beginning of Harry Smith's mindblowing experimental film.

Now available for purchase at this site, you lucky bastards. For the longest time, I couldn't find it anywhere.

Really Rosie - Chicken Soup with Rice, Maurice Sendak, 1975

1975 classic, with vocals by Carole King.

I remember when I was a kid, I thought that being showered with chicken soup would be really gross. Some things never change. I still think it would be gross.

excerpt from One/Self, Fish Girl, Emily Hubley, 1997

Emily Hubley is the daughter of John and Faith Hubley, who frequently used the voices and drawing talents of their children in their films.

Emily Hubley went on to create animation for, among other things, the film version of Hedwig and the Angry Inch.



Emily recently directed a full length film, The Toe Tactic, that combines live action and her great animation. Check the site for screenings in your area.

Thanks to an anonymous commenter for the tip!

excerpt from It's a Bird, Charley Bowers, 1930

I tried to find the whole thing for you, but I couldn't.

Bruno Bozzetto, Bolero, 1977

From the 1977 film Allegro non Troppo.Made as a response to Disney's Fantasia, it is a classic in its own right, as this excerpt clearly shows. It is fully and completely awesome. The DVD has the movie and a whole catalog of his incredible short animations - the most bang for your buck.

Split into 3 parts.