Heaven and Earth Magic (feature) Harry Smith,1957

I have posted an excerpt from this film before, but now you can see THE WHOLE DURN THING.

Boi Aruá, Chico Lierato, 1984

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, 1973

The Last Unicorn, Arthur Rankin and Jules Bass, 1982

I am sometimes known as someone who loudly and publicly proclaims a dislike of unicorns.

That doesn't mean I did not watch this movie eleven billionty times when I was a kid and I still actually choke up a little when I hear the theme song.


NOW YOU KNOW.

Also (as with anything else you see here) if you like this you should buy it since I suspect this will not last.

Willy McBean and his Magic Machine, Arthur Rankin (1924 - 2014) and Jules Bass, 1965

On January 30th, the world lost legendary animation director and producer Arthur Rankin. (via Animationscoop.

If you were a kid that was even near a TV for the last, oh, fifty years or so, you know the name.

The output of he and his partner, Jules Bass, was impressive and far reaching.

I'll be posting some of their work for the next... oh, until I stop.

Here is one of their early stop motion features.

Macskafogó (Cat City) Béla Ternovszky,1986

Here's one of the rare Hungarian animated features that I actually recall being released in the United States, although it was very limited and poorly publicized.

Lúdas Matyi (Matt the Goose Boy) Attila Dargay, 1977

Another Hungarian feature, this one is dubbed in English.

Hófehér (Slow White) József Nepp, 1984

OK, someone posted a some Hungarian features with English subs and I am really unreasonably excited about this.
This one is a wry take on Snow White.

János Vitéz (John the Valiant) Marcell Jankovics, 1973

The tale of the Hungarian folk hero John the Valiant, as animated by Marcell Jankovics. You might recall he is the director of the stunning visual feast that is Fehérlófia: this is not quite as bonkers, but bears a lot of the same stylistic flourish.

This is a feature, so get comfy.

Szaffi, Attila Dargay, 1984

OOH It's a FEATURE. From Hungary!

Don't worry, though, it's got English subtitles. Unlike what I usually do to you.

The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, Bill Melendez, 1979

Chronopolis, Piotr Kamler, 1982

FOUR YEARS!

Your Daily Cartoon is four years old. Enjoy this fine animated feature by Piotr Kamler in celebration.


Pro-tip; for a different, more humorous viewing experience, have two teenage girls who have come upon you showing the film by chance, narrate what they think is happening.

Krabat (The Sorcerer's Apprentice), Karel Zeman, 1977

In case you are unfamiliar with the feature, click the little "CC" for subtitles.


If you already know how to do that or you happen to understand Czech, you may disregard this message.


Also note that this is a feature. So it's long.

When the Wind Blows, Jimmy Murikami and Raymond Briggs,1986

This is one of the films inspired by the Protect and Survive series that I posted about yesterday.

Habfürdő (The Foam Bath) Kovásznai György, 1979

HEY YOU GUYS YOUR DAILY CARTOON IS THREE YEARS OLD!

(OK, it was really three on the 14th but I forgot so I will do this on the anniversary I started the blog. Because it is my blog and I can do that.)

And just like a petulant three year old, I'm gonna post a full length Hungarian feature with no subtitles. Nyah.

I have been dying to see Habfürdő since I first ran across some blurry, poor quality clips on YouTube. I was immediately intrigued by the way that Kovásznai distorted faces and bodies to express changing moods and the characters perceptions of themselves and each other. I'm positive that I am missing a lot - unlike something like Fehérlófia the story isn't known or easy to follow, and it can be very wordy. But Kovásznai was a really fantastic animator with a unique aesthetic informed by his extensive artistic training, and on those merits I still find the film rewarding, especially since the artist communicates so well visually.

Kovásznai György was so cool his works were shown with those of the esteemed William Kentridge at The Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest last year. THAT IS SO BADASS. My head would have exploded.


Habfürdő

Your 1000th Cartoon

ETA, of course I assed this up and set it to post at 6:30 PM, because it's major.


ANYWAY

This is my 1000th post! That's most likely more than 1000 cartoons, because my first post was multiple cartoons, and there have been several other entries that contain more than one piece, but 1000! That is SO MANY.

I wasn't sure what to post, until I thought of my first cartoon... ah let us embark in my Way Back Machine (so called because it is in the way-back of a buzzard puke green 1975 AMC Hornet station wagon and any similarity in the name is purely coincidental) and look at the first cartoon I ever posted before I even knew this was going to be A Great Big Amazing Thing, or even a blog:



The Hey Bulldog sequence, from Yellow Submarine. Directed by George Dunning, 1968. Character design by NOT PETER MAX! The wonderful Heinz Edelmann.

So yes! How would you like to see the whole thing?

ME TOO I TOTALLY LOVE THIS MOVIE

Off with your pants then, let's watch YELLOW SUBMARINE!!!!!

Dumbo, Ben Sharpsteen +, 1941

If you were to ask me "Oh hey, Kinky Boot Beast, if that is your real name, what is the best Disney cartoon?"

And I would say THIS ONE RIGHT HERE!

Not my favorite when I was a kid. I was scared shitless of those pink elephants.

Oh, yeah, this is the whole darn thing.



Directed by too many people to add to the marquee up there - Ben Sharpsteen was the supervising director. Sometimes it takes a lot of people to make something this great.
Sam Armstrong
Norman Ferguson
Wilfred Jackson
Jack Kinney
Bill Roberts

The Treasure Island, D.Cherkasskiy, 1986, 1988

Part one is 47 minutes, part two is just shy of an hour.

Part one (1986)



Part two (1988)

The Mouse and his Child, Charles Swenson and Fred Wolf, 1977

Adaptation of Russell Hoban's novel about two mechanical toy mice, and their quest to become "self-winding". via

The full length feature.

Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama, Ram Mohan, Yugo Sako, and Koichi Sasko, 1992