![]() The thing I’m most excited about is seeing the Iwerks’ Comi-Colors and the Technicolor Rainbow Parades as they’re getting scanned at Blackhawk Films in Burbank. There’s a bunch of ‘Special’ sets that are getting done at the same time. ![]() The Tom and Jerry series has been moving forward especially, and Vintage Education 2 is all scanned and in cleanup. There’s also lots of 16mm to do- those are in progress in Michigan on a Lasergraphics scanner. I’ll be doing some traveling in the coming month during the break, waiting outside of production houses as they scan various 35mm films since I’m unable to do them here in Michigan at the moment. Moving as many things forward on this break is the main goal right now. Two of the long termers down- and I couldn’t be happier. Then, onto the final tweaking on the Rainbow Parade V1 set. I hope to have a master by this time next week on the title- and will talk about here of course! There’s always a point on each of these projects where I’m looking for little issues only- and this project is in that stage. If you have a suggestion of your own, or dispute that any of the above are “overlooked,” let us know in a comment below.The pandemic has slowed everything down for sure, but we’re still plugging along and getting things done.Īfter weeks of working to catch up with all the special orders, I’m happy to be devoting some time to the finishing touches on the More Stop Motion Marvels set. I’m told this isn’t the case in the U.S., so I’ve put it here for good measure. In the U.K., where I grew up and live, it is a staple of holiday tv programming, and its song “Walking in the Air” is so familiar that we’ve grown desensitized to its haunting beauty. ![]() I’ll add my own selection: The Snowman (1982), the adaptation of Raymond Briggs’s picture book directed by Dianne Jackson. The Netflix film earned warm reviews and an Oscar nomination, yet one respondent was still moved to write, “It doesn’t get enough love.” If you want to learn how to sing “Silent Night” in Japanese, this is the film for you.Īnother 21st-century addition to the Christmas canon is Klaus (2019), Sergio Pablos’s droll origin story for Santa. One of the most popular picks was Satoshi Kon’s classic anime feature Tokyo Godfathers (2003), a bittersweet dramedy that follows the fortunes of three homeless people on the city’s streets. (That last one shouldn’t be confused with Arthur Christmas, the 2011 cg feature from Aardman.) One respondent cited Disney Channel’s Elena of Avalor, which has multiple Christmas episodes - and one Hanukkah one. Unsurprisingly, many plumped for holiday specials from familiar shows, ranging from He-Man to Berenstain Bears, Hey Arnold to Arthur. Those looking to get their reindeer fix while steering clear of Rudolph might try the Drew Barrymore-produced Olive, the Other Reindeer (1999), which multiple readers mentioned. We know the hoary 1964 stop-motion special from Rankin/Bass, but the reindeer has had other outings in animation, starting with Max Fleischer’s short Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, which came out in 1948 - before the song. Whether sincere or satirical, kid-friendly or decidedly not, these titles deserve some of your time over the holidayw. Respondents picked everything from anime features to vintage Hollywood shorts we’ve spotlighted a few popular choices below. With this in mind, we launched a Facebook poll asking readers for their favorite overlooked Christmas-themed animation - basically, anything the networks don’t air multiple times each year. And hogging isn’t in the Christmas spirit. A Charlie Brown Christmas, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas! are fine films - they wouldn’t have become seasonal network staples otherwise - but they tend to hog the limelight, obscuring other Yuletide animation that’s been produced over the decades. There’s such thing as too much familiarity, even at Christmas.
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