He-Man and the Masters of the Universe – Prince Adam No More
Filed under: animation, 1980s, Action, Adventure, Color, Fantasy, Filmation, He-Man, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Rotoscope, Sci-fi, Superhero, U.S.A., 1983
Producer(s): Lou Scheimer
Release Date: 1983
"With only his closest comrades privy to his dual identity as both Prince and Defender of the Castle Grayskull, He-Man's double life seems an allegory for the closet. This episode, dubbed “Prince Adam No More,” is relevant to queer experience, com..."
Kaleidoscope
Filed under: animation, 1930s, Color, Direct Animation, Dufaycolor, Experimental, Gasparcolor, GPO Film Unit, Latin, Len Lye, London Film Society, New Zealand, Painted Animation, U.K., 1935
Producer(s): Gerald Noxon
Release Date: 27/10/1935
"Premiered at the London Film Society in 1935, Kaleidoscope is an early example of experimental animator Len Lye’s pioneering direct or “cameraless” animation techniques. The film’s notable use of stencil work illustrates Lye’s textile-like ..."
Madeline
Filed under: animation, 1950s, Children's film, Classical, Jazz, Madeline, Technicolor, U.S.A., United Productions of America (UPA), 1952
Producer(s): John Hubley, Stephen Bosustow
Release Date: 27/11/1952
"An adaptation of Ludwig Bemelmans’ 1939 children’s novel of the same name, Madeline is a light-hearted animated short that follows twelve little girls attending a Paris boarding school under the care of a strict but well-meaning nun, Miss Clavel...."
Sen noci svatojánské (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
Filed under: animation, 1950s, Classical, Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia, Fantasy, Jiři Trnka, Jiří Trnka Studio, Puppetoons, Stop Motion, Studio kresleného a loutkového filmu, Válclav Trojan, 1959
Release Date: 25/09/1959
"Sen noci svatojánské directed by Jiří Trnka, is a Czech animated puppetry film based on Shakespeare’s famous comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The film was the last feature-length film directed by Trnka, but one of the most remarkable (Osmon..."