100 Animated Feature Films

by Andrew Osmond

Overview

The animated feature film has been long under-represented in film criticism. Yet animated films have probably never been a stronger force in world cinema than they are today. This book discusses 100 key animated films from around the world, from Shrek to Svankmajer. While the genre continues to pick up attention and garner worldwide audiences of millions, appreciation for the art of animated features seems to grow as quickly as the technology driving it forward. International in focus, 100 Animated Feature Films come to life on the page with vivid images from the films discussed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781844573400
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	04/26/2011
Series:	Screen Guides
Edition description:	2010
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 7.80(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Andrew Osmond is a freelance jourbanalist, specializing in animation, film and fantasy media. He is a regular writer for Sight and Sound magazine, Empire (EMAP) and SFX (Future), and has been published in The Guardian and Times Educational Supplement. He is the author of BFI Film Classic Spirited Away and Satoshi Kon. He lives in London.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments.- Introduction.- The Adventures of Prince Achmed.- Akira.- Aladdin.- Alice.- Alice in Wonderland.- Allegro non troppo.- American Pop.- Animal Farm.- Antz.- El Apostol.- Avatar.- Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest.- Bambi.- Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker.- Beauty and the Beast.- Belleville Rendez-Vous.- Cinderella.- Comet Quest: The Adventures of Mark Twain.- Coraline.- Dumbo.- The Emperor's Nightingale.- The Fabulous World of Jules Verne.- Fantasia.- Fantastic Mr Fox.- Fantastic Planet.- Ferngully The Last Rainforest.- Finding Nemo.- Fritz the Cat.- Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence.- The Girl Who Leapt through Time.- Grave of the Fireflies.- Happy Feet.- Hoppity Goes to Town.- How to Train Your Dragon.- The Hunchback of Notre Dame.- Ice Age.- Idiots and Angels.- The Incredibles.- The Iron Giant.- Ivan and His Magic Pony.- The Jungle Book.- Kiki's Delivery Service.- King Kong.- Kung Fu Panda.- Lady and the Tramp.- Laputa: Castle in the Sky.- Lilo and Stitch.- The Lion King.- The Little Norse Prince.- Memories.- A Midsummer Night's Dream.- Mind Game.- Monsters, Inc.- My Life as McDull.- My Neighbour Totoro.- Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion.- Nezha Conquers the Dragon King.- Ninja Scroll.- Night on the Galactic Railroad.- The Nightmare Before Christmas.- One Hundred and One Dalmatians.- Only Yesterday.- Persepolis.- Pinchcliffe Grand Prix.- Pinocchio.- The Polar Express.- Ponyo.- Porco Rosso.- Prince of Egypt.- The Rescuers.- Rock & Rule.- Le Roi et l'oiseau.- Le Roman de Renard.- A Scanner Darkly.- The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb.- The Secret of Kells.- The Secret of NIMH.- Shrek.- Sita Sings the Blues.- The Sky Crawlers.- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.- Son of White Mare.- South Park: Bigger Longer and Uncut.- Spirited Away.- The Thief and the Cobbler.- A Thousand and One Nights.- The Three Caballeros.- Tokyo Godfathers.- Toy Story.- Up.- Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.- WALL-E.- Waltz with Bashir.- Watership Down.- When the Wind Blows.- Who Framed Roger Rabbit.- Yellow Submarine.- Index.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

…this compendium couldn't be better timed. Flaunting both excellent taste and in-depth knowledge, Osmond 's book certainly won't disappoint aficionados...' - Total Film

'...The effect is that we consider not only the individual title in question, but also the history of animated cinema as a whole; for Osmond it is all interconnected, and rightly so.' - The Digital Fix

'…a learned attempt at an overview of full-length cinematic animation from the sublime to the whimsical…' - The Evening Standard

'At 246 pages this is a weighty-yet-compact hardback, which also includes a useful bibliography to aid further reading. Readers will inevitably come away from the book with a new appreciation for the world of animation…' - Jonathan Melville, Edinburgh Evening News

'…this is an essential guide to 100 landmark movies that captures all the form's scope and vision.' Boyd Tonkin, i - The Newspaper

'Anyone who believes that animation is a niche or dying art would find their ideas challenged by this collection, which shows the depth and reach of the animation medium. Although each movie's entry is brief, it is to the point, and Osmond yet again shows his skill in teasing out the pertinent points and bringing fresh ideas to the table.' - NEO Magazine

'...a thoughtful romp through every animation discipline...If you want animation-buff status, seeing this ton of 'toons armed with Osmond's insights is a pretty good place to start.' - Empire Magazine

'Now I have the complete bible of animated feature films, a beautifully put together book written by the clearly incredibly knowledgeable and passionate Andrew Osmond...100 Animated Feature Films is an incredibly worthy addition to any bookshelf (or coffee table) whether or not you consider yourself a film geek/buff/nerd. There is something for everyone to take from each brief yet entertaining excerpt and if today's staff room experience is anything to go by, a joint flick through this book's pages with some friends and/or co-workers will prompt some delightful trips down memory lane as well as many a 'oh, have you seen this film where….? It's bloody great!

' quips sure to keep you in bottles of wine and comfy nights on the sofa for months to come.' - Filmwerk

'Osmond gifts the field with an informed, well reasoned, well written critical approach.' - www.aintitcool.com