Toy Story – 1995

As I continue with animation month, I would be remiss not to acknowledge the contributions of Pixar. Their first attempt at animation was a resounding success and Toy Story has spawned a massage franchise. There a number of unanswered questions presented by this film, but none of them take anything away from the quality of […]

Cinderella – 1950

Animation month continues with a true classic. Walt Disney was a pioneer of animation and his development of the fairytale Cinderella proved exactly how far animation had come. There is an old story about Disney’s love of Cinderella and of his favorite piece of animation (when the fairy godmother creates her dress), but it is […]

The Lion King – 1995

This month I will be watching the top animated films. I have chosen to start with the Lion King. There isn’t much that needs to be said for this one. Shakespeare would be proud of this adaptation of Hamlet, which takes certain liberties with his play (such as all the characters being animals). The reason […]