Nice. I'm looking forward to sitting down to this later in the week. The Wiki article I was reading mentioned that the English version was overseen by Harvey Weinstein and replaced some of Yared's music, but I think I can easily stand that. Anyway, good work, Sol.
Well look at this! The 4K/Blu Ray comes out in March 2024! Funny I just randomly thought about this title too.
That looks tremendous. I wonder, though (because I don't know everything about the film), if the aspect ratio is correct and/or original. Dang, I just noticed that there is no English sub.
That looks tremendous. I wonder, though (because I don't know everything about the film), if the aspect ratio is correct and/or original. Dang, I just noticed that there is no English sub.
Seems to be a premium release. I'd be surprised if it didn't have English subtitles. Maybe we'll get more information before its released?
If anyone here grew up watching HBO or Cinemax...these will slap some nostalgia into you. Roger Mainwood's Autobahn kickstarted my love for electronic music in 1979. Co Hoedeman's The Sand Castle has some hauntingly wonderful music too.
With Rock A Doodle soundtrack on the horizon here's some trivia about the product of the film-
The Censorship of Goldie!
Goldie the finch (?) was original drawn with an enticing body much like Jessica Rabbit. The producers felt the character was to sexualized and after all her scenes were animated they had to redraw her costume.
This is the best quality I could find of the "uncensored" scene from the film. (From the original VHS trailer)
Heres the same scene as it ended up in the film.
And a better quality image of Goldie taken from an animation cell before she was redrawn.
I just discovered this. Max Fleischer did an adaption of Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer long before the stop-motion special. It's pretty cringe worthy though!
I've forgotten the name of an animated (clay) film. It was within the last 10 years. I recall that it was human characters, and one man appeared nude in the shower.
I just discovered this. Max Fleischer did an adaption of Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer long before the stop-motion special. It's pretty cringe worthy though!
Prior to discovering that print a few years ago, I remember seeing bits of this in childhood on a Disney Sing-Alongs video where it accompanied Gene Autry’s recording of the song (the short predates the song’s publication) but I didn’t know it was Fleischer at the time. It’s certainly an interesting take on Rudolph, if nowhere near as good as Rankin-Bass’s take.
And while we’re on the subject of Fleischer, here’s restored prints of two other Fleischer shorts:
I just discovered this. Max Fleischer did an adaption of Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer long before the stop-motion special. It's pretty cringe worthy though!
Prior to discovering that print a few years ago, I remember seeing bits of this in childhood on a Disney Sing-Alongs video where it accompanied Gene Autry’s recording of the song (the short predates the song’s publication) but I didn’t know it was Fleischer at the time. It’s certainly an interesting take on Rudolph, if nowhere near as good as Rankin-Bass’s take.
And while we’re on the subject of Fleischer, here’s restored prints of two other Fleischer shorts:
I've forgotten the name of an animated (clay) film. It was within the last 10 years. I recall that it was human characters, and one man appeared nude in the shower.
What was it?
If you're looking for naked dudes in animation check out Titan A.E.
I've forgotten the name of an animated (clay) film. It was within the last 10 years. I recall that it was human characters, and one man appeared nude in the shower.
What was it?
If you're looking for naked dudes in animation check out Titan A.E.
A failed "adult" animated comedy. Only three of the six produced episodes aired on television. It was meant to ride on the success of The Simpsons. The animation is surprisingly good. The main theme was by James Horner. To my knowledge this was never released on home video though all six episodes are on YouTube. Some websites are selling boots.
This was a little before my time but I remember seeing a few episodes in my youth in syndication.
According to Wiki:
The show was the first to use the "Syncro-Vox" optical printing system because of budgetary limitations and the pressure to create animation within a tight time frame. Syncro-Vox was invented by Edwin Gillette, television cameraman and partner in Cambria Studios, as a means of superimposing real human mouths on the faces of animals for the popular "talking animal" commercials of the 1950s. Clutch Cargo employed the Syncro-Vox technique by superimposing live-action human lips over limited-motion animation or even motionless animation cels.
Came upon this quite recently: a user on YouTube posted a deleted scene from A Boy Named Charlie Brown intended for Snoopy and Linus’ bus ride to the city to find the latter’s blanket (while it looks rather interesting, I can understand why they decided to cut it). The user also has a series of videos of videos examining the various strips of Peanuts comics that were used throughout the specials and movies.
Wow, that’s very cool! Almost like Peanuts version of Pink Elephants On Parade. I can see why they deleted that scene, seems rather trippy and scary for a Peanuts cartoon. Not really their style at all.
