Animation movies

Ponyo (2008)

Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Genres: Adventure | Animation | Family | Fantasy
Countries: Japan
Actors: Nara, Yuria | Doi, Hiroki | Tokoro, Jôji | Yamaguchi, Tomoko | Amami, Yûki | Nagashima, Kazushige | Yano, Akiko | Hatori, Shinichi | Hidari, Tokie | Hiraoka, Eimi | Hîragi, Rumi | Naraoka, Tomoko | Ohashi, Nozomi | Yoshiyuki, Kazuko | Ishizumi, Akihiko
Directors: Miyazaki, Hayao
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The son of a sailor, 5-year old Sosuke lives a quiet life on an oceanside cliff with his mother Lisa. One fateful day, he finds a beautiful goldfish trapped in a bottle on the beach and upon rescuing her, names her Ponyo. But she is no ordinary goldfish. The daughter of a masterful wizard and a sea goddess, Ponyo uses her father’s magic to transform herself into a young girl and quickly falls in love with Sosuke, but the use of such powerful sorcery causes a dangerous imbalance in the world. As the moon steadily draws nearer to the earth and Ponyo’s father sends the ocean’s mighty waves to find his daughter, the two children embark on an adventure of a lifetime to save the world and fulfill Ponyo’s dreams of becoming human.

Daffy Duck’s Quackbusters (1988)

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Genres: Animation | Comedy | Family | Horror
Countries: USA
Actors: Blanc, Mel | Tormé, Mel | Firestone, Roy
Directors: Ford, Greg
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In this feature-length film combining footage from classic Warner Brothers cartoon shorts with newly animated bridging sequences, Daffy Duck, after having induced laughter in an ailing millionaire and forestalled the millionaire’s death for a time (as chronicled in _Daffy Dilly (1948)_(qv), is the beneficiary for the deceased millionaire’s assets. But the millionaire’s will clearly stipulates that Daffy must use the money for the common good, by providing a service, and should Daffy think of pursuing selfish aims, the millionaire’s ghost will “repossess” his millions by making them disappear from Earthly existence. Under the pretense of community service, Daffy opens an exorcism agency and employs Porky Pig, Sylvester Cat, and Bugs Bunny to track and eliminate ghosts, ghouls, and other monsters, while Daffy secretly schemes to use his learned “ghost-busting” talents to rid himself of the millionaire’s nagging spirit.

The AristoCats (1970)

Friday, February 26th, 2010
Genres: Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Family | Music
Countries: USA
Actors: Harris, Phil | Gabor, Eva | Holloway, Sterling | Crothers, Scatman | Clark, Dean | Winchell, Paul | Ravenscroft, Thurl | English, Liz | Dubin, Gary | Scotti, Vito | Hudson, Lord Tim | Kulp, Nancy | Buttram, Pat | Lindsey, George | Evans, Monica
Directors: Reitherman, Wolfgang
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The beloved, pampered housecat of a retired opera star in 1910 Paris finds herself stranded in the countryside with her three children, the victims of a plot by their owner’s butler to cheat them out of a huge inheritance. They must find their way back to their home and owner, with the help of an independent-minded tomcat and other animal accomplices, while evading the butler and foiling his plan.

Animalympics (1980)

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Genres: Animation | Family | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: Radner, Gilda | Crystal, Billy | Shearer, Harry | Fremer, Michael
Directors: Lisberger, Steven
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Animalympics is all about the Animal Olympics Contest where all the animals around the world gather to take part in everything from skiing in North America to the very long marathon race in humid conditions. With lively music provided by Graham Gouldman, the film is very different to other cartoons, being more of a drama-comedy than cartoon. With a turtle hosting the proceedings and a killer whale competing against a sting ray in the swimming competition.

American Tail, An (1986)

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Genres: Adventure | Animation | Drama | Family | Musical
Countries: USA
Actors: Yohn, Erica | Persoff, Nehemiah | Green, Amy | Glasser, Phillip | Plummer, Christopher | Finnegan, John | Ryan, Will | Smith, Hal | Musick, Pat | Blore, Cathianne | Ross, Neil | Kahn, Madeline | DeLuise, Dom
Directors: Bluth, Don
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Fievel is a young Russian mouse separated from his parents on the way to America, a land they think is without cats. When he arrives alone in the New World, he keeps up hope, searching for his family, making new friends, and running and dodging the cats he thought he’d be rid off.

Monkeybone (2001)

Monday, February 15th, 2010
Genres: Animation | Comedy | Fantasy | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Fraser, Brendan | Fonda, Bridget | Turturro, John | Kattan, Chris | Esposito, Giancarlo | McGowan, Rose | Foley, Dave | Mullally, Megan | Odenkirk, Bob | Kilbane, Pat | Zane, Lisa | Goldberg, Whoopi | Thigpen, Sandra | Wilderson, Wayne | Higgins, Amy
Directors: Selick, Henry
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Stu Miley is a cartoonist who created a comic strip called Monkeybone which features the rascal monkey of the same name. Stu is in love with a sleep institute worker named Dr. Julie McElroy. When it came to the night where he was going to propose to her, a freak accident happens and Stu falls into a coma. His spirit ends up in Downtown: a purgatory limbo-like existence between life and death. Downtown is a carnival landscape populated by other people, mythical creatures, and other figments and this is where nightmares are entertainment. This is where Monkeybone comes to life and stirs up trouble for Stu. Also, Stu befriends a cat-girl named Kitty. When Stu learns that his sister Kimmy is about to pull the plug on him, he asks Hypnos: The God of Sleep what to do. Hypnos tells Stu that to get back to the living, he has to steal an Exit Pass from Death who lives in the Land of Death. However, Monkeybone and Hypnos have their own agenda with Stu’s body when it comes to making nightmares.

Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths (2010)

Monday, February 15th, 2010
Genres: Animation
Countries: USA
Actors: Baldwin, William | Davison, Bruce | Donovan, Tate | Harmon, Mark | Noth, Chris | Woods, James | Torres, Gina
Directors: Liu, Sam
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An alternate-universe adventure that will forever change the way comic-book fans view their favorite DC superheroes, Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths finds a heroic Lex Luthor recruiting Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Freen Lantern, The Flash, and J’onn J’onzz) in an attempt to save planet Earth from a villainous Crime Syndicate headed up by Superwoman, Ultraman, and Owlman. Featuring the voices of James Woods, Mark Harmon, Chris Noth, Gina Torres, and Bruce Davison.

$9.99 (2008)

Thursday, February 11th, 2010
Genres: Animation
Countries: Australia | Israel
Actors: Ber, Josef | Budge, Tom | Edgerton, Joel | Ford, Leon | Johnson, Samuel | Katsamatsas, Jamie | LaPaglia, Anthony | Mendelsohn, Ben | Nixon, Henry | Otto, Barry | Rush, Geoffrey | Karvan, Claudia | Walsman, Leeanna
Directors: Rosenthal, Tatia
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A jobless 28-year-old residing in an apartment with his single father discovers the meaning of life for a bargain-basement price in this stop-motion animation film featuring the voices of Ben Mendelsohn, Barry Otto, Anthony LaPaglia, and Geoffrey Rush. Dave has made it his mission to discover the meaning of life, so when he stumbles across a book claiming to answer just that question for the low, low price of just $9.99, he can’t help but make an impulse purchase. Much to his surprise, the book contains all the answers he’s been searching for, a revelation that compels him to share this newfound information with his neighbors — an eccentric bunch whose stories gradually intertwine to offer a revealing portrait of their hopes, loves, and spiritual beliefs.

The Penguins of Madagascar (2008)

Monday, February 8th, 2010
Genres: Animation | Comedy
Countries: USA
Actors: Stuart, James Patrick | Lewis, Vicki
Directors:
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The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation: DVD Premiere is a future DreamWorks Animation direct-to-DVD feature starring the characters of The Penguins of Madagascar, a spin-off TV show stemming from the popular Madagascar movie franchise. The two-hour-long DVD, scheduled for release on February 9, 2010, will consist of both all-new content and select adventures from the Nickelodeon-aired series.

Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman (2000)

Monday, February 8th, 2010
Genres: Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Horror | Musical
Countries: USA
Actors: Bagdasarian Jr., Ross | Karman, Janice | LaMarche, Maurice | Flynn, Miriam | Paulsen, Rob | Winchell, April | Daily, Elizabeth | Welker, Frank | Goodman, Dody | Rothstein, Debbie
Directors: Castillo, Kathi
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It’s the Chipmunks’ third and final full-length feature! Alvin is struggling with nightmares of werewolves. Alvin believes that the new next-door neighbor Mr. Talbot is a werewolf. Of course, no one believes him. Meanwhile, the boys are working on the school production of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. When Alvin blows up the school auditorium, he is expelled from the production. Theodore is put in to rise his lack of confidence. Alvin and Simon are trying to discover the secret of Mr. Talbot. Will the play go as planned or will the Chipmunks mess it up?! And is Mr. Talbot a werewolf?