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If you still haven’t seen this movie about a jazz pianist whose soul goes on a great adventure, it’s about time you did.
The genius of Bluey isn’t just in its characters and stories of family life. The hit show’s soundtrack sets the mood, plays with the narrative and draws on classical scores.
The film about old toys and new turns 25 this year. Heralded as the first computer animated film, a re-examination indicates it was cautiously innovative rather than a complete break with the past.
How one filmmaker is trying to capture the visceral experience of an abusive relationship to foster understanding and empathy, and prevent further abuse.
BoJack Horseman is part of a long history of animations that have always broached more grown-up topics.
Since medieval times, animals have been used by storytellers to teach humans about themselves.
For decades, animators have attempted to recreate realistic human faces without entering what’s called the ‘uncanny valley.’
More than a decade before Snow White, Lotte Reiniger was pioneering revolutionary animation ideas – now they are being rediscovered.
In a Sydney community centre, a group of artists with and without disabilities are showing how creativity can connect us all.
Royals, politicians and pop stars were all fair game for this smash hit show of the 1980s and 1990s.
We’ve had 90 years of those famous ears.
Depression, addiction and misanthropy in cartoon form.
Expectations were high for the latest project from the creator of The Simpsons.
I made a film about people using food banks in the hope that their voices will be heard far and wide.
The cat and mouse comedy duo have been locked in conflict for more than 78 years now.
One animator combined his skills with paleontological evidence to breathe movement into a dinosaur fossil to eye-catching effect.
A labour of love, this groundbreaking animation took six years and hundreds of artists to bring Vincent Van Gogh’s vivid paintings to life.
The adult fans of My Little Pony are both a blessing and a curse for marketing the new movie.
As the animated film ‘Bambi’ celebrates its 75th anniversary, a reminder that humans often try to express reality. But once they do, they go back to making art.
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