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Carl Fredericksen is a 78- year-old curmudgeon. He used to enjoy his modest life as a balloon seller when his adventure-loving wife Ellie was still alive. When she died, Carl was left with his memories and the awareness that they never made their dream journey to Paradise Falls in South America. When well-meaning officials consign Carl to Shady Oaks Retirement Home, he rigs thousands of helium balloons to his house and floats away. He discovers that...
4) Wizards
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Avatar, the eccentric old sorcerer who rules the rainbow paradise of Montagar, must use magic to save the world from his brother, Blackwolf of Scortch, who has sent his minions forth to destroy and conquer.
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An authoritative account of the "golden age" of Hollywood studio cartoons during the 1930s, 1940s, & 1950s, with a steady focus on the Walt Disney studio, as well as Warner Bros. & MGM. Take a guided tour of American animation in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s and meet the legendary artists and entrepreneurs who created Bugs Bunny, Betty Boop, Mickey Mouse, and many other cartoon favorites. 50 halftones.
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Why are Westerners of all ages now so fascinated by Japanese animated films, movies made purely by Japanese animators for Japanese audiences? The U.S. audience for Japanese animation ranges from millions who don't even know that what they're watching is Japanese, to the growing anime cult, with anime fan clubs on almost every college campus, as well as anime fan magazines and social anime sections in video stores. In Samurai from Outer Space, Antonia...
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In this revised and updated edition, the author not only recreates this whole glorious era from the silent days through the Hollywood golden age to Spielberg's American Tail, he traces the evolution of the art of animation and vividly portrays the key creative talents and their studios. This definitive history of American animated cartoons also brings Maltin's many fans up to date on work being done today at the Walt Disney and Warner Bros. studios,...
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Reprinted on the eve of the long-awaited sequel Fantasia 2000, this is the definitive book on the Walt Disney Studio's most ambitious masterpiece. Noted film historian John Culhane tells the story behind the creation of Fantasia, using never-before-published material and a wealth of memorable illustrations, including actual frames from the classic film.
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" ... Its encyclopedic style will find it a place in the library of everyone interested in the subject."--Kirkus Reviews
"Enthusiastically recommended as both a fascinating story and an incredible reference resource for both scholars and aficionados of the art of film."--Choice
"Although animation has finally begun to be thought worthy of serious attention, the spate of books on it in recent years has focused primarily on commercial Hollywood animation....
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"Historical Dictionary of Animation and Cartoons is an introduction to all aspects of animation history and its development as a technology and industry beyond the familiar cartoons from Disney and Warner Bros. studios. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, photos, a bibliography, and more than 200 cross-referenced dictionary entries on animators, directors, studios, techniques, films, and many of the best-known characters."--Jacket....
16) 101 dalmatians
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Pongo and Perdita have a litter of 15 dalmatian puppies. Cruella De Vil takes a fancy to the puppies and tries to buy them from their human owners, Roger and Anita. Cruella wants to get ahold of those puppies, as well as more puppies, to make herself a lovely dalmatian skin coat. Cruella hires some thugs to kidnap the puppies and hold them at an abandoned mansion. Now Pongo and Perdita must use an animal communication system to help find all the puppies....
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"Through the worldview perspective, this book comes to grips with the incongruous moralities in Disney. It enables both parents and educators to gain a critical understanding of Disney content without being judgmental or promotional for the wrong reasons. ... Mouse Morality is a pleasure to read and discuss in itself, but shows the pathway to media criticism of the first order."--The Foreword Kids around the world love Disney animated films, and many...
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"Animation Writing and Development: From Script Development to Pitch takes students and animation professionals alike through the process of creating original characters, developing a television series, feature, or multimedia project, and writing professional premises, outlines and scripts. It covers the process of developing presentation bibles and pitching original projects as well as ideas for episodes of shows already on the air." "This is a guide...
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