It’s A Wonderful Afterlife: The 35th Anniversary of “All Dogs Go to Heaven”
Though it had the misfortune of opening the same day as Disney’s The Little Mermaid, its finally found its own audience.
Though it had the misfortune of opening the same day as Disney’s The Little Mermaid, its finally found its own audience.
One only wishes that this artistry was partnered with a stronger story that allowed for some emotional attachment to the characters.
The Land Before Time and Oliver & Company bowed on the same day, and both films found an audience, popularity and a connection with filmgoers.
Anastasia would prove to be not only Fox’s first, but also their most successful animated feature at the time.
In our final phase upon the subject of automatons in animation, we move back to the silver screen, for an “upgrade” into feature films.
It was the first animated feature made with Don Bluth in sole control without input from Amblin since The Secret of NIMH over seven years earlier.
A look at the famed comic book artist, rarely explored for his frequent flirtation with some significant animation projects.
Don Bluth has quite a lengthy list of unmade animated features – and this column only covers the tip of the iceberg.
A perfect time to look back at the film that showed that competition in animation was most definitely a healthy thing.
In 1992, when Don Bluth was promoting his latest animated feature, I was in attendance with some other reporters when he talked about his career up to that point.