“On Thimbles Or Something…” Short Thoughts on the Future of Collecting Animated Films
Michael Eisner added that, in 1991, ”the technology will be so advanced and changed, videocassettes will be on thimbles or something…”
Tag Archives: Pinocchio
Rankin/Bass’ “New Adventures of Pinocchio” on Records
It’s no lie: this is the obscure soundtrack to the first TV show to use the stop-motion “Animagic” process, years before Rudolph, Frosty, the Snow Miser and the Heat Miser.
Animation Anecdotes #270
RKO’s publicity department put eleven little people in Pinocchio costumes. Affected by alcohol, they started to remove their itchy outfits until they were all completely naked, belching, peeing and shouting obscenities at the crowd below.
Pinocchio in Animation – Part 5
The fifth part of my survey of animated Pinocchio films – today an Italian feature and a recent French movie.
Pinocchio In Animation – Part 4
Part four of my survey of Pinocchio animated features includes a cheap Philippino direct-to-video knock-off and an expensive Canadian-French-Spanish CGI sci-fi spectacular.
Pinocchio in Animation – Part 3
Today we continue our survey of animated Pinocchio adaptations with a TV special by Rankin-Bass and a theatrical feature from Filmation.
Pinocchio in Animation – Part 2
I got an episode of “Kashi no Ki Mock” of which the title was translated by the fans as “I Am Pinocchio, the Son of God”. In it, Pinocchio well-meaningly impersonates Jesus Christ to a sickly, probably dying little girl!
Pinocchio in Animation – Part 1
The earliest movie that I can remember seeing was Walt Disney’s Pinocchio, in its October 1945 re-release when I was 4 years old. So I have always had an interest…
Way Way Overdue Reviews
It’s been a while since I posted some reviews here on Cartoon Research – and thanks to our regular contributors, and my one-post-per-day policy, there haven’t been many opportunities for…
Animation Anecdotes #219
Gilliam and Pinocchio. In the Guardian newspaper April 27, 2001, filmmaker and animator Terry Gilliam was asked about what he thought the ten best animated films of all time were….
