Posts Tagged ‘part-animated’

The Lawnmower Man (1992)

Monday, December 7th, 2009
Genres: Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: Japan | UK | USA
Actors: Jeff Fahey | Pierce Brosnan | Jenny Wright | Mark Bringleson | Geoffrey Lewis | Jeremy Slate | Dean Norris | Colleen Coffey | Jim Landis | Troy Evans | Rosalee Mayeux | Austin O'Brien | Michael Gregory | Joe Hart | John Laughlin
Directors: Brett Leonard
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A trip into virtual reality. Angelo has developed a virtual reality system, which truly immerses the user into the world of computer make-believe. The lawnmower man, Jobe, who is retarded, is put ‘into’ the system to find out if his intelligence can be improved. It can, but not without some serious side-effects.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

Saturday, July 11th, 2009
Genres: Adventure | Comedy
Countries: UK
Actors: Graham Chapman | John Cleese | Eric Idle | Terry Jones | Michael Palin | Connie Booth | Carol Cleveland | Neil Innes | Bee Duffell | John Young | Rita Davies | Avril Stewart | Sally Kinghorn | Mark Zycon
Directors: Terry Gilliam
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The movie starts out with Arthur, King of the Britons, looking for knights to sit with him at Camelot. He finds many knights including Sir Galahad the pure, Sir Lancelot the brave, the quiet Sir Bedevere, and Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Lancelot. They do not travel on horses, but pretend they do and have their servants bang coconuts to make the sound of horse’s hooves. Through satire of certain events in history (witch trials, the black plague) they find Camelot, but after literally a quick song and dance they decide that they do not want to go there. While walking away, God (who seems to be grumpy) come to them from a cloud and tells them to find the Holy Grail. They agree and begin their search…

Forbidden Planet (1956)

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
Genres: Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Walter Pidgeon | Anne Francis | Leslie Nielsen | Warren Stevens | Jack Kelly | Richard Anderson | Earl Holliman | Robby the Robot | George Wallace | Robert Dix | Jimmy Thompson | James Drury | Harry Harvey Jr. | Roger McGee | Peter Miller
Directors: Fred M. Wilcox
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An expedition is sent from Earth to Altair in the constellation of Aquilae (some 17 light years from Earth) to discover what happened to a colony of settlers on its fourth planet, Altair-4. What they discover is how and why an alien race of geniuses destroyed itself overnight while leaving their technology intact at some point in the distant, distant past.

The Meaning of Life (1983)

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
Genres: Comedy | Fantasy | Musical
Countries: UK
Actors: Graham Chapman
Directors: Terry Gilliam
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The Monty Python group examines the meaning and purpose of life in a series of sketches from conception to death and beyond. In typical Monty Python fashion they satirizes and humourizes almost everyone.

George of the Jungle (1997)

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
Genres: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Brendan Fraser | Leslie Mann | Thomas Haden Church | John Cleese | Richard Roundtree | Greg Cruttwell | Abraham Benrubi | Holland Taylor | Kelly Miller | John Bennett Perry | Michael Chinyamurindi | Abdoulaye NGom | Lydell M. Cheshier | Keith Scott | Spencer Garrett
Directors: Sam Weisman
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Baby George got into a plane crash in a jungle, stayed alive and was adopted by a wise ape. Ursula Stanhope, US noble woman is saved from death on safari by grown-up George, and he takes her to jungle to live with him. He slowly learns a rules of human relationships, while Ursula’s lover Lyle is looking for her and the one who took her. After they are found, Ursula takes George to the USA.

The Miracle Maker (2000)

Saturday, February 7th, 2009
Genres: Animation | Biography | Drama
Countries: Russia | UK
Actors: Ralph Fiennes | Michael Bryant | Julie Christie | Rebecca Callard | James Frain | Richard E. Grant | Ian Holm | William Hurt | Anton Lesser | Daniel Massey | Tim McInnerny | Alfred Molina | Bob Peck | Miranda Richardson
Directors: Derek W. Hayes
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This animated feature-length life of Jesus boasts a stellar pedigree. Originally a BBC Wales production, it showcases the voices of some of Britain’s finest actors in any medium: Ralph Fiennes as a brooding and humble Jesus, Miranda Richardson as Mary Magdalene, Richard E. Grant as John the Baptist and David Thewlis as Judas. The lovely, flute-heavy score is by Oscar-winner Anne Dudley (The Full Monty). And clearly a lot of expense has gone into the Claymation-like animation. But while it’s hard to find fault with the rendering of this familiar story—it is respectful and definitely done, you might say, by the Book—it would have been nice if there had been a tad more joy, if it walked a bit lighter in its sandals. As it is, all the characters seem consistently subdued, whether they are expressing angst, rage, terror or bliss—none of which is helped by the figures’ blank-eyed stares (if animators are becoming ever more sophisticated, why can’t they get rid of those creepy blank gazes once and for all?). Still, the weight of having such formidable actors play these familiar roles lends the production a certain credibility, and parents looking for good religious videos that won’t insult their kids’ intelligence will be thrilled.

Stay Tuned (1992)

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Fantasy
Countries: USA
Actors: John Aasen | John Ritter | Jeffrey Jones | David Tom | Heather McComb | Bob Dishy | Joyce Gordon | Eugene Levy | Erik King | Don Calfa | John B. Destry | Susan Blommaert | Maurice Verkaar | Ken Douglas | Gerry Nairn
Directors: Peter Hyams
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Roy and Helen Knable are having problems. Roy has become a couch potato and Helen resents this. After a fight, Spike, a high ranking devil, appears to offer Roy the ultimate satellite system. Roy signs without realising he has sold his soul. When he is sucked into the cable version of Hell, Helen is sucked in with him. They go through the satanic variety of cable TV where dying will consign them to damnation. Shows they find themselves on include: “Driving over Miss Daisy”; “Northern Overexposure” and “Autopsies of the Rich and Famous”. Roy must take charge and save them from the dangers of this cable Hell.

Osmosis Jones (2001)

Monday, November 17th, 2008
Genres: Action | Animation | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Molly Shannon | Bill Murray | Ben Stein | Joel Silver | Chris Rock | Laurence Fishburne | David Hyde Pierce | Brandy Norwood | William Shatner | Ron Howard | Kid Rock | Kenny Olson | Jason Krause | Joe C. | Stefanie Eulinberg | Jimmie Bones | Uncle Kracker | Jonathan Adams | Carlos Alazraqui
Directors: Bobby Farrelly | Peter Farrelly
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Frank Detomello catches a cold. The inside of his body is known as the “City of Frank” to its inhabitants, two of which - white blood cell cop Osmosis Jones, and cold tablet Drixorial - team up to fight the invading viruses intent on taking over the City.

Conan the Barbarian (1982)

Monday, November 17th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Fantasy
Countries: USA
Actors: Arnold Schwarzenegger | James Earl Jones | Max von Sydow | Sandahl Bergman | Ben Davidson | Cassandra Gava | Gerry Lopez | Mako | Valérie Quennessen | William Smith | Luis Barboo | Franco Columbu | Leslie Foldvary | Gary Herman | Erik Holmey
Directors: John Milius
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A barbarian trained in the arts of war joins with thieves in a quest to solve the riddle of steel and find the sorcerer responsible for the genocide of his people in this faithful adaptation of Robert E. Howard’s sword and sorcery adventures. This film briefly sparked a wave of fantasy films including the sequel, Conan the Destroyer, in the early 80s.

Naqoyqatsi: Life as War (2002)

Monday, November 10th, 2008
Genres: Documentary | War
Countries: USA
Actors: Troy Aikman | The Beatles | Osama Bin Laden | Marlon Brando | Fidel Castro | Warren Christopher | Bill Clinton | Thomas A. Edison | Albert Einstein | Adolf Hitler | Elton John | Nikita Khrushchev | Martin Luther King | Henry Kissinger | Dalai Lama
Directors: Godfrey Reggio
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In this cinematic concert, mesmerizing images are plucked from everyday reality, then visually altered with state-of-the-art digital techniques. The result is a chronicle of the shift from a world organized by the principles of nature to one dominated by technology, the synthetic and the virtual. Extremes of intimacy and spectacle, tragedy and hope fuse in a tidal wave of visuals and music, giving rise to a unique, artistic experience that reflects the vision of a brave new globalized world.