Shel Silverstein’s The Giving Tree: The Animated Movie

in Film, Literature | January 1st, 2011 Leave a Comment

Back in 1964, Shel Silverstein wrote The Giving Tree, a widely loved children’s book written now translated into more than 30 languages. It’s a story about the human condition, about giving and receiving, using and getting used, neediness and greediness, although many finer points of the story are open to interpretation. Today, we’re rewinding the videotape to 1973, when Silverstein’s little book was turned into a 10 minute animated film (now added to our free movie collection). Silverstein narrates the story himself and also plays the harmonica…. which brings us to his musical talents. Don’t miss Silverstein, also a well known songwriter,?appearing on The Johnny Cash Show in 1970, and the two singing “A Boy Named Sue.” Silverstein wrote the song, and Cash made it famous. Thanks to Mark, co-editor of the philosophy blog/podcast?The Partially Examined Life for sending these along…

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Fantasmagorie: The First Animated Film

in Art, Film | December 23rd, 2010 Leave a Comment

Today, we’re adding to our collection of Free Online Movies a great little film by Emile Cohl, otherwise known as “The Father of the Animated Cartoon.” Made in 1908, Fantasmagorie stitched together 700 drawings, each double-exposed, creating the first fully animated film. Cohl made over?250 films between 1908 and 1923, of which 37 survive in film archives. And several –?Le cauchemar de Fantoche (1908) and?The Hasher’s Delirium (1910) – appear right here on YouTube.

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Ryan: Oscar-Winning Animated Film

in Art, Film | December 20th, 2010 Leave a Comment

Chris Landreth turned to animation as a second career and eventually landed an Oscar with Ryan (2004), a short animated film based on the life of Ryan Larkin, an artist who produced influential animated films during the 1960s, before falling into a personal downward spiral.?You can revisit two of Larkin’s animated films (both referenced in the film above) on NFB.CA. Start with the Oscar-nominated short, Walking, from 1969, and then turn to?Street Musique (1972). And don’t forget to download?NFB’s free iPad app where you can watch Ryan in a portable yet visually compelling format.

Note: The Landreth/Larkin films mentioned above have been added to our collection of Free Movies Online.

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