Film Friday - It's a Wonderful Life
When George Bailey prepares to commit suicide, an angel shows him what the world would be had he never been born. For a full synopsis,…
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Spending a night in 'The House on Haunted Hill...'
'The House on Haunted Hill' is an utterly classic example of cheesy horror from the 50s. It's as fun as it is ridiculous, and that's…
Film Friday - Evil Dead
I know recently there have been a lot of horror based Film Fridays, but I couldn't wait to see this film in the cinema. I promise…
Popeye Nearlyweds - A true cartoon classic!
Take a look at this classic Popeye cartoon from 1957. It is still really funny today: Even the opening credits are amusing…
Charlie Chaplin and the lost legacy
I was interested in reviewing three short nostalgic gems of footage from the great hero of slapstick, Charlie Chaplin. What is most…
Mysterious Mose has come to haunt you!
Today I'm writing about another crazy and classic Fleischer Betty Boop cartoon: "Mysterious Mose!" In it Betty Boop gets menaced…
Film Friday - The Fountain
The Fountain seems to be a film you either love or hate. When released in 2006, it didn’t do great in terms of gross revenue…
Tips on Creating a Great Demo Reel
As the owner of a small boutique animation production company, Meditating Bunny Studio Inc., I receive a steady stream of emails from…
Music in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is a country that has experienced more than 30 years of war. Thus, all cultural aspects of Afghanistan have been affected…
Film Friday - The Shining
This week I shall be talking about what I consider to be the best horror film ever made - The Shining. The Shining is a psychological…
Attack of the Giant Vegetable Monsters Review
The thing about the horror films of today is that it preys upon certain basic ideas we have about humanity. When you watch a horror…
Can Betty Boop Snow-White compare to the Disney version?
A few years before the classic Disney movie ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ was released back in the 1930’s, there…
Popeye and Sindbad: Together at last!
Truth be told, as a kid I didn't like Popeye cartoons. I found them to be too blatant in their advertising of spinach, and I sure…
Film Friday - Goodfellas
To choose the next film to write about in my Film Friday series, I went to the imdb.com top 100 films and began to look for films…
Bimbo's Initiation into madness!
WANNA BE A MEMBER??? Max Fleischer's Betty Boop cartoons are some of my favorite animated shorts of all time. It's a pity that…
Is Classic Comedy like Abbot and Costello’s Jack and the Beanstalk still appealing today?
With ‘Jack the Giant Slayer’ hitting our screens, it is obvious how appealing Fairy Tales still are and…
Film Friday - Spirited Away
I was first introduced to Studio Ghibli (The production company behind Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Howl's Moving Castle etc.)…
Has the 1910 version of Frankenstein stood the test of time?
You may be aware of the character ‘Frankenstein’, perhaps from the Kenneth Branagh movie of the same name or maybe…
Newtonian Physics, Galileo, Film Annex and Afghan Proverbs
This may be the first time that Sir Isaac Newton, Film Annex, Galileo Galilei, and Afghan Proverbs have been…
Film Friday - Rear Window
For this week’s film friday I figured I would analyze one of my favourite films of all time, Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window.…
A trip to the Moon, always and forever
There's not much to say about 'A trip to the Moon' that hasn't been said before, but I'll try my best! And I'll even make it slightly…
TiM Review
Tim Burton has a particular type of style. When he first came onto the film scene and people noticed him, it was definitely something…
Film Friday
First of all I would like to introduce you to a new blog series I will be doing entitled 'Film Friday'. This will feature a…
Frankenstein, circa 1910
Everyone knows the Universal Horror version of Frankenstein from 1931 but few know of the earlier, stranger silent adaptation that…
The Film Industry Today
There is no secret that the Hollywood film and entertainment industry invests tens of millions of dollars in the production of top…
Hulu Wants You to Have a Great Weekend
These past couple of years, ever since they started charging for all access to their content and became obessed with Glee, I've been…
Rudyard Kipling Was Wrong: Afghan Proverbs, Vivaldi and a Night at the Kennedy Center
Rudyard Kipling was right about many things. But he was wrong when he wrote his famous line in The…
My World Premiere at the 2013 28th Santa Barbara Int'l Film Festival
Recently, I had the world premiere of my latest animated short film, Yellow Sticky Notes | Canadian Anijam at the 2013 28th Santa…
【Film Annex独立动画】心脏收藏家(The Heart Collector)－温哥华电影学校(Vancouver Film School)
心脏收藏家(The Heart Collector)这部动画短片，由温哥华电影学校(Vancouver Film School)的学生，Maitreya Shah使用VFS视觉媒体程序的音效设计（VFS…
Semyon Maltsev: Classic Films Online
December 28, 2012 There was no shooting on this week, only editing and here is what I've done: 1. Christine Norrie – Creative…
The Making of Ode to a Post-it Note: Part 4
To create my short animated film, Ode to a Post-it Note, it took 3 months from conception to completion. The film from concept to…
The Making of Ode to a Post-it Note: Part 3
This post is all about the technical stuff involved in making my short stop motion hybrid animated film, Ode to a Post-it Note. …
The Making of Ode to a Post-it Note: Part 2
Creating Ode to a Post-it Note was a really fun journey for me. In essence I was the Post-it Note character on a journey to…
The Making of Ode to a Post-it Note: Part 1
This week I’m going to be posting a 4-part blog entry about the making of my award-winning short animated film, Ode to a Post-it…
Animation Meditation
I was once asked how I would describe the reward factor of animation vs the time and effort put into animating? Well, personally…
Becoming an Independent Animator
Ever since I learned how to hold a pencil I haven’t stopped drawing! All my elementary school teachers were convinced…
Little Lulu
Today we are featuring Little Lulu's cartoons. Little Lulu: Eggs Don't Bounce Little Lulu is sent to buy eggs, but breaks them…
The Value of Found Footage, B-Rolls, and Public Domain Films
It all started with this screenshot. While editing the other night, I was messing around with the tonal range of a particular clip,…
Van Beuren's Tom and Jerry
On this week we are featuring Tom & Jerry cartoons. Tom & Jerry: Piano Tooners Tom and Jerry (the human versions, not the…
Betty Boop 1930
Today We are featuring Betty Boop series. In particular episodes from 1930. Betty's first appearance as a Helen Kane - like Caricature…
Westchester Italian Film Festival - New Voices and Movie Classics
Di Sica's Marriage Italian Style with Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni When you ask people about their favorite films, they always…
Be the Next Indie Filmmaking Talent - Film Annex Newsletter
Hi everyone, The end of Summer is dangerously close, so we thought we'd cheer you up with some new movies! ECU, the European Independent…
【Film Annex独立动画】包子
包子(Dumpling)这部动画短片，是由温哥华电影学校(Vancouver Film School)的学生Nancy Tsai，使用VFS的经典动画程序(VFS…
Old and Future Classics - Film Annex Newsletter
Hi everyone, We kick off the month of July with Toni Williams' creative bubble and introduce you to a brand new filmmaker on our platform.…
The Return of the Re-release
2012 looks as if it is going to be a great return for cinema at large. One major reason that I am excited about film this year is…
Classics are forever! - Film Annex Newsletter
We are currently choosing our featured content for the following weeks. You too can be part of this newsletter! All you have to do…
February Issue of the NYAC Judo Club Newsletter
RESULTS OF THE 2012 STARRETT CUPFemale Elite57 kg 1st Hana Carmichael63 kg 1st Hannah…
Battleship Potemkin
Independent filmmakers, restricted to limited exhibition outlets in a world of media conglomeration, can take heart from the fact…
