Short Film Saturday: How War Came (1941)
The films I share in my 31 Days of Oscar posts tend to get lost in the shuffle, so I’ll be featuring them on Short Film Saturday to give them their due.
Short Film Saturday
Short Film Saturday: Evolution (1971)
The films I share in my 31 Days of Oscar lists tend to get lost in the shuffle, so I’ll be featuring them on Short Film Saturday to give them their due.
Animation offerings by the National Film Board of Canada tend to be very strong.
Short Film Saturday: Is it Always Right to be Right? (1970)
The films I share in my 31 Days of Oscar lists tend to get lost in the shuffle, so I’ll be featuring them on Short Film Saturday to give them their due.
Aside from the stylistic animation choices of the era, this short can apply to many eras of American history.
Short Film Saturday: Invincible (2023)
The films I share in my 31 Days of Oscar lists tend to get lost in the shuffle, so I’ll be featuring them on Short Film Saturday to give them their due. Directed by Vincent-René Lortie Invincible dramatizes a harrowing ripped-from-the-headlines tale in a sensitive, empathetic, and moving way. It’s a film that was most deserving of its nomination, but sadly overlooked in voting. You can watch it below.
Short Film Saturday: Patrons Avoid Noise
An old short disclaimer with a message that’s needed now more than ever.
Short Film Saturday: Paul Fierlinger
Earlier this year the animation world lost an unsung hero. Paul Fierlinger was perhaps best known as the writer/director of the Teeny Little Super Guy shorts on Sesame Street. He and his wife Sandra also created the critically acclaimed My Dog Tulip. I’ve linked to some of his work here and recommend you read the great profile Cartoon Brew did on him. Enjoy!
His Alphabet song also from Sesame Street.
Short Film Saturday: Private Snafu
During the World War II Hollywood’s biggest animators joined the war effort with entertaining instructional and propaganda shorts. For years these titles were scarce, the most hard-to-find were the Private Snafu shorts directed by the Warner Brothers stable of animation directors including the likes of Chuck Jones, Friz Freleng, Bob Clampett and more along with the voice talent of Mel Blanc in his best Bugs Bunny/Brooklynite voice. However, these have started to become more available since the advent of the Internet. With it being Memorial Day weekend in the US, it seemed an appropriate time to share these.
Short Film Saturday: The Great Train Robbery (1903)
When I searched my page’s archives I realized I’d yet to feature one of the undisputed landmarks of early cinema, The Great Train Robbery, on my page. So here it is…
Short Film Saturday: Billy’s Balloon
An animated short by the inmitable Don Hertzfeldt.
Short Film Saturday: 78 Tours (1985)
I haven’t posted much lately and I’ve considered many themes that I could begin. That has only fed my procrastination. So, first things first, I’ll try and get Short Film Saturday back up by not trying to stick to a given theme, but rather just trying to post one weekly. Enjoy1
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