Prince Achmed goes for a ride on a flying horse.
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Prince Achmed goes for a ride on a flying horse.
Meriem Bennani conjures an immersive augmented-reality world in the first two parts of a trilogy that issues a wild, up-to-the-minute commentary on diasporic cultures and the West’s dystopian immigration policies. A talking crocodile named Fiona acts as our guide though the CAPS, an island refugee camp in a future where teleportation has replaced airplanes.
One of Lotte Reiniger’s final films is an animated retelling of the biblical parable of the prodigal son.
An animated outer-space odyssey puts Einstein’s theory of relativity to the test.
This heartfelt continuation of the beloved, slice-of-life anime series K-ON! traces the charming adventures of five high school students who come together to form the band Ho-kago Tea Time. As they prepare for graduation, the girls embark on a celebratory trip to London, where they make new memories exploring the city and sharing their music while preparing to say goodbye. Beautifully blending humor, music, and gentle emotion, K-ON! THE MOVIE is a bittersweet ode to friendship, creativity, and the bonds that last a lifetime.
Entirely hand-painted, JOY STREET is the ambitious, astonishing story of a woman’s journey from suicidal despair to personal renewal with the help of an unlikely spirit guide. Using a Fulbright scholar award, Pitt traveled to remote rainforest regions of Mexico and Guatemala to create paintings of the nearly extinct patches of remaining virgin forest, which were later animated for the film. The music was composed by Roy Nathanson and the Jazz Passengers, with the title song recorded by Debbie Harry.
In a fantasy world, life-size cardboard animations interact with children clad in clown wigs, monkey masks, and princess costumes. Together, they host a carnival of surreal goings-on.
Unexpected guests crash a children’s cemetery party in this humorously macabre adaptation of a Neil Gaiman story, animated in typically ghoulish style by cartoonist Gahan Wilson.
Pillow talk takes a surreal turn in a shape-shifting blend of live action and animation.
Two soldiers, voiced by Dizzy Gillespie and Dudley Moore, patrol the border between their countries. One of them drops his hat, and a dialogue (and an improvised jazz duet) about the possibility of peace through world law ensues.
This brash, inventive cartoon musical—a landmark of independent animation—satirizes Eurocentric beauty standards while celebrating the natural beauty of Black hair.
Togusa is released from prison but has no idea what happened to Section 9; the Umibozu think they killed Kusanagi.
The remaining members of Section 9 are rounded up one by one; Batou decides to fight back and goes to Motoko’s apartment.
The government orders Section 9 be disbanded after it is compromised; Aramaki is taken away; Togusa gets arrested.
The CEO of Serano Genomics is kidnapped once again and Section 9 must investigate. Details about his first abduction years ago come to light.
Major Kusanagi gets in trouble after being transferred to a new host body; a raid comes down on the Sunflower Society’s headquarters.
Section 9 searches for a doctor, Imakurusu, who is a fugitive; Togusa passes on his memories to the team.
Togusa finally makes some new discoveries about the Laughing Man and investigates the matter himself.
Section 9 searches for people responsible for a rash of mass kidnappings when the daughter of the former prime minister is taken.
Section 9 is assigned to protect the Chinese foreign minister from being assassinated during his visit to Japan.