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Cat Ballou (1965) Elliot Silverstein

September 21st 2024

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Cat Ballou (German market poster) - 1965.

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(Archive) Animated movie of the day: Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

Originally posted: January 10th, 2022 Few animators have contributed so much to the craft as Richard Williams. Writer of The Animator's Survival Kit(an absolute, utter MUST read for any aspiring animator), his dominance of perspective is the stuff of legends. Things you see nowadays animated through the assistance of 3D imagery such as camera shifts in moving environments he could animate by hand. And this exceptional capability was put to the test in one of the most complex animated features ever.

While technically a live action film, this movie has as much if not more animated footage given cartoons are integral to the very plot. Rather loosely based on the much darker "Who Censored Roger Rabbit?" novel, this movie is as much of a classic cartoons fan's biggest fantasy as it was a production nightmare, involving characters from classic Fleischer studios, Tex Avery(aka MGM), Warner Brothers and Disney. And it incorporates them in the real world interacting with humans. With a moving camera and scene appropriate lighting. Even with today's technology that is one daunting task, let alone with traditional compositing techniques(Jessica Rabbit's dress was one particular headache).

But of course, impeccable animation and fanservice to animation enthusiasts can only do so much for a film. Fortunately, this movie does have a backbone to it's zany antics. Playing half a buddy cop film, half a noir film, it presents a compelling enough crime mystery that also involves a surprisingly human protagonist in Eddie(and not just because he's an actual person). Bob Hoskins manages to thread the balance between the comedy and the genuinely tragic backstory of his character, making the seemingly absurd premise work. Same goes for Cristopher Lloyd. He's a lovable goofball as Emmet Brown, but here he's genuinely terrifying.

While a resounding success, given that stars had to align to even make this film possible at all, we'll never see something like it again.

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Guys and Dolls

“Now, don't make a spectacle of yourself -- You are a United States citizen in a foreign country, have you no pride in what the rest of the world thinks about Americans?"

A very relatable story for the girlies who were swept off to another country for their first dinner date. And them fellas whose dames just can’t get them down the aisle. And all the sinners who like to shoot the dice underground. Plus there’s singing! And dancing!

Unpopular opinion: this is my favorite Marlon Brando movie and his version of ‘Luck Be A Lady’ in the film is better than Sinatra’s later tracks.

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In 1959, the time traveling alien known as the Doctor (Doctor 7) and his companion attempted to save the soul survivors of the Chimeron race (Delta and the egg for a new princess). Delta attempted to hide at Disneyland, but due to a crash with a satellite ended up at the Shangri-La holiday camp in South Wales. ("Delta and the Banner Men", Doctor Who, vlm 1 TV)

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Cat Ballou - Opening Sequence (1965)

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A Man On A Mission:

“The Road To Hope” (S4E5) is SUCH a good episode of The A-Team.

Seriously, an HM Murdock extravaganza.

And the plot—with the fake Mission— very much reminded me of “Guys and Dolls.” (Watch Stubby Kaye singing and you’ll see what I mean).

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WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT 1988

I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way.

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Stubby Kaye in Lil Abner 

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Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Movies watched in 2023

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988, USA)

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Writers: Jeffrey Price & Peter S. Seaman (based on the book by Gary K. Wolf)

Mini-review:

Look, I know this movie is a classic and it has had a huge impact on pop culture, but for some reason, I never got around to watching it. Until last night. And now I regret not watching it sooner. Who Framed Roger Rabbit is funny, thrilling and surprising. It was released almost 40 years ago, and yet, it still feels astoundingly groundbreaking. In a way, it made me realize that production values have gotten seriously worse in recent movies. Here, all the sets and costumes look gorgeous and completely real. You can tell they barely used green screens (except for the Toontown scenes, obviously). Sure, some of the interactions between the live-action actors and the animated characters look a bit iffy, but all things considered, they managed to pull off a pretty crazy concept that shouldn't work as well as it does here. My only complain is that sometimes I couldn't understand what the animated characters were saying, but it might have been because of my TV or the D+ platform, I don't know. So, I loved this and I'm glad I finally watched it.

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Stubby Kaye as Ben Franklin 😲

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Angesichts der nicht so großen Auswahl an Gedenkfilmen für Chita Rivera wählten wir den einen, in dem sie überhaupt eine nennenswerte Rolle hat, und überlegen uns ein alternatives Konzept für den anstehenden 90. Geburtstag von Shirley MacLaine, da gibt es mehr Auswahl. Es ist ja auch nicht so, daß wir ungern Sweet Charity anschauen würden, schön ware halt mal wieder nicht als Gedenkfilm. Chita war übrigens schon vor Shirl auch Charity, in der National Tour.

SWEET CHARITY 1969 | dir. Bob Fosse

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WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT:

Surly detective

Uncovers roadside coverup

Clearing a toon’s name

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The Politics of Stubby Kaye